8/11
#7 No exit strategy. Record (1993) and Edelstein (2008): the absence of a defined endpoint structurally prolongs a war and worsens the cost-benefit ratio for the attacker. Every month without an endpoint is a loss.
#ExitStrategy #Occupation #Counterinsurgency #WarCosts
4/11
#3 Asymmetry of motivation. Andrew Mack (1975): the stronger party has less to lose. Political costs of a long war fall hardest on the stronger side. The weaker party doesn’t need to win. It only needs to survive.
#Asymmetry #Insurgency #SmallWars #Counterinsurgency
The Securitization of Minerals in the EU: Why Europe is Not Immune to the Resource Curse

Joám Evans shows how the EU’s securitization of mineral supply legitimizes environmental rollback.

15/15\15

A small glimpse of my wargame shelf.
Just a sincere thank you to all the designers, developers, developers, artists, playtesters and publishers who put so much thought, research and care into these games.

#wargaming #boardgames #historicalgames #GMTGames #COINseries
#conflictstudies #militaryhistory #geopolitics #strategy
#diplomacy #counterinsurgency #designmatters #tabletopgames

Tomsen shows the war's cruel math: For every fighter killed, two more joined. Their brothers. Their cousins. Their friends. You can't kill your way out of tribal revenge.
#CounterInsurgency #WarReality #WeekendRead
https://thisgrandpablogs.com/wars-of-afghanistan/

Very much enjoyed this talk of Adnan Husein with Alana Lentin.

Lentin makes a good case that Zionism is where Western racial fascism and colonialism have always been headed. Clarified a lot to me about the hasbara "the West is next" and the unconditional support of Western governments and the support of fascists for Zionism.

They talk about many things, like CRT, the antisemitism of anti-antisemitism, and how anti-colonial and anti-racism concepts/terminology are used in service of the colonialism and racism of the status quo. Sounds like a very interesting book, good analysis.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3XK8g5U3DnM

@[email protected] @palestine @bookstodon

#AntiColonialism #Counterinsurgency #RacialCapitalism #books #TheNewRacialRegime #zionism #fascism #democracy

The New Racial Regime w/ Alana Lentin

YouTube

#usa #israel #palestine : #war / #gaza / #protest / #university / #surveillance / #counterinsurgency / #ai

„Officials at the University of Houston used Dataminr to surveil students, while University of Connecticut administrators voiced concerns over protests against a military contractor and major donor.“

https://theintercept.com/2025/11/24/gaza-student-protests-surveillance-uconn-houston/

How Corporate Partnerships Powered University Surveillance of Palestine Protests

Internal emails reveal U.S. universities’ playbooks for cracking down on the student movement for Palestine.

The Intercept
Hidma Killed In Andhra Encounter: Major Setback For Maoist Movement | India News News | Global India Broadcast News

Madvi Hidma a top CPI (Maoist) military commander was killed in an early-morning encounter in Maredumilli, Andhra Pradesh. The operation deals a heavy blow to the insurgency. Details, context and what comes next.

Global India Broadcast News