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The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers

... only I would get off my lazy butt and write a paper for SWJ or something like that. . But I won’t. I know me. By this point, I ... to natural gas, but if those ideas were simply based on a magazine article and there is no understanding of the impact of either ...

Journal Article - Apr 5 2012 - 4:36am - 94 comments

Time Magazine and CNAS Team for "Command Post" (Updated)

... SWJ Editors Teaser:  ... challenges of the 21st Century. The joint effort by the magazine and the Washington-based national-security think tank begins with a ...

Blog post - Jul 12 2011 - 10:43am - 16 comments - 0 attachments

Waterboarding is Torture... Period (Links Updated # 9)

... reinterpreting the law . ----- Updates by SWJ Editors Links Drowning in Questions - Newsweek Magazine Voice of Experience: It's Torture - Military.com ...

Blog post - Oct 31 2007 - 2:30pm - 215 comments - 0 attachments

Hazing is Simply Intolerable

... died due to him falling asleep while on watch? Honestly, SWJ looses more and more status with me every time I see tripe like this pass ... he never reported it as he was required to." New York Magazine, 6JAN12 http://nymag.com/news/features/danny-chen-2012-1/ ...

Blog post - Dec 23 2011 - 1:44pm - 88 comments - 0 attachments

Ink Spots of Success: The Smart Power Approach to Our Endgame in Afghanistan

... public relations and point of sale promotions. E.g. Vogue magazine runs a front page story of Angelina Jolie visiting an Afghan ... Thanks to Peter for the opportunity to publish in SWJ. I've been overly engaged in Afghanistan since my first tour in 2002 and ...

Journal Article - May 21 2012 - 5:48am - 29 comments

Rethinking Revolution: Introduction

... done it against the American public. “In 1967 the magazine Ramparts ran an exposé revealing that the Central Intelligence Agency ... the primary authors. I'd really like to get them into SWJ and start expanding our tent. I've got one booked for after Xmas. But, ...

Blog post - Dec 6 2011 - 10:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

Malaya: The Myth of Hearts and Minds

... a young Graham Greene was commissioned by Life magazine to visit the front (“The War in Malaya,” Life , 30 July ... drive the entire conflict to begin with. Regular SWC/SWJ commenter Omar posted the following article in the SWC. I am curious what ...

Journal Article - Apr 16 2012 - 4:44am - 23 comments

Disruptive Thinkers: A Response

... wrong sometimes. The same article appeared in Armor magazine right after Desert Storm, but of course led nowhere, because many of ... for the point Hubba Was de Czege made elsewhere in SWJ, to wit: "While others have lectured on the responsibility of generals, ...

Blog post - May 2 2012 - 5:06pm - 26 comments - 0 attachments

General McChrystal Recalled (Updated)

... SWJ Editors Teaser:  ... with the war. In an article in Rolling Stone magazine, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal and his aides spoke critically of nearly ... McChrystal in the upcoming edition of 'Rolling Stone' magazine. I believe that Gen. McChrystal made a significant mistake and ...

Blog post - Jun 23 2010 - 6:04am - 89 comments - 0 attachments

The COIN Approach to Mexican Drug Cartels: Square Peg in a Round Hole

... Carrier . [10]   According to Foreign Affairs magazine, the COIN FM  “has helped make counterinsurgency part of ... abilities of each separate community. And we have on SWJ a constant bickering over the term "conflict ecosystem" and "open source ...

Journal Article - Dec 27 2011 - 6:10am - 42 comments