*Reminder* – Watch Live – Mad Scientist “The 2050 Cyber Army” Conference
By: U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
*Starts Today* – This event will be streamed live from 13-14 September 2016. Continue on for information concerning the conference.
Strategic Broadening for Mid-Career Cyber Leaders
By: Brian Schultz and Blake Rhoades
Mad Scientist # 18: The purpose of this paper is to highlight the need for strategic broadening and policy education for mid-career Cyberspace leaders.
The Republic of Bloggers, SpiralChris & Pundita
[ by Charles Cameron — on music, art, and the double meanings of fruit, bread, wine ] . Still-life with Lemons, Oranges and Rose, Francisco de Zurbarán, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena ** Chris Bateman, aka SpiralChris, responded a couple of weeks ago to my own open letter to him, beginning: Dear Charles, The second of […]
The Roots of Terrorism: Political Freedom and Other Determinants
By: Drew Calcagno
An Empirical look at drivers of terrorism, ventures to determine whether Abadie’s findings in “Poverty, Political Freedom, and the Roots of Terrorism” remain true after ten years.
CNAS Press Note: Cessation of Hostilities in Syria
By: The Center for a New American Security
BLUF: “The most significant weakness of the new deal is that there is no mechanism to punish the Assad regime and Russia.”
With Anjem Choudary in jail, will his al-Muhajiroun terror network collapse?
A post on an old topic for a new outlet, a new British radio station called Talk Radio that asked for some speculation about what happens to al Muhajiroun now that Anjem Choudary has been jailed. Probably not a huge amount, but undoubtedly the loss of their star performer will have some knock on effect […]
Philippine’s President Duterte to US Troops: Leave Mindanao or Abus Will Kill You
By: The Philippine Star
“After blasting the US for supposedly interfering with his anti-drug war, Duterte called for the pullout of US troops in Mindanao as he blamed the US for the conflict and…
The Moral Component of Mali and Mosul
By: Thammy Evans
This essay explores one of the key and most underemphasized components of building successful fighting power, namely the moral component.
CTC Sentinel – September 2016 Issue Now Online
By: Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Continue on for links to the September 2016 issue of the CTC Sentinel.
New Tricks Make ISIS a Sophisticated Opponent
By: The Wall Street Journal
“A mix of encrypted chat apps, face-to-face meetings, written notes and misdirection leaves few electronic clues for Western intelligence agencies.”
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