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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 SWJ Editors | Wed, 02/19/2014 - 1:33am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/18/2014 - 7:59pm | 2 comments

A new era of security burden-sharing could be on the horizon for a war-weary US, with France taking an aggressive lead in Africa and Germany showing a willingness to take a more assertive role.

by Scott Forster | Tue, 02/18/2014 - 10:43am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/18/2014 - 8:47am | 0 comments

From Stalemate to Settlement : Lessons for Afghanistan from Historical Insurgencies That Have Been Resolved Through Negotiations by Colin P. Clarke and Christopher Paul, RAND Corporation.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/18/2014 - 7:43am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/18/2014 - 6:52am | 0 comments

U.S. Seeks Prisoner Swap with Taliban to Free Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl by Anne Gearan and Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 02/12/2014 - 9:52pm | 13 comments

Kilcullen Speaks: On COIN Going Out of Style, His Recent Book, Syria, and More by Tom Ricks, FP’s Best Defense.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/11/2014 - 8:59am | 2 comments

Marine Corps leaders have ordered the independent Marine Corps Times newspaper removed from its prominent newsstand location.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/11/2014 - 8:47am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 02/09/2014 - 11:18am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 02/09/2014 - 7:33am | 11 comments

Afghan Soldiers Desperate for Pact with US, Criticize President Karzai for Delay by Kevin Sieff, Washington Post.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 02/08/2014 - 9:09am | 0 comments

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by Scott Forster | Fri, 02/07/2014 - 8:59pm | 0 comments

With the QDR looming in midst of continuing fiscal pressures, many experts anticipate significant reductions in the capacity or size of American Landpower.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 02/07/2014 - 3:39pm | 0 comments

At the Summit: Duty -  Memoirs of a Secretary at War, by Robert M. Gates - National Review Book Review by Bing West.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 02/07/2014 - 7:38am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 02/06/2014 - 9:34pm | 1 comment

G.I. Joe is turning 50 and the birthday of what's called the world's first action figure is being celebrated this month.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 02/06/2014 - 6:40am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Wed, 02/05/2014 - 8:00pm | 0 comments

Members of the Texas-born Barrio Azteca gang are receiving training from Mexico's Zetas.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 02/05/2014 - 2:08pm | 0 comments

Do Drones Present New Military Opportunities or are they Simply an Updated Technological Variant of Age-old Weapons and Tactics? Hoover Institution / Stanford University background paper.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 02/05/2014 - 8:39am | 2 comments

Drawing clear lessons from post-mortems and “after action reviews” is a delicate matter because they can be politicized too readily.  But it can and must be done.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 02/05/2014 - 7:04am | 1 comment

The Wars Robert Gates Got Wrong by Jonathan Alter, The New Yorker

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 02/05/2014 - 6:23am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 02/04/2014 - 6:45am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 02/03/2014 - 10:00pm | 0 comments

Army criminal investigators are probing the actions of more than 1,200 individuals who collected suspect payouts totaling more than $29 million.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 02/03/2014 - 3:16pm | 1 comment

Military Force vs. Diplomacy: One Without the Other? By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, Defense One