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SWJ Blog is a multi-author blog publishing news and commentary on the various goings on across the broad community of practice.  We gladly accept guest posts from serious voices in the community.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 11/19/2013 - 2:31am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 11/18/2013 - 10:08pm | 0 comments

Continue on for a Center for a New American Security press release concerning recent developments.

by Joe Byerly | Mon, 11/18/2013 - 5:39pm | 3 comments

Similar to developing a coherent national strategy, there are sequential steps we should take in crafting our unit leader development programs.

by Scott Forster | Mon, 11/18/2013 - 3:41pm | 0 comments

Since we announced Landpower (United States Army War College) on Small Wars Journal we have seen an increase in visits and we say thank-you.

by Fahad Malaikah, by Robert Sharp | Mon, 11/18/2013 - 3:40am | 6 comments

The tragic events of 9/11 drove a revolution in the intelligence information sharing environment from a “need to know” basis to a new “need to share” approach.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 11/18/2013 - 2:13am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 11/17/2013 - 3:53pm | 0 comments

Continue on for information on the Marine Corps’ Small Wars Center and Irregular Warfare Integration Division.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 11/17/2013 - 1:28am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 11/16/2013 - 8:54am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/15/2013 - 3:10pm | 1 comment

Continue on for two WOTR essay’s concerning Air-Sea Battle by Frank Hoffman and B.J. Armstrong.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/15/2013 - 2:55pm | 1 comment

"There are four levels of war: tactical, operational, strategic (military and grand), and political."

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/15/2013 - 9:22am | 0 comments

All the services are being squeezed by the sequester, as the ongoing automatic budget cuts are known. But none is under more intense assault from both inside and outside the Pentagon than the Army.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/15/2013 - 7:41am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/15/2013 - 7:34am | 3 comments

"The fiscal crunch staring the US military down has the Pharisees of the defense industry, think tanks, and senior military leaders all rabble-rousing about the need for change."

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 11/14/2013 - 5:55pm | 0 comments

The Navy's Strategy for Saving the World by David Axe, War is Boring.

by Scott Forster | Thu, 11/14/2013 - 5:07pm | 0 comments

Landpower is a website optimized to view from a smart phone, tablet, or computer; click the link and set your bookmark so you can return with ease.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 11/14/2013 - 4:51am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 11/13/2013 - 5:22pm | 0 comments

Building Better Armies: An Insider’s Account of Liberia by Dr. Sean McFate, Strategic Studies Institute.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 11/13/2013 - 3:31pm | 0 comments

Resident Power: Building a Politically Sustainable U.S. Military Presence in Southeast Asia and Australia by Dr. Ely Ratner, Center for a New American Security.

by Franklin C. (Chuck) Spinney | Wed, 11/13/2013 - 10:43am | 13 comments

The Air Force has decided to retire the A-10 attack aircraft from its inventory.  To people who follow defense, particularly old timers, this cynical move is hardly surprising.

by Robert Bunker | Wed, 11/13/2013 - 9:35am | 0 comments

Continue on for the film's trailer.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 11/13/2013 - 2:41am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 11/13/2013 - 2:15am | 0 comments

A slain Staten Island soldier was honored at the Polish consulate in Manhattan Tuesday for his heroic actions during an insurgent attack in Afghanistan in August.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 11/12/2013 - 4:19pm | 0 comments

Continue on for the Autumn 2013 Issue of Parameters.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 11/12/2013 - 4:14pm | 0 comments

Cutting Losses: Ending Limited Interventions by David C. Brooks, Parameters.