by Michael L. Burgoyne | Dec 17, 2012 | Monitor
By: Michael L. Burgoyne Many modern internal conflicts defy basic definitions, so use a composite framework instead.
by Sylvia Longmire | Nov 20, 2012 | Monitor
By: Sylvia Longmire The presence of Mexican-origin drugs in Chicago is more prominent now than ever before
by John A. Bertetto | Nov 15, 2012 | Monitor
By: John A. Bertetto Some great lessons for law enforcement, military, and intelligence professionals for countering street gangs of all stripes.
by zen | Oct 2, 2012 | Monitor
Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken criticism for Chicago’s skyrocketing homicide rate which stands this year at a shocking 19.4 per 100,000 residents. This is roughly triple the murder rate in New York City, is worse than in perennially crime-ridden Oakland and is...
by Charles Cameron | Jul 17, 2012 | Monitor
[ by Charles Cameron — personal preference, gangs, Chicago, insurgency, Afghanistan, and admitting the uncomfortable ] . Albrecht Durer, The Blessed Virgin enthroned on the crescent moon ** Poetry, on the whole, has a liking for prophets. Thus Sylvia Plath...