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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 | Mon, 02/20/2012 - 1:23am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 02/19/2012 - 6:16am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 02/18/2012 - 3:16am | 0 comments

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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 02/17/2012 - 11:00pm | 9 comments

According to the New York Times, Admiral William McRaven wants a freer hand for his special operators. Will this extend to an unconventional warfare campaign in Syria?

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 02/17/2012 - 5:24am | 0 comments

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by Peter J. Munson | Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:06pm | 0 comments

Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, dies at 43 in Syria, reportedly of an asthma attack.

by Robert Bunker | Thu, 02/16/2012 - 10:32am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 12:  The Spreading Criminal Insurgencies in Mexico: States With U.S. State Department Travel Advisories.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 02/16/2012 - 5:17am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 02/15/2012 - 3:57am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 02/15/2012 - 1:47am | 8 comments

Longtime SWJ friend and Senior Editor of Bellum of The Stanford Review Tristan Abbey argues that “American declinists are wrong to see the unraveling of the British Empire as a roadmap.

by Peter J. Munson | Tue, 02/14/2012 - 10:14pm | 12 comments

Marine officer Aaron MacLean at WaPo bemoans the military's lack of talent management (via @Doctrine_Man).

by Robert Haddick | Tue, 02/14/2012 - 12:43pm | 1 comment

As promised, the Pentagon's new budget slashes U.S. ground forces. That was supposed to free up resources for naval and air power in the Pacific. But the new budget fails to deliver on that strategy.

by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 02/14/2012 - 2:30am | 0 comments

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by Peter J. Munson | Mon, 02/13/2012 - 8:13pm | 2 comments

Bob Tollast interviews Hayder al-Khoei on developments in Iraq and the Iraqi view of events in Syria.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 02/13/2012 - 3:05am | 0 comments

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by Peter J. Munson | Sun, 02/12/2012 - 7:35pm | 0 comments

Brett Friedman draws attention to the deeper malaise behind the recent string of black-eyes for the Marine Corps.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 02/12/2012 - 4:13am | 0 comments

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by Michael L. Burgoyne | Sat, 02/11/2012 - 10:26am | 20 comments

Michael L. Burgoyne argues that U.S. COIN doctrine can be applied to problems in South America.  Sometimes, a more enemy-focused approach is needed, he finds.

by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 02/11/2012 - 4:52am | 0 comments

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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 02/10/2012 - 7:16pm | 6 comments

Four reasons why -- this time -- you should believe the hype about Israel attacking Iran.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 02/10/2012 - 5:41pm | 12 comments

Just a quick editorial comment about some recent non-news - Panetta calls for new probe into photo of Marines - concerning the image of Marines posing with a Nazi SS flag.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 02/10/2012 - 11:45am | 1 comment

The US Army Counterinsurgency Center will provide an update on progress made so far with the revision of FM 3-24 in a Webcast on 16 February.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 02/10/2012 - 6:18am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 02/09/2012 - 4:14pm | 2 comments

Pakistan Rural vs. Urban Twofer from The Wilson Quarterly.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 02/09/2012 - 6:27am | 0 comments

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