"Expectations for an Afghan peace process grew last month with the Taliban’s release of a letter addressed to the American people offering to negotiate."
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by Task & Purpose | Sun, 03/11/2018 - 3:25pm | 0 comments
Continue on for a link to a great list of books, papers and memoirs compiled by Dave Maxwell at Task & Purpose.
by Bloomberg News | Sun, 03/11/2018 - 4:19am | 0 comments
"U.S. intelligence agencies estimate that more than 40,000 foreigners from at least 120 countries flocked to Iraq and Syria to join Islamic State."
by Associated Press | Sat, 03/10/2018 - 1:46pm | 0 comments
"The U.S. is adding military advisers and combat aircraft as part of President Donald Trump's new Afghanistan war strategy, but Congress appears to be paying little attention."
by The Strategy Bridge | Fri, 03/09/2018 - 6:28pm | 2 comments
"Whether trading speed for altitude or cost for capability, military aviation requires compromise."
by The Wall Street Journal | Fri, 03/09/2018 - 3:46pm | 0 comments
"Turkey is preparing an imminent attack on the Syrian city of Afrin, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday."
by The Washington Times | Thu, 03/08/2018 - 9:26am | 1 comment
"We have watched carefully the evolution of Ukraine’s armed forces since the war began and it is impressive."
by The Wall Street Journal | Wed, 03/07/2018 - 11:20pm | 0 comments
"U.S. military officials offer no plan to finish the war without the hundreds of Kurdish fighters who fled, risking a resurgence of the jihadist group."
by Voice of America | Wed, 03/07/2018 - 12:51pm | 0 comments
The Taliban has not formally responded to Ghani’s proposal. His remarks suggest the group has not even indirectly communicated to Kabul whether it is willing to engage in a peace process.
by Stars & Stripes | Wed, 03/07/2018 - 10:34am | 0 comments
"Data the Pentagon issued last year to spotlight the success of operations against militant groups in Afghanistan were inaccurate, raising questions about real progress."
by The Cipher Brief | Wed, 03/07/2018 - 9:19am | 0 comments
"Conflict follows humanity wherever it goes, and the world’s population is increasingly living in cities."
by The Washington Post | Tue, 03/06/2018 - 8:59pm | 0 comments
"U.S.-allied forces in eastern Syria said Tuesday that they are withdrawing from the front lines of the war against the Islamic State."
by Military Times | Tue, 03/06/2018 - 4:27pm | 0 comments
"Both services are now updating their urban operations doctrine for the first time in years."
by The National Interest | Tue, 03/06/2018 - 9:49am | 0 comments
"Washington officials routinely call Turkey a vital ally, yet Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his government have threatened U.S. forces."
by Morgan Smiley | Tue, 03/06/2018 - 8:17am | 0 comments
The U.S. military has gotten a boost from the current administration but still lacks a clear threat-focus (what do we want to be prepared for).
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/05/2018 - 7:09pm | 2 comments
Continue on for a SWJ update - includes SWJ and Council signup issues.
by Associated Press | Mon, 03/05/2018 - 6:00pm | 0 comments
"Offensive operations against IS fighters in eastern Syria have been paused because U.S.-backed Kurdish soldiers have shifted to a separate fight against Turkish forces."
by The Washington Post | Mon, 03/05/2018 - 3:34pm | 0 comments
"The Islamic State just released a video that allegedly shows three U.S. soldiers being attacked in Niger."
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/05/2018 - 3:47am | 4 comments
SWJ is kicking off an ambitious new project concerning the U.S. Marine Corps’ Combined Action Program in Vietnam. To begin the project, SWJ is requesting reviews of this classic.
by The Guardian | Sun, 03/04/2018 - 12:05pm | 3 comments
“Syria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, Afghanistan, Ukraine – the globe is scarred by violence.”
by Voice of America | Sat, 03/03/2018 - 7:39pm | 2 comments
The role of women and their potential in countering extremism around the world is often overlooked and underestimated, a group of experts told U.S. lawmakers this week.
by The New York Times | Sat, 03/03/2018 - 1:21pm | 0 comments
Continue on for a "New York Times" Visual Investigation (video) on Kurdish TTP and tracking irregulars in Syria.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/02/2018 - 10:36pm | 0 comments
Now Published - SWJ's “Islamist Insurgents on the Defensive: Al Qaeda and the Islamic State in 2016—A Small Wars Journal Anthology”
by Military Times | Thu, 03/01/2018 - 10:13pm | 1 comment
"DARPA, the Pentagon’s high-tech office, is working with the government of Ukraine to develop capabilities to help Kiev in its hybrid warfare challenge."
by Military Review | Thu, 03/01/2018 - 10:35am | 0 comments
Continue on for links to all of the articles in the latest issue of "Military Review".