In his op-ed, Mr. Nance on waterboarding successfully squared the circle when he wrote: "I have personally led, witnessed and supervised waterboarding of hundreds of people. Waterboarding should...

This morning's London Times lead editorial -- The Petraeus Curve - boldly goes where few "mainstream media" news outlets dare, stating flat out that serious success in Iraq is not being recognized as...

By Dan Green To enable one country to appreciate what another people really thinks and desires is both the most difficult and the most vital task which confronts us. -- John Bagot Glubb, Britain and...

A good friend and mentor of mine and of the Small Wars Journal community of interest sent along a link to his latest article -- Caution: Iraq is Not Vietnam by Ambassador David Passage. This article...

We interrupt our normally scheduled program on waterboarding and anthropology (1) to bring you this BBC piece concerning one of SWJ's favorite counterinsurgency experts from down-under - David...

In response to a SWJ e-mail concerning Dr. David Price's recent Counterpunch article U.S. Army spokesman Major Tom McCuin: As Lieutenant Colonel John Nagl stated: Military Field Manuals have their...

Writing and Employing the Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual In the current issue of "Counterpunch", anthropologist Dr. David Price continues his assault on social scientists assisting...

In reference to an earlier post - COIN Seminar: Dr. David Kilcullen -- Wargaming Division of the Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory has posted my summary report (pdf -- word) of the event. From the...

General George Casey, Chief of Staff of the Army, answers a question concerning his opinion on "A Failure in Generalship" by Lieutenant Colonel Paul Yingling, May 2007 Armed Forces Journal, at a...

I'd like to digress from my usual analysis of insurgent strategy and tactics to speak out on an issue of grave importance to Small Wars Journal readers. We, as a nation, are having a crisis of honor...

Ralph Peters in the November 2007 edition of American Legion Magazine - 12 Myths of 21st Century War. Visit the link for Peters' commentary, plus his reasoning behind each myth. ... Two trends over...

Abu Muqawama's counterinsurgency reading list to include bare bones essentials, intermediate reading (colonial and modern), advanced reading, political Islam and Islamist violence, fiction and films...

Iraq: 10 Myths and 10 Reasons to be Optimistic H/T Bottom Line Up Front

Joint Force Quarterly is published by the National Defense University Press for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. JFQ is the Chairman's flagship joint military and security studies journal...

Karen DeYoung, Washington Post, reports on a new US State Department intitiative; nay, order; that will see additional diplomats taking posts in Iraq next year because of expected shortfalls in...

One presidential candidate's recent remarks regarding a possible unilateral preemptive strike into Pakistan sent a cold shiver down the spines of many national security professionals and officers in...

Secretary of Defense Robert Gates speaking at the Conference of European Armies, 26 October 2007. More...

May 2007 General Accounting Office Report: Actions Needed to Improve DOD's Stability Operations Approach and Interagency Planning...

Major General Benjamin Mixon, Commander of Multi-National Division-North and the 25th Infantry Division, providing an update on ongoing security operations in Iraq, October 26, 2007. More...

By Bill Putnam The presidential primaries are quickly approaching and yet no candidate has put forward an innovative plan for salvaging the Iraq crisis. Mr. or Mrs. Presidential Candidate, peace in...

Charlie Rose Show - General Michael Hayden, Director Central Intelligence Agency (Part 1) Charlie Rose Show - General Michael Hayden, Director Central Intelligence Agency (Part 2)

Yesterday morning I was participating in an e-mail discussion when, in passing, the term "hearts and minds" came up. As these counterinsurgency (COIN) components are oft misunderstood or...

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Colin Kahl, an Assistant Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University and a Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, writes in the November / December issue of Foreign...

Charlie Rose Show - John Negroponte, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State

SWJ just received by e-mail this introductory edition of Kabul Direct. Dear Friend of Afghanistan (and to our foes too, should we still have any left!) Attached please find the first edition of...

Christian Lowe at Military.com reports that Marine Corps commanders in Iraq are asking the Pentagon to slow down the deployment of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles. Corps commanders...

Last week, the Washington Post reported that a bid by the Marine Corps to take responsibility for the primary U.S. military mission in Afghanistan generated a heated debate inside and outside the...

Blackwater USA - Public / Private Partnership in Peacekeeping Conference This theme will look at those areas where the military and government can use private sector expertise to successfully...

Charlie Rose Show: An Hour with Erik Prince, Chairman, CEO and Founder, Blackwater USA.