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SOF Support to Political Warfare, United States Army Special Operations Command White Paper, Final, Dated 10 March 2015

As we move forward to a new round of interventions let’s take a moment to look backwards.

Small Wars Journal and El Centro is saddened to announce the death of George W. Grayson.

Our fourth SWJ El Centro anthology in the series (covering most of 2014) is out.

Innovation can be small, with a lower case “i”. It can be about making our day-to-day lives in the military better.  We just have to be open to it.

"Five, 10, 15, 20 years from now, you'll be executing our future strategy to meet complex problems we have around the world," said Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno.

Over the past three decades, the Wall has become a hallowed spot, a place of pilgrimage, homage and reconciliation.

Been some time since we posted at least one weekly music video, so... H/T Larry Sampler via Facebook.

The US has made substantial direct and indirect contributions to the counterterrorism efforts within these states, with varying returns on investment.

I’m currently wrapping up an amazing year at the Naval War College in Newport, RI. I can honestly say that this has been one of the highlights of my military career.

Yes, they would follow me. I also received affirmation to a more sinister question: Yes, I could kill.

We should not fool ourselves into thinking that after viewing, we understand.  It’s only a movie.

The world is awash in change. The international order, so painstakingly put together by the greatest generation coming home from mankind’s bloodiest conflict, is under increasing stress.

Funded by Christian groups from abroad, mainly from the US, the Nineveh Plains Protection Unit aims to bring a local Christian militia to bear against the IS.

General H.R. McMaster has been making the rounds lately, emphasizing the enduring difficulty of war and the fallacy of technological fixes.

Why the failure of the Afghan Surge doesn’t make counterinsurgency theory wrong.

A new study suggests reforms to help improve United Nations peacekeeping operations around the world.

Calling the Islamic State “hardly invincible,” new Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter gave his blessing Monday to the US-led strategy.

Untruthfulness is surprisingly common in the U.S. military even though members of the profession are loath to admit it.

ISIS is not al Qaeda. It is not an outgrowth or a part of the older radical Islamist organization, nor does it represent the next phase in its evolution.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's message to DOD personnel.

The Islamic State is no mere collection of psychopaths.

The White House this week hosts a summit on countering violent extremism, coincidentally just days after murderous attacks with multiple victims.

Since ISIS has become prominent for a variety of issues - all bad, there has been a steady drumbeat for US boots on the ground to resolve the problems.