Small wars are operations undertaken under executive authority, wherein military force is combined with diplomatic pressure in the internal or external affairs of another state whose government is unstable, inadequate, or unsatisfactory for the preservation of life and of such interests as are determined by the foreign policy of our Nation.
--Small Wars Manual, 1940
Write Well, Make Us All Richer. Including You.
Small Wars Journal Writing Competition -- $8,000 total purse covering two small wars topics. Submissions are due November 30, 2009.
SWJ Blog
Last 10 entries follow, more here.
- Positive Petraeus Lessons by SWJ Editors
- 20 November SWJ Roundup by SWJ Editors
- Major Hasan reintroduces 'Terror and Consent' by Robert Haddick
- COIN Challenges for NATO Strategy and Operations by SWJ Editors
- 19 November SWJ Roundup by SWJ Editors
- Mr. Obama’s Task by SWJ Editors
- The Surge: the Untold Story by SWJ Editors
- 18 November SWJ Roundup by SWJ Editors
- Afghan Corruption Concerns US Policy Planners by SWJ Editors
- COIN Center SITREP by SWJ Editors
Journal
Last 10 articles follow, more here.
Small Wars Council Discussion Board
The 10 newest posts in the Small Wars Council forums that are accessible without registration are:
Comments
The SWJ Blog and Small Wars Journal articles most recently commented on are:
- Major Hasan reintroduces 'Terror and Consent' by Nobody's Opinion
- 18 November SWJ Roundup by SWJED
- The Hasan Slide Presentation by Charles Cameron
- Afghanistan: Special Ops ‘Surge’ Sparks Debate by paul
- The Surge: the Untold Story by MikeF
- A Strategy of Exhaustion by Saif Katana
- A Better Understanding of the Vietnam War by Ken White
- AfPak Experts Advise Obama by Robert C. Jones
- Nation Building at the Barrel of an American Gun? by Barry
- Mr. President, Take Your Time on Afghanistan by Barry
- Enough Afghan Debate by Schmedlap
- 1/5 in Helmand: AAR Pictures Worth a Thousand Words by Joe S
- HASC Assessment Of The Human Terrain System by JpK
- New Video of Wanat Attack from Taliban Perspective by John McG
- The View From Man Bear Pig by Justin
Welcome...
...to the left lateral limit of hotness. That'd be us. At least according to
Rolling Stone’s 2009 Hot List:
"This time, we're banking on an assortment of movers, shakers and muckrakers that runs the gamut from the warfare digest "Small Wars Journal" to Hot Issue cover girl Lady Gaga (check out shots of her wildest moments here)."
The nuances are explored here in the Small Wars Council. Recurring themes include:
- Recognition and support of Rolling Stone's cutting edge insightfulness, particularly as evidenced by their editorial decision to do a phone interview with no photographers for the SWJ piece and no shots of our wildest moments;
- shock that the rest of the so-called "Mainstream Media" is so out of touch with real hotness;
- various issues associated with proper etiquette for gracefully sharing the limelight with our fellow celebrities, so as not to burst their bubbles.
