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New material, post volume 9 (Sep, 2007) is provided below as individual articles in an interim, BETA format. Future magazine volumes will be assembled and published here, too. Our back issues, volumes 1 through 9, are available here.

What's this BETA / interim stuff?

We have great content now from contributing authors, and it has been hanging fire for too long in the bowels of Small Wars Journal. We are still a lottery ticket and a horseshoe nail away from having the Fully New and Completely Improved SWJ Magazine. So here, as an interim solution, is the partially new and still-improving SWJ Magazine.

The articles published here have been peer-reviewed for content and quality, and accepted for publication.  We're behind on formatting, editing, etc.  The articles are provided now “as is” because this is the way we can get their important messages out without further delay (which, in some cases, has already been substantial).  Revised versions for edits, formatting, and presentation will be posted when they are available and as site improvements are made.

Note that the individual article Titles, Permalinks, and Comments will stay stable throughout our growth, so don’t worry about us pulling that rug out from under you as you link to or comment upon these pieces.  But the links to the temporary PDF docs will change, so please don't link straight to them.

New SWJ Magazine Articles

May 12, 2008

Force Structure for Small Wars

Force Structure for Small Wars

by Andrew C. Pavord

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May 8, 2008

Guerrilla Warfare and the Indonesian Strategic Psyche

Guerrilla Warfare and the Indonesian Strategic Psyche
by Emmet McElhatton

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May 3, 2008

Maras in Central America

Maras in Central America
National Security Implications of Gang Activity South of the Border
by COL Terry Saltsman and LTC Ben Welch III

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May 2, 2008

Social Epidemics and the Human Element of Counterinsurgency

Social Epidemics and the Human Element of Counterinsurgency
by CPT Nils French

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Why Strategy is Simple

Why Strategy is Simple
by MAJ Aaron Bazin

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April 30, 2008

Iraqi Non-Lethal Contributions to the Counterinsurgency

Iraqi Non-Lethal Contributions to the Counterinsurgency
by CPT Justin Gorkowski

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April 28, 2008

The Counterinsurgency Cliff Notes

The Counterinsurgency Cliff Notes
Techniques for the Conventional Rifle Platoon, in Layman’s Terms
by CPT Craig Coppock

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April 26, 2008

‘What’s Happening In Basra?’

‘What’s Happening In Basra?’
by Paul Smyth

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April 20, 2008

The Birth of the Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell

The Birth of the Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell
by Stephen Phillips

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April 18, 2008

The Battle for Saydia

The Battle for Saydia:
An Ongoing Case Study in Militia Based Insurgency

by CPT Michael Comstock

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April 17, 2008

The Break Point: AQIZ Establishes the ISI in Zaganiyah

The Break Point: AQIZ Establishes the ISI in Zaganiyah
by CPT James Few

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Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan

Beyond Iraq and Afghanistan
What Foreign Fighter Data Reveals About the Future of Terrorism
by Clinton Watts

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April 14, 2008

Observations from a Year in the Sunni Triangle

Observations from a Year in the Sunni Triangle
by LTC Craig Collier

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April 13, 2008

Understanding Arab Culture

Understanding Arab Culture
by Lazar Berman

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Winning the Ideological Battle for the Support of the Populace

Winning the Ideological Battle for the Support of the Populace
(Understanding the Role of Ideology in Insurgency)

by COL Robert Jones

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March 28, 2008

Security Force Assistance Operations

Considerations for Organizing and Preparing for Security Force Assistance Operations
by COL David Maxwell

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February 17, 2008

The Global Counter Insurgency

The Global Counter Insurgency
America’s New National Security and Foreign Policy Paradigm
by Jonathan Morgenstein & Eric Vickland

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Oil Security and the Necessity for Global Cooperation

Oil Security and the Necessity for Global Cooperation
by Dr. David A. Anderson

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February 9, 2008

Indigenous Forces and Sanctuary Denial

Indigenous Forces and Sanctuary Denial
Enduring Counterinsurgency Imperatives
by LTC Robert M. Cassidy

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February 7, 2008

An Economic Model of Terrorism & Insurgency

The Two Sides of Economic and Democratic Change:
An Economic Model of Terrorism & Insurgency
by 1stLt John A. Sautter

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United States Foreign Policy in South Asia

UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY IN SOUTH ASIA:
AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, AND REVOLUTIONARY ISLAM
by COL Philip Lisagor

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Can the United States Iraq-ify the problem?

Can the United States Iraq-ify the problem?
Consider the Soviet Lessons in Afghanistan
by MAJ Daniel S Morgan

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Fighting a Small War during The Great War

Fighting a Small War during The Great War
British Strategic Planning and Operations in Central Asia, 1917-1919
by Frederick Dotolo, PhD

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A Method & Estimate For Counterinsurgency Aircraft Procurement

A Method & Estimate For Counterinsurgency Aircraft Procurement
by Major David L. Peeler, Jr.

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New Thinking on a ‘New Deal’ for Post-Conflict Countries?

New Thinking on a ‘New Deal’ for Post-Conflict Countries?
by Greg Mills & Terence McNamee

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Culture Warriors

Culture Warriors:
Marine Corps Organizational Culture and Adaptation to Cultural Terrain
by Maj Ben Connable

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February 5, 2008

A Battalion’s Employment of “The Elements of National Power”

A Battalion’s Employment of “The Elements of National Power”
by LtCol Robert R. Scott

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Collateral Damage and Counterinsurgency Doctrine

Collateral Damage and Counterinsurgency Doctrine
by Major General Charles J. Dunlap, Jr.

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