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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 Peter J. Munson | Thu, 08/22/2013 - 9:58am | 5 comments

Will We Ever Stop Bleeding Talent? An interview with Tim Kane by Roxanne Bras at Defense Entrepreneurs Forum.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/22/2013 - 3:44am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/22/2013 - 1:39am | 0 comments

FPRI is proud to announce the release of a new E-Book, American Military History: A Resource for Teachers and Students.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/21/2013 - 6:22pm | 0 comments

Drones: Actually the Most Humane Form of Warfare Ever - The Atlantic op-ed by Michael W. Lewis.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/21/2013 - 4:43pm | 0 comments

Army, Navy Target Top Brass, Headquarters Spending in Latest Cuts by Chris Carroll, Stars and Stripes.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/21/2013 - 7:40am | 2 comments

Learning from Our Wrong Turn - “Why American counterinsurgency has proved to be unworkable.” Bing West interview with Gian Gentile, National Review.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/21/2013 - 7:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/20/2013 - 12:59pm | 14 comments

2013’s Greatest Leadership Failure by CDR Salamander, USNI Blog.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/20/2013 - 6:18am | 1 comment

US Troops Prepare to Leave Afghanistan by Eric Thomas, ABC News (w/ video).

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/20/2013 - 5:51am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 08/19/2013 - 3:34pm | 11 comments

3 August post on COIN continues to evoke stimulating commentary...

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/19/2013 - 1:02pm | 0 comments

Continue on for a Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty roundup on women in Afghanistan.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/19/2013 - 9:15am | 6 comments

Reflections on the Counter-Insurgency Era - General David Petraeus, RUSI Journal.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/19/2013 - 12:46am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/18/2013 - 10:58pm | 2 comments

The Killing Machines: How to Think About Drones by Mark Bowden, The Atlantic.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/18/2013 - 7:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/17/2013 - 11:51am | 1 comment

"Tracy and her colleagues were part of the Human Terrain System, a project whose creators saw themselves as a band of progressive upstarts seeking to transform the Army from within."

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/17/2013 - 5:45am | 1 comment

Cartel Car Bombings in Mexico by SWJ-El Centro Senior Fellows Robert Bunker and John Sullivan, Strategic Studies Institute.

by John P. Sullivan | Sat, 08/17/2013 - 5:37am | 1 comment

SWJ-El Centro Fellow Robert Killebrew has a new op-ed at War on the Rocks. In the piece, Colonel Killebrew assesses the convergence between TCOs and the IRGC/Quds Force in the Western Hemisphere.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/17/2013 - 5:30am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/16/2013 - 8:30pm | 1 comment

The 23 Twitter Accounts to Follow on Egypt per the Washington Post.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/16/2013 - 6:54pm | 0 comments

"Soldiers, in this view, are no longer seen as models of self-control, courage and patriotism. Instead they are victims and should be treated as patients."

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/16/2013 - 4:02pm | 1 comment

New State Department Religion Office Provokes Concerns by Jerome Socolovsky, Voice of America.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/16/2013 - 7:31am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/15/2013 - 8:25am | 3 comments

A Cheaper, Stronger Army by Mark Fitzgerald, David Deptula, and Gian Gentile, The National Interest.