Each of the below references in cited in the new monograph series, Reinventing the US Army, for the US Army’s Strategic Studies Institute (SSI); links go to the official US Army site. This list will grow over the next 30 days. Links to Human Domain graphics are included.
Not only is the cost noteworthy but it appears that there are attempts now to “lock in” contractors as a permanent element of the total force. Latest Estimate Pegs Cost of Wars at Nearly $5 Trillion Naomi LaChance @ The Intercept The total U.S. budgetary cost of war since 2001 is $4.79 trillion, according to …
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Between this and the Goggle vs. Oracle ruling, it was a great week. All European scientific articles to be freely accessible by 2020 All scientific articles in Europe must be freely accessible as of 2020. EU member states want to achieve optimal reuse of research data. They are also looking into a European visa for …
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Defence industry poised for billion dollar profits from global riot ‘contagion’ Forecasts of relentless civil unrest in the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia seen as massive ‘investment opportunity’ The next five years will see the international market for ‘riot control systems’ boom to a value of more than $5 billion at an annual …
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For All Book Reviews (Robert Steele & Guest), use Reviews. Books By and With Robert Steele (includes Amazon links and free online links). All books available for translation into any foreign language, email robert.david.steele.vivas [at] gmail [dot] com to discuss. Translations of chapters or entire books will be posted at Phi Beta Iota as they …
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Key to the Map of US Special Operations Forces around the world, 2012-2013 Red: Special Ops Forces deployed in 2013 Blue: Special Ops Forces working with/training/advising/conducting operations with indigenous troops in the US or a third country during 2013. Purple: Special Ops Forces deployed in 2012 Yellow: Special Operations Forces working with/training/advising/conducting operations with indigenous …
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Tough love, this is. Lessons Learned from a 22 Year Fight: 01 Steele’s biggest mistake was in not ensuring OSS conference presentations were indexed in Conference Proceedings. Core value of presentation at International Studies Association (Intelligence) is that papers presented there are indexed and visible. 02 International Journal of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, American Intelligence Review, …
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