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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/25/2011 - 4:03am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/24/2011 - 8:12pm | 0 comments
Continue on for the latest news concerning conflict in Libya.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/24/2011 - 6:49am | 6 comments
Continue on for the Army Irregular Warfare Fusion Cell’s August Newsletter.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/24/2011 - 5:39am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/23/2011 - 7:42pm | 1 comment
Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication (MCDP) 1-0, Marine Corps Operations, has been revised and is now posted at the Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Combat Development and Integration Division’s webpage. The original edition, developed just prior to 9/11, reflected language and constructs prevalent within joint doctrine at that time. The revision discusses the use of smaller MAGTFs and other nonstandard formations that are increasingly employed across the range of military operations. It provides concise descriptions of the various operations Marines may conduct and it records changes to Marine Corps as determined by the 2010 Force Structure Review.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/23/2011 - 8:51am | 0 comments
Continue on for The Criminals South of the Border: Lessons from Mexico by Dr. Max G. Manwaring, US Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute.
by Garrett Wood | Tue, 08/23/2011 - 8:33am | 5 comments
Have we exhausted our ways and means to engage in war?
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/23/2011 - 1:31am | 0 comments
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by Robert Haddick | Mon, 08/22/2011 - 7:32pm | 0 comments
In a special edition of "This Week at War," I discuss whether the NATO operation in Libya is now a model for the future.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/22/2011 - 4:17pm | 0 comments
Continue on for the latest news concerning events in Libya. Please add your own relevant links in the comments section below. Thanks!
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/22/2011 - 5:57am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/21/2011 - 8:30pm | 0 comments
Continue on for the latest news on the conflict in Libya.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/21/2011 - 4:35am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/20/2011 - 5:10pm | 0 comments
The US Army War College is pleased to announce the latest edition of Parameters (Spring 2011 Vol. 41 No. 1) is now available online.
by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/20/2011 - 10:46am | 0 comments
US Troops Weather Rockets, Recoilless Rifles, and Grenades in Sabari by Bill Ardolino, Long War Journal.
by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/20/2011 - 7:58am | 8 comments
More Special Operations Not the Answer by LTG William G. Boykin (USA Ret.) at Roll Call. BLUF:
We should not fall into the proverbial trap of preparing for the “last war”...
by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/20/2011 - 7:03am | 0 comments
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by Robert Haddick | Fri, 08/19/2011 - 5:20pm | 0 comments
In my column at Foreign Policy, I discuss how endgame bargaining between Qaddafi and Libya's rebels will likely proceed. I also review Counterstrike, a new book from New York Times reporters Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker.
by Brock Dahl | Fri, 08/19/2011 - 9:25am | 0 comments
Overcoming the Transition Gap of Regime Change
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/19/2011 - 4:14am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/18/2011 - 6:07pm | 0 comments
The US Army COIN Center is pleased to host Colonel Gian Gentile at the next FM 3-24 related webcast. COL Gentile is an associate professor of military history at the United States Military Academy, West Point, and has written and spoken extensively about the need to revise Army counterinsurgency doctrine (FM 3-24). He states "population-centric COIN doctrine needs fundamental revision. The Army's current fixation on COIN is a straightjacket that prevents thinking about alternative models of irregular conflict and, more importantly, encourages the atrophy of combined arms warfare skills". His brief is Thursday, 25 August 2011 at 10:00 CDT (1100 EDT, 15:00 ZULU). Those interested in attending may view the meeting online at https://connect.dco.dod.mil/coinweb and participate via Defense Connect Online (DCO) as a guest. Remote attendees will be able to ask questions and view the slides through the software.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/18/2011 - 5:46am | 0 comments
America’s Lost Ally by George Will, Washington Post opinion. BLUF:
“Since the Cold War’s end, the combined gross domestic product of NATO’s European members has grown 55 percent, yet their defense spending has declined almost 20 percent. Twenty years ago, those nations provided 33 percent of the alliance’s defense spending; today, they provide 21 percent. This is why Robert Gates, before resigning as U.S. defense secretary, warned that unless Europe’s disarmament is reversed, future U.S. leaders ‘may not consider the return on America’s investment in NATO worth the cost.’”