I started this post on Thursday but as sometimes happens, these take longer than expected, and given time, trends can shift and what appeared  a clear narrative got muddled over the last couple days. Today’s Daily Dump contains a variety of stories that probably

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Lots of Events and Podcasts today, so many that I don’t know where to begin other than recommend The John Batchelor Show’s interviews with Bill Roggio and Tom Joscelyn at the end of this post regarding Afghanistan. For a really deep dive on the terror threat in Afghanistan,

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The Irregular Warfare Initiative has a new podcast out, Lessons from the Hardest Place: Twenty Years of War in Afghanistan, that discusses the counterinsurgency in Afghanistan, how the integration of special operations and conventional forces didn’t always go well and other

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Last night we watched 60 Minutes’, Scott Pelley on the courage of the FDNY, 20 years after 9/11, it was powerful. The determination, bravery and legacy of those incredible firefighters. They are some of the heroes we should never forget. I reflected on these stories and many

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Yesterday’s Daily Dump focused on a region that in some ways has been neglected during the war on terror and today’s will be no different as The Center for Strategic and International Studies asks the question, Is Latin America Important to China’s Foreign Policy? If you

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Generally, I like to live in something close to a routine, I have had trouble finding anything close to that in the last few days… For your must read article of the day, I suggest the Modern War Institute’s: Jihadism is Spreading to the Gulf of Guinea Littoral States,

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Like most of my generation, I was born in 1976, much of my adult life has, at least partially, been defined by the events of 9/11. As the Taliban completes conquest of Afghanistan after seizing Panjshir – Long War Journal, soul searching on the war on terror has begun in

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It’s not looking good for the resistance in Afghanistan as Reuters reports:  Taliban claim control of Panjshir, promise formation of government ‘soon’. It is being reported that Massoud and the former Vice President may have fled to Tajikistan. We will see

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Watched The Man Who Knew, the first of FRONTLINE’s 9/11 documentaries, 9/11, 20 Years Later: 17 Essential Documentaries to Watch, was excellent and very frustrating. I’m looking forward to the next one. War on the Rocks has your must read of the day with, How the Taliban

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If masochism is your thing, then might I suggest The Drive’s: Huge Taliban Parade Features Throngs Of U.S.-Bought Vehicles And A Black Hawk Helicopter. As someone who has been on-line walking through the woods for hours looking for lost equipment this is something…Since we

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