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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 | Tue, 11/05/2013 - 5:35am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 11/05/2013 - 5:11am | 10 comments

The Age book review of David Kilcullen's Out of the Mountains.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 11/04/2013 - 7:15pm | 0 comments

“Building Better Generals” misses the real point of improving how the Generals and Flag Officers got there!

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 11/04/2013 - 3:11pm | 0 comments

"The current state of Iraq shouldn't take away from what American troops accomplished during the Surge."

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 11/04/2013 - 1:39pm | 4 comments

Tuppence for your COIN Thoughts - War on the Rocks Book Review by Frank Hoffman.

by Joe Byerly | Mon, 11/04/2013 - 8:58am | 1 comment

“Plans are nothing, but planning is everything.” This quote highlights the importance of thinking through military operations.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 11/04/2013 - 8:50am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 11/03/2013 - 12:16pm | 8 comments

Thoughts on the Future of Special Operations - Okay, days ago you read the SWJ article, now go back and read the comments.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 11/03/2013 - 5:15am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 11/02/2013 - 8:04am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Fri, 11/01/2013 - 1:02pm | 0 comments

In cooperation with Borderland Beat, InSight Crime, & Small Wars Journal— El Centro.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/01/2013 - 12:06pm | 0 comments

Describes a policing strategy targeting criminal street gangs adapted from population-centric COIN strategy.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/01/2013 - 11:44am | 0 comments

The new compilation, the Morning News of Note, will have about 300 readers.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/01/2013 - 11:07am | 0 comments

James Kitfield, Defense One, interviews former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 11/01/2013 - 3:11am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/31/2013 - 3:06pm | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/31/2013 - 8:15am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 10/30/2013 - 7:04pm | 0 comments

"Little more than a year before all international combat troops are set to leave Afghanistan, the nearly $100 billion US investment is under threat."

by Nayef Al-Rodhan | Wed, 10/30/2013 - 1:19pm | 1 comment

Thinking of the Pivot beyond the current meaning (confined to Asia-Pacific) seems more appropriate.

by Robert Bunker | Wed, 10/30/2013 - 6:57am | 1 comment

Books & Monographs on Intelligence Agencies, the Intelligence Process and Intelligence Analytic Methods that Contribute to Improving Terrorism and Counterterrorism Analysis.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 10/30/2013 - 6:27am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 10/29/2013 - 8:15pm | 0 comments

SWJ loves to hear from our allies, and more so to publish their submissions. Two from New Zealand today at our Journal (Ruben & Terry on your left).

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 10/29/2013 - 2:44pm | 29 comments

How We Won in Iraq by General David H. Petraeus, Foreign Policy.

by Stan Wiechnik | Tue, 10/29/2013 - 4:42am | 2 comments

At the 2013 AUSA annual meeting and convention in Washington, D.C., I was able to attend a forum entitled Regionally Aligned Forces and Global Engagement.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 10/29/2013 - 2:37am | 0 comments

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