Articles by Louis DeAnda

This article examines the evolving Hybrid Threat, its potential to pose existential threats to homeland security, its resistance to conventional, unilateral approaches and countermeasures, and proposes a highly cohesive, multi-dimensional approach merging Enterprise Theory of Investigation and military special operations targeting as the foundation. Introduction In the 20 th century, the...Full Article »

This counterpoint was written in response to the September 10, 2012 article  on Defence IQ entitled, “Will the Taliban break from Al-Qa’ida, announce a ceasefire, and allow the US to remain in Afghanistan.” I read with interest the 2012 Royal United Services Institute briefing paper authored by Chaudhuri, Farrell, Lieven, and Semple entitled “Taliban Perspectives on...Full Article »

The dilemma Afghanistan.  It’s the longest continuous conflict in United States history and unfortunately may be a harbinger of conflicts to come in the next decade. What the U.S. takes away from this conflict in terms of lessons learned will shape our preparation for the next conflict not just militarily, but politically as well. This is critical because our next significant foreign...Full Article »

The essence of betrayal For the enemy in Afghanistan, nothing succeeds like success. The last year in Afghanistan has seen an increase in the frequency of attacks upon U.S. and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) personnel by Afghans who were soldiers, recruits undergoing training, acting as embedded advisors, or otherwise occupying low-level security positions at bases or...Full Article »

Police forces have spent decades combating organised crime with well-practised techniques, but can the same tactics be the key to defeating insurgencies on the front line? Former police officer, federal marshal, and JIEDDO FOX team member Louis J. DeAnda tells Defence IQ how we need to take a holistic strategy to IED network attack... The Last War I’ve spent a professional lifetime engaged...Full Article »