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Articles, In The News May 26, 2016

NYTimes: U.S. Increases Antiterrorism Exercises With African Militaries and Long Emphasis on Terror May Hurt U.S. in Conventional War, Army Chief Says – 26 May and 15 May 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/world/africa/us-increases-antiterrorism-exercises-with-african-militaries.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share The training focuses on how to defend civilian targets on a continent that has become a significant battleground in the war against militant Islam. And see: See also: Govern, Kevin H., Smart Power for Hard Problems: The Role of Special Operation Forces Strengthening the Rule of Law and Human…

In The News, Recent & Past Publications May 26, 2016

NYTimes: Body Count Points to a Mexican Military Out of Control – 26 May 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/27/world/americas/mexican-militarys-high-kill-rate-raises-human-rights-fears.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share The statistics on deaths, which the government has stopped reporting, offer a rare glimpse into the Mexican military’s role in the war on organized crime. And see also: Govern, Kevin H., Reinforcing the Rule of Law and Human Rights in Mexico through U.S. Special Operations Forces Missions (Fall, 2013)….

In The News, This Day In History & Historical Perspectives May 23, 2016

NYTimes: Obama Confirms Death of Mullah Mansour, Taliban Leader, in U.S. Strike – 23 May 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/world/asia/obama-mullah-mansour-taliban-killed.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share An American drone strike in a restive province of Pakistan killed Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, the leader of the Afghan Taliban, the White House confirmed on Monday. Calling the death “an important milestone,” President Obama said in a statement, released just as he was meeting with top officials in…

In The News May 23, 2016

NYTimes: Vietnam Arms Embargo to Be Fully Lifted, Obama Says in Hanoi – 23 May 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/24/world/asia/vietnam-us-arms-embargo-obama.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share HANOI, Vietnam — The United States is rescinding a decades-old ban on sales of lethal military equipment to Vietnam, President Obama announced at a news conference in Hanoi on Monday, ending one of the last legal vestiges of the Vietnam War.

In The News May 19, 2016

BBC News: Montenegro: Nato’s newest and last member? – 19 May 2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36311644 Nato will celebrate the arrival of its latest member, Montenegro, as a sign of the alliance’s continuing relevance at a time of renewed tensions in Europe – but could this be the end of its expansion?

In The News April 30, 2016

Colonel tapped to become West Point’s first female dean

http://www.armytimes.com/story/military/2016/04/29/colonel-tapped-become-west-points-first-female-dean/83715042/ A department head at the U.S. Military Academy could become the first female dean in the school’s 200-plus-year history, if the Senate endorses her selection. Col. Cindy Jebb has been tapped by President Obama to succeed Brig. Gen. Tim Trainor in the post, the school announced Friday. Jebb, a member…

In The News April 24, 2016

NYTimes: ISIS Targeted by Cyberattacks in a New U.S. Line of Combat – 26 APR 16

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/25/us/politics/us-directs-cyberweapons-at-isis-for-first-time.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share LONDON — The United States has opened a new line of combat against the Islamic State, directing the military’s six-year-old Cyber Command for the first time to mount computer-network attacks that are now being used alongside more traditional weapons See also: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/cyber-war-9780198717492?lang=en&cc=us

Conferences and Symposia, In The News April 5, 2016

Vatican to host first-ever conference to reevaluate just war theory, justifications for violence

http://www.ncronline.org/news/global/vatican-host-first-ever-conference-reevaluate-just-war-theory-justifications-violence Vatican to host first-ever conference to reevaluate just war theory, justifications for violence | National Catholic Reporter and see/listen to: Kresta in the Afternoon, April 6, 2016: Vatican will host a conference next week to evaluate the Church’s longstanding teaching on Just War Theory. Cohosted by the Pontifical Council…

In The News, Research Webliographies March 25, 2016

The Rise (Evolution, Expansion, and Decline?) of ISIS /Daesh – Various Perspectives

NYTimes: A Top ISIS Leader Is Killed in an Airstrike, Pentagon Says NYTimes: John Kerry, in Brussels, Says ISIS Is Faltering in Mideast A View of ISIS’s Evolution in New Details of Paris Attacks – The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/world/europe/a-view-of-isiss-evolution-in-new-details-of-paris-attacks.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share In Rise of ISIS, No Single Missed Key but Many…

and Military Legitimacy, In The News, This Day In History & Historical Perspectives March 24, 2016

NYTimes: Radovan Karadzic, a Bosnian Serb, Gets 40 Years Over Genocide and War Crimes

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/25/world/europe/radovan-karadzic-verdict.html?smprod=nytcore-iphone&smid=nytcore-iphone-share The United Nations tribunal for the former Yugoslavia convicted Mr. Karadzic of genocide for the Srebrenica massacre but acquitted him of other charges.