In Harmonium

Marc | May 18, 2009

Over the past several months, I have been doing a lot of thinking about how people think.  This has led me down some rather odd trails, but I thought I would toss out a few ideas and see what people think.

Category: Anthropology, Communications Theory, Ethics | No Comments »
Tags: Communications, Ontology, Security Force Advising

Marc | May 7, 2009

FM 3-07-1 Security Force Assistance was released on May 5th month by TRADOC (announcement here, PDF here).  I have been waiting for this one since I saw an early draft of it several months ago.  As I feared, I was underwhelmed by the chapters dealing with culture.

Category: Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Tags: FM 3-07-1, Security Force Advising, US Military Doctrine

Marc | January 4, 2009

No, I’m not going to the Carribean – I only wish!  I’m heading down to DC for a quick trip to meet up with some friends and colleagues there and to take part in a presentation with my friend, Rob Thornton.   Rob has been spearheading a case study looking at the US security force assistance [...]

Category: COIN | No Comments »
Tags: JCISFA, Mosul Case Study, Security Force Advising