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by Robert Bunker | Mon, 02/03/2014 - 1:08pm | 1 comment
One of the world's largest and most notorious drug cartels is targeting Hong Kong as it seeks to expand its operations into lucrative new markets.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 02/03/2014 - 6:02am | 13 comments
"The manufacturing of tanks - powerful but cumbersome - is no longer essential, the military says. "
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 02/03/2014 - 4:29am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 02/02/2014 - 1:11am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 02/01/2014 - 6:45am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 01/31/2014 - 5:27pm | 1 comment
The African Union summit wrapped up Friday with a call to fast-track an African standby force to better respond to conflicts across the continent.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 01/31/2014 - 6:51am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 01/31/2014 - 6:01am | 0 comments
The ranks of the paramilitary movement have dwindled since the US military withdrawal in 2011, and Maliki is facing insurrection from parts of the country’s wider Sunni minority.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/30/2014 - 10:14pm | 6 comments
“The United States should, with a focused effort and in partnership with other states, make a significant push to improve security in Africa.”
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/30/2014 - 10:01pm | 0 comments
The concept of federalism goes beyond having provincial, regional, and sub-regional governing institutions.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/30/2014 - 9:40pm | 0 comments
A study obtained by VOA shows that Afghan citizens overwhelmingly oppose Taliban rule.
by Robert Bunker | Thu, 01/30/2014 - 8:33am | 1 comment
Mexico essentially legalized the country’s growing “self-defense” groups while also announcing that security forces had captured one of the four top leaders of the Knights Templar drug cartel.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/30/2014 - 12:12am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 01/29/2014 - 11:29pm | 0 comments
Military Plans Reflect Afghanistan Uncertainty by Thom Shanker, New York Times.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 01/29/2014 - 3:33pm | 1 comment
"The future of NATO must remain among the West's highest security priorities. For a number of reasons, that isn't happening."
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 01/29/2014 - 6:46am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 01/28/2014 - 9:07pm | 5 comments
Violence and instability rage in the Middle East and Africa. Preserving forces’ readiness and capabilities in PACOM means less elsewhere. Can we afford to take risk in CENTCOM or AFRICOM?
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 01/28/2014 - 3:56pm | 18 comments
"Rather than allowing the Afghans to find their own solutions to the insurgency, the United States bequeathed its ally a reductionist approach. "
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 01/28/2014 - 1:27am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 01/27/2014 - 6:13am | 6 comments
Continue on for information concerning the Modern Warfare’s Complexity and the Human Dimension: Implications for Policymakers, Warfighters, NGOs and the Private Sector conference.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 01/27/2014 - 6:02am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 01/27/2014 - 5:45am | 0 comments
As the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have wound down, President Barack Obama has spent significantly less time on the topics of national security and veterans policy.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 01/26/2014 - 8:41pm | 0 comments
Military Brass, Behaving Badly: Files Detail a Spate of Misconduct Dogging Armed Forces by Craig Whitlock, Washington Post
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 01/26/2014 - 1:47am | 0 comments
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