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I presented "Transnational Crime and the State: Criminal Insurgencies, Crime Wars, Gangs, Mafias, and Cartels" to an international seminar sponsored by the Secretaria de Estado de Segurança Pública do Distrito Federal in Brasilia. on 27 November 2019 lnkd.in/gZiEZAq
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U.S. memo proposes American security operatives accompany anti-cartel operations inside Mexico.
Trump officials are pushing for a big security win in Mexico ahead of November's elections.
Last year, the Trump admin gave Mexico a list of security targets. Mexican forces have captured or killed most of them.
W/ @jacknicas, @EricSchmittNYT, @Abihabib, @julianbarnes and @KannoYoungs
nytimes.com/2026/10/24/world…
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My recommendation:
1. Read the Urban Warfare Project case study on the 2nd Battle of Fallujah, Iraq (07 November-23 December 2004) written by @SpencerGuard, @LiamSCollins & myself:
mwi.westpoint.edu/learning-f…
2. Then play the @Nutspublishing wargame!
Thanks to @Stu_Lyle for the post.
This little gem from @Nutspublishing arrived today, just in time for the weekend.
Looking forward to getting this to the table 🎲
#UrbanWarfare #Wargaming
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Could this new parliamentary intelligence inquiry be partly a response to AOAV revealing the FCDO held no human-rights risk assessments concerning intelligence-sharing with Israel, despite 600+ RAF spy flights over Gaza?
aoav.org.uk/2025/fcdo-floute…
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Protests in France originated with a focus on underfunded schools in the Paris suburbs, but they have expanded to wider grievances over social and economic injustice.
More protests are expected this weekend. wapo.st/4euQbpP
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3/3
Battle of Huế, South Vietnam (31 January-02 March 1968) with @OTDCanMilHis:
youtube.com/watch?v=f2RshDZ8…
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Battle of Aachen, Germany (02-21 October 1944) with @WW2TV:
youtube.com/watch?v=N7f3FZRL…
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Short🧵with lengthy video podcasts.
I enjoy researching, writing about & discussing urban warfare battles, using videos, photos & 3-dimensional maps to engage/assist the viewer.
1. Battle of Ortona, Italy (20-27 December 1943) with @OTDCanMilHis:
youtube.com/watch?v=FLSdLWAH…
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#NewAnalysis | Organized Crime Postponed Democracy in Haiti, Again: bit.ly/4BiEvAh
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As Trump continues to talk up data centers, don't forget:
He holds millions of dollars in data center stock.
citizensforethics.org/report…
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More than 70,000 police officers fanned out across Paris, Marseille and other French cities as protesters returned to the streets under the eye of drones and helicopters.
Lyon and Nice banned demonstrations in their downtowns. wapo.st/47CUdsC
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A mosquito-sized drone can conduct reconnaissance. 🦟
A 33-gram platform gives a soldier organic aerial awareness. Fiber-optic FPV systems ignore electronic warfare.
What does a battlefield of tiny machines mean for deterrence❓
📖Read "The Miniaturization of Military Robots," a #SWJPerspectivePiece
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From Honduras and Costa Rica to Ecuador and Panama, governments are embracing massive prisons as part of their response to organized crime.
Our analysis maps where these projects stand—and what they reveal about regional security strategies. bit.ly/4zbefqG
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🇸🇻 | El Salvador procesó a más de 560 presuntos líderes de la pandilla Barrio 18 por casi 14 500 delitos cometidos desde 2012, en uno de los procesos judiciales más grandes impulsados bajo el estado de emergencia del presidente Nayib Bukele. bit.ly/4iyJTrH
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The Pentagon is quietly building an elite new tech sabotage agency. #covert
politico.com/news/2026/10/22…
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El Salvador has sent 100 members of its special forces to Haiti in a bid to rescue four of its military personnel who were kidnapped by gangs in the troubled Caribbean nation, the Miami Herald and the Associated Press reported bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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#France is taking to the streets, with at least 2,247 protest events recorded by ACLED since the start of October. These include peaceful and violent protests, protests with intervention, and incidents of excessive force against protesters.
#franceprotest #Grève
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En Foco - Brasil: el crecimiento de las favelas expone la crisis de planificación urbana
➡️ go.france24.com/ZPt6
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French prosecutors investigate Paris shooting as suspected terror attack
➡️ go.france24.com/ax38
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Es viernes de ZETA, y por acá les dejo la portada. Son 76 criminales, identificados, quienes tienen Baja California en un estado de violencia y en los primeros lugares de la entidad con más homicidios. Lo malo, a pesar de la autoridad saber sus nombres, identidad física y crímenes, no tienen orden de aprehensión.
Además, la voracidad de los morenistas se exhibe en los registros para las candidaturas a presidentes municipales. Muchísimos aspiran a manejar los recursos de las ciudades.
