“It is… both misleading and misguided to tout the successes of the Colombian case while glossing over the human suffering occasioned by Uribe-era strategies.”
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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 8:44am | 0 comments
Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview (video and transcript) with Dr. David Kilcullen.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 12:14am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/13/2014 - 9:04pm | 0 comments
An influx of fighters with links to the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) played a major role in driving the Islamic State from key areas.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/13/2014 - 8:53pm | 0 comments
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that sending National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border will defend not just his home state but the entire nation.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/13/2014 - 12:21am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 4:58pm | 1 comment
"As is all too common in today’s Middle East... the best option is ultimately the least bad option and filled with risk."
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 4:48pm | 0 comments
Iraq: What is Happening?: Live New America Foundation webcast on Thursday August 14, 2014, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
by Joe Byerly | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 2:09am | 1 comment
This post is part of a series of weekly professional discussions that occur on Twitter among military leaders in the United States and students and professors at Kings College in London.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 1:50am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/06/2014 - 2:28pm | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/05/2014 - 2:13pm | 0 comments
An Afghan soldier killed a United States Army major general and wounded a German brigadier general and at least 14 other foreign and Afghan military service members.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/05/2014 - 10:05am | 0 comments
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by Hamid Lellou | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 12:06pm | 2 comments
ISIS’s intention was in their name, but we missed it.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 11:36am | 7 comments
The lessons of counterinsurgency and nation-building in Colombia can also apply to the Arab world.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 5:19am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 12:39am | 0 comments
Continue on for more info on WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources...
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 8:38pm | 3 comments
We need better strategies for dealing with Gaza and other black holes in the international security system.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 10:17am | 10 comments
When terrorists were stupid enough to come out of the shadows, they fought as a mob of individuals... Today, it’s different…
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 12:34am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/02/2014 - 11:46am | 3 comments
All Elements of National Power: Moving Toward a New Interagency Balance for US Global Engagement, a new report by the Atlantic Council’s Combatant Command Task Force.
by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/02/2014 - 4:17am | 0 comments
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by Robert Bunker | Sat, 08/02/2014 - 12:41am | 0 comments
Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #21: Cartel Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/01/2014 - 3:16pm | 0 comments
The enemy isn’t a nation or an alliance, but a diverse, mobile and adaptive collection of groups...
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/01/2014 - 2:45pm | 2 comments
The National Defense Panel delivered its review of the Department of Defense 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress yesterday.