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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 Dave Dilegge | Wed, 08/29/2012 - 5:47am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/28/2012 - 10:40pm | 2 comments

More on Mexican Federal Police firing on a US Embassy vehicle via the New York Times.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/28/2012 - 10:11pm | 1 comment

'No Easy Day,' Bin Laden Raid Book: Osama Was Unarmed - Sneak peek via the Huffington Post.

by Joshua S. Jones | Tue, 08/28/2012 - 7:30am | 1 comment

Drone strikes may be part of an answer, but they are not the answer.  

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/28/2012 - 5:51am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 08/27/2012 - 12:20pm | 0 comments

The U.S. Army Counterinsurgency Center is pleased to host COL Chris Cavoli who recently returned from duty as Deputy Commander, ISAF Regional Command West, Afghanistan.

by J. Michael Barrett | Mon, 08/27/2012 - 7:30am | 2 comments

The President's limited time is better spent on strategy than on tactics.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 08/27/2012 - 2:52am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/26/2012 - 8:41pm | 9 comments

Disruption or status quo leadership from CJCS?

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 08/26/2012 - 2:51am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 08/25/2012 - 4:30pm | 2 comments

Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, died today at age 82.

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 08/25/2012 - 6:25am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 08/25/2012 - 4:31am | 4 comments

An Iraq Vet Commanding In Afghanistan? Time Op-Ed by Douglas A. Ollivant.

by Robert Haddick | Fri, 08/24/2012 - 5:45pm | 4 comments

Better strategic warning is fine -- but it won't by itself make the U.S. and its allies safer.

by MG Jeff W. Mathis III | Fri, 08/24/2012 - 8:00am | 2 comments

Joint Task Force-Civil Support - a permanent headquarters responsible for controlling federal military forces in response to a catastrophic CBRN incident.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/23/2012 - 10:48pm | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/23/2012 - 6:36pm | 0 comments

West Point's Combating Terrorism Center has released the August 2012 Issue of the CTC Sentinel.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 08/23/2012 - 5:07am | 0 comments

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by Somdeep Sen and Salem B.S. Dandan | Wed, 08/22/2012 - 7:30am | 1 comment

Hezbollah can maneuver through the minefields of Middle Eastern politics and emerge victorious.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 08/22/2012 - 5:21am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Tue, 08/21/2012 - 8:02pm | 2 comments

The New Security Reality: Not Business as Usual - A Strategic Studies Institute Op-Ed by Dr. Max Manwaring.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/21/2012 - 7:22pm | 3 comments

Americans Tune Out Afghan War as Fighting Rages On by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press. (And a somber nod to Rudyard Kipling)

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/21/2012 - 7:05pm | 0 comments

Blog Up: Notes from Thermopylae from good friend and deep thinker Dakota Wood.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 08/21/2012 - 12:41am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Mon, 08/20/2012 - 9:33pm | 0 comments

Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Criminalized States in Latin America: An Emerging Tier-One National Security Priority by Douglas Farah, Strategic Studies Institute.