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DECEMBER, 2011

12/30/11 -- Attack on the Pentagon: The Medical Response to 9-11.
Attack on the Pentagon: The Medical Response to 9-11, Office of The Surgeon General, 2011. It is available at... Click Here

12/29/11 -- Handbook for Military Support to Economic Stabilization.
Handbook for Military Support to Economic Stabilization, Joint Forces Command, 2010. It is available at... Click Here

12/27/11 -- Attack of the drones: The dangers of remote-controlled aircraft.
Attack of the drones: The dangers of remote-controlled aircraft, Janes Intelligence Review, Dec 2011. It is available at... Click Here

12/23/11 -- If spring comes tomorrow, Russia and the Arctic.
If spring comes tomorrow, Russia and the Arctic, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom.2011 It is available at... Click Here

12/19/11 -- Band of Brothers or Dysfunctional Family?
Band of Brothers or Dysfunctional Family? A Military Perspective on Coalition Challenges During Stability Operations, Russell Glenn, Rand, 2011. It is available at... Click Here

12/12/11 -- Christmas in the Field.
Christmas in the Field - Through the Years, Center for Military History. It is available at... Click Here

12/05/11 -- Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security.
Trends and Implications of Climate Change for National and International Security, Defense Science Board, Nov 2011. It is available at... Click Here


NOVEMBER, 2011

11/15/11 -- Iran and Pakistan form delicate ties.
Iran and Pakistan form delicate ties, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, Nov 2011. It is available at... Click Here

11/15/11 -- Attack of the drones - The dangers of remote-controlled aircraft.
Attack of the drones - The dangers of remote-controlled aircraft, Jane's Intelligence Review, Nov 2011. It is available at... Click Here

11/03/11 -- Social Media and the Arab Spring.
Social Media and the Arab Spring, Arab Medica Influence Report, March 2011. It is available at... Click Here


OCTOBER, 2011

10/26/11 -- Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response.
Effectiveness of Foreign Military Assets in Natural Disaster Response, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 2008. It is available at... Click Here


SEPTEMBER, 2011

09/30/11 -- Warfare in Early Islam.
Warfare in Early Islam, Malik Abdulazeez Al-Mubarak, University of Glasgow, 1997. It is available at... Click Here

09/23/11 -- Pirate paradise - Piracy increases in the Gulf of Guinea.
Pirate paradise - Piracy increases in the Gulf of Guinea, Jane's Intelligence Review, Sept 2011. It is available at... Click Here

09/13/11 -- Yemen Cross-Sectoral Youth Assessment: Final Report.
Yemen Cross-Sectoral Youth Assessment: Final Report, USAID, 2008. It is available at... Click Here


AUGUST, 2011

08/31/11 -- Effective Peacebuilding in a Post-Conflict Environment.
Effective Peacebuilding in a Post-Conflict Environment: Problems and Solutions with Non-State Armed Groups & Displaced Persons, Dec 2009. It is available at... Click Here

08/31/11 -- Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in World War II.
Army battle casualties and nonbattle deaths in World War II, U S Adjutant General, 1953. It is available at... Click Here

08/15/11 -- Muslim-Western Tensions Persist.
Muslim-Western Tensions Persist. Pew Research, July 2011. It is available at... Click Here

08/09/11 -- Berlin Air Lift.
Berlin Air Lift, Historical Divsion, European Command, 1952. It is available at... Click Here

08/04/2011 -- NATO looks for Libyan exit strategy.
NATO looks for Libyan exit strategy, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst , July 2011. It is available at... Click Here

08/04/11 -- Islamic Affairs Risk Watch.
Islamic Affairs Risk Watch, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst , July 2011. It is available at... Click Here

08/02/11 -- Sea assault - China's developing amphibious capability.
Sea assault - China's developing amphibious capability, Jane's Intelligence Review, Aug 2011. It is available at... Click Here


JULY, 2011

07/22/11 -- Global party - Assessing Hizb ut-Tahrir's worldwide influence.
Global party - Assessing Hizb ut-Tahrir's worldwide influence, Jane's Intelligence Review, July 2011. It is available at ... Click Here

07/18/11 -- Canadian Forces Operations in Afghanistan.
Canadian Forces Operations in Afghanistan. the site is available at ... Click Here

07/12/11 -- State of the Union - The future of the African Union.
State of the Union - The future of the African Union Jane's Intelligence Review, July 2011. It is available at ... Click Here

07/06/11 -- Tactics and Strategy of the Japanese Army in the Burma Campaign from November 1943 to September 1944.
Tactics and Strategy of the Japanese Army in the Burma Campaign from November 1943 to September 1944. October 1944. It is available at ... Click Here

07/06/11 -- Crop Prospects and Food Situation.
Crop Prospects and Food Situation is a quarterly publication focusing on developments affecting the food situation of Developing countries and the Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries, UN FAO. It is available at... Click Here

07/06/11 -- Brazil looks to policing its porous borders.
Brazil looks to policing its porous borders, Jane's Intelligence Review, June 2011. It is available at ... Click Here

07/05/11 -- FAO GIEWS Food Price Data and Analysis Tool.
FAO GIEWS Food Price Data and Analysis Tool. It is available at ... Click Here

07/01/11 -- National Stragegy for Counterterrorism.
National Stragegy for Counterterrorism, White House, June 2011. It is available at ... Click Here

07/01/11 -- Tribal Turks - Turkish jihadists travel to fight in Afghanistan.
Tribal Turks - Turkish jihadists travel to fight in Afghanistan, Jane's Intelligence Review, June 2011. It is available at ... Click Here


JUNE, 2011

06/29/11 -- Foreign Aid in the National Interest.
Foreign Aid in the National Interest: Promoting Freedom, Security, and Opportunity, USAID, 2002. It is available at ... Click Here

06/28/11 -- Protests shake Pakistan's largest city.
Protests shake Pakistan's largest city, Jane's Intelligence Review, 16 June 2011. It is available at... Click Here

06/23/11 -- Edge of darkness - Syria's future hangs in the balance.
Edge of darkness - Syria's future hangs in the balance, Jane's Intelligence Review, 9 June 2011. It is available at... Click Here

06/23/11 -- An Economic Analysis of the Financial Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq .
An Economic Analysis of the Financial Records of al-Qa'ida in Iraq, Rand Corp, 2010. It is available at... Click Here

06/23/11 -- Unconventional Counterinsurgency: Leveraging Traditional Social Networks and Irregular Forces in Remote and Ungoverned Areas.
Unconventional Counterinsurgency: Leveraging Traditional Social Networks and Irregular Forces in Remote and Ungoverned Areas, John Litchfield, CGSC, 2010. It is available at ... Click Here

06/23/11 -- Security Force Assistance: Strategic, Advisory, and Partner Nation Considerations.
Security Force Assistance: Strategic, Advisory, and Partner Nation Considerations, Sean Pirone, Naval Postgraduate School, 2010. It is available at ... Click Here

06/21/11 -- Indoctrination of Personnel Arriving in the United Kingdom.
Indoctrination of Personnel Arriving in the United Kingdom, War Department, March 1943. It is available at ... Click Here

06/21/11 -- Curbing Fraud, Corruption, and Collusion in the Roads Sector.
Curbing Fraud, Corruption, and Collusion in the Roads Sector, World Bank, April 2011. It is available at ... Click Here

06/14/11 -- Operation Sealords: A Front in a Frontless War, an Analysis of the Brown-Water Navy in Vietnam.
Operation Sealords: A Front in a Frontless War, an Analysis of the Brown-Water Navy in Vietnam, William McQuilkin, USACGSC, 1997. It is available at... Click Here

06/01/11 -- Armor Organization for Counterinsurgency Operations in Vietnam.
Armor Organization for Counterinsurgency Operations in Vietnam, Army Concept Team in Vietnam, 1966. It is available at ... Click Here

06/01/11 -- Early Operations of the Eighth Air Force and the Origins of the Combined Bomber Offensive, 17 August 1942 to 10 June 1943.
Early Operations of the Eighth Air Force and the Origins of the Combined Bomber Offensive, 17 August 1942 to 10 June 1943, Arthur Ferguson, AAF Hisorical Office, 1946 It is available at ... Click Here


MAY, 2011

05/10/2011 -- Opium : a Japanese Technique of Occupation.
Opium: a Japanese Technique of Occupation, Office of Strategic Services, 1945. It is available at ... Click Here

05/10/2011 -- Preparing for One War and Getting Another?
Preparing for One War and Getting Another?, Antulio Echevarria, II, Army War College, 2010. It is available at ... Click Here

05/10/2011 -- Selected Readings in Guerrilla and Counterguerrilla Operations.
Selected Readings in Guerrilla and Counterguerrilla Operations, Army Infantry School, 1967. It is available at ... Click Here


APRIL, 2011

04/20/11 -- German Strategic Deception in the 1930s.
German Strategic Deception in the 1930s, Rand Corp, 1980. It is available at... Click Here

04/20/11 -- Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and Issues for Congress.
Operation Odyssey Dawn (Libya): Background and Issues for Congress, Congessional Research Service, 30 March 2011. It is available at... Click Here


MARCH, 2011

03/02/11 -- China's Capacity to Manage Infectious Diseases.
China's Capacity to Manage Infectious Diseases, Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 2009. It is available at... Click Here

03/01/11 -- Advisor Influence Strategies.
The Army Research Institute report Advisor Influence Strategies: 10 Cross-Cultural Scenarios for Self-Assessment and Reflection is available from DTIC at ... Click Here


FEBRUARY, 2011

02/28/11 -- What Really Happened in Northern Ireland's Counterinsurgency: Revision and Revelation.
What Really Happened in Northern Ireland's Counterinsurgency: Revision and Revelation, Joint Special Operations University, Oct 2008. It is available at... Click Here

02/28/11 -- Pandora's Box: Lethally-Armed Ground Robots in Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Pandora's Box: Lethally-Armed Ground Robots in Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, Lisa Shay, Naval War College, Oct 2010. It is available at... Click Here

02/28/11 -- Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel.
Combating Terrorism Center Sentinel, Feb 2011. It is available at... Click Here

02/11/11 -- Mexico's Drug Trafficking Organizations.
Mexicos Drug Trafficking Organizations: Source and Scope of the Rising Violence, Congressional Research Service, Jan 2011. It is available at... Click Here


JANUARY, 2011

01/07/11 -- Herringbone Cloak--GI Dagger, Marines of the OSS.
Herringbone Cloak--GI Dagger, Marines of the OSS, Robert Mattingly, USMC History Division, 1989. It is available at ... Click Here

01/07/11 -- Evolution of American Military Intelligence.
Evolution of American Military Intelligence, US Army Intelligence Center and School, 1973. It is available at ... Click Here

01/03/11 -- Interwar Documents.
Writing a paper on military innovation between the wars? Check out the CARL's Interwar and Related Documents webpage at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/resources/biblio/interwar.asp


DECEMBER, 2010

12/29/10 -- Men against Fire in Vietnam.
Men against Fire in Vietnam, Russell Glenn, School of Advanced Military Studies, 1987. It is available at... Click Here

12/29/10 -- Army Roles, Missions, and Doctrine in Low Intensity Conflict: Preconflict Period.
Army Roles, Missions, and Doctrine in Low Intensity Conflict: Preconflict Period, Army Combat Developments Command, Feb 1971. It is available at... Click Here

12/29/10 -- Employment of Irregular Forces in support of Conventional Campaigns.
Employment of Irregular Forces in support of Conventional Campaigns, Thomas Dempsey, School of Advanced Military Studies, 1989. It is available at... Click Here

12/20/10 -- Christmas Drop: 58 Years of Cheer and Aid.
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - In this region of the Pacific, Santa Claus doesn't fly with 12 reindeer or climb down the chimney to deliver gifts; he drops them from hundreds of feet in the air from the back of a C-130 Hercules. Click Here for full story.

12/20/10 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Afghanistan's Highways 1960-1967.
"U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Afghanistan's Highways 1960-1967" available at ... Click Here

12/07/10 -- On the Front Lines: Climate Change and the Combatant Commands.
On the Front Lines: Climate Change and the Combatant Commands, Center for a New American Security, 2010. It is available at... Click Here


NOVEMBER, 2010

11/26/10 -- Report of the DOD Commission on Beirut International Airport Terrorist.
Report of the DOD Commission on Beirut International Airport Terrorist Act, October 23, 1983. . It is available at... Click Here

11/26/10 -- Measuring Progess in Conflit Environment (MPICE) A Metrics Framework.
Measuring Progess in Conflit Environment (MPICE) A Metrics Framework, U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, 2010. It is available at... Click Here

11/24/10 -- Crownd Behavior, Crowd Control, and the Use of Non Lethal Weapons.
Crownd Behavior, Crowd Control, and the Use of Non Lethal Weapons, Penn State, 2001. It is available at... Click Here

11/22/10 -- The Long War Against Piracy: Historical Trends.
The Long War Against Piracy: Historical Trends, James Wombwell, Combat Studies Institute, 2010. It is available at... Click Here

11/22/10 -- Guide to Economic Growth in Post-Conflict Countries.
Guide to Economic Growth in Post-Conflict Countries, US Agency for International Development, 2009. It is available at... Click Here

11/22/10 -- Fragile States Strategy.
Fragile States Strategy, US Agency for International Development, 2005. It is available at... Click Here

11/16/10 -- Global Information and Early Warning System Food and Agriculture Organization (GIEWS) Country Briefs.
GIEWS Country Briefs provide up to date information on the food security situation of developing countries They are available at... Click Here

11/16/10 -- Employment of Airmobile ARVN Forces in Counterinsurgency Operations.
Employment of Airmobile ARVN Forces in Counterinsurgency Operations, Army Concept Team in Vietnam, 1966. It is available at... Click Here

11/16/10 -- The US Army on the Mexican Border: A Historical Perspective.
The US Army on the Mexican Border: A Historical Perspective, Matt Matthews, Combat Studies Institute, Jan 2007. It is available at ... Click Here


OCTOBER, 2010

NO entries for OCTOBER, 2010.


SEPTEMBER, 2010

09/10/10 -- Cultural Awareness and the Military.
Air University Library's online bibliography "Cultural Awareness and the Military" is available at .. http://www.au.af.mil/au/aul/bibs/cultural2010.htm


AUGUST, 2010

08/30/10 -- The Elephant in the Room: Religious Extremism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
The Elephant in the Room: Religious Extremism in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Christian Lingenfelder, Naval Postgraduate School, 2006. It is available at... Click Here

08/30/10 -- Urban Insurgency Cases.
Urban Insurgency Cases, Defense Research Corp, Feb 1965. It is available at... Click Here

08/25/10 -- Marine Corps University Journal.
Marine Corps University Journal, Vol.1, No.1. Spring 2010. It is available at... Click Here

08/18/10 -- Actions Against Nonnuclear Energy Facilities: September 1981-September 1982.
Actions Against Nonnuclear Energy Facilities: September 1981-September 1982, Rand Corp, April 1983. It is available at... Click Here

08/18/10 -- Airpower and Russian Partisan Warfare.
Airpower and Russian Partisan Warfare, General der Flieger D. Karl Drum, Air Force Historical Research Agency, 1962. It is available at... Click Here

08/18/10 -- U.S. Marines and Irregular Warfare, 1898-2007: Anthology and Selected Bibliography.
U.S. Marines and Irregular Warfare, 1898-2007: Anthology and Selected Bibliography, Stephen Evans, Marine Corps University. 2008 It is available at... Click Here


JULY, 2010

07/26/10 -- RAND in Southeast Asia: A History of the Vietnam War Era.
RAND in Southeast Asia: A History of the Vietnam War Era -- availabe from RAND at ... Click Here

07/21/10 -- LIC Instability Indicators Study.
LIC Instability Indicators Study. Center, Army-Air Force Center for Low Intensity Conflict, 1992. It is available at ... Click Here

07/21/10 -- In the shadow of the dragon: Doctrine and the US army after Vietnam.
In the shadow of the dragon: Doctrine and the US army after Vietnam, RUSI. 1997. Analysis of the "Revolt of the Officers" durning the 1970s. It is available at ... Click Here

07/09/10 -- Employment of a Special Forces Group.
Employment of a Special Forces Group, Army Concept Team in Vietnam, 1966. It is available at ... Click Here

07/9/10 -- Task Force Resettlement Operation.
Task Force Resettlement Operation, After Action Report, Fort Chaffee, Arkansas, 7 May 1980-19 February 1982, Field Artillery Center, 1982 (Warning, large File: 20MB). It is available at ... Click Here


JUNE, 2010

06/16/10 -- The Insurrection in Mesopotamia.
The Insurrection in Mesopotamia, James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane, 1922. It is available at ... Click Here


MAY, 2010

05/12/10 -- Mapping the Global Muslim Population.
Mapping the Global Muslim Population, Pew Research, Forum on Religion and Life, 7 Oct 2009. It is available at ... Click Here


JANUARY, 2010

01/05/10 -- Notes on Urban Warfare.
Notes on Urban Warfare, S.L.A. Marshall, Army Material Systems Analysis Agency, April 1973. It is available at... Click Here

01/05/10 -- Armor in Vietnam.
Armor in Vietnam, Frederick Oldinsky, Trinity University, May 1976. It is available at ... Click Here


DECEMBER, 2009

12/31/09 -- How Terrorist Groups Survive: A Dynamic Network Analysis Approach to the Resilience of Terrorist Organizations .
How Terrorist Groups Survive: A Dynamic Network Analysis Approach to the Resilience of Terrorist Organizations, Glenn Henke, School of Advanced Military Studies, May 2009. It is available at ... Click Here

12/31/09 -- A National Military Strategy for Low Intensity Warfare.
PA National Military Strategy for Low Intensity Warfare, Emanuel Tinari, Army War College, April 1966. Warning, Large File: 29MB. It is available at ... Click Here

12/30/09 -- Peacetime Employment of the Military - The Army's Role in Domestic Disaster Relief.
Peacetime Employment of the Military - The Army's Role in Domestic Disaster Relief, Harrison, Richard Thomas, Army War College, March 1992. It is available at ... Click Here

12/30/09 -- The Brown Water Navy in the Mekong Delta: COIN in the Littorals and Inland Waters.
The Brown Water Navy in the Mekong Delta: COIN in the Littorals and Inland Waters, Richard Sessoms, Jan 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

12/30/09 -- Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. Airlift to Besieged Areas, 7 Apr-31 Aug 72.
Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report. Airlift to Besieged Areas, 7 Apr-31 Aug 72. Warning, Large File: 39MB. It is available at ... Click Here

12/15/09 -- Exploiting Terrorist Vulnerabilities: A Law Enforcement Approach to Fighting Terrorist Organizations.
Exploiting Terrorist Vulnerabilities: A Law Enforcement Approach to Fighting Terrorist Organizations , Danny Day, Jr, School of Advanced Military Studies, May 2009. It is available at ... Click Here

12/15/09 -- An AK, Three Clips, and a Koran: Deciphering Al Qaeda's Principles of War.
An AK, Three Clips, and a Koran: Deciphering Al Qaeda's Principles of War, William Fry, Naval War College, May 2009. It is available at ... Click Here

12/15/09 -- Wahhabism: Is it a Factor in the Spread of Global Terrorism.
Wahhabism: Is it a Factor in the Spread of Global Terrorism, Michael Dillon, Naval Postgraduate School, Sept 2009. It is available at ... Click Here


OCTOBER, 2009

10/22/09 -- The Siege at Plei Me.
The Siege at Plei Me, Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report, Feb 1966. Warning, Large File: 11MB. It is available at... Click Here


SEPTEMBER, 2009

09/04/09 -- Battle of Lang Vei.
Battle of Lang Vei 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Feb 1968. It is available at... Click Here

09/04/09 -- Lessons Learned (Vietnam).
Lessons Learned (Vietnam), Army Infantry School, Jan 1966. Warning Large File: 27MB. It is available at ... Click Here


AUGUST, 2009

08/27/09 -- EUCOM - Cultural Awareness Series Reading List.
The EUCOM -Cultural Awareness Series Reading List is available for download from EUCOM at ... Click Here

08/13/09 -- Advising in Government: An Account of the District Advisory Program in South Vietnam.
Advising in Government: An Account of the District Advisory Program in South Vietnam, Robert Montague, Jr., Army War College, Feb 1966. Warning Large File: 6MB. It is available at ... Click Here


JULY, 2009

07/30/09 -- Do Psychological Operations Benefit from the Use of Host Nation Media?
Do Psychological Operations Benefit from the Use of Host Nation Media? Daniel Castro, Naval Postgraduate School, march 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

07/27/09 -- Cultural Awareness and Human Terrain.
Measuring the Role of Cultural Awareness in Tracing the Human Terrain
, available from DTIC at ... http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA494241

07/22/09 -- Rome in the Teutoburg Forest.
This paper examines the battle of Teutoburg (9 A.D.), its consequences on the Roman world, and the role cultural misunderstanding played on the tactical, operational, and strategic levels. Available at ... http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/u?/p4013coll2,2539


JUNE, 2009

06/29/09 -- Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere: Politics, Culture and Dissent.
Mapping the Arabic Blogosphere: Politics, Culture and Dissent, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard University, June 2009. It is available at ... Click Here

06/24/09 -- What the US Army Should Do About Urban Guerrilla Warfare.
What the US Army Should Do About Urban Guerrilla Warfare, Vincent Lopez, Army War College, June 1975. It is available at... Click Here

06/24/09 -- Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy.
Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy, Congressional Research Service, 28 Aug 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

06/24/09 -- Suggestions for Improving the Recruitment of Al-Qaeda Sources: Lessons Derived from Counter-Ideological Programs and the Targeting of Type B Terrorists.
Suggestions for Improving the Recruitment of Al-Qaeda Sources: Lessons Derived from Counter-Ideological Programs and the Targeting of Type B Terrorists, Robert Miranda, Naval Postgraduate School, march 2009. It is available at ... Click Here

06/05/09 -- Defense Science Board Report, Human Dynamics.
T
he Defense Science Board Report Understanding Human Dynamics is available for download at ... Click Here


MAY, 2009

05/19/09 -- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, I Field Force.
Lessons Learned, Headquarters, I Field Force, 15 Aug 1968. It is available at... Click Here

05/19/09 --A Proposed Measure of Effectiveness for Counterinsurgency Operations.
A Proposed Measure of Effectiveness for Counterinsurgency Operations, Raymond Simonsen, Naval Postgraduate School, June 1967. It is available at... Click Here

05/19/09 -- What's Wrong with Gas Warfare?
What's Wrong with Gas Warfare? Stanley Fair, Army War College, April 1966. Warning, Large File: 25MB. It is available at... Click Here

05/15/09 -- The Army's Role in Nation Building.
The Army's Role in Nation Building, Mark Edmonds, Army War College, Feb 2009. It is available at... Click Here

05/15/09 -- Why JIHADS End: Lessons for Today.
Why JIHADS End: Lessons for Today, Shane Smith, Air War College, 15 Feb 2008. It is available at... Click Here

05/15/09 -- The Pandemic Pendulum: A Critical Analysis of Federal and State Preparedness for a Pandemic Event .
The Pandemic Pendulum: A Critical Analysis of Federal and State Preparedness for a Pandemic Event, John Foley, Naval Postgraduate School, March 2009. It is available at... Click Here


APRIL, 2009

04/16/09 -- So Many Zebras, So Little Time.
Older article, but very interesting. From Defense Horizons, February 2008 -- So Many Zebras, So Little Time: Ecological Models and Counterinsurgency Operations ... Click Here


MARCH, 2009

03/26/09 -- Winning the War and the Relationships: Preparing Military Officers for Negotiations With Non-Combatants.
Winning the War and the Relationships: Preparing Military Officers for Negotiations With Non-Combatants, West Point, Aug 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/17/09 -- Guidebook for Supporting Economic Development in Stability Operations.
Guidebook for Supporting Economic Development in Stability Operations, Rand, 2009. It is available at ... Click Here

03/11/09 -- USAID Fragile States Strategy.
USAID Fragile States Strategy. U.S. Agency for International Development, jan 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

03/06/09 -- The Role of Medical Diplomacy in Stabilizing Afghanistan.
The Role of Medical Diplomacy in Stabilizing Afghanistan, Donald Thompson, Defense Horizons, May 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

03/06/09 -- Homeland Security Watch.
Homeland Security Watch is a blog that features breaking news, rigorous analysis, and informed commentary on the critical issues in homeland security today. It is available at ... Click Here

03/05/09 -- International rescue - China looks after its interests abroad.
International rescue - China looks after its interests abroad, Jane's Intelligence Review, 27 Feb 2009. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

03/03/09 -- Hybrid Warfare.
New CARL bibliography on Hybrid Warfare available at ... http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/gateway/hybrid.asp


FEBRUARY, 2009

02/17/09 -- The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008.
The State of Food Insecurity in the World 2008, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It is available at ... Click Here

02/17/09 -- The Rise of the Pasdaran.
New from RAND, The Rise of the Pasdaran: Assessing the Domestic Roles of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. Available online from RAND at ... Click Here.

02/12/09 -- Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military.
The Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee has a new report called Building Language Skills and Cultural Competencies in the Military: DOD’s Challenge in Today’s Educational Environment. ... available for downlaod at ... Click Here.


JANUARY, 2009

01/22/09 -- Redeployment After Action Report, Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division.
Redeployment After Action Report, Headquarters, 9th Infantry Division, 27 Aug 1969. Warning, Large File: 8MB. It is available at ... Click Here

01/22/09 -- Hanging by a thread - Securing supply lines in military operations.
Hanging by a thread - Securing supply lines in military operations, Jane's Intelligence Review, 16 Jan 2009. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

01/13/09 -- Unfolding the Future of the Long War.
From RAND - Unfolding the Future of the Long War; Motivations, Prospects, and Implications for the U.S. Army, by Christopher G. Pernin, Brian Nichiporuk, Dale Stahl, Justin Beck, and Ricky Radaelli-Sanchez. Available from RAND at ... Click Here.

01/12/09 -- Israeli offensive seeks 'new security reality' in Gaza.
Israeli offensive seeks 'new security reality' in Gaza, Jane's Defence Weekly, 8 Jan 2009. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenowrth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

01/09/09 -- Who Serves in the U.S. Military? The Demographics of Enlisted Troops and Officers.
Who Serves in the U.S. Military? The Demographics of Enlisted Troops and Officers, Heritage Foundation, Aug 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

01/08/09 -- Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross Cultural Workshop.
Culture Matters: The Peace Corps Cross Cultural Workshop. It is available at ... Click Here

01/08/09 -- The Terrorist Threat: Implications for Homeland Security.
The Terrorist Threat: Implications for Homeland Security, Thomas Sobocinski, Naval Postgraduate School, March 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

01/05/09 -- War by Other Means. Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency.
War by Other Means. Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency, Rand Corp, Jan 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

01/05/09 -- Hamas, Taliban and the Jewish Underground: An Economist's View of Radical Religious Militias.
Hamas, Taliban and the Jewish Underground: An Economist's View of Radical Religious Militias, Eli Berman, National Brueau of Economic Research, Sept 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

01/05/09 -- Closing the Gap: Measuring the Social Identity of Terrorists.
Closing the Gap: Measuring the Social Identity of Terrorists, Keith Ludwick, Naval Postgraduate School, Sept 2008. It is available at ... Click Here


DECEMBER, 2008

12/18/08 -- In the line of fire - Could Mumbai happen again?
In the line of fire - Could Mumbai happen again? Jane's Intelligence Review, 11 Dec 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

12/17/08 -- Basics of Afghan Law and Criminal Justice.
Basics of Afghan Law and Criminal Justice: A Manual for the Afghan Police and Legal Professionals, Hossein Gholami. It is available at ... Click Here

12/16/08 -- The Blogging Revolution.
Anthony Loewenstein's The Blogging Revolution takes a look at bloggers who live in repressive regimes. Find out more about the book at http://www.bloggingrevolution.com/

12/15/08 -- USA and USMC Counterinsurgency Center Blog.
The official Blog of the US Army and Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center is available at ... Click Here. The purpose of their Blog is to continue to inform the community of developing products, trends and events that the USA & USMC COIN Center is following.

12/11/08 -- China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States.
China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for the United States, Congressional Research Service, 17 November 2008. it is available at ... Click Here

12/11/08 -- Iceland's Financial Crisis.
Iceland's Financial Crisis, congressional Research Service, 20 November 2008. it is available at ... Click Here

12/10/08 -- Animal Rights Extremists: Targets, Tactics, Business Response & Countermeasures.
Animal Rights Extremists Targets, Tactics, Business Response & Countermeasures, Overseas Security Advisory Council. it is available at ... Click Here

12/08/08 -- Struggle For Kabul: The Taliban Advance.
Struggle For Kabul: The Taliban Advance International Council on Security and Development, Dec 2008. it is available at ... Click Here

12/08/08 -- London Public Transportation Explosions (7/7/05).
London Public Transportation Explosions 7/7/05, Overseas Security Advisory Council, 14 July 2007. it is available at ... Click Here

12/04/08 -- India: State Response to Insurgency in Jammu & Kashmir – The Jammu Case.
India: State Response to Insurgency in Jammu & Kashmir – The Jammu Case, Thomas Marks, Low Intensity Conflict & Law Enforcement, Autumn 2004. It is available at ... Click Here

12/03/08 -- Absent Obligation: And Expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula.
Absent Obligation: And Expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula, Muhammad 'Abdus Salam Faraj , 2000. It is available at ... Click Here

12/03/08 -- The Lofty Mountain.
The Lofty Mountain by Sheikh Abdullah Azzam. It is available at ... Click Here


NOVEMBER, 2008

11/28/08 -- The Red Scourge Returns: The Strategic Challenge of Maoist Insurgency in India and South Asia.
The Red Scourge Returns: The Strategic Challenge of Maoist Insurgency in India and South Asia, William Florig, Army War College, May 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

11/28/08 -- Asymmetric Warfare and the Will to Win.
Asymmetric Warfare and the Will to Win, Cary Herrera & Matthew Quinn, Naval Postgraduate School, Dec 2001. It is available at ... Click Here

11/28/08 -- Comparing Global Influence: China’s and U.S. Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, Trade, and Investment in the Developing World.
Comparing Global Influence: China’s and U.S. Diplomacy, Foreign Aid, Trade, and Investment in the Developing World, Congressional Research Service, Aug 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

11/24/08 -- KLEPSUDRA: How the Rio Grande Treaty Increased Instability in Mexico.
KLEPSUDRA: How the Rio Grande Treaty Increased Instability in Mexico, Mark Anspach, Army War College, May 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

11/20/08 -- In the Middle of the Fight: An Assessment of Medium-Armored Forces in Past Military Operations.
In the Middle of the Fight An Assessment of Medium-Armored Forces in Past Military Operations, Rand, 2008. It is available at ... Click Here


OCTOBER, 2008

10/28/08 -- Recruitment and Mobilisation for the Islamist Militant Movement in Europe.
Recruitment and Mobilisation for the Islamist Militant Movement in Europe, King’s College London, December 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

10/23/08 -- In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad.
New from RAND, David Aaron's In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad, available for download at ... Click Here.

10/07/08 -- A Cooperative Strategy of 21st Century Seapower: 200 Years of Repressing Piracy and Still Missing the Boat.
A Cooperative Strategy of 21st Century Seapower: 200 Years of Repressing Piracy and Still Missing the Boat, Michael Gunther, Naval War College, Feb 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

10/02/08 -- Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa.The updated Congressional Research Service report "Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa", updated August 22, 2008 is available for download from the FAS website at ... Click Here

10/02/08 -- Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa.
The updated Congressional Research Service report "Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa", updated August 22, 2008 is available for download from the FAS website at ... Click Here

10/02/08 -- Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa.
The August 2007 Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing "Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa" is available at ... Click Here


SEPTEMBER, 2008

09/24/08 -- Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict.
Implications of Climate Change for Armed Conflict, World Bank Group, Feb 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

09/17/08 -- Ready for launch? North Korea's new missile facility.
Ready for launch? North Korea's new missile facility, Jane's Defence Weekly, 16 Sept 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

09/04/08 -- Working Together during Noncombatant Evacuation Operations.
Working Together during Noncombatant Evacuation Operations, Kate Standifer, Naval War College, April 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

09/04/08 -- Creating Effective Post-Conflict Transition Organizations: Lessons from Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Creating Effective Post-Conflict Transition Organizations: Lessons from Panama, Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq, Kellie McCoy, US Army Command and General Staff College, June 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

09/04/08 -- Operation Sea Angel: A Case Study.
Operation Sea Angel: A Case Study, Rand Corp, 1994. It is available at ... Click Here


AUGUST, 2008

08/27/08 -- Taliban winning war, Pakistani presidential candidate warns.
Taliban winning war, Pakistani presidential candidate warns, Jane's Defence Weekly, 27 Aug 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

08/25/08 -- Russia's Energy Policies and Ukraine's NATO Candidacy.
Russia's Energy Policies and Ukraine's NATO Candidacy, Imblum, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

08/25/08 -- Examining the Capacity of the Philippine Army's Enlisted Corps to Accomplish the Government's Counterinsurgency Strategy: Sharpening the Tool.
Examining the Capacity of the Philippine Army's Enlisted Corps to Accomplish the Government's Counterinsurgency Strategy: Sharpening the Tool, Adolfo Espuelas, Jr, US Army Command & General Staff College, June 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

08/25/08 -- Sanctuaries: A Strategic Reality, an Operational Challenge.
Sanctuaries: A Strategic Reality, an Operational Challenge, Marc Jamison, Army War College, March 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

08/13/08 -- Confronting Iran - Securing Iraq’s Border: An Irregular Warfare Concept.
Confronting Iran - Securing Iraq’s Border: An Irregular Warfare Concept, By: Brig. Gen. David L. Grange (USA, ret.) and Scott Swanson, 10 Nov 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

08/11/08 -- Freedom Isn't Free: A Study of Compulsory Military Service in the United States Army.Freedom Isn't Free: A Study of Compulsory Military Service in the United States Army, Thomas Robinson, Jr, US Army Command & General Staff College, Jan 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

08/11/08 -- Innovation from Below: The Role of Subordinate Feedback in Irregular Warfare Operations.
Innovation from Below: The Role of Subordinate Feedback in Irregular Warfare Operations, Matthew Karres & Michael Richardson, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2001. It is available at ... Click Here

08/11/08 -- Army Doctrine and Irregular Warfare.
Army Doctrine and Irregular Warfare, Michael Sheehan, US Army Command & General Staff College, June 1992. It is available at ... Click Here

08/04/08 -- Historical Perspectives on Developing and Maintaining Homefront Morale for the War on Terrorism.
Historical Perspectives on Developing and Maintaining Homefront Morale for the War on Terrorism, Christopher Snavely, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2002. It is available at ... Click Here


JULY, 2008

07/30/08 -- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division.
Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 4th Infantry Division, August 1970. It is available at ... Click Here

07/30/08 -- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 18th Military Police Brigade.
Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 18th Military Police Brigade, 15 February 1968. It is available at ... Click Here

07/30/08 -- A Military History of Modern Egypt from the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War.
A Military History of Modern Egypt from the Ottoman Conquest to the Ramadan War, Osama Shams El-Din, School of Advanced Military Studies, June 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

07/23/08 -- Crash the Conventions: news on the mass protests planned for the 2008 RNC and DNC.
Crash the Conventions: news on the mass protests planned for the 2008 RNC and DNC. It is available at ... Click Here

07/23/08 -- Waging Brown Water Warfare: the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta, 1966-1969.
Waging Brown Water Warfare: the Mobile Riverine Force in the Mekong Delta, 1966-1969, Reagan Jay Grau, Texas Tech University, Aug 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

07/15/08 -- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile).
Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile), January 1966. It is available at ... Click Here

07/15/08 -- FKSM 17-3-2: Armor in Vietnam.
FKSM 17-3-2: Armor in Vietnam, US Army Armor School, May 1986. Warning, large file: 18MB. It is available at ... Click Here

07/15/08 -- Field Artillery Mission Weapon and Organization for Counterguerrilla Warfare.
Field Artillery Mission Weapon and Organization for Counterguerrilla Warfare, Kenneth Heitzke, US Army Command & General Staff College, May 1965. It is available at ... Click Here

07/10/08 -- Data Visualization: On Point II.
Data visualization for On Point II. Interact with the data easily. Tag Cloud ... Click Here. Word tree ... Click Here.

07/09/08 -- Chinese gangs in Africa for long haul.
Chinese gangs in Africa for long haul, Jane's Intelligence Digest, 8 July 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

07/09/08 -- Playing the Games - Sport and politics take to the field in Asia.
Playing the Games - Sport and politics take to the field in Asia, Jane's Intelligence Review, 2 July 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

07/08/08 -- The Global War on Terrorism: The Long War.
The Global War on Terrorism: The Long War, Eisenhower Series, 1 March 2006. It is available at ... Click Here


JUNE, 2008

06/27/08 -- Political Maneuver in Counterinsurgency: Road-Building in Afghanistan.
Political Maneuver in Counterinsurgency: Road-Building in Afghanistan, David Kilcullen, Small Wars Journal, April 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

06/25/08 -- FBI Guide to Concealable Weapons.
FBI Guide to Concealable Weapons, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

06/23/08 -- Paradise lost - violent crime in the Caribbean.
Paradise lost - violent crime in the Caribbean, Jane's Intelligence Review, 23 June 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

06/23/08 -- Middle ground - Lebanon plays buffer as Syria and Israel simmer.
Middle ground - Lebanon plays buffer as Syria and Israel simmer,Jane's Intelligence Review, 12 June 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

06/18/08 -- Damn! The Torpedoes: Coping with Mine Warfare in the Joint Maritime Environment.
Damn! The Torpedoes: Coping with Mine Warfare in the Joint Maritime Environment, James Bahr, Naval War College, May 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/17/08 -- Weight of Culture in Nation Building.
Weight of Culture in Nation Building, R. B. Christensen, US Army Command and General Staff College, July 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/16/08 -- Mass mobilisation - The rise of Iran's paramilitary enforcer.
Mass mobilisation - The rise of Iran's paramilitary enforcer, Jane's Intelligence Review, 12 June 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

06/16/08 -- What Kept the Tank from Being the Decisive Weapon of World War One?
What Kept the Tank from Being the Decisive Weapon of World War One? Brian Pedersen, US Army Command and General Staff College, Dec 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/16/08 -- The British Approach to Counter-Insurgency: Myths, Realities and Strategic Challenges
The British Approach to Counter-Insurgency: Myths, Realities and Strategic Challenges, I. A. Rigden, Army War College, March 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

06/12/08 -- Blogs, Cyber-Literature and Virtual Culture in Iran
Blogs, Cyber-Literature and Virtual Culture in Iran, Nima Mina, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, Dec 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/12/08 -- Confounding our Enemies and Astounding our Friends, Honesty in Twenty-First Century Warfare.
Confounding our Enemies and Astounding our Friends, Honesty in Twenty-First Century Warfare, John Oliver Jr, School of Advanced Military Studies, May 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/10/08 -- How Afghanistan Can Assume Ownership for the Ongoing Conflict.
How Afghanistan Can Assume Ownership for the Ongoing Conflict, John Horn, Sr, Army War College, April 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

06/09/08 -- When Suicide Bombing Reaches the Tipping Point.
When Suicide Bombing Reaches the Tipping Point, Sam Grier, NATO Defense College, Oct 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

06/09/08 -- Small Vessel Security Strategy.
Small Vessel Security Strategy, Department of Homeland Security, April 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

06/06/08 -- Living with the Dragon: China's Ascent and the ROK-US Alliance.
Living with the Dragon: China's Ascent and the ROK-US Alliance, Byung H Choi, Army War College, March 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

06/06/08 -- Hybrid War: A New Paradigm for Stability Operations in Failing States.
Hybrid War: A New Paradigm for Stability Operations in Failing States, Margaret Bond, Army War College, March 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/05/08 -- Resettlement, Regroupment, Reconcentration: Deliberate Government- Directed Population Relocation in Support of Counter-Insurgency Operations.
Resettlement, Regroupment, Reconcentration: Deliberate Government- Directed Population Relocation in Support of Counter-Insurgency Operations, Kalev Sepp, US Army Command & General Staff College, June 1992. Warning, large file: 6 MB. It is available at ... Click Here

06/05/08 -- The Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt, A Case Study.
The Iranian Hostage Rescue Attempt, A Case Study, Peter Buck, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, April 2002. Warning, large file: 8MB. It is available at ... Click Here

06/04/08 -- Organizing for Irregular Warfare: Implications for the Brigade Combat Team.
Organizing for Irregular Warfare: Implications for the Brigade Combat Team, Kenneth Burgess, Naval Postgraduate School, Dec 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/04/08 -- Defining Criteria for Handover to Civilian Officials in Relief Operations.
Defining Criteria for Handover to Civilian Officials in Relief Operations, Army War College, John Bessler, March 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

06/04/08 -- British Military Intervention into Sierra Leone: A Case Study.
British Military Intervention into Sierra Leone: A Case Study, Walter Roberson, US Army Command and General Staff College, Dec 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

06/03/08 -- British Counterinsurgency Operations in Ireland 1916-1921. A Case Study.
British Counterinsurgency Operations in Ireland 1916-1921. A Case Study, Michael Fierro, Naval War College, March 1997. It is available at ... Click Here

06/03/08 -- World Port Index.
World Port Index publication contains the location, characteristics, known facilities, and available services of major ports, shipping facilities and oil terminals throughout the world. This It is available at ... Click Here

06/03/08 -- A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower.
A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, Chief of Naval Operations and the Commandants of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard. It is available at ... Click Here

06/03/08 -- An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security.
An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security, Peter Schwartz & Doug Randall, Oct 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

06/02/08 -- Global Climate Change: National Security Implications.
Global Climate Change: National Security Implications, Carolyn Pumphrey, Strategic Studies Institute, May 2008. It is available at ... Click Here


MAY, 2008

05/30/08 -- City Without Joy: Urban Military Operations Into the 21st Century.
City Without Joy: Urban Military Operations Australian Defence College, Jan 2000. It is available at ... Click Here

05/30/08 -- An Exploratory Analysis of Village Search Operations.
An Exploratory Analysis of Village Search Operations, Mehmet Aydin, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2004. It is available at ... Click Here

05/30/08 -- US naval forces consider abandoning Myanmar relief efforts.
US naval forces consider abandoning Myanmar relief efforts, Jane's Defence Weekly, 29 May 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

05/29/08 -- China’s Growing Demand for Oil and Its Impact on U.S. Petroleum Markets.
China’s Growing Demand for Oil and Its Impact on U.S. Petroleum Markets, Congressional Budget Office, April 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

05/28/08 -- Soaring food prices: facts, perspectives, impacts and actions required.
Soaring food prices: facts, perspectives, impacts and actions required, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 21 May 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

05/28/08 -- In from the cold - Energy sparks tensions across Southern Cone.
In from the cold - Energy sparks tensions across Southern Cone, Jane's Intelligence Review, May 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

05/27/08 -- Insurgency in Ancient Times: The Jewish Revolts Against the Seleucid and Roman Empires, 166 BC-73 AD.Insurgency in Ancient Times: The Jewish Revolts Against the Seleucid and Roman Empires, 166 BC-73 AD, William Sorrells, School of Advanced Military Studies, USACGSC, May 2005. It is availa ble at ... Click Here

05/27/08 -- The Role of Targeted Killing in the Campaign Against Terror.
The Role of Targeted Killing in the Campaign Against Terror, Peter Cullen, Army War College, March 2007. It is availa ble at ... Click Here

05/27/08 -- War on Terror: Lessons From Northern Ireland.
War on Terror: Lessons From Northern Ireland, Committee on the Administration of Justice, Jan 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

05/23/08 -- GTA 41-01-004: Joint Civil Affairs and Joint Civil Military Operations Planning Guide.
GTA 41-01-004: Joint Civil Affairs and Joint Civil Military Operations Planning Guide, Sept 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

05/23/08 -- Field Operations Guide (FOG) for Disaster Assessment. and Response.
Field Operations Guide (FOG) for Disaster Assessment. and Response Verison 4.0, U.S. Agency for International Development, Sept 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

05/23/08 -- Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy.
Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy, Liana Sun Wyler, Congressional Research Service, April 18, 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

05/22/08 -- Civil Reconnaissance; Separating the Insurgent From the Population.
Civil Reconnaissance; Separating the Insurgent From the Population, Kevin Burke, Naval Postgraduate School, Dec 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

05/19/08 -- What the US Army Should Do About Urban Guerrilla Warfare.
What the US Army Should Do About Urban Guerrilla Warfare, Vincent Lopez, Army War College, June 1975. It is available at ... Click Here

05/19/08 -- Stifled Innovation? Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Today.
Stifled Innovation? Developing Tomorrow's Leaders Today, Dr. Leonard Wong, Strategic Studies Institute, April 2002. It is available at ... Click Here

05/19/08 -- In India, Death to Global Business: How a violent—and spreading—Maoist insurgency threatens the country's runaway growth.
In India, Death to Global Business: How a violent and spreading Maoist insurgency threatens the country's runaway growth, Manjeet Kripalani, Businessweek, 7 May 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

05/09/08 -- Media Training Manual.
Media Training Manual, The Ruckus Society, 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

05/09/08 -- Redcoat Resupply! Strategic Logistics and Operational Indecision in the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783.
Redcoat Resupply! Strategic Logistics and Operational Indecision in the American Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, John Tokar, School of Advanced Military Studies, USACGSC, May 1999. It is available at ... Click Here

05/09/08 -- Preventing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Terror Campaign in the United States.
Preventing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Terror Campaign in the United States, Matthew Wehri, Naval Postgraduate School, Dec 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

05/08/08 -- British Southern Campaign in the Revolutionary War: Implications for Contemporary Counter Insurgency.
British Southern Campaign in the Revolutionary War: Implications for Contemporary Counter Insurgency, Julian Clover, Army War College, Mar 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

05/07/08 -- War in the Garden of Eden.
War in the Garden of Eden, Kermit Roosevelt, Scribner's and Sons, 1919. It is available at ... Click Here

05/06/08 -- Defense of the North American Continent.
Defense of the North American Continent, Ellis Operations Research Office, Dec 1953. It is available at ... Click Here

05/06/08 -- China's Foreign Policy and 'Soft Power' in South America, Asia, and Africa.
China's Foreign Policy and 'Soft Power' in South America, Asia, and Africa, Congressional Research Service, April 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

05/05/08 -- A Phoenix Rising? The $60 million U.S. program to embed social scientists in combat brigades.
A Phoenix Rising? The $60 million U.S. program to embed social scientists in combat brigades, Roberto González, 1 May 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

05/02/08 -- Islamism rises in Morocco's Spanish enclaves.
Islamism rises in Morocco's Spanish enclaves, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, April 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

05/01/08 -- Piracy and Maritime Terrorism; A Seamless Transition.
Piracy and Maritime Terrorism; A Seamless Transition, John Hahn, Joint Military Operations Dept, Naval War College, May 2004 It is available at ... Click Here


APRIL, 2008

04/30/08 -- Joint Doctrine Publication 3-90: Civil-Military Co-operation.
Joint Doctrine Publication 3-90: Civil-Military Co-Operation, Ministry of Defence, April 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

04/30/08 -- Globalization and Asymmetrical Warfare.
Globalization and Asymmetrical Warfare, William Hartman, Air Command & Staff College, April 2002. It is available at ... Click Here

04/30/08 -- War by Other Means -- Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency.
War by Other Means: Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency, Rand, 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

04/29/08 -- U.S. Foreign Military Training: Global Reach, Global Power, and Oversight Issues.
U.S. Foreign Military Training: Global Reach, Global Power, and Oversight Issues, Lora Lumpe, Foreign Policy In Focus, May 2002. It is available at ... Click Here

04/29/08 -- The Evolution of Al Qaeda.
The Evolution of Al Qaeda, Sean Wilson, US Army Command & General Staff College, June 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

04/29/08 -- Report into the London terrorist attacks on 7 July 2005.
Report into the London terrorist attacks on 7 July 2005. Intelligence and Security Committee, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, May 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

04/28/08 -- Lessons to be Drawn from the War in Indo-China.
Lessons to be Drawn from the War in Indo-China, Translated from the French, 1954. It is available at ... Click Here

04/28/08 -- 55 Trends Now Shaping the Future of Policing.
55 Trends Now Shaping the Future of Policing by Dr. Marvin Cetron and Owen Davies, Proteus USA, Feb 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

04/28/08 -- The Effort to Save Somalia, August 1992-March 1994.
The Effort to Save Somalia, August 1992-March 1994, Walter Poole, Joint Chiefs of Staff History Department, Aug 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

04/24/08 -- The Jesuits: History's Most Effective Special Operators.
The Jesuits: History's Most Effective Special Operators, Cary Culbertson and Stephen Pieper, Naval Postgraduate School, Dec 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

04/23/08 -- The Likelihood of Collaboration Between Central American Transnational Gangs and Terrorist Organizations.
The Likelihood of Collaboration Between Central American Transnational Gangs and Terrorist Organizations, Carlos Poveda, Jr, Naval Postgraduate School, March 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

04/23/08 -- Global Insurgency: A Prescription for Imposing Strategic Paralysis.
Global Insurgency: A Prescription for Imposing Strategic Paralysis, Michael Katka, Army War College, March 2008 It is available at ... Click Here

04/22/08 -- Stabilization and Reconstruction Staffing: Developing U.S. Civilian Personnel Capabilities.
Stabilization and Reconstruction Staffing: Developing U.S. Civilian Personnel Capabilities, Rand, 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

04/21/08 -- -- Battlefield Reports: A Summary of Lessons Learned, Volume II.
Battlefield Reports: A Summary of Lessons Learned, Volume II, US Army Vietnam, Dec 1965. (Warning: Large File: 14MB). It is available at ... Click Here

04/21/08 -- Operational Art in Low Intensity Conflict.
Operational Art in Low Intensity Conflict, Army-Air Force Center for Low Intensity Conflict, Sept 1987. It is available at ... Click Here

04/21/08 -- Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery.
Invisible Wounds of War: Psychological and Cognitive Injuries, Their Consequences, and Services to Assist Recovery, Rand Corp, 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

04/18/08 -- Precision in the Global War on Terror: Inciting Muslims through the War of Ideas.
Precision in the Global War on Terror: Inciting Muslims through the War of Ideas, Dr. Sherifa D. Zuhur, Strategic Studies Institute, Arpil 2008. It is available at ... Click Here

04/17/08 -- U.S. Army Military Intelligence History: A Sourcebook.
U.S. Army Military Intelligence History: A Sourcebook, U.S. Army Intelligence Center & Fort Huachuca, 1995. It is available at ... Click Here

04/17/08 -- Lessons from the Indochina War Vol II.
Lessons from the Indochina War Vol II, The Supreme Command, Far East, 1955. (Warning Large File: 31MB). It is available at ... Click Here

04/16/08 -- FMFRP 0-53: Afoot in the Desert.
FMFRP 0-53: Afoot in the Desert, USMC, 1990. It is available at ... Click Here

04/14/08 -- Organizing Counterinsurgency in Malaya, 1947-1960.
Organizing Counterinsurgency in Malaya, 1947-1960, Riley Sunderland, Rand Corp, Sept 1964. It is available at ... Click Here

04/14/08 -- Antiguerrilla Intelligence in Malaya, 1948-1960.
Antiguerrilla Intelligence in Malaya, 1948-1960, Riley Sunderland, Rand Corp, Sept 1964. It is available at ... Click Here

04/14/08 -- The Use of Force by the United States to Protect Foreign Nationals.
The Use of Force by the United States to Protect Foreign Nationals, Alexander Whitaker IV, Georgetown University, April 1996. It is available at ... Click Here

04/11/08 -- US Army Requirements for Pack Animals.
US Army Requirements for Pack Animals, US Army Combat Developments Command, June 1965. It is available at ... Click Here

04/10/08 -- Counterinsurgency Operations in Malaya, 1948-1960: The Role of Regular Forces.
Counterinsurgency Operations in Malaya, 1948-1960: The Role of Regular Forces, Pennell Hickey, Army War College, Feb 1971. It is available at ... Click Here

04/10/08 -- Normative Command and Control Influences: A Study of Cohesion in Terrorist Organizations and Their Effect on Society.
Normative Command and Control Influences: A Study of Cohesion in Terrorist Organizations and Their Effect on Society, Christine Ellenburg, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

04/09/08 -- The Function of Human Intelligence for Low-intensity Conflict.The Function of Human Intelligence for Low-intensity Conflict, Richard Allenbaugh, Army War College, April 1991. It is available at ... Click Here

04/08/08 -- Guerrilla No. 7.Guerrilla No. 7, Geographic Section of the Ground Force, Far East, February 1949. It is available at ... Click Here

04/08/08 -- Civil Disturbances Support Plan, Coast Guard (COGARD GARDEN PLOT).
COMMANDANT INSTRUCTION M3010.14: Civil Disturbances Support Plan, Coast Guard (COGARD GARDEN PLOT), 27 May 1986. It is available at... Click Here

04/08/08 -- Hezbollah Dot Com: Hezbollah’s Online Campaign.
Hezbollah Dot Com: Hezbollah’s Online Campaign, Gabriel Weimann, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

04/07/08 -- Annual Report of Major General Arthur MacArthur Vol II.
Annual Report of Major General Arthur MacArthur Vol II, Military Governor in the Philippines, 1900. It is available at ... Click Here

04/07/08 -- Annual Report of Major General Arthur MacArthur Vol I.
Annual Report of Major General Arthur MacArthur Vol I, Military Governor in the Philippines, 1900. It is available at ... Click Here

04/04/08 -- FM 31-22, 1963.
Department of the Army FM 31-22 Counterinsurgency Forces, November 1963, is available for download from the CARL at ... Click Here. Search for other obsolete manuals on our links page at ... Click Here.


MARCH, 2008

03/27/08 -- Republic of Iraq District Government Field Manual, Vol II: Resources.
Republic of Iraq District Government Field Manual: Vol II: Resources, Iraq Local Governance Program, Sept 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/27/08 -- Republic of Iraq District Government Field Manual: Vol I.
Republic of Iraq District Government Field Manual: Vol I, Iraq Local Governance Program, Oct 2007. It is available at... Click Here

03/26/08 -- Vietnam Lessons Learned No. 76: Vietnamization.
Vietnam Lessons Learned No. 76: Vietnamization, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Jan 1970. It is available at ... Click Here

03/26/08 -- MACV Combat Experiences 5-69. MACV Combat Experiences 5-69, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Jan 1970. It is available at ... Click Here

03/26/08 -- The Birth of Al-Wahabi Movement and Its Historic Roots.
From the Iraqi Perspectives Project, "The Birth of Al-Wahabi Movement and Its Historic Roots" is available from FAS at ... Click Here.

03/20/08 -- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces.
Lessons Learned, Headquarters, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) 1st Special Forces, May 1969 (Warning: Large File 7MB). It is available at ... Click Here

03/20/08 -- Analysis of the Marine Pacification System.
Analysis of the Marine Pacification System, Matrix Research, April 1968. It is available at ... Click Here

03/20/08 -- The Role of the Sanctuary in Insurgency: Communist China's Support to the Vietminh, 1946-1954.
The Role of the Sanctuary in Insurgency: Communist China's Support to the Vietminh, 1946-1954, Rand Corp, May 1967 (Warning large file: 5MB). It is available at ... Click Here

03/17/08 -- Optimum Mix of Armored Vehicles for Use in Stability operations. Volume 2.
Optimum Mix of Armored Vehicles for Use in Stability operations. Vol 2, Army Concept Team in Vietnam, March 1971 (Warning large file: 13MB). It is available at ... Click Here

03/17/08 -- Optimum Mix of Armored Vehicles for Use in Stability operations. Volume 1.
Optimum Mix of Armored Vehicles for Use in Stability operations. Vol 1, Army Concept Team in Vietnam, March 1971 (Warning large file: 9MB). It is available at ... Click Here

03/03/08 -- Finding Weakness in Jihadist Propaganda.
Finding Weakness in Jihadist Propaganda, Timothy King, School of Advanced Miltiary Studies, USACGSC, May 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/03/08 -- Taking Jihad Out of the Hands of Infidels.
Taking Jihad Out of the Hands of Infidels, Gregory Lewis, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2007. It is available at ... Click Here


FEBRUARY, 2008

02/27/08 -- Lessons Learned, Headquarters, I Field Force Vietnam.
Lessons Learned, Headquarters, I Field Force Vietnam, August 1966. (Warning Large File 16MB). It is available at... Click Here

02/27/08 -- Punitive Expedition Report.
Punitive Expedition Report, Major General John J. Pershing, 1916. It is available at ... Click Here

02/27/08 --  An Analysis of the Emergence of Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia.
An Analysis of the Emergence of Transnational Terrorism in Southeast Asia, Ann Ong, US Army Command & General Staff College. It is available at ... Click Here

02/14/08 -- After Action Report—General Barry R McCaffrey USA (Ret): Visit Iraq and Kuwait 5-11 December 2007.
After Action Report—General Barry R McCaffrey USA (Ret): Visit Iraq and Kuwait 5-11 December 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

02/14/08 -- A Study of Combat Stress, Korea 1952.
A Study of Combat Stress, Korea 1952. Preliminary Report, Johns Hopkins University, Dec 1952 (Warning large file: 9MB). It is available at ... Click Here

02/13/08 -- Russia's army faces 'Islamisation'.
Russia's army Faces Islamisation, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, , 1 March 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

02/13/08 -- Over a barrel - China's problems with oil.
Over a barrel - China's problems with oil, Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 March 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

02/13/08 -- Educing Information: Interrogation: Science and Art: Foundations for the Future.
"Educing Information: Interrogation: Science and Art: Foundations for the Future," Intelligence Science Board, Phase 1 Report, December 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

02/06/08 -- Afghanistan: The Need for International Resolve.
The new International Crisis Group report Afghanistan: The Need for International Resolve is available for download from the ICG website at ... Click Here.

02/04/08 -- Wahhabism in the Balkans.
Wahhabism in the Balkans, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst , 1 February 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

02/01/08 -- A Muslim Archipelago Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia.
The new publication A Muslim Archipelago Islam and Politics in Southeast Asia is available from the National Defense Intelligence College website at ... Click Here. Other NDIC Press titles are available at http://www.ndic.edu/press/press.htm


JANUARY, 2008

01/30/08 -- Misuse of the Studies and Observation Group as a National Asset in Vietnam.
Misuse of the Studies and Observation Group as a National Asset in Vietnam, Danny Kelley II, Command and General Staff College, June 2005 . It is available at ... Click Here

01/30/08 -- Terrorism As a Psychological Operation: A Comparative Analysis of the Zionist and the Palestinian Terrorist Campaigns.
Terrorism As a Psychological Operation: A Comparative Analysis of the Zionist and the Palestinian Terrorist Campaigns, Curtis Boyd, Naval Postgraduate School, March 1994 (Warning Large File: 12MB). It is available at ... Click Here

01/30/08 -- Special Operations Forces as Humanitarians--You Bet.
Special Operations Forces as Humanitarians--You Bet, Janice Mitchell, Naval War College, Feb 1993. It is available at ... Click Here

01/10/08 -- Shifting Fire: Information Effects in Counterinsurgency and Stability Operations.
Shifting Fire: Information Effects in Counterinsurgency and Stability Operations - a Workshop Report, Army War College, 29 November - 01 December 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

01/07/08 -- Talking to the Enemy: Track Two Diplomacy in the Middle East and South Asia.
Talking to the Enemy: Track Two Diplomacy in the Middle East and South Asia, Dalia Dassa Kaye, Rand, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

01/04/08 -- Battlefield Reports: a Summary of Lessons Learned, Headquarters, US Army Vietnam, Volume I.
Battlefield Reports: a Summary of Lessons Learned, Headquarters, US Army Vietnam, Volume I, Sept 1965. It is available at ... Click Here

01/03/08 -- A Treatise on the Legal Status of Using Weapons of Mass Destruction Against Infidels.
A Treatise on the Legal Status of Using Weapons of Mass Destruction Against Infidels, Nasir bin Hamid al-Fahd, May 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

01/03/08 -- The Military Strategy of Global Jihad.
The Military Strategy of Global Jihad, LTC Sarah Zabel, Strategic Studies Institute, Oct 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

01/03/08 -- European Islam: Challenges for Society and Public Policy.
European Islam: Challenges for Society and Public Policy, The Centre for European Policy Studies, 16 November 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

01/02/08 -- Book of a Mujahiddeen.
Book of a Mujahiddeen, by Abdallah Shamil Abu Idris (Shamil Basaev). It is available at ... Click Here


DECEMBER, 2007

12/28/07 -- Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857.
Lieut.-General Sir James Outram's Persian Campaign in 1857: Comprising General Orders and Despatches Relating to the Military Occupation of Persia from the Landing at Bushire to the Treaty of Peace, 1860. It is available at ... Click Here

12/28/07 -- U.S. Military Civic Action in Honduras, 1982-1985: Tactical Success, Strategic Uncertainty.
U.S. Military Civic Action in Honduras, 1982-1985: Tactical Success, Strategic Uncertainty, Army-Air Force Center for Low Intensity Conflict, Oct 1988. It is available at ... Click Here

12/28/07 -- After Action Report, IA DRANG Valley Operation 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry 14-16 November 1965.
After Action Report, IA DRANG Valley Operation 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry 14-16 November 1965, LTC Hal Moore, US Army. It is available at ... Click Here

12/27/07 -- Handbook for Military Support of Pacification.
Handbook for Military Support of Pacification: US Military Assistance Command Vietnam, February 1968. It is available at ... Click Here

12/27/07 -- Transforming the boundaries of collective identity:From the ‘local’ anti-road campaign to ‘global’ resistance?
Transforming the boundaries of collective identity: From the ‘local’ anti-road campaign to ‘global’ resistance?, John Drury, Steve Reicher, and Clifford Stott, University of Sussex, October 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

12/27/07 -- Communication and Media Strategy in the Jihadi War of Ideas.
Communication and Media Strategy in the Jihadi War of Ideas, Steven Corman & Jill Schiefelbein, Consortium for Strategic Communication, April 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

12/26/07 -- Darfur: A Cultural Handbook.
Darfur: A Cultural Handbook, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, April 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

12/26/07 -- The radical dawa in transition, The rise of Islamic neoradicalism in the Netherlands.
The radical dawa in transition, The rise of Islamic neoradicalism in the Netherlands, General Intelligence and Security Service, Netherlands, Oct 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

12/26/07 -- Disco Dave's Tunnel Guide.
Disco Dave's Tunnel Guide. In the world of NVDA (Non Violent Direct Action) there are few defence tactics that can compare with the protest tunnel. Disco Dave's Tunnel Guide is available at ... Click Here

12/18/07 -- US Air Force Combat Security Police Forces for Air Base Defense: Safe Side.
US Air Force Combat Security Police Forces for Air Base Defense: Safe Side, Final Report, Inspector General of the Air Force Oct 1967 (Warning large file 9MB). It is available at ... Click Here

12/18/07 -- The Makara of Hizballah: Deception in the 2006 Summer War.
The Makara of Hizballah: Deception in the 2006 Summer War, David Acosta, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

12/17/07 -- Final Nail: Destroying the Fur Industry - A Guided Tour.
Final Nail: Destroying the Fur Industry - A Guided Tour - 2. Animal Liberation Front, 1998. It is available at ... Click Here

12/13/07 -- Egypt: Extremist Violence.
Egypt: Extremist Violence, Joint Publication Research Service, Feb 1993. It is available at... Click Here

12/13/07 -- Sunni rising - The growth of Sunni militancy in Lebanon.
Sunni rising - The growth of Sunni militancy in Lebanon, Jane's Intelligence Review, January 01, 2008. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at... Click Here

12/13/07 -- USAREUR Planning for German Army Assistance.
USAREUR Planning for German Army Assistance, History Division, US Army Europe, 1955. It is available at... Click Here

12/06/07 -- Military Affairs: Military Government Selected Cases and Materials.
Military Affairs: Military Government Selected Cases and Materials, Judge Advocate General's School, 1958 (Warning the file is 10MB). It is available at ... Click Here

12/05/07 -- Phoenix/Phung Hoang and the Future: A Critical Analysis of the US/GVN Program to Neutralize the Viet Cong Infrastructure.
Phoenix/Phung Hoang and the Future: A Critical Analysis of the US/GVN Program to Neutralize the Viet Cong Infrastructure, William Knapp, Army War College, 1971. It is available at ... Click Here

12/04/07 -- Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups: Theory, Research and Prevention.
Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups: Theory, Research and Prevention, Mark S. Hamm, Indiana State University, 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

12/04/07 -- Guerrilla Warfare.
Guerrilla Warfare, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, 1961 It is available at ... Click Here

12/03/07 -- Islamism and Islamist Movements: a Resource Guide.
Islamism and Islamist Movements: a Resource Guide, Jennifer Mitchell and Arshi Saleem Hashmi, The Middle East Institute, August 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

12/03/07 -- FM 21-5: Military Training.
FM 21-5: Military Training, July 1941. It is available at ... Click Here

12/03/07 -- FM 30-26: Regulations for Correspondents Accompanying U.S. Army Forces in the Field.
FM 30-26: Regulations for Correspondents Accompanying U.S. Army Forces in the Field, January 1942. It is available at ... Click Here


NOVEMBER, 2007

11/30/07 -- Road Raging: Top Tips for Wrecking Roadbuilding.
Road Raging: Top Tips for Wrecking Roadbuilding by Road Alert, 1996. It is available at ... Click Here

11/28/07 -- Ending Oppression and Establishing Justice: Examples from Islamic history of select Muslims and Islamist Groups Justifying the Use of Armed Force.
Ending Oppression and Establishing Justice: Examples from Islamic history of select Muslims and Islamist Groups Justifying the Use of Armed Force, Fazal Mohammed Hassan, Florida State University, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

11/28/07 -- Stealing the Sword: Limiting Terrorist Use of Advanced Conventional Weapons.
Stealing the Sword: Limiting Terrorist Use of Advanced Conventional Weapons, James Bonomo, Giacomo Bergamo, David R. Frelinger, John Gordon, IV, & Brian A. Jackson Rand Corp, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

11/27/07 -- Out of the Shadows: Getting Ahead of Prisoner Radicalization.
Out of the Shadows: Getting Ahead of Prisoner Radicalization, Homeland Security Policy Institute and Critical Incident Analysis Group Prisoner Radicalization Task Force, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

11/27/07 -- CJCS Media-Military Relations Panel.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Media-Military Relations Panel, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Public Affairs, August 1984. It is available at ... Click Here

11/27/07 -- Armor Organization for Counterinsurgency Operations.
Armor Organization for Counterinsurgency Operations, Army Concept Team in Vietnam, Feb 1966. (Warning large file 11 MB). It is available at ... Click Here

11/23/07 -- Northern Exposure - The Next Stage in Sri Lanka's War.
Northern Exposure - The Next Stage in Sri Lanka's War, Jane's Intelligence Review, December 01, 2007. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

11/23/07 -- Thailand's counter-insurgency operations.
Thailand's counter-insurgency operations, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst - December 01, 2007. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

11/20/07 -- Algerian Military Development: The Professionalization of a Guerrilla Army.
Algerian Military Development: The Professionalization of a Guerrilla Army, Rand, March 1972 It is available at... Click Here

11/14/07 -- Isolating the Guerrilla, Volume III: Supporting Case Studies.
Isolating the Guerrilla, Volume III: Supporting Case Studies, T N Dupuy, Historical Evaluation and Research Organization, Feb 1966 (Warning large file 22 MB). It is available at... Click Here

11/14/07 -- Isolating the Guerrilla, Volume II: Classic and Basic Case Studies.
Isolating the Guerrilla, Volume II: Classic and Basic Case Studies, T N Dupuy, Historical Evaluation and Research Organization, Feb 1966 (Warning large file 32 MB). It is available at... Click Here

11/14/07 -- Isolating the Guerrilla. Volume I.
Isolating the Guerrilla, Volume I, T N Dupuy, Historical Evaluation and Research Organization, Feb 1966 (Warning large file 7MB). It is available at... Click Here

11/08/07 -- Witchcraft, Sorcery, Magic, and Other Psychological Phenomena and Their Implications on Military and Paramilitary Operations in the Congo.
Witchcraft, Sorcery, Magic, and Other Psychological Phenomena and Their Implications on Military and Paramilitary Operations in the Congo, Special Operations Research Office, August 1964. It is available at... Click Here

11/06/07 -- Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism.
Report of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, United Nations, 25 Oct 2007. It is available at... Click Here

11/6/07 -- Pakistan Education Systems and the Radical Islamic Jihadist Ideology.
Pakistan Education Systems and the Radical Islamic Jihadist Ideology, Rebecca Ray, US Army Command & General Staff College, Dec 2006. It is available at... Click Here

11/05/07 -- The Role of the Ulama in Shiite Social Movements: Bahrain, Lebanon, and Iraq
The Role of the Ulama in Shiite Social Movements: Bahrain, Lebanon, and Iraq, Brian Maynard, Naval Postgraduate School, June 2005. It is available at... Click Here


OCTOBER, 2007

10/30/07 -- Psychology of Terrorism.
Psychology of Terrorism, Dr. Randy Borum, University of South Florida, 2004. It is available at... Click Here

10/30/07 -- Under Siege: Attacks on Coalition Bases in Iraq.
Under Siege: Attacks on Coalition Bases in Iraq, Jane's Intelligence Review, November 01, 2007. It is available at... Click Here

10/29/07 -- US TRANSCOM Handbook 10-20: Joint Planner's Handbook for Deployment Operations.
US TRANSCOM Handbook 10-20: Joint Planner's Handbook for Deployment Operations, Transporation Command, November 2005 (Warning 15 MB file). It is available at... Click Here

10/26/07 -- Afghanistan, Iraq & Self-Inflicted Wounds: The Strategic Lessons of Armed Nation Building.
Afghanistan, Iraq & Self-Inflicted Wounds: The Strategic Lessons of Armed Nation Building

10/24/07 -- Marine Corps Operating Concepts for a Changing Security Environment, 2nd Edition.
Marine Corps Operating Concepts for a Changing Security Environment, 2nd Edition, USMC, June 2007. It is available at... Click Here

10/24/07 -- Thoughts on The Operational Art.
Thoughts on The Operational Art, USMC Warfighting Laboratory, Oct 2006. It is available at... Click Here

10/24/07 -- Tactical Perception.
Tactical Perception, USMC Combat Development and Integration, april 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

10/16/07 -- Lessons Learned, Report 2-66: The Battle of Annihilation and The BONG SON Campaign.
Lessons Learned, Report 2-66: The Battle of Annihilation and The BONG SON Campaign, Adjutant General's Office, March 1966. It is available at ... Click Here

10/16/07 -- U.S. Military Civic Action in Honduras, 1982-1985: Tactical Success, Strategic Uncertainty.
U.S. Military Civic Action in Honduras, 1982-1985: Tactical Success, Strategic Uncertainty, Bernard Harvey, Army-Air Force Center for Low Intensity Conflict, Oct 1988. It is available at ... Click Here

10/12/07 -- Joint Warfighting Publication 3-50: Military Contribution to Peace Support Operations.
Joint Warfighting Publication 3-50: Military Contribution to Peace Support Operation, Ministry of Defence, 2nd Edition. It is available at ... Click Here

10/10/07 -- American Grand Strategy for Latin America in the Age of Resentment.
The new SSI report American Grand Strategy for Latin America in the Age of Resentment is available from the SSI website at ... Click Here

10/05/07 -- American and Iranian Public Opinion.
The new RAND Report American and Iranian Public Opinion, the Quest for Common Ground by Clifford A. Grammich, C. Christine Fair is available for download from the RAND website at ... Click Here

10/05/07 -- The Islamic World and the West.
The Audio of the CSIS Meeting with the Secretary General of the 57 nation Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu is available from CSIS at ... Click Here. Dr Ihsanoglu focused on the strains in the relationship between the Islamic World and the West.


SEPTEMBER, 2007

09/27/07 -- USAID Transition Initiatives.
USAID Transition Initiatives Publications. It is available at ... Click Here

09/26/07 -- Protection of U.S. Forces Deployed Abroad (Downing Report).
Report to the President and Congress on the Protection of U.S. Forces Deployed Abroad, Wayne A. Downing, 1996. It is available at ... Click Here

09/24/07 -- Contemporary Radical Islam as a Consequence of Traditional Legacies and Globalization? A Case Study of the Southern Philippines.
Contemporary Radical Islam as a Consequence of Traditional Legacies and Globalization? A Case Study of the Southern Philippines, Tonya Klempp, March 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

09/24/07 -- Radical Islam.
Radical Islam, Peter Yeager, Marine Corps Command and Staff College, July 2002. It is available at ... Click Here

09/24/07 -- An Analysis of the Current Concept for Employment of the Airmobile Division Against Insurgent Forces in an Underdeveloped Area.
An Analysis of the Current Concept for Employment of the Airmobile Division Against Insurgent Forces in an Underdeveloped Area, Leon Bieri, Command and General Staff College, Jan 1966. It is available at ... Click Here

09/12/07 -- Counterinsurgency in Iraq: Implications of Irregular Warfare for the US Government.
Counterinsurgency in Iraq: Implications of Irregular Warfare for the US Government, JFK School of Government-Army War College, Nov 7-8 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

09/06/07 -- When Devils Walk the Earth: The Mentality and Roots of Terrorism, and How to Respond.
When Devils Walk the Earth: The Mentality and Roots of Terrorism, and How to Respond, Marine Corps Warfighting lab, 2004.It is available at ... Click Here

09/06/07 -- Evaluation of the ME-262.
Evaluation of the ME-262, Air Force Materiel Command, 1947. It is available at ... Click Here


AUGUST, 2007

08/30/07 -- Reforming Afghanistan’s Police.
The new International Crisis Group Report ,Reforming Afghanistan’s Police is available for download from the ICG website at ... Click Here

08/28/07 -- U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan.
The State Department's 2007 U.S. Counternarcotics Strategy for Afghanistan is available from the State Department website at ... Click Here

08/28/07 -- Operational Law Handbook 2007.
The new JAG Operational Law Handbook provides information on the legal basis for the use of force, law of war (LOW), human rights, rules of engagement, contingency contractor personnel, and many other issues. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/23/07 -- Know Thy Enemy: Profiles of Adversary Leaders and Their Strategic Cultures.
Know Thy Enemy: Profiles of Adversary Leaders and Their Strategic Cultures, Barry R. Schneider & Jerrold M. Post, USAF Counterproliferation Center, 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

08/23/07 -- The America I Have Seen by Sayyid Qutb.
The America I Have Seen: In the Scale of Human Values, Sayyid Qutb, 1951. It is available at ... Click Here

08/22/07 -- A Profile of Viet Cong Cadres.
A Profile of Viet Cong Cadres, Rand Corp, June 1966. It is available at ... Click Here

08/21/07 -- Iran's brain drain and lost generation.
Iran's brain drain and lost generation, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, 1 Sept 2007. Access is restricted to the Fort leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

08/17/07 -- Foreign Influences on US Muslims.
Foreign influences on US Muslims, Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, 6 August 2007. Access is restricted to the Fort leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

08/15/07 -- A Short Guide to Iraq.
 The War and Navy Department's 1943 publication A Short Guide To Iraq is available for download from the Southern Methodist University Digital Libraries Website at ... Click Here

08/15/07 -- Proceedings of the Symposium: the US Army's Limited-War Mission and Social Science Research.
Proceedings of the Symposium: the US Army's Limited-War Mission and Social Science Research, March 1962. It is available at ... Click Here

08/14/07 -- Airmobile Operations in Support of Operation LAMSON 719.
Airmobile Operations in Support of Operation LAMSON 719, 101st Airborne Division, May 1971. It is available at ... Click Here

08/09/07 -- Nonlethal Weapons: Terms and References.
Nonlethal Weapons: Terms and References, Robert J. Bunker, INSS Occasional Paper 15, USAF Institute for National Security Studies, 1997. It is available at ... Click Here

08/09/07 -- Report of the DOD Commission on Beirut International Airport Act.
Report of the DoD Commission on Beirut International Airport Terrorist Act, October 23, 1983. It is available at ... Click Here

08/07/07 -- Asymmetry: Strategies for Adapting to Contemporary Security Threats.
Summer 2007 National Strategy Forum Review: Asymmetry: Strategies for Adapting to Contemporary Security Threats. It is available at ...Click Here

08/06/07 -- An Activists Guide to Exploiting the Media.
An Activists Guide to Exploiting the Media, By George Monbiot, This Land is Our: a Landrights Campaign for Britain. It is available at ... Click Here


JULY, 2007

07/31/07 -- Steal This Book.
Steal This Book, Abbie Hoffman, Pirate Editions, 1971. It is available at ... Click Here

07/30/07 -- Ozymandias Sabotage Handbook.
Ozymandias Sabotage Handbook, Reach Out Publications. It is available at ... Click Here

07/27/07 -- With the British Army in The Holy Land.
With the British Army in The Holy Land, Henry Osmond Lock, 1919. It is available at ... Click Here

07/27/07 -- Assessment of Detainee Medical Operations for OEF, GTMO, and OIF.
Assessment of Detainee Medical Operations for OEF, GTMO, and OIF, Office of the Army Surgeon General, 13 April 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

07/26/07 -- Prolonged Wars: A Post-Nuclear Challenge.
Prolonged Wars: A Post-Nuclear Challenge, edited by Karl Magyar & Constantine Danopoulos, Air University, 1994. It is available at ... Click Here

07/25/07 -- General siege - Musharraf's fragile position.
General siege - Musharraf's fragile position, Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 August 20007. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth campus. It is available at ... Click Here

07/24/07 -- Influence of the First Crusade on the Current Situation in the Middle East.
Influence of the First Crusade on the Current Situation in the Middle East, Joseph Leardi, US Army Command and General Staff College, June 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

07/24/07 -- Radical Islam in Britain: Implications for the War on Terrorism.
Radical Islam in Britain: Implications for the War on Terrorism, Thomas Donalds, Army War College, 12 March 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

07/23/07 -- The Corruption of the Media.
The Corruption of the Media, Richard North PhD, 2006. July 2006. Report on the media coverage of the "Qana" incident on 30 July 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

07/23/07 -- Psychology of Intelligence Analysis.
Psychology of Intelligence Analysis, Richards J. Heuer, Jr.Central Intelligence Agency. It is available at ... Click Here

07/23/07 -- 2007 Key Strategic Issues List.
2007 Key Strategic Issues List, Strategic Studies Institute, Army War College, July 2007. It is available at ... Click Here.

07/20/07 -- Faith and Hope in a war-torn Land: The US Army Chaplaincy in the Balkans, 1995-2005.
Faith and Hope in a war-torn Land: The US Army Chaplaincy in the Balkans, 1995-2005, Kenneth E. Lawson, CSI, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here 

07/20/07 -- Factors Related to the Effectiveness of Special Forces Personnel.
Factors Related to the Effectiveness of Special Forces Personnel, Human Resources Research Office, August 1954. It is available at ... Click Here

07/19/07 -- Animal Liberation Primer.
Animal Liberation Primer, Animal Liberation Press Office. It is available at ... Click here

07/16/07 -- Understanding Current Operations in Iraq.
Understanding Current Operations in Iraq, Dave Kilcullen, Small Wars Journal, 26 June 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

07/12/07 -- Know Your Enemy, Issue No.8.
Know Your Enemy, Issue No.8, US Army, November 1966. It is available at ...Click Here

07/11/07 -- Ecodefence: a Field Guide to Monkeywrenching.
Ecodefence: a Field Guide to Monkeywrenching, Dave Foreman and Bill Haywood, 1984. It is available at ... Click Here

07/10/07 -- Night Air Operations in Vietnam: An Evolving Doctrine for Counterinsurgency.
Night Air Operations in Vietnam: An Evolving Doctrine for Counterinsurgency, David Murane, US Army Command and General Staff College, May 1965. It is available at ... Click Here

07/10/07 -- Success of Terrorism in War: The Case of Chechnya.
Success of Terrorism in War: The Case of Chechnya, Dianne Sumner, Naval Postgraduate School, Sept 1999. It is available at ... Click Here

07/10/07 -- An Analysis of the Psychological Necessity of Censorship in Combat Zones.
An Analysis of the Psychological Necessity of Censorship in Combat Zones, J. E. Longhofer, US Army Command and General Staff College, Jan 1970. It is available at ... Click Here

07/06/07 -- Seeds of conflict - Security risks of the quest for biofuels.
Seeds of conflict - Security risks of the quest for biofuels , Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 September 2007. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

07/03/07 -- Hamas 'Mickey Mouse' killed off.
Hamas 'Mickey Mouse' killed off, British Broadcasting Corporation, 30 June 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

07/03/07 -- The Martyrdom of Farfour.
Martyrdom of Farfour. From a Hamas-affiliated children's television program. The video is translated and hosted by Middle East Media Research Institute. It is available at ... Click Here


JUNE, 2007

06/28/07 -- Implications of Maritime Piracy in the Failed State of Somalia.
Implications of Maritime Piracy in the Failed State of Somalia, Joint Military Operations Department, Naval War College, Oct 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

06/28/07 -- Seizing power - Greater state control of Venezuela's oil industry.
Seizing power - Greater state control of Venezuela's oil industry, Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 May 2007. Access is restricted the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

06/27/07 -- War on film - The often fraught relationship between military and media.
War on film - The often fraught relationship between military and media, Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 July 2007. Access is restricted the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

06/27/07 -- Employment of U.S. Army Psychological Operations Units in Vietnam.
Employment of U.S. Army Psychological Operations Units in Vietnam, Army Concept Team in Vietnam, June 1969. It is available at ... Click Here

06/22/07 -- International Trafficking in Women to the US.
International Trafficking in Women to the US: A Contemporary Manifestation of Slavery and Organized Crime, Amy O’Neill Richard, DCI Exceptional Intelligence Analyst Program, 1999. It is available at ... Click Here

06/20/07 -- Shifting focus - Jemaah Islamiyah's long-term agenda towards Islamism.
Shifting focus - Jemaah Islamiyah's long-term agenda towards Islamism, Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 July 2007. Access is restricted the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

06/14/07 -- Joint Task Force Katrina Photographic Chronology.
Joint Task Force Katrina Photographic Chronology, First Air Force History Office, Oct 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

06/08/07 -- Case Study of ARVN Assumption of Responsibility in Northern Kontum.
Lessons Learned, Case Study of ARVN Assumption of Responsibility in Northern Kontum, Military Assistance Command Vietnam, Aug 1969. It is available at ... Click Here

06/08/07 -- Preliminary Survey of Insurgency in Urban Areas: Appendix A.
Preliminary Survey of Insurgency in Urban Areas: Appendix A, Special Operations Research Office, 1965. It is available at ... Click Here

06/05/07 -- DA Pam 525-7-2: the Art and Science of Psychological Operations: Case Studies of Military Application, Vol I.
DA Pam 525-7-2: the Art and Science of Psychological Operations: Case Studies of Military Application, Volume One, 1976. It is available at ... Click Here

06/05/07 -- DA Pam 525-7-2: the Art and Science of Psychological Operations: Case Studies of Military Application, Vol II.
DA Pam 525-7-2: the Art and Science of Psychological Operations: Case Studies of Military Application, Volume Two, 1976. It is available at ... Click Here

06/05/07 -- Radiological lessons - Radiation weapons beyond 'dirty bombs'.
Radiological lessons - Radiation weapons beyond 'dirty bombs', Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 June 2007. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

06/04/07 -- People Make the City.
People Make the City, Joint Urban Operations Observations and Insights from Afghanistan and Iraq; Russell W. Glenn, Christopher Paul, Todd C. Helmus, Paul Steinberg; Rand Corp, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here


MAY, 2007

05/31/07 -- An Analysis of Los Angeles Fire Department Operations During Watts.
An Analysis of Los Angeles Fire Department Operations During Watts, Ohio State University Disaster Research Center, December 1969. It is available at ... Click Here

05/30/07 -- Pirate Gold - Music Counterfeiting in Italy.
Pirate Gold - Music Counterfeiting in Italy, Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 June 2007 . Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

05/25/07 -- In Times of Crisis.
In Times of Crisis: Global and Local Civil-Military Disaster Relief Coordination in the United States and Japan, Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis and Osaka School of International Public Policy, Osaka University, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

05/24/07 -- Foreign Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief Operations Planning.
TACMEMO 3-07.6-05: Foreign Humanitarian Assistance-Disaster Relief Operations Planning, Department of the Navy, Dec 2005 . It is available at ... Click Here

05/23/07 -- Hamas, Islam, and Israel.
Hamas, Islam, and Israel; Joseph S. Spoerl, Journal of Conflict Studies, Vol. XXVI No. 1, Summer 2006. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

05/23/07 -- Tamil Tigers' turn to air tactics.
Tamil Tigers' turn to air tactics, Jane's Intelligence Digest, 25 May 2007. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

05/23/07 -- America Goes to War: Managing the Force During Times of Stress and Uncertainty.
America Goes to War: Managing the Force During Times of Stress and Uncertainty, Bernard D. Rostker, Rand, 2007 . It is available at ... Click Here

05/15/07 -- Military Casualty Information.
Military Casualty Information, Department of Defense. It is available at ... Click Here

05/14/07 -- Mexican-American War Case Study.
Mexican-American War Case Study, Joint Advanced Warfighting School, Joint Forces Staff College, Jan 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

05/14/07 -- Interviews and Debriefs Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Interviews and Debriefs: Operation Iraqi Freedom. Transcripts, audio, and video links of recently deployed service members who have been debriefed by USMC Center For Advanced Operational Culture Learning (CAOCL). It is available at ... Click Here

05/10/07 -- FM 7-100.4. Opposing Force Organization Guide, May 2007.
FM 7-100.4. Opposing Force Organization Guide, May 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

05/09/07 -- Hezbollah builds a Western base.
Hezbollah builds a Western base, From inside South America’s Tri-border area, Iran-linked militia targets US, By Pablo Gato and Robert Windrem, NBC News. It is available at ... Click Here

05/09/07 -- Terrorists Take Recruitment Efforts Online.
Terrorists Take Recruitment Efforts Online, Scott Pelley On The Use Of The Internet To Recruit Jihadists. It is available at ... Click Here

05/07/07 -- Suicide Terrorism Conference.
Suicide Terrorism Conference, The National Institute of Justice Professional Conference Series, October 25-26, 2004. It is available at ... Click Here

05/01/07 -- FMFM 8-2, Counterinsurgency Operations, 1962.
FMFM 8-2, Counterinsurgency Operations, Marine Corps, 1962. It is available at ... Click Here

05/01/07 -- After the North Korea Nuclear Breakthrough.
The new International Crisis Group report After the North Korea Nuclear Breakthrough: Compliance or Confrontation? is available for download at ... http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4795&l=1


APRIL, 2007

04/30/07 -- Call to arms - Hizbullah's efforts to renew weapons supplies.
Call to arms - Hizbullah's efforts to renew weapons supplies, Jane's Intelligence Review, May 1, 2007. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth Campus. It is available at ... Click Here

04/25/07 -- Iraq's Troubled Future: the Uncertain Way Ahead.
Iraq's Troubled Future: the Uncertain Way Ahead, Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS, April 13, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

04/20/07 -- Iraq and the Kurds: Resolving the Kirkuk Crisis.
The new International Crisis Group report Iraq and the Kurds: Resolving the Kirkuk Crisis is available for download at ... Click Here

04/19/07 -- 2006 Annual Report of the United States Intelligence Community.
2006 Annual Report of the United States Intelligence Community, Director of National Intelligence, Feb 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

04/16/07 -- Learning to Adapt to Asymmetric Threats.
Learning to Adapt to Asymmetric Threats, Institute for Defense Analysis, August 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

04/12/07 -- Pakistan: Karachi’s Madrasas and Violent Extremism.
The new report Pakistan: Karachi’s Madrasas and Violent Extremism is available from the International Crisis Group Website at ... Click Here

04/12/07 -- Female Suicide Bombers Motive: Revenge.
Female Suicide Bombers Motive: Revenge, MSNBC World Blog. It is available at ... Click Here

04/06/07 -- Discord in Pakistan’s Northern Areas.The new International Crisis Group report Discord in Pakistan’s Northern Areas is available at ... Click Here

04/03/07 -- Potential Influenza Effects on Military Populations.
Potential Influenza Effects on Military Populations, John N. Bombardt, Jr. and Heidi E. Brown CSIS, Institute for Defense Analyses, Dec 2003. It is available at ... Click Here

04/02/07 -- Currents and Crosscurrents of Radical Islam.
Currents and Crosscurrents of Radical Islam, Daniel Benjamin, Aidan Kirby and Julianne Smith CSIS, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

04/02/07 -- Entering the Dragon's Lair: Chinese Antiaccess Strategies and Their Implications for the United States.
Entering the Dragon's Lair: Chinese Antiaccess Strategies and Their Implications for the United States, Roger Cliff, Mark Burles, Michael S. Chase, Derek Eaton, Kevin L. Pollpeter, Rand, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here


MARCH, 2007

03/27/07 -- Interview: Nasir Abbas, Jemaah Islamiyah defector.
Interview: Nasir Abbas, Jemaah Islamiyah defector , Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, 11 April 2007. It is available at ...Click Here

03/26/07 -- Heads We Win — The Cognitive Side of Counterinsurgency.
Heads We Win: The Cognitive Side of Counterinsurgency, RAND Counterinsurgency Study — Paper 1, David C. Gompert Rand, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/26/07 -- Subversion and Insurgency.
Subversion and Insurgency, RAND Counterinsurgency Study — Paper 2, William Rosenau, Rand, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/23/07 -- ICG Annual Report.
The International Crisis Group has just published its Annual Report for 2007. It provides an overview of their projects across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Full report: Click Here

03/23/07 -- Militant moves - Indian terrorists' targeting moves south.
Militant moves - Indian terrorists' targeting moves south , Jane's Intelligence Review, 14 March 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/22/07 -- Indonesia: How GAM Won in Aceh.
The new International Crisis Group report Indonesia: How GAM Won in Aceh is available for download from the International Crisis Group website at ... Click Here

03/15/07 -- On ''Other War'': Lessons from Five Decades of RAND Counterinsurgency Research.
On ''Other War'': Lessons from Five Decades of RAND Counterinsurgency Research, Austin Long, Rand, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

03/15/07 -- Voice of jihad returns.
Voice of jihad returns, Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, 14 March 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/15/07 -- Chlorine bombs in Iraq.
Chlorine bombs in Iraq, Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, 1 April 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/13/07 -- The Beginner’s Guide to Nation-Building.
The Beginner’s Guide to Nation-Building, James Dobbins, Seth G. Jones, Keith Crane, and Beth Cole DeGrasse, Rand Corp, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

03/08/07 -- Terrorism Profiles.
Terrorism Profiles, GlobalSecurity.org. It is available at ... Click Here

03/06/07 -- The Other Walter Reed.
Washington Post's full coverage of the controversy at Walter Reed. It is available at ... Click Here

03/02/07 -- Guardian article misrepresents the advisers' view.
Guardian article misrepresents the advisers' view, Dave Kilcullen, Small Wars Journal Blog. It is available at ... Click Here

03/01/07 -- After Mecca: Engaging Hamas.
The new International Crisis Group report After Mecca: Engaging Hamas is available from the International Crisis Group website at ... http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4677&l=1


FEBRUARY, 2007

02/28/07 -- An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community.
An Overview of the United States Intelligence Community, Office of the Director of National Intelligence Reports, January 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

02/26/07 -- Breaking Point: Measuring Progress in Afghanistan.
Breaking Point: Measuring Progress in Afghanistan, CSIS, February 23, 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

02/23/07 -- USAREUR Planning for German Army Assistance.
USAREUR Planning for German Army Assistance, Army Europe Military History Office, 1955. It is available at ... Click Here

02/23/07 -- The CBRN System: Assessing the threat of terrorist use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom.
The CBRN System: Assessing the threat of terrorist use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons in the United Kingdom, Paul Cornish, Chatham House, Feb 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

02/20/07 -- Strategic Plan Needed to Address Army’s Emerging Officer Accession and Retention Challenges.
Strategic Plan Needed to Address Army’s Emerging Officer Accession and Retention Challenges, GAO, January 2007. It is available at ... Click Here

02/12/07 -- The Wizards of Buzz.
The Wizards of Buzz: A new kind of Web site is turning ordinary people into hidden influencers, shaping what we read, watch and buy, Wall Street Journal, 10 Feb.2006. It is available at ... Click Here

02/12/07 -- How to Win in Iraq.
How to Win in Iraq, Terence J Daly, US Naval Institute Proceedings, Dec 2005. Access is Restricted to the Fort Leavenworth IP Range. It is available at ... Click Here

02/12/07 -- U.S. Africa Command.
U.S. Africa Command Briefing, Department of Defense, 7 February 2007.It is available at ... Click Here

02/07/07 -- New CRS Report: Afghan Refugees.
The new CRS report "Afghan Refugees: Current Status and Future Prospects," January 26, 2007 is available for download from the Federation of American Scientists website at ... Click Here

02/06/07 -- Iran: Ahmadi-Nejad’s Tumultuous Presidency.
The new International Crisis Group briefing Iran: Ahmadi-Nejad’s Tumultuous Presidency is available for download at ... http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4647&l=1

02/05/07 -- 2006 Unrestricted Warfare Symposium Proceedings.
Unrestricted Warfare Symposium Proceedings, Johns Hopkins University, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

02/05/07 -- Afghanistan in 2006: A Survey of the Afghan People.
Afghanistan in 2006: A Survey of the Afghan People, November 2006, Asia Foundation. It is available at ...Click Here

02/05/07 -- Haiti: Justice Reform and the Security Crisis.
The New International Crisis Group report Haiti: Justice Reform and the Security Crisis is available for download from the International Crisis Group website at ... Click Here


JANUARY, 2007

01/31/07 -- An Assessment of the Hearts and Minds Campaign in Southern Afghanistan.
An Assessment of the Hearts and Minds Campaign in Southern Afghanistan, Senlis Council, 2006. It is available at ...Click Here

01/31/07 -- Egypt’s Sinai Question.
The new International Crisis Group report Egypt’s Sinai Question is available for download at ... Click Here. Free registration is required to view the full report.

01/24/07 -- Jihadism in Indonesia: Poso on the Edge.
The new International Crisis Group report Jihadism in Indonesia: Poso on the Edge is available from the ICG website at ... Click Here

01/24/07 -- New Rand Report: Central Asia.
Rand has just released a new report on central Asia called Economic Dimensions of Security in Central Asia. The full text and summary of the report is available from Rand at ... Click Here

01/18/07 -- United Nations Human Rights Report.
The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq Human Rights Report 1 November - 31 December 2006 is available for download from the United Nations at ... Click Here other UN Assistance Mission for Iraq reports are available at ... Click Here

01/17/07 -- Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 2, The Outer Rings of the Terrorist Universe.
Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 2, The Outer Rings of the Terrorist Universe is available for download from RAND at ... Click Here

01/17/07 -- Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 1, The Global Jihadist Movement.
Beyond al-Qaeda: Part 1, The Global Jihadist Movement is available from RAND at ... Click Here

01/16/07 -- New CSI Publication on Cultural Awareness.
The new CSI publication Through the Lens of Cultural Awareness: A Primer for US Armed Forces Deploying to Arab and Middle Eastern Countries, by LTC William Wunderle is available for download at ... Click Here

01/16/07 -- U.S. Army International Activities.
The December 2006 RAND report Assessing the Value of U.S. Army International Activities is available for download at http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/2006/RAND_MG329.pdf

01/11/07 -- Embassies as Command Posts in the Anti-Terror Campaign.
Embassies as Command Posts in the Anti-Terror Campaign, Committee on Foreign Relations, US Senate, 109th Congress, 15 Dec 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

01/09/07 -- Pandemic Influenza--Past, Present, Future.
Pandemic Influenza--Past, Present, Future: Communicating Today Based on the Lessons from the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is available at ... Click Here

01/05/07 -- Pentagon Re-Branding in the War of Ideas.
Pentagon Re-Branding in the War of Ideas, Janes Intelligence Digest, 15 Dec 2006. Access is restricted to the Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

01/05/07 -- Economic Security and Development in the Black Sea Region.
The new CSIS report Economic Security and Development in the Black Sea Region is available for download from CSIS at ... Click Here

01/04/07 -- Culture Clash in Denmark.
"Culture Clash in Denmark; The close-knit Danes find their liberal ideals tested by a growing, alienated Muslim population", Thomas Omestad, U.S. News & World Report, 8 Jan 2007. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

01/04/07 -- Looking Beyond A Surge: The Tests a New US Strategy in Iraq Must Meet.
Looking Beyond A Surge: The Tests a New US Strategy in Iraq Must Meet, Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS, 4 January 2007 It is available at ... Click Here


DECEMBER, 2006

12/29/06 -- Real-Time Television Coverage of Armed Conflicts and Diplomatic Crises: Does it Pressure or Distort Foreign Policy Decisions?
Real-Time Television Coverage of Armed Conflicts and Diplomatic Crises: Does it Pressure or Distort Foreign Policy Decisions? by Nik Gowing, Shorenstein Fellow, Spring 1994. It is available at ... Click Here

12/26/06 -- Thoughts on The Operational Art.
"Thoughts on The Operational Art", Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory, October 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

12/22/06 -- General Anthony Zinni's MOOTW Considerations Make Sense in Iraq.
"General Anthony Zinni's MOOTW Considerations Make Sense in Iraq", Dave Dilegge, Urban Operations Journal, 28 February 2003 It is available at ... Click Here

12/22/06 --Securing Tri-Border Areas.
"Securing Tri-Border Areas", Janes Intelligence Review, 1 November 2006. Access is restrcited to the Fort leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

12/19/06 -- A Declaration of War: Killing People to Save the Animal and the Environment.
"A Declaration of War: Killing People to Save the Animal and the Environment" by Screaming Wolf, Animal Liberation Front. It is available at ... Click Here

12/14/06 -- The Taliban's Book of Rules.
"The Taliban's Book of Rules ", A nine-page pamphlet offers some chilling—and revealing—insights about Afghanistan’s former rulers, MSNBC, 12 Dec 2006. It is available at ...Click Here

12/14/06 -- Complex Warfighting.
"Complex Warfighting", LTC David Kilcullen, Future Land Warfare Branch, Australian Army. It is available at ... Click Here

12/11/06 -- Pakistsan’s Tribal Areas: Stop Appeasing the Militants.
The International Crisis Group report Pakistsan’s Tribal Areas: Stop Appeasing the Militants is available for download at ... Click Here.

12/08/06 -- Bleed to Bankruptcy - Economic Targeting Tactics in the Global Jihad.
"Bleed to Bankruptcy - Economic Targeting Tactics in the Global Jihad", Janes Intelligence Review, 1 Jan 2007. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ...Click Here

12/05/06 -- Inside Iran: The Washington Quarterly.
Inside Iran is the focus of the Washington Quarterly's Winter 2006-07 issue, available at ... http://www.twq.com/

12/01/06 -- U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission.
The U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission released their annual report. It is available at ... http://www.uscc.gov/annual_report/2006/06_annual_report.php. Their web site http://www.uscc.gov/ also provides hearings, testimonies, speeches, research, and reports.


NOVEMBER, 2006

11/30/06 -- Press Briefing: Options for Iraq.
Anthony Cordesman's press briefing Options for Iraq, (29 November, 2006) is available for viewing or download at ... Click Here.

11/27/06 -- Al-Qa'ida's Spymaster Analyzes U.S. Intelligence.
Brian Fishman's Al-Qa'ida's Spymaster Analyzes U.S. Intelligence examines Muhhamad Khalil Al-Hakaymah's The Myth of Delusion, a dissertation on the structure, practices, and weaknesses of the U.S. intelligence community. It is available for download from West Point's Combating Terrorism Center at ... http://www.ctc.usma.edu/MythofDelusion.pdf

11/27/06 -- Georgia’s Armenian and Azeri Minorities.
The new International Crisis Group report Georgia’s Armenian and Azeri Minorities is available for download at ... http://www.crisisgroup.org/library/documents/europe/caucasus/178_georgias_armenian_and_azeri_minorities.pdf

11/22/06 -- Europe seeks secure energy supply as Russia turns up heat.
"Europe seeks secure energy supply as Russia turns up heat ", Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 Dec 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

11/22/06 -- Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare.
"Psychological Operations in Guerrilla Warfare" by Tayac N. It is available at ... Click Here

11/20/06 -- Militant Vegan: for the Total Destruction of All Animal Abuse Industries.
"Militant Vegan: for the Total Destruction of All Animal Abuse Industries". It is available at ... Click Here

11/20/06 -- Ecodefense, a Field Guide to Monkeywrenching, 3rd Edition.
"Ecodefense, a Field Guide to Monkeywrenching, 3rd Edition", edited by Dave Foreman and Bill Haywood. It is available at ... Click Here

11/13/06 -- Arab Reform and Foreign Aid.
Jon Alterman, director of CSIS's Middle East Program, and Haim Malka, a program fellow, have released a new book on reform in the Arab world called Arab Reform and Foreign Aid. It is available for download at ... http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,3527/type,2/

11/09/06 -- Veterans Day Hours.
The CARL will be open from 1000-1630 on Veterans Day, Friday 10 November, 2006.

11/07/06 -- Sectarian Violence: Radical Groups Drive Internal Displacement in Iraq.
Sectarian Violence: Radical Groups Drive Internal Displacement in Iraq, Ashraf al-Khalidi & Victor Tanner, The Brookings Institution, Oct 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

11/07/06 -- SSI Publication: China-ASEAN Relations.
The new Strategic Studies Institute publication China-ASEAN Relations: Perspectives, Prospects, and Implications for U.S. Interests by Dr. Jing-dong Yuan is available at ... http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?PubID=735

11/01/06 -- International Crisis Group Report: Israel and Lebanon.
The new International Crisis Group report Israel/Hizbollah/Lebanon: Avoiding Renewed Conflict is available is available at ... http://www.crisisgroup.org/home/index.cfm?id=4480&l=1


OCTOBER, 2006

10/31/06 -- UN Peacekeeping Publications.
Peacekeeping training publications that are available from the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations/Training and Evaluation Service. The documents are available at ... Click Here

10/27/06 -- Eyeball of North Korea Nuclear Test Site.
From Cryptome.org, satellite images of the site suspected of being related to an October 9 nuclear test performed in Kilchu, North Korea. It is available at ... Click Here

10/26/06 -- Lessons for Contemporary Counterinsurgencies: The Rhodesian Experience.
"Lessons for Contemporary Counterinsurgencies: The Rhodesian Experience" By: Bruce Hoffman, Jennifer Taw, David W. Arnold, Rand, 1991. It is available at ...Click Here

10/26/06 -- Perilous Journeys.
The International Crisis Group released a new report called "Perilous Journeys: The Plight of North Koreans in China and Beyond". It is available for download at ... Click Here

10/25/06 -- Deconstructing Hizbullah's -Surprise Military Prowess.
"Deconstructing Hizbullah's -surprise military prowess", Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 November 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ...Click Here

10/18/06 -- Strategies for Iraq: The Almost Good, the Bad,and the Ugly.
Strategies for Iraq: The Almost Good, the Bad,and the Ugly, Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS, 11 Oct 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

10/16/06 -- North Korean Civil-Military Trends.
The SSI publication "North Korean Civil-Military Trends: Military-First Politics to a Point" by Ken E. Gause is available at ... http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/PUB728.pdf

10/12/06 -- CSM Article Features Cultural Awareness.
The July 5, 2006 Christian Science Monitor article "What US wants in its troops: cultural savvy" is available from the CSM website at ... Click Here

10/10/06 -- Iraq’s Evolving Insurgency and the Risk of Civil War.
"Iraq’s Evolving Insurgency and the Risk of Civil War" Anthony Cordesman, CSIS, 27 Sept 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

10/10/06 -- Irregular Warfare Special Study.
"Irregular Warfare Special Study", Joint Forces Command, 4 August 2006 It is available at ... Click Here

10/03/06 -- Databases From Home.
You can now access CARL's databases from home using your library card. Just go to http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/databases/db_data.asp and click on your choice. You'll be prompted to enter your library card number, and then you're in--ProQuest, Jane's, JSTOR, all just a number away. Call 758-3001 for more information about getting your library card, or 758-3053 with questions about databases.

10/03/06 -- The CARL needs your help.
If you use any of our databases, please fill out our Databases Survey by Clicking Here. Your input is valuable and appreciated.


SEPTEMBER, 2006

09/26/06 -- The Rise of Jihadistan.
"The Rise of Jihadistan", Newsweek International Edition, 2 October 2006 It is available at ... Click Here

09/22/06 -- Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat.
"Al-Qaeda: The Many Faces of an Islamist Extremist Threat", House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

09/22/06 -- UN Adopts Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.
Uniting Against Terrorism: Recommendations for a global counter-terrorism strategy, Report of the Secretary-General, United Nations, 6 May 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

09/19/06 -- In the World of Good and Evil.
"In the world of good and evil; Foreign policy", Economist, 16 Sept 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

09/19/06 -- Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development.
"Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development", Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS, 7 Sept 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

09/18/06 -- Naval Operations Concept 2006.
"Naval Operations Concept 2006", Chief of Naval Operations. It is available at ... Click Here

09/15/06 -- Inside Thailand's Southern Insurgency.
"Inside Thailand's southern insurgency" Jane's Terrorism and Security Monitor, 12 Sept 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

09/14/06 -- Israel/Lebanon Under Fire: Hizbullah’s Attacks on Northern Israel.
"Israel/Lebanon Under fire: Hizbullah’s attacks on northern Israel", Amnesty International, 14 September 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

09/11/06 -- Hizbullah's Islamic Resistance.
From Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, "Hizbullah's Islamic Resistance", 13 September 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

09/08/06 -- Is Your Cell Phone Spilling Your Secrets?
Even after you delete your info, phones sold off on eBay can cling to credit card numbers, banking passwords, business secrets and even evidence of affairs. Associated Press, August 31, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

09/07/06 -- General's New Plan To Battle Radical Islam.
"A General's New Plan To Battle Radical Islam; Top commander Gen. Abizaid uses soldiers to build health clinics and dig wells; But is it enough?; Learning from Hezbollah", 2 Sept 2006, Wall Street Journal. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

09/06/06 -- Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programs: A Strategic Assessment.
From the Center for Strategic & International Studies, "Iran’s Nuclear and Missile Programs: A Strategic Assessment ", by Anthony H. Cordesman, August 31, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

09/05/06 -- Racial Violence Escalates in Russia.
From Jane's Intelligence Review, "Racial violence escalates in Russia", 4 September 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here


AUGUST, 2006

08/31/06 -- Mumbai Bombings Signal Sustained Rail Terrorism Trend.
From Jane's Intelligence Review, "Mumbai Bombings Signal Sustained Rail Terrorism Trend", 30 August 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

08/28/06 -- Choosing Words Carefully: Language to Help Fight Islamic Terrorism.
From NDU's Center for Strategic Communications, "Choosing Words Carefully: Language to Help Fight Islamic Terrorism", May 23, 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

08/28/06 -- London Bombings Anniversary Video.
From Jane's Terrorism & Security Monitor, "London bombings anniversary video ", 22 August 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

08/28/06 -- Muslim Prison Ministry: Hindering the Spread of the Radical, Militant, Violent and Irreconcilable Wing of Islam.
Muslim Prison Ministry: Hindering the Spread of the Radical, Militant, Violent and Irreconcilable Wing of Islam By Major James Dooghan, SAMS, 8 July 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

08/23/06 -- Islamic Radicalization Feared in Europe's Jails.
Report from MSNBC: "Islamic radicalization feared in Europe's jails", By Jennifer Carlile, 8 July 2006. It is available at ... Click Here

08/22/06 -- Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups: Theory, Research and Prevention.
From the US Depertment of Justice: "Crimes Committed by Terrorist Groups: Theory, Research and Prevention", by Mark Hamm, September 2005. It is available at ... Click Here

08/21/06 -- Islam and Its Class Nature.
An English translation of N. A. Smirnov's 1960 article "Islam and Its Class Nature" is available for download at http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA366397

08/21/06 -- The Role of Ideology in Terrorists' Target Selection.
"The Role of Ideology in Terrorists' Target Selection", by C. J. M. Drake, Terrorism and Political Violence, Vol. 10, No.2 (Summer 1998). It is available at ... Click Here

08/21/06 -- On “Other War”, Lessons from Five Decades of RAND Counterinsurgency Research.
From Rand Corp, On “Other War” Lessons from Five Decades of RAND Counter-insurgency Research It is available at ... Click Here

08/17/06 -- Homepage for Mail Call's R. Lee Ermey.
The official webpage for Mail Call's R. Lee Ermey It is available at ... Click Here

08/17/06 -- Resolution 1701: full of holes?.
From Jane's Intelligence Digest, "Resolution 1701: full of holes?". Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

08/15/06 -- TRADOC Bulletin 3: Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher.
TRADOC Bulletin 3: Soviet RPG-7 Antitank Grenade Launcher, Nov 1976. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/15/06 -- Winning the Battle of Baghdad.
From CSIS, “Winning the Battle of Baghdad:The Challenges US Forces and the Iraqi Government Must Meet", Anthony H. Cordesman , 7 August 2006. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/14/06 -- Soldiers in Cities: Military Operations on Urban Terrain.
From the Strategic Studies Institute, Army War College: “Soldiers in Cities: Military Operations on Urban Terrain", by Dr. Michael Desch. It is available for download at ...Click Here

08/14/06 -- Urban Battle Command in the Twenty-First Century.
From Rand Corp, “Urban Battle Command in the Twenty-First Century", by Russell W. Glenn, and Gina Kingston , published in 2005. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/11/06 -- Jihadist Forums and the Evolution of a Creed.
From Jane's Islamic Affairs Analyst, "Jihadist forums and the evolution of a creed". Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

08/08/06 -- Charter of Allah: the Platform of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS).
“Charter of Allah: the Platform of the Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS),", Translated by Raphael Israeli, Harry Truman Research Institute, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel . It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/07/06 -- The Urbanization of Insurgency.
From Rand Corp, “The Urbanization of Insurgency: The Potential Challenge to U.S. Army Operations", by Jennifer Taw & Bruce Hoffman, published in 1994. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/07/06 -- The Middle East Crisis: Six “Long Wars” and Counting.
CSIS Report, “The Middle East Crisis: Six “Long Wars” and Counting" by Anthony H. Cordesman, 4 August 2006. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/03/06 -- Defense Policy and Low-Intensity Conflict.
From Rand Corp, “Defense Policy and Low-Intensity Conflict: the Development of Britain's "Small Wars" Doctrine During the 1950s", by Bruce Hoffman & Jennifer Taw, dated 1991. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/02/06 -- Jane's Sentinel: Israel.
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment: Israel, updated 1 August 2006. Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

08/01/06 -- Jane's Sentinel: Lebanon.
Jane's Sentinel Security Assessment: Lebanon, updated 13 July 2006 . Access is restricted to Fort Leavenworth IP range. It is available at ... Click Here

08/01/06 -- “Twenty-Eight Articles”: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency.
From the May June 2006, Military Review, “Twenty-Eight Articles: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency”, LTC David Kilcullen, Ph.D., Australian Army. It is available for download at ... Click Here

08/01/06 -- DOD Excess Property.
GAO report “DOD Excess Property: Control Breakdowns Present Significant Security Risk and Continuing Waste and Inefficiency ”, July 25, 2006. It is available for download at ...http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d06943.pdf


JULY, 2006

07/26/06 -- Israel's Uncertain Military Performance and Strategic Goals in Lebanon.
CSIS has released a new report "Israel's Uncertain Military Performance and Strategic Goals in Lebanon ", dated 25 July 2006. It is available for download at http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,3400/type,1/

07/26/06 -- Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses.
The State Department is hosting a new Congressional Research Service Report: "Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses", 13 July 2006. The report is available at ... http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/69222.pdf

07/26/06 -- Analysing Jihadist Forums.
From Jane's Islamic Affairs Analysis the article “Analysing jihadist forums”, 20 July 2006. Access to article restricted to the Fort Leavenworth IP Range. Click Here

07/26/06 -- CARL's Brown Bag Instructional Sessions.
The CARL will be conducting Brown Bag instructional seminars this year. Topics will include database searching, searching the CARL's online catalog, copyright, and other topics. More information is available at the following web page: http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/brownbag.asp

07/24/06 -- Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses.
The State Department is hosting a new Congressional Research Service Report: "Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses", 13 July 2006. The report is available at http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/69222.pdf

07/24/06 -- Library of Congress Portals to the World: Lebanon.
Library of Congress Portals to the World: Lebanon. The webportal is available at http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/lebanon/lebanon.html

07/24/06 -- U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma.
The State Department is hosting a new Congressional Research Service Report: "U.S. Democracy Promotion Policy in the Middle East: The Islamist Dilemma", 15 June 2006. The report is available at http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/68802.pdf

07/12/06 -- Combating Al Qaeda and the Militant Islamic Threat.
Testimony to House Armed Services Committee by Rand Corps Analysist Bruce Hoffman: "Combating Al Qaeda and the Militant Islamic Threat" presented February 16, 2006". The report is available at http://rand.org/pubs/testimonies/2006/RAND_CT255.pdf

07/11/06 -- RSS Feed Archive.
Archived listings are now available for the CARL News and Information RSS feed at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/gateway/rssnews.asp and for the CARL Cultural Awareness RSS Feed at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/gateway/rsscultural.asp
OR you can just click on the link at the top right of this RSS feed.

07/10/06 -- The Paths Ahead: Missile Defense in Asia.
From Center for Strategic & International Studies, the report "The Paths Ahead: Missile Defense in Asia" dated 30 March 2006. The report is available at http://www.csis.org/component/option,com_csis_pubs/task,view/id,3019/type,1/

07/06/06 -- North Korea Special Collection.
Center for Nonproliferation Studies has a series of reports on North Korea. The reports can be accessed at http://cns.miis.edu/research/korea/

07/05/06 -- North Korean North Korea Country Handbook.
From the Defense Intelligence Agency FOIA Program, "North Korea Country Handbook" dated 1997. The handbook is available for download at http://www.dia.mil/publicaffairs/Foia/nkor.pdf

07/03/06 -- Force Protection in Urban and Unconventional Environments. 
Defense Science Board has released the report "Force Protection in Urban and Unconventional Environments", which is available for download at ... http://www.acq.osd.mil/dsb/reports/2006-03-Force_Protection_Final.pdf

07/03/06 -- 28 Articles: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency.
"Twenty-Eight Articles: Fundamentals of Company-level Counterinsurgency" by David Kilcullen". An Australian Army officer's perspective on the fundamentals of company level counter insurgency. The White Paper is available for download at http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/caocl/oif/Cultural_Guidance_Learning/kilcullen_28_articles.pdf

07/03/06 -- FM 31-15, Operations Against Irregular Forces, dated 1961.
Department of the Army has released obsolete Field Manual "FM 31-15, Operations Against Irregular Forces," dated 1961. The FM is available for download at ... http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA310713


JUNE, 2006

06/30/06 -- Marine Corps Operating Concepts for a Changing Security Environment.
"Marine Corps Operating Concepts for a Changing Security Environment " provides the Commandant's broad guidance and direction for the future of the Corps. The White Paper is available for download at http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA446044

06/29/06 -- Counterinsurgency: a Symposium, April 16-20, 1962.
Rand has released a new edition of "Counterinsurgency: a Symposium, April 16-20, 1962", which is available for download at http://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R412-1/

06/29/06 -- Tentative Manual for Countering Irregular Threats.
Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory has released "Tentative Manual for Countering Irregular Threats: An Updated Approach to Counterinsurgency Operations", which is available for download at http://www.mcwl.usmc.mil/concepts/ServiceConcepts/CIT%20Tentative%20Manual%20v_3.01%20with%20cover.pdf

06/28/06 -- World Drug Report 2006.
The UN Office of Drugs and Crime has released "World Drug Report 2006. Check it out at http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html

06/28/06 -- New Challenges for Military Operations in the 21st Century.
From the USMC Small Wars Center, the DVD "New Challenges for Military Operations in the 21st Century: Emerald Express Insights and Observations from Operation Iraqi Freedom" is now available for distribution Check it out at http://www.wargaming.quantico.usmc.mil/programs/JCDE/JUW06/distro_statement.asp

06/23/06 -- Countries in Perspective.
Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center's LingNets Countries in Perspective Series. This series features study materials, interactive maps and tests on countries from around the world. Check it out at http://www.lingnet.org/areaStudies/perspectives/default.asp

06/23/06 -- USMC Small Wars Center of Excellence.
USMC Small Wars Center of Excellence provides an unclassified interactive information resource and management tool for the understanding of the history, nature, and relevance of Small Wars in the 21st Century security environment, and for the conduct of Small Wars programs and events. Check it out at http://www.smallwars.quantico.usmc.mil/

06/23/06 -- USMC Center For Advanced Operational Culture Learning.
USMC Center For Advanced Operational Culture Learning promotes a grasp of culture and language as regular, mainstream components of the operating environment— the human terrain—throughout the full spectrum of military operations. Check it out at http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/caocl/


MAY, 2006

05/30/06 -- Interim Cultural Awareness Curriculum.
The TRADOC Culture Center has an Interim Cultural Awareness Curriculum posted on their web site. The Curriculum includes lessons, presentations and other instructional materials. They are zip files and are available for download at http://www.universityofmilitaryintelligence.us/tcc/cultural/IntCACurr.asp

05/27/06 -- TRADOC Culture Center.
The TRADOC Culture Center web pages are now operational. Check them out at http://www.universityofmilitaryintelligence.us/tcc/default.asp

05/27/06 -- Arab Cultural Awareness.
TRADOC DCSINT Handbook No. 2 - Arab Cultural Awareness: 58 Factsheets is available at http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/army/arabculture.pdf

05/05/06 -- Cultural Awareness Digital Documents.
The CARL has compiled a bibliography of full text digital documents on Cultural Awareness. It is available at http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/resources/biblio/cultural.asp


APRIL, 2006

04/24/06 -- Inside Islam (DVD).
Widely practiced and equally widely misunderstood, Islam is a religion that has been at the heart of human experience for well over a thousand years. In the world after September 11th, it is especially critical to understand the origins and practice of Islam, and its role in the world today. This balanced, objective introduction to the great faith traces its roots back to the Hebrew Bible and explains the main tenets of Islam, the Five Pillars that all Muslims must adhere to. Discover what the Qur'an has to say about war, violence and suicide, and see how these words have been co-opted by extremists.

04/14/06 -- Cultural Awareness Page.
The University of Military Intelligence's Cultural & Foreign Language Integration Center can be found online at http://www.universityofmilitaryintelligence.us/cflic/cultural/default.asp. While some of this website requires an account with the University, the sections on Iraq and Afghanistan are open.

04/10/06 -- New CARL Acquisition.
Understanding Arabs: a Guide for Modern Times.


MARCH, 2006

03/31/06 -- Find Useful Articles on Cultural Awareness.
Resources for Finding Articles: Ebsco Academic Search Premier via AKO Indexes 7,800+ scholarly journals, with full text for 4,000 titles. Covers social sciences, humanities, education, computer science and engineering, general science, medicine, ethnic studies, and more. 1965- present for selected titles.
Search Examples:
* Try typing the following in the search box: islam and culture and middle east and western
One of the articles found by this search is: “ A brush with the Middle East.” Click on the title to see a summary of the article, and other information.
* The asterisk (*) is a "wildcard" character that allows retrieval of any ending on a word. For example try typing: islam* and politic* and iran*
* Parentheses are useful when "this term" or "that term" is acceptable in search results: children and (islam or middle east)


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