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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 | Sun, 10/13/2013 - 5:16am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/13/2013 - 5:06am | 0 comments

The End of the Nation-State? - Parag Khanna, New York Times Opinion.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 10/12/2013 - 7:50am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/11/2013 - 8:09am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/11/2013 - 1:34am | 1 comment

Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai Wins EU's Top Human Rights Honor - Voice of America.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 10/10/2013 - 2:29pm | 6 comments

Our Soldiers, Their Cities by Ralph Peters, Parameters, Spring 1996.

by Gary Anderson | Thu, 10/10/2013 - 1:30pm | 0 comments

This month marks the twentieth anniversary of the Battle of the Black Sea Market, better known by its movie name “Black Hawk Down” in Somalia.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/10/2013 - 8:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 10/09/2013 - 4:13pm | 7 comments

Did CT Kill COIN?: Perspectives on the Special Forces Raids by David Ucko, Kings of War.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 10/09/2013 - 12:23pm | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 10/08/2013 - 8:12am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 10/07/2013 - 2:28pm | 0 comments

Continue on for Infinity Journal's Volume 3, Issue No. 3.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 10/07/2013 - 1:06am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/06/2013 - 8:58pm | 0 comments

Monday marks 12 years since the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. Continue on for more via Stars & Stripes.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/06/2013 - 11:39am | 9 comments

"Kilcullen's thesis is a compelling one: remote desert battlegrounds & impenetrable mountain tribal areas are not, in fact, where we will encounter the violence of tomorrow."

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/06/2013 - 10:52am | 0 comments

"While criminals aren’t wising up about social media oversharing, tools for monitoring Americans online are increasingly accessible and affordable."

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/06/2013 - 4:10am | 1 comment

U.S. Raids in Libya and Somalia Strike Terror Targets by David Kirkpatrick, Nicholas Kulish, and Eric Schmitt, New York Times.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/06/2013 - 4:01am | 0 comments

AP Sources: Navy SEALs Raid Somali Town by Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 10/05/2013 - 9:17pm | 0 comments

No SWJ Roundup for Sunday 6 October, but we will post links to articles and items of interest throughout the day.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 10/05/2013 - 9:08pm | 0 comments

Hagel Announces Recall of Most Defense Department Civilians.

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 10/05/2013 - 4:30pm | 0 comments

Just getting underway - honest discussion on Giap at the Small Wars Council.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 10/05/2013 - 11:18am | 0 comments

"There’s an administrative and accounting issue here that is causing real-world headaches."

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 10/05/2013 - 7:02am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 10/05/2013 - 6:45am | 0 comments

Impasse With Afghanistan Raises Prospect of Total U.S. Withdrawal in 2014 by Matthew Rosenberg, New York Times.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/04/2013 - 1:03pm | 0 comments

How Tom Clancy Made the Military Cool Again by Erin Simpson and Phillip Carter, Washington Post.