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5 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 5, 2013 07:34 AM | Comments (0)

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4 March SWJ Roundup

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3 March SWJ Roundup

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March 3, 2013 06:44 AM | Comments (0)

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2 March SWJ Roundup

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1 March SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

March 1, 2013 01:58 AM | Comments (0)

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Spending Cuts Create Challenges for Army

by Dave Dilegge

March 1, 2013 01:41 AM | Comments (0)

Spending Cuts Create Challenges for Army by Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post.

Book Review: McChrystal's Way of Fighting Modern War

by Dave Dilegge

February 28, 2013 09:19 AM | Comments (1)

The National Interest book review by Gary Hart: Stanley McChrystal, My Share of the Task: A Memoir.  

28 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 28, 2013 07:45 AM | Comments (0)

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The Problem

by Johnny Lairsey

February 27, 2013 09:30 AM | Comments (12)

The United States military wastes an inordinate amount of time attempting to solve symptoms instead of problems.

27 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 27, 2013 05:01 AM | Comments (0)

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Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary

by Dave Dilegge

February 26, 2013 08:44 PM | Comments (4)

The US Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama’s pick for defense secretary.

Knowing Where and How Criminal Organizations Operate Using Web Content

by Robert Bunker

February 26, 2013 09:30 AM | Comments (1)

MOGO (Making Order using Google as an Oracle) is highly cost effective and provides very significant OSINT (open source intelligence) analytical capabilities via a web crawler approach.

26 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 26, 2013 05:14 AM | Comments (0)

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2013 Strategic Outlook for Canada

by SWJ Editors

February 25, 2013 10:30 AM | Comments (0)

20 February 2013, Ottawa: The Conference of Defence Associations Institute (CDA Institute) today released its major annual study examining the international strategic landscape and how Canada will...

Sniper Executes a Police Chief of Nuevo Leon with a .50 Caliber Rifle (Translation)

by Robert Bunker

February 25, 2013 08:30 AM | Comments (1)

This may very well be the first targeted assassination of a Mexican public safety official by a sniper utilizing a .50 cal rifle.

25 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 25, 2013 05:42 AM | Comments (0)

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24 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 24, 2013 02:00 AM | Comments (0)

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Peña Nieto’s Piñata: The Promise and Pitfalls of Mexico’s New Security Policy against Organized Crime

by SWJ Editors

February 23, 2013 07:25 AM | Comments (0)

SWJ El Centro Fellow Vanda Felbab-Brown's new paper.

23 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 22, 2013 11:55 PM | Comments (0)

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21 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 21, 2013 01:58 AM | Comments (0)

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February 2013 CTC Sentinel Released

by Dave Dilegge

February 20, 2013 06:26 PM | Comments (0)

West Point's Combating Terrorism Center has released the February 2013 Issue of the CTC Sentinel.

20 February SWJ Roundup

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February 20, 2013 05:42 AM | Comments (0)

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19 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 19, 2013 06:57 AM | Comments (0)

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18 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 18, 2013 03:40 AM | Comments (1)

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Mexican Cartel Tactical Note # 17

by David Kuhn and Robert Bunker

February 17, 2013 04:02 PM | Comments (0)

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note # 17 : Indications & Warnings (I&W) for Small Caliber Mortar Deployment.

The Amenas Siege and the Growing Hostage Problem in Africa

by Matthew Hipple

February 11, 2013 08:30 AM | Comments (2)

Algeria’s bloody siege of the Amenas facility was a necessary first shot in an oncoming regional problem, as groups both criminal and ideological groups seek sources of income...

Security Assemblages and Spaces of Exception: The Production of (Para-) Militarized Spaces in the U.S. War on Drugs

by Robert Bunker

February 10, 2013 03:30 AM | Comments (1)

The writings of SWJ El Centro Fellows John Sullivan, Paul Kan, and Robert Bunker are mentioned in a work with an anti-statist and anti-capitalist perspective.

9 February SWJ Roundup

by Dave Dilegge

February 9, 2013 04:58 AM | Comments (0)

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Justice Department Memo Evidences Confusion

by Charles G. Kels

February 8, 2013 07:41 PM | Comments (4)

The white paper on targeted killing is less chilling than confused--the work of constitutional lawyers who appear to lack familiarity with the laws of war.

An Agent for Change in the Navy

by Peter J. Munson

February 8, 2013 07:24 PM | Comments (0)

SWJ contributor Robert Kozloski on Admiral Zumwalt.