- Cartel v. Cartel: Mexico's Criminal Insurgency by SWJ Editors
Cartel v. Cartel:
Mexico's Criminal Insurgency
by John P. Sullivan and Adam Elkus
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As the decade ends, Mexico's criminal insurgency continues. Yet the narco-war...
- Small Wars Journal - Volume 6, No. 1 by SWJ Editors
Download Volume 6, No. 1We are bringing back Small Wars Journal in proper multi-article journal style in a formatted-to-print PDF, just like wedid in the old days. We will continue...
- Tribal Engagement: The Way Forward in Afghanistan by SWJ Editors
Tribal Engagement:The Way Forward in Afghanistanby Steffen MertenDownload the full article: Tribal Engagement: The Way Forward in AfghanistanFollowing the cooption of the powerful Shinwari tribe of eastern Afghanistan last week,...
- A Test Case for Counterinsurgency Theory by SWJ Editors
Unrest in Iran:A Test Case for Counterinsurgency Theoryby Dr. Dan G. CoxDownload the full article: A Test Case for Counterinsurgency TheoryRecent events in Iran involving the questionable election results that...
- Special Delivery by Michael Yon
Special Deliveryby Michael YonDownload the full article: Special DeliveryAmerican troops are spread widely across Afghanistan. Some are remote and accessibility is difficult. In 2008, I was with six...
- Operational Design: Promise and Problems by SWJ Editors
Operational Design: Promise and Problemsby Adam Elkus and Crispin BurkeDownload the full article: Operational Design: Promise and ProblemsApproaches to Operational Design have become increasingly prominent in both Army and Joint...
- Seven by Michael Yon
Sevenby Michael YonDownload the full article: SevenAmerican forces are stationed at bases far and wide around Afghanistan. Some bases are like towns, such as Camp Bastion, Kandahar Airfield, and...
- Criminal Insurgency in the Americas by SWJ Editors
Criminal Insurgency in the Americas
by John P. Sullivan
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Transnational criminal organizations and gangs are threatening state institutions throughout the Americas. In extreme circumstances,...
- Health Engagement in Foreign Internal Defense by SWJ Editors
Health Engagement in Foreign Internal Defenseby Colonel Edwin K. BurkettDownload the full article: Health Engagement in Foreign Internal DefenseForeign Internal Defense (FID) is the "participation by civilian and military agencies...
- Jihad of the Pen by SWJ Editors
Jihad of the PenA Practitioners Guide to Conducting Effective Influence Operations in an InsurgencySpecial to the Small Wars Journalby Colonel G. L. Lamborn, USAR (Ret.)Download the full article: Jihad of...
- Patterns by Michael Yon
Patternsby Michael YonDownload the full article: PatternsThis is a story of warfighting and technology, and what life is like on the ground for our troops, as they do their best...
- R.I.P. Mr. Charles Wilson, Father of the Taliban by SWJ Editors
R.I.P. Mr. Charles Wilson, Father of the Talibanby Major Jeremy KotkinDownload the full article: R.I.P. Mr. Charles Wilson, Father of the Taliban"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." This...
- Seven Pillars of Ambiguity by SWJ Editors
Seven Pillars of Ambiguityby David MasonDownload the full article: Seven Pillars of AmbiguityThese thoughts are penned a few weeks short of a yearlong tour to Iraq. Having worked in cultures...
- Trying to Win Afghanistan without Afghan Women by SWJ Editors
Half-Hearted: Trying to Win Afghanistan without Afghan Womenby Captain Matt Pottinger, Hali Jilani, and Claire RussoDownload the full article: Trying to Win Afghanistan without Afghan WomenBy fits and starts, United...
- Adam Ray by Michael Yon
Adam Rayby Michael YonDownload the full article: Adam Ray18 February 2010Kandahar, AfghanistanOn Feb. 9th, in a field near a road, an Afghan soldier squatted to relieve himself. He picked...
- Small Wars Journal - Volume 6, No. 2 by SWJ Editors
Download Volume 6, No. 2Small Wars Journal Volume 6, No. 2 includes the winners of Question #1 from ourwriting competition. Question #2 winners were published inIssue No. 1. Congratulations to:$3,000...
- The Men Who Would Govern Marjah by William McCallister
The Men Who Would Govern Marjahby William S. McCallisterDownload the full article: The Men Who Would Govern MarjahInitial reports are optimistic. The combined Afghan and Coalition forces have successfully penetrated...
- Jump Starting Your Professional Reading Program by SWJ Editors
Jump Starting Your Professional Reading Program:A Six-Pack of Booksby Captain Kelly Jones and Major Scott ShawDownload the full article: Jump Starting Your Professional Reading ProgramFull Disclosure: We, the authors of...
- Supporting the ISAF Campaign Plan by SWJ Editors
Supporting the ISAF Campaign Plan: NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan Prepares to Support the International Security Forceby Lieutenant Colonel Thomas S. Tilbrook (Australian Army), Lieutenant Colonel Frank Elgin (Netherlands...
- Whispers by Michael Yon
Whispersby Michael YonDownload the full article: WhispersAround Afghanistan22 February 2010"Johnny Boy" Captain John Holland was walking out to the aircraft just as I arrived at the flight line.Captain Holland asked,...
- Counterinsurgency vs. Counterterrorism by Gary Anderson
Counterinsurgency vs. Counterterrorism:A Civilian's Viewby Colonel Gary AndersonDownload the full article: Counterinsurgency vs. CounterterrorismEvery twenty years or so, our Army has a furious internal debate over what kind of army...
- From Canada: A Thank You to U.S. Service Members by Michael Yon
From Canada: A Thank You to U.S. Service Membersby Michael YonDownload the full article: A Thank You to U.S. Service MembersDear Michael Yon,Today we were sent your story of February...
