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Military Officials Dispute Claim Army Unit Was Directed to Manipulate Senators (Update 11)

... SWJ Editors Teaser:  ... Caldwell IV." "I really did try to read Mikey's latest breathless prose, but honestly? I just couldn't get past the first few ...

Blog entry - Feb 27 2011 - 12:21pm - 14 comments - 0 attachments

COIN Metrics: What Not to Measure

... SWJ Editors Teaser:  ... SWJ use its uniquely fertile open format to convene an online conference about alternatives to not only waging war but finding new ... a statistical picture of their battlespace. In the latest effort by Ricks, there's really nothing new here. Since 2003, the ...

Blog entry - Feb 8 2010 - 1:36pm - 79 comments - 0 attachments

This Week at War: Rise of the Irregulars

... it's civilianizing the military. Here is the latest edition of my column at Foreign Policy : Topics include: ... (or fight with feral cats if available). The readers of SWJ are then sometimes subjected to my groggy attempts to wax eloquently on a ...

Blog entry - Jun 10 2011 - 5:40pm - 16 comments - 0 attachments

The Ugly Truth: Insurgencies are Brutal

... Late one afternoon in April, Llamas shows me the latest device theyve been working on, just in from Afghanistan. A neatly made ... (See my paper describing my insurgency model here on SWJ for more of that); then a better approach to pouring in tons of blood and ...

Journal Article - Aug 15 2010 - 6:17am - 72 comments

Thoughts from the Field on Kilcullen's 28 Articles (Pt. I)

... SWJ Editors Teaser:  ... of protection. It also means arming oneself with the latest information possible. Those who travel without a "flight plan" cannot ...

Blog entry - Apr 19 2007 - 3:29pm - 1 comment - 0 attachments