Mali Could Become the New Afghanistan, Only Worse by Jason Thomas (long-time SWJ freind) at The Punch.
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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.
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Simple quick question: Have our Armed Services become a social experiment and springboard to push wider political agendas?
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Firing Generals by Jim Lacey, National Review Online.
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We are proud to announce that SWJ editor Peter Munson's second book is now available.
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Expect no major changes other than possibly some moderation in positions.
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My e-mail "box" is stacked up and I am woefully behind in answering your questions and dealing with your submissions (those not sent to Peter)
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ESOC identifies, compiles, and analyzes micro-level conflict data and information on insurgency, civil war, and other sources of politically motivated violence worldwide.
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There is little additional value to be gained from another year or two of advising and training at the tactical level.
Continue on for a Voice of America summary and links concerning the ongoing French military operations in Mali.
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Giving Guerrillas the Boot - Time's Battleland Q&A / Book Review by Mark Thompson.
A disruptive thought about dialogue between professionals.
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Rare photos of receovered cartel car bomb are reminiscent of IEDs found in Iraq.
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Earlier this week, US Air Force Captain Jeff Gilmore castigated the US military's social media strategy in a Small Wars Journal op-ed contrasting the practices of Coca-Cola and the US Air Force's Air Mobility Command. No one doubts that social media is an important tool, and there's certainly much we can learn from the private sector. However, goverment agencies are vastly different enterprises than corporations; they will undoubtedly have seperate social media strategies.
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The challenges facing a military campaign to retake northern Mali.