Special Ops Bravado Hurts National Security - CNN Op-Ed by Michele L. Malvesti and Nancy Walbridge Collins.
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 05/01/2013 - 2:16pm | 1 comment
An important article in yesterday's NY Times by Randal Archibold, Damien Cave, and Ginger Thompson.
by John P. Sullivan, by Robert Bunker | Wed, 05/01/2013 - 2:11pm | 0 comments
Singer Jesus “Chuy” Quintanilla is the latest in a string of balladeers and musicians to be killed in Mexico’s drug war. This time the killing occurred in Texas.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 05/01/2013 - 2:02pm | 0 comments
The Invisible Armies Insurgency Tracker presents a database of insurgencies from 1775 to 2012. It supplements the comprehensive historical narrative in Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present, by CFR Senior Fellow Max Boot.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 05/01/2013 - 1:47pm | 26 comments
Video of a Grinnell College counterinsurgency and the future of Afghanistan debate on 22 April between COL Gian Gentile and Dr. John Nagl.
by SWJ Editors | Sat, 04/27/2013 - 10:06am | 0 comments
SWJ contributor John Bertetto provides tips for bringing down criminal organizations with organizational analysis.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/24/2013 - 3:46pm | 0 comments
An offering from Viridiana Rios and SWJ El Centro Fellow Stephen Dudley.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/24/2013 - 8:22am | 3 comments
The idea of a mercenary may seem a bit quaint in the 21st century, but those forces make a difference and are often all that stands between a leader and his fate.
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 04/22/2013 - 10:06am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 04/21/2013 - 9:59am | 0 comments
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by Peter J. Munson | Fri, 04/19/2013 - 9:23am | 5 comments
Click through to a few SWJ articles on Chechnya and the separatist insurgency there.
by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 04/19/2013 - 6:32am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 04/18/2013 - 1:25pm | 1 comment
What the Army Needs Now, Most of All, is to Develop Leaders by Lt. Gen. William Caldwell, U.S. Army at Tom Ricks' Best Defense.
by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 04/18/2013 - 8:08am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/17/2013 - 11:09am | 0 comments
Hunt for Suspects, Motives in Boston Bombing 'Wide Open' - Fox News.
by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 04/17/2013 - 8:03am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/16/2013 - 4:08pm | 2 comments
Special Operations: What New Powers They Need From Congress and the Pentagon by Sydney J. Freedberg Jr., AOL Defense.
by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 04/16/2013 - 5:22am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/16/2013 - 1:02am | 0 comments
Pentagon Cancels Divisive Medal for Cyber Ops and Drone Strikes by Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 04/15/2013 - 2:54pm | 4 comments
U.S. Soldiers to 'Go Native' on Operations by Paul D. Shinkman, U.S. News and Word Report.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 04/15/2013 - 2:39pm | 1 comment
Gettysburg Part of America's Soul by Salena Zito, Real Clear Politics.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 04/15/2013 - 11:50am | 0 comments
What is Strategy? Infinity Journal editorial. What are we talking about? The noun and the adjective, strategy and strategic, are so commonly, indeed casually employed that it can be shocking to appreciate how frequently they are misapplied.
by Robert Bunker | Mon, 04/15/2013 - 9:25am | 0 comments
How to Win the Mexican Drug War - Washington Post Op-Ed by Viridiana Rios.
by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 04/15/2013 - 9:05am | 0 comments
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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 04/14/2013 - 2:53am | 0 comments
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