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SWJ Blog is a multi-author blog publishing news and commentary on the various goings on across the broad community of practice.  We gladly accept guest posts from serious voices in the community.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 10/27/2014 - 2:11am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/26/2014 - 6:49pm | 1 comment

Given how poorly things have turned out, it would be tempting to conclude that the United States should simply swear off such irregular conflicts for good…

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/26/2014 - 10:40am | 0 comments

British and U.S. soldiers have formally marked the end of combat operations in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/26/2014 - 12:06am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 10/25/2014 - 6:54am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/24/2014 - 6:22pm | 0 comments

The US military must prepare for murky, undeclared wars in which foreign entities use proxy insurgencies against established governments;

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/24/2014 - 2:08pm | 0 comments

While the U.S. military says the Iraqi capital is not under "imminent threat," officials are concerned about the militants' gains in Anbar.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/24/2014 - 12:15am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/23/2014 - 5:35pm | 18 comments

Paper argues that the newly outlined “Counter-Unconventional Warfare” strategy will be the best way to counter the emerging threat of hybrid warfare.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/23/2014 - 2:48pm | 0 comments

Wastebook 2014: What Washington Doesn't Want You to Read. By Senator Tom Coburn

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/23/2014 - 12:14pm | 0 comments

The Imploding U.S. Strategy in the Islamic State War? By Anthony H. Cordesman, Center for Strategic and International Studies

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/23/2014 - 12:34am | 4 comments

The Syrian opposition force to be recruited by the U.S. military and its coalition partners will be trained to defend territory.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/23/2014 - 12:26am | 0 comments

The new Afghan government under President Ashraf Ghani has acknowledged the depth of the crisis,.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 10/20/2014 - 8:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/19/2014 - 4:06pm | 4 comments

A decade after the U.S. took control of Fallujah, America is at war again. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with former Lt. Col. John Nagl, whose counter-insurgency manual helped shape U.S. strategy in Iraq.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/19/2014 - 12:36pm | 1 comment

Afghanistan: 'A Shocking Indictment' - NYT Book Review by Rory Stewart

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/19/2014 - 10:37am | 0 comments

Contemporary Military Forum #6: Strategic Quality of Landpower (Video)

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 10/19/2014 - 9:05am | 0 comments

Since the U.S. doesn’t expect to fight a major land war with another nation, it was easy—if incorrect—to conclude that it no longer needs a large Army.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/17/2014 - 8:37am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 10/17/2014 - 8:12am | 1 comment

As part of a joint force, the Army is the singular service that needs the man more than the machine.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/16/2014 - 12:07am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 10/16/2014 - 12:02am | 0 comments

The Atlantic Council is seeking applications for the Take Point Initiative, a new fellowship program open to veterans of the United States Armed Forces.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 10/15/2014 - 2:24pm | 5 comments

There’s a lot to like in the new AOC: Win in a Complex World. Any government document with 65 endnotes and a Thucydides call-out in its first three pages can’t be all bad.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 10/15/2014 - 12:05am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 10/14/2014 - 8:15pm | 2 comments

The AOC is a challenge to shape and form the Army and its future leaders and build the foundations of its success in the years to come.