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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 07/16/2012 - 12:44am | 4 comments

The Foundation of Strategic Thinking by LtGen Paul Van Riper (USMC Ret.).

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 07/15/2012 - 11:01pm | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 07/15/2012 - 4:44am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 07/14/2012 - 10:54am | 0 comments

Snapshots of an Intervention: The Unlearned Lessons of Afghanistan’s Decade of Assistance (2001–11) - Martine van Bijlert and Sari Kouvo (editors).

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 07/14/2012 - 10:41am | 23 comments

The U.S. Army Counterinsurgency Center recently interviewed COL Chris Toner upon the return of his brigade from Afghanistan.  COL Toner commanded 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division from June 2009 to June 2012.

by Robert Bunker | Sat, 07/14/2012 - 10:31am | 0 comments

Recent InSight Crime articles by SWJ El Centro Fellow Steven Dudley.

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 07/14/2012 - 3:32am | 0 comments

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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 07/13/2012 - 3:49pm | 7 comments

If the Pentagon wants to save money on weapons, maybe it needs to think big rather than small.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 07/12/2012 - 3:56pm | 1 comment

Preparing for the Third Generation of Conflict, Stabilization, and Reconstruction Operations - A CSIS report by Johanna Mendelson Forman and Liora Danan; Project Robert D. Lamb.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 07/12/2012 - 6:39am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 07/12/2012 - 5:14am | 0 comments

Via Rappler: "What Drones? Philippines is Not Afghanistan". SWJ friend and supporter COL Dave Maxwell (USA Ret.) responds to the New York Times.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 07/12/2012 - 4:58am | 2 comments

Via CFR: In her testimony before the House Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, Linda Robinson details how U.S. Special Operations Forces can be restructured to better confront emerging challenges.

by Matthew Schweitzer | Wed, 07/11/2012 - 7:21pm | 1 comment

To keep the Syrian war “small,” the US government should learn from the diplomatic mistake it made in June.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 07/11/2012 - 5:18pm | 0 comments

The latest edition of Parameters (Spring 2012 Vol. 42 No. 1) is now available online.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 07/11/2012 - 9:03am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 07/10/2012 - 3:13am | 0 comments

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by Peter J. Munson | Mon, 07/09/2012 - 6:56pm | 0 comments

Forthcoming from Biddle, Friedman, and Shapiro in International Security.

by Peter J. Munson | Mon, 07/09/2012 - 6:49pm | 3 comments

Outstanding resources for study of revolutions and insurgencies.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 07/09/2012 - 12:31am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 07/08/2012 - 8:33pm | 2 comments

Via CJCS General Dempsey's Facebook Page: "Thanks for sharing your favorite blogs and lectures this week!"

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 07/08/2012 - 7:01am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 07/07/2012 - 5:55pm | 0 comments

Introducing the new blog La Revue de Presse Juridique.

by Robert Haddick | Fri, 07/06/2012 - 2:58pm | 2 comments

The Afghan conflict  may be about to mutate again, this time into an old-fashioned war between Afghanistan and Pakistan.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 07/06/2012 - 6:24am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 07/05/2012 - 4:16am | 0 comments

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