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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 04/20/2012 - 3:11pm | 7 comments
The Pentagon's plans don't match the harsh future described by Joint Chiefs Chairman Martin Dempsey.
by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 04/20/2012 - 6:33am | 0 comments
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by Peter J. Munson | Thu, 04/19/2012 - 1:10pm | 0 comments
A new RAND monograph from Ben Connable suggests that all those metrics may not be as metric as they seem.
by Peter J. Munson | Thu, 04/19/2012 - 6:19am | 9 comments
Are the numerous recent cases of serious misconduct a symptom of ebbing discipline in the armed forces?
by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 04/19/2012 - 4:57am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 04/18/2012 - 7:13am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 04/17/2012 - 7:00pm | 19 comments
Since most of you don’t donate to SWJ maybe you can throw me a marketing bone in my new small business (not Small Wars) start-up to help pay some bills… The SWJ roundup is time intensive and sometimes I feel foolish for maintaining it.
by Robert Bunker | Tue, 04/17/2012 - 5:59pm | 0 comments
There are 10,000 saints in the Catholic Church. But there is one that’s not even real that many people are praying to.
by Peter J. Munson | Tue, 04/17/2012 - 9:26am | 7 comments
Is America echoing the British experience?
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 04/17/2012 - 2:38am | 0 comments
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by Robert Bunker | Mon, 04/16/2012 - 2:28pm | 0 comments
H.R. 4303: A bill to direct the Secretary of State to designate as foreign terrorist organizations certain Mexican drug cartels and submit a report on the activities the Department of State is taking to assist Mexico with drug cartel violence, and for other purposes.
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 04/16/2012 - 5:11am | 0 comments
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by Peter J. Munson | Sun, 04/15/2012 - 10:50am | 14 comments
The kick-off of the spring "fighting season" will spur narratives of an Afghan Tet and counter-narratives of the dying gasps of a spent adversary.
by Peter J. Munson | Fri, 04/13/2012 - 10:59pm | 16 comments
What are the effects of a decade of war on society and polity?
by Robert Haddick | Fri, 04/13/2012 - 5:28pm | 0 comments
In my Foreign Policy column, I ponder whether the collapse of Iran's oil trade, combined with internal repression, will create another North Korea.
by David Wise | Fri, 04/13/2012 - 6:33am | 4 comments
When we have run out of money, it is time to start thinking. Some examples.
by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 04/13/2012 - 5:21am | 0 comments
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by Peter J. Munson | Thu, 04/12/2012 - 10:41pm | 2 comments
The Atlantic reports on the 10th Mountain Division Band and its effort to create Afghan military bands. COIN.
by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 04/12/2012 - 4:49am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 04/11/2012 - 6:05am | 3 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 04/11/2012 - 5:08am | 0 comments
In advance of a hemispheric summit in Colombia this weekend the Washington Post reports that Latin American countries are pursuing alternatives to the US drug war strategy.
by Peter J. Munson | Tue, 04/10/2012 - 8:11am | 0 comments
The craze spreads to the Naval Institute blog.
by Pascale Combelles Siegel | Mon, 04/09/2012 - 8:35am | 5 comments
The Mohammed Merah incident and its significance for France.
by Peter J. Munson | Sat, 04/07/2012 - 11:27am | 0 comments
LTC Brian Petit looks at how social media could affect future UW operations.