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Wed, 11/26/2014 - 2:00am

SWJ News & Opinion Page - updated throughout the day - 24/7 - Link at top bar, next to Home. - Dave D.

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The Road to October 7: Hamas’ Long Game, Clarified by CTC Sentinel
Drones and Port Security in Brownsville: A Case Study on the Gulf by Homeland Security Today
Triads, Snakeheads, and Flying Money: The Underworld of Chinese Criminal Networks in Latin America and the Caribbean by FIU Digital Commons, Research Publication 58
Unraveling Covert Networks: Analysis of Mexican Cartel Alliances by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Soldiers and Prisons: Reflections on Military Interventions in the Latin American and Caribbean Prison System. by William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies
After death of Russia’s Wagner chief, what happens to his mercenary army? by Los Angeles Times
What next for Russia’s Wagner mercenaries? by The Strategist (Australian Strategic Policy Institute)
The Use of Similarity-based Algorithms to Predict Links in Mexican Criminal Networks by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy
Transnational Crime and Geopolitical Contestation along the Mekong by International Crisis Group
China's Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China's strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part III: Image, Academia, and Technology] by FIU Digital Commons, Research Publications 57
China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part II: Influencing the Media] by FIU Digital Commons, Research Publication 56
China's Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China's Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics] by FIU Digital Commons, Research Publications 55
Las bandas criminales de 3ª generación: un peligro para Chile by El Mostrador
Amazon Underworld: Crime and Corruption in the Shadows of the World’s Largest Rainforest by Amazon Underworld
Organised Crime as a Proxy: When Criminals meet Rogue States and Actors in Latin America by RUSI
Mexico’s ‘Monster’ Trucks Show Cartels Taking Drug War to Next Level by New York Times
Car Bomb Ambush injures at least Ten Guardia Nacional (GN) Agents in Celaya, Guanajuato by C/O Futures Cartel Research Note Series
Unintended consequences of state action: how the kingpin strategy transformed the structure of violence in Mexico’s organized crime by Trends in Organized Crime
Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) Improvised Anti-Vehicle Mine (IAVM) Destroys Mexican Army (SEDENA) Vehicle in Minefield Near Apatzingán, Michoacán by C/O Futures Cartel Research Note Series
China's Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China's Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics] by Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, Florida International University
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Are drug cartels 'terrorist organizations'? US, Mexican leaders have strong opinions by USA Today
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Maximizing the potential of American irregular warfare in strategic competition by The Hill
Opinion: Don’t blur the lines by calling Mexican drug cartels ‘terrorist organizations’ by Los Angeles Times
Armed Conflicts Spread Contaminated Water and Disease: Here’s How to Better Protect Civilians by Just Security
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China Maritime Report No. 25: More Chinese Ferry Tales: China's Use of Civilian Shipping in Military Activities, 2021-2022 by CMSI China Maritime Reports.
Hospital Ships: A Vital Asset for SOUTHCOM and South American Navies by Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC)
The Goshen Massacre and the Specter of Cartel Spillover Into the US by Narco Politics by Ioan Grillo
Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America by Strategic Perspectives 41, National Defense University
Year Ahead – Emerging Technologies and the Collection of Battlefield Evidence by Articles of War, Lieber Institute
How Does ‘Matter’ Matter In International Conflict and Security? An Examination of the Importance of Mosques by Opinio Juris
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Honduras declares war against gangs – and for control of popular narrative by The Guardian
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