Publications
Books and Book Chapters
The Blurred Battlefield: The Perplexing Conflation of Humanitarian and Criminal Law in Contemporary Conflicts. MacDill Air Force Base, FL: The JSOU Press. March, 2021.
Spanish: Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy. (Orígenes de la Política Exterior de EEUU). Editorial Académica Española. October, 2018.
Training Surrogate Forces in International Humanitarian Law: Lessons from Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, and Iraq. MacDill Air Force Base, FL: The JSOU Press. September, 2016.
Contemporary Security and Defense Issues in the Caribbean. National Defense University, Washington DC. Co-edited with Walter Earle. August 2016.
Global Warming and Climate Change in the Caribbean in “Contemporary Security and Defense Issues in the Caribbean,” William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, Washington DC. August 2016.
Gulf of Guinea Security, McGraw-Hill Annual Editions: World Politics 08/09 college textbook.
AFRICOM – The Pentagon’s New African Command, McGraw-Hill Annual Editions: World Politics 08/09 college textbook.
Journals and Magazines
“The Colombia Coca Bloom, the Mexican Heroin Surge, and the Fentanyl Crisis,” Regional Insight, William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies, May 2022.
“Fog of Warfare: Broadening U.S. Military Use-of-Force Training for Security Cooperation,” Joint Force Quarterly, April 2022.
“Civil-Military Relations: Guidelines in Politically Charged Societies.” Army War College Parameters Journal, March 2022. Featured on the Army War College Decisive Point Podcast, May 2022.
“Climate Change May Force Navy to Abandon Annapolis by 2100.” U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings Magazine, October 2019.
“Measuring Military Professionalism in Partner Nations: Guidance for Security Assistance Officials.” Journal of Military Ethics, July 2019.
“Origins of U.S. Foreign Policy.” William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Occasional Paper. February 2018.
Spanish: "Global Warming and Climate Change in South America." (Calentamiento Global y Cambio Climático en Sudamérica). Revista Política y Estrategia, Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos (Chile). 2017.
Spanish: "The Blurred Battlefield: The Confusing Mix of Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and What it Means for Military Strategy and Politics." (La Desconcertante Confusión del Derecho Humanitario y de los Derechos Humanos y lo que significa para la Estrategia y Política Militar). Academia Nacional de Estudios Políticos y Estratégicos (Chile). 2017.
"U.S. Tactical Challenges in Afghanistan and Iran: Finding the Proper Balance Between Force Protection and Collateral Damages." Cuaderno de Difusión: Pensamiento de Estado Mayor 41. December 2017.
“One-on-One with U.S. Special Envoy Bernie Aronson,” William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Regional Insights. November 2016.
“Transitional Justice in Colombia: Amnesty, Accountability, and the Truth Commission," William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Occasional Paper. January 2016.
“The Peru-Chile Maritime Border Decision and Latin America Border Conflicts,” Journal of International Affairs, volume XVII, number 3, February 2015.
Spanish: "Human Rights and the Fight Against Transnational Criminal Organizations: An Essential Strategy." (Derechos Humanos y la Lucha Contra Las Organizaciones Criminales Transnacionales: Una Estrategia Imprescendible). Security and Defense Studies Review (SDSR), National Defense University, vol 16/2014. August, 2014.
“Measuring Success in the War on Drugs,” William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Occasional Paper. July, 2014.
“The Peru-Chile Maritime Border Decision and Latin America Border Conflicts,” Journal of International Affairs. June, 2014.
“The Most Important Cases of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,” Security and Defense Studies Review (SDSR), National Defense University, vol 15/2014. April, 2014.
“Border Disputes in Latin America,” William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Regional Insights. September, 2013.
“Human Rights and the Law of Armed Conflict: A Selected Annotated Bibliography,” William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies. September, 2013.
“Conflict Resolution in Colombia,” William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Occasional Paper. July, 2013.
"Human Rights and U.S. Foreign Policy in Latin America," Security and Defense Studies Review (SDSR), National Defense University, vol 13/2012, 215-234. February, 2012.
“Limits to Civilian Authority?” Armed Forces Journal. September, 2009.
“Our Waning Influence to the South,” U.S. Naval Institute’s Proceedings Magazine. May, 2009.
“SOUTHCOM Turns to Soft Power,” U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings Magazine. July, 2008.
“Darfur and Peacekeeping Operations in Africa,” U.S. Army Combined Arms Center’s Military Review. Also published on South Africa Defense Force’s Defense Web, Nov 2008. July/August, 2008.
“The Truth about Tonkin: Top Secret Documents Offer Revelations about the Gulf of Tonkin,” U.S. Naval Institute’s Navy History Magazine. February, 2008.
“Taking Africa Seriously,” U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings Magazine. October, 2007.
“Maritime Security in the Gulf of Guinea," National Defense University’s Joint Force Quarterly. April, 2007.
“Into Africa: A New Frontier on the War on Terror," U.S. Naval Institute's Proceedings Magazine. May, 2006.
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