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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/14/2014 - 1:54am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 03/13/2014 - 9:26pm | 0 comments

Though America’s record of successfully leveraging whole-of-government capabilities is mixed, successful persistent engagement is impossible without it. 

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 03/13/2014 - 11:45am | 0 comments

The discussion of the implications of the emphasis on small footprint for U.S. foreign policy, and for the U.S. military, has only just begun.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 03/13/2014 - 3:57am | 1 comment

How to declare war without declaring war.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 03/13/2014 - 3:53am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 03/13/2014 - 2:13am | 0 comments

A full American military drawdown after the end of the year would allow the terrorist group to regenerate in Afghanistan.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/12/2014 - 2:08pm | 8 comments

Global demand drains readiness even as U.S. wars wind down.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/12/2014 - 8:03am | 4 comments

No phrase will draw a nervous sideways glance quicker than "Death by PowerPoint."

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/12/2014 - 7:31am | 37 comments

We’re in the middle of a remarkable shift in how Americans see the world and their own country’s role in the world.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/12/2014 - 6:10am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/11/2014 - 8:11am | 0 comments

More than 1,300 people have died in the past two months as an insurgent Islamist group, Boko Haram, wages a rebellion.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/11/2014 - 7:01am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Tue, 03/11/2014 - 6:56am | 0 comments

Street Gangs in Central America: Combating Them With Intelligence Fusion Centers by Thomas Bruneau, E-International Relations

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/10/2014 - 12:33pm | 0 comments

A deteriorating situation in Venezuela, foreign troops in Crimea, warring tribes in Africa, or a deteriorating situation in Pakistan, the use of US military power is often the worst response.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/10/2014 - 1:30am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/10/2014 - 12:51am | 12 comments

As Asia-Pacific security tensions mount, U.S. officials have made clear they do not want to get pulled into a conflict between the world's second- and third-biggest economies.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 03/09/2014 - 1:42am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 03/09/2014 - 12:11am | 2 comments

A Military Budget Based on Hope - Washington Post Editorial

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 03/08/2014 - 4:56am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 03/08/2014 - 4:45am | 0 comments

Operations by the six-year-old Africa Command reflect an effort to avoid provoking anti-U.S. militants in the region and wariness of getting drawn into new conflicts.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 9:19pm | 1 comment

The United States recently sent a small number of special forces soldiers to Jordan to train with counterparts from Iraq and Jordan.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 8:26pm | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 12:33pm | 0 comments

Introducing Defense in Depth - Council on Foreign Relations blog by Janine Davidson

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 12:20pm | 4 comments

Pentagon’s Proposed Cuts to Ground Forces: Not as Bad as You Might Think (For Now)…

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 4:06am | 0 comments

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