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David Maxwell @DavidMaxwell161

VP Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, Sr Fellow GPF. Small Wars Journal. Opinions my own. "Irregular warfare is the military contribution to political warfare."

Joined August 2012
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My latest think piece informed by some little known historical documents. A Global Security Advisory and Assistance Strategy for Strategic Competition: Winning Before War Through Effective · David Maxwell · June 9, 2026 irregularwarfare.org/a-globa…

A Global Security Advisory and Assistance Strategy for Strategic Competition: Winning Before War...

"The true value of security assistance is not measured in weapons delivered or training events completed. It is measured in trust, relationships, access, influence, and capability."

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A brilliant essay from Green Beret Dr. Lumpy Lumbaca. Why Green Berets Can’t Stop Asking Who They Are irregularwarfare.org/why-gre…,

Why Green Berets Can’t Stop Asking Who They Are

"Our concern should not be SF guys questioning who they are. Our concern should be whether anyone at Bragg and MacDill is listening."

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6/8/26 National Security and Korean News and Commentary smallwarsjournal.com/2026/06…

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