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US Army IW Fusion Center Webcast: COIN Challenges in Pakistan

by Dave Dilegge

March 21, 2013 01:19 PM | Comments (0)

US Army IW Fusion Center Webcast: COIN Challenges in Pakistan, Thursday 4 April.

21 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 21, 2013 08:03 AM | Comments (0)

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Criminal Cartels and Rule of Law in Mexico

by SWJ Editors

March 20, 2013 11:02 AM | Comments (0)

The International Crisis Group published a new report on 'criminal cartels' in Mexico. The report Peña Nieto’s Challenge: Criminal Cartels and Rule of Law in Mexico,...

20 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 20, 2013 07:22 AM | Comments (0)

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A Mexico Border Shootout Reveals Effort to Cover Up Violence

by Robert Bunker

March 20, 2013 01:53 AM | Comments (0)

A Mexico Border Shootout Reveals Effort to Cover Up Violence - Written by InSight Crime.

19 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 19, 2013 08:52 AM | Comments (0)

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To COIN or Not?

by SWJ Editors

March 18, 2013 05:01 PM | Comments (0)

To COIN or Not? Foreign Policy: "A decade later, what lessons haven't we learned from the war in Iraq that we should?"

18 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 18, 2013 09:38 AM | Comments (0)

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The Rise of the “BASF” Doctrine?

by SWJ Editors

March 18, 2013 02:38 AM | Comments (0)

The Rise of the “BASF” Doctrine? By Michael Noonan, Foreign Policy Research Institute.

17 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 17, 2013 04:45 AM | Comments (0)

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16 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 16, 2013 03:49 AM | Comments (0)

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Friday Night W/ The Who

by Dave Dilegge

March 15, 2013 07:46 PM | Comments (0)

The Who at The Concert For New York City...

Rebuilding the Army, Again

by SWJ Editors

March 15, 2013 03:58 AM | Comments (2)

Rebuilding the Army, Again by Robert Killebrew, Armed Forces Journal.

15 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 15, 2013 03:39 AM | Comments (0)

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What Will the US Military’s Role be in Coming Years?

by Dave Dilegge

March 14, 2013 04:59 PM | Comments (0)

What Will the US Military’s Role be in Coming Years? By Matthew Schofield, McClatchy Newspapers.

14 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 14, 2013 04:07 AM | Comments (0)

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13 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 13, 2013 04:28 AM | Comments (0)

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12 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 12, 2013 02:45 AM | Comments (0)

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Cyberwar in the Underworld: Anonymous versus Los Zetas in Mexico

by Robert Bunker

March 11, 2013 11:27 AM | Comments (0)

Little attention has been paid to non-state actors conducting cyberwars against each other and the disruptive effects these wars can have on nation-states. By Paul Rexton Kan.

A Divided Society: The Impact of the Syrian Crisis on Lebanon

by SWJ Editors

March 11, 2013 11:10 AM | Comments (0)

The Lebanese state and Lebanon’s most powerful political actors are increasingly challenged by the ongoing conflict in Syria. By Nicholas A. Heras, The Jamestown Foundation.

Terrorism: The Other Reason to Worry about Darfur

by SWJ Editors

March 11, 2013 10:50 AM | Comments (0)

Islamist rebels fleeing French military action in Mali are successfully gaining refuge in Darfur. SWJ Op-Ed by Omer Ismail and Akshaya Kumar.

11 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 11, 2013 03:45 AM | Comments (0)

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Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS)

by David S. Maxwell

March 10, 2013 07:25 PM | Comments (2)

We owe a great debt to Paul Tompkins and USASOC for reviving and updating this seminal (but long dormant) work begun by the Special Operations Research Office (SORO).

9 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 9, 2013 03:42 AM | Comments (0)

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8 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 8, 2013 09:07 AM | Comments (0)

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Small Businesses’ Role in Developing Superior Capabilities, Tactics, and Countermeasures for Asymmetric Warfare

by Mark Phillips

March 7, 2013 09:30 AM | Comments (0)

Small business development of tactics, countermeasures, and capabilities can help break the action-reaction cycle and give us a decisive edge in asymmetric warfare

7 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 7, 2013 09:05 AM | Comments (0)

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6 March SWJ Roundup

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March 6, 2013 06:11 AM | Comments (0)

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A Few Moments After

by Keith Nightingale

March 5, 2013 11:31 AM | Comments (2)

When I joined the 101st as a replacement Captain, I was sent to the Screaming Eagle Replacement Training Center for a programmed week of prep before being assigned to a specific unit.  On the...

Spread of Vigilantes Sparks Debate in Mexico

by Robert Bunker

March 5, 2013 11:21 AM | Comments (0)

Spread of Vigilantes Sparks Debate in Mexico by Mark Stevenson, Associated Press.