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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 12/28/2013 - 7:42pm | 0 comments

"Smart Power" And Humanitarian Assistance by Robert Farley, The Diplomat.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 12/28/2013 - 7:25pm | 4 comments

‘Civilian Warriors: Blackwater and the War on Terror’ by Erik Prince - Washington Post Book Review by Phillip Carter.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 12/28/2013 - 5:46pm | 2 comments

A Deadly Mix in Benghazi by David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 12/28/2013 - 7:34am | 0 comments

The latest issue (fourth) of the student run peer–reviewed Georgetown Security Studies Review.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 12/28/2013 - 7:24am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 12/27/2013 - 12:24pm | 4 comments

NPR interview with Dr. David Kilcullen.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 12/27/2013 - 8:08am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 12/26/2013 - 8:20am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 12/26/2013 - 7:28am | 0 comments

A ‘Front-Page Rule’ is Unprecedented in U.S. Intelligence by Walter Pincus, Washington Post.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 12/25/2013 - 12:18am | 0 comments

Continue on for today's SWJ news and opinion roundup. Merry Christmas and the best in the new year to you and yours.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 12/24/2013 - 2:05pm | 0 comments

Defenders of the plane say it can't be retired until the military has a replacement that is just as good at protecting ground troops.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 12/24/2013 - 1:15pm | 0 comments

Merry Christmas from SWJ to you and yours.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 12/24/2013 - 7:40am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 12/23/2013 - 8:46pm | 4 comments

A Better Model of Military Intervention?  By Michael P. Noonan, U.S. News & World Report.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 12/23/2013 - 2:12pm | 0 comments

Even if Foreign Troops Leave Afghanistan, U.S. Has Some Options - Reuters Analysis

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 12/23/2013 - 12:43pm | 1 comment

Syria is twice afflicted this winter.  This convulsing country is suffering through the most deadly conflict in its history and just experienced its most violent winter storm in a century.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 12/23/2013 - 6:03am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 12/22/2013 - 11:45am | 4 comments

The Small Wars Council Discusses Joint Publication 3-24 - Counterinsurgency

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 12/22/2013 - 11:22am | 7 comments

The Inside Story Of How The U.S. Acted To Prevent Another Rwanda by Hayes Brown, Think Progress.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 12/22/2013 - 1:35am | 1 comment

U.S. intelligence, GPS bomb kits help Latin American nation cripple rebel forces.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 12/22/2013 - 12:10am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 12/21/2013 - 11:32pm | 0 comments

In Honduras, Rival Gangs Keep a Death Grip on San Pedro Sula by Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times.

by Robert Bunker | Sat, 12/21/2013 - 9:23pm | 0 comments

Helicopter Gunships Used in Mexico Resort Battle - AP via ABC

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 12/21/2013 - 2:06pm | 12 comments

Pentagon concern about 'toxic leaders' is not new, but some worry that revelations of bad behavior by senior military officials will rise as the US returns to peacetime footing.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 12/20/2013 - 11:59pm | 0 comments

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