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SWJ Blog is a multi-author blog publishing news and commentary on the various goings on across the broad community of practice. We gladly accept guest posts from serious voices in the community.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 06/19/2015 - 1:25pm | 0 comments
The Army has the Green Berets, while the Navy is known for the SEALs. Now, an elite branch of the U.S. Marine Corps will officially be known as Raiders.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 06/14/2015 - 4:53pm | 6 comments
As President Obama was weighing how to halt Islamic State advances in Iraq, some of the strongest resistance to boosting U.S. involvement came from a surprising place: a war-weary military.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/09/2015 - 6:46pm | 0 comments
This really is an ISIL unconventional warfare manual (with ISIL Characteristics).
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 06/08/2015 - 5:01pm | 0 comments
Soldiers won’t follow clueless leaders into battles they can’t win.
by Joe Byerly | Mon, 06/08/2015 - 6:14am | 1 comment
I’ve learned three truths about self-study that I hope motivate you to start preparing now before your own test.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 06/07/2015 - 4:45pm | 0 comments
It’s about practicing the other core missions for which commandos are responsible.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 06/05/2015 - 2:34pm | 24 comments
After extremists’ latest advances in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. is falling back on an old and discredited metric -- estimated enemy body counts.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/29/2015 - 12:08pm | 2 comments
As the conflict with the so-called Islamic State (IS) swings back and forth, one thing is increasingly clear: Even if Iraq survives the fight intact, there is no chance it will ever return to the pre-war status quo where the government in Baghdad controls the entire nation.
by Joe Byerly | Tue, 05/26/2015 - 6:20am | 0 comments
On Senior Leaders and Social Media: An Interview with Brigadier Mick Ryan, Commander of 1st Brigade of the Australian Army.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 05/25/2015 - 7:28pm | 0 comments
As a senior Marine officer, Gen. John Kelly regularly visited hospitals and spoke to families whose loved ones were injured or killed in combat.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 05/25/2015 - 7:03pm | 4 comments
What are the right lessons from America’s Vietnam experience that can be applied to the current situation in Iraq and elsewhere in the Middle East?
by SWJ Editors, by Robert Bunker | Mon, 05/25/2015 - 6:40pm | 0 comments
Drug Trafficking, Corruption and States: How Illicit Networks Shaped Institutions in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico
A Small Wars Journal--El Centro and Vortex Foundation Book
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/22/2015 - 1:52pm | 0 comments
HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC; General Orders No.11, WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 1868
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/21/2015 - 3:14pm | 1 comment
American Diplomacy Book Review by Dr. John M. Handley
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/21/2015 - 6:10am | 0 comments
Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey told reporters that he has said from the start that the mission against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant would take years to accomplish.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/21/2015 - 12:09am | 0 comments
The war on Islamic State will only get worse before it gets better, says one of the world's leading military strategists.
by Morgan Smiley | Wed, 05/20/2015 - 8:30pm | 2 comments
Special Forces and CIA FID advisors certainly have their place. But the development of staff capabilities can be better supported by conventional troops.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 05/11/2015 - 6:35am | 2 comments
The naval and coastal aspects of counterinsurgency get dangerously short shrift.