Yesterday, four mid-grade military officers — one from each armed service – made a remarkable public recommendation to their boss, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 01/25/2014 - 8:04am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 01/24/2014 - 10:15am | 4 comments
The legacy and future of American counterinsurgency remains perhaps the most contentious issue in contemporary military affairs.
by Robert Bunker | Fri, 01/24/2014 - 8:27am | 1 comment
Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 17: Civil Self-Defense Groups Have Emerged in 11 Mexican States
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 01/24/2014 - 12:27am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/23/2014 - 9:29pm | 3 comments
Dempsey's Wise Words on the Military Profession by Michael Noonan, US News and World Report
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/23/2014 - 4:44pm | 0 comments
Zone Defense: A Case for Distinct Service Roles and Missions by Clay Beers, Gordon Miller, Bob Taradash, Parker Wright, Center for a New American Security
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/23/2014 - 2:06pm | 0 comments
Strategic Horizons: As Insurgency Mutates, U.S. Response Must Evolve by Steven Metz, World Politics Review (Registration Required)
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/23/2014 - 12:22pm | 0 comments
Despite widespread recognition of this success, the Air Force wants to junk all 340 aircraft by 2020.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 01/23/2014 - 12:05am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 01/22/2014 - 7:31pm | 0 comments
The U.S. military has recommended that President Barack Obama maintain 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan.
by Scott Forster | Wed, 01/22/2014 - 6:19pm | 0 comments
This year will be a year of transitions within the Joint Force. With the QDR looming many experts anticipate significant reductions in the capacity or size of American Landpower.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 01/22/2014 - 7:12am | 0 comments
Understanding War’s Enduring Nature Alongside its Changing Character by Christopher Mewett, War on the Rocks
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 01/22/2014 - 12:05am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 01/21/2014 - 2:48am | 1 comment
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 | Tue, 01/21/2014 - 2:21am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 01/20/2014 - 4:41pm | 26 comments
NATO’s former top military commander has warned that the widening sectarian conflict in Syria and Iraq could engulf a broader region in the Middle East.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 01/20/2014 - 4:20pm | 1 comment
It’s a new age of military intervention by Africans in Africa. And the implications are huge for the entire world.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 01/20/2014 - 12:08am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 01/19/2014 - 8:37pm | 0 comments
Defeating Violent Nonstate Actors by SWJ El Centro Senior Fellow Dr. Robert J. Bunker in the current issue of Parameters.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 01/19/2014 - 5:35pm | 0 comments
One fighter claimed to be a US Army veteran who returned to Mexico specifically to join the militias. There were many like him, he said.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 01/19/2014 - 10:28am | 0 comments
One Family, Two Sacrifices - Written by Ian Shapira, photos by Ricky Carioti, video by Whitney Shefte, Washington Post.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 01/19/2014 - 9:10am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 01/19/2014 - 8:42am | 1 comment
A dozen years after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, most of the two million American men and women who went to war are home, adjusting to new lives.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 01/17/2014 - 11:59pm | 0 comments
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