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NPS' CORE Lab Rethinks Traditional Intelligence Analysis

Arquilla Interview with PRI's The World
The Cold War is over but the "Cool War" is on. Professor Arquilla tells host Lisa Mullins that Russia's military is reasserting itself on the world stage and that in the "quiet arms race" the Russians are gaining a step on America.

In Salinas, Fighting Gang Violence on a Shoestring

NCO Earns NPS Top Army Student Award

DA Student Wins JSOU Essay Contest

SOF 2030 Brief

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Foreign Policy articles

How to Protect Yourself from the Online Axis of Evil

What has happened to the notion of cyberdefense?

In Defense of PRISM

How else can we smoke terrorists out of their hidey holes?

Drones Are Too Slow to Kill Terrorists

President Obama's magical thinking about how to defeat al Qaeda.

See all Chairman John Arquilla's Foreign Policy articles here.

NPR Interview: Software, Not Just Bullets, Puts Military at Odds

Listen to the NPR interview here.

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BBC World Service Interview with DA Professor Bradley Strawser

The rapid expansion of drone technology, and whether unmanned warfare needs new rules of engagement.

New Book--Illuminating the Dark Arts of War:  Terrorism, Sabotage and Subversion in Homeland Security and the New Conflict

by David Tucker

lluminating the Dark Arts of War is a comprehensive survey ofI the threats posed by terrorism, sabotage and subversion to the security of the United States.  By looking at how these threats connect and what their limitations are, the book calls into question the belief that the United States is now facing unprecedented and unmanageable threats to its security from the "new conflict" carried on by al Qaeda, other non-state actors, and states using the dark arts of war.  The book contrasts the limited threats posed by terrorism, sabotage and subversion with the resilience and power of America's government and political system.

The book should interest anyone concerned about America's security, particularly those involved in homeland security and those working to counter unconventional threats to the United States. 

by Amanda Stein

Naval Postgraduate School alumnus Adm. William McRaven, Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), answers a student's question following his special Secretary of the Navy Guest Lecture in King Auditorium, June 7. Prior to his presentation, McRaven honored Defense Analysis (DA) Professor Dr. Gordon McCormick with the USSOCOM Medal for his contributions to the craft of special operations. McRaven graduated in 1993 with a dual degree in National Security Affairs, while also leading the establishment of the Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict (SOLIC) curriculum, and was its first graduate.

"We established the Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict curriculum about 20 years ago, now part of the Defense Analysis curriculum. Since that time, we have put over 900 students through that course," McRaven said. "Those students are from the international community, from the enlisted community, from the officer community of all services, and have really shaped the future of U.S., and I think, international special operations.

"When we started, I'm not sure we felt that it would go too many years, but it just seemed to be the right thing to do at the right time," McRaven continued. "And it went 20 years, frankly, because of one man. So today I would like to take the opportunity to recognize Dr. Gordon McCormick for his contributions not only to the curriculum here at the Naval Postgraduate School, but what Gordon has done has really shaped and influenced the U.S. Special Operations Command."

During his lecture and presentation following, McRaven discussed the value of education, and the direction that USSOCOM is headed. He also met with NPS leaders to hear about recent progress and ongoing projects in the DA department, and within the university as a whole.