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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 09/16/2014 - 2:55pm | 1 comment
As Gen. John Allen, one of the very best NATO commanders in history, takes up responsibility for building such a group to face the IS in Iraq and Syria, here are some thoughts on the start-up phase...
by Jeanne McDonnell | Tue, 09/16/2014 - 12:03pm | 0 comments
President Obama has outlined a strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). In order to defeat ISIL, we have to understand what makes them tick.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 09/16/2014 - 8:19am | 2 comments
The United States has essentially been at war in Iraq for 24 straight years. It began with Operation Desert Shield on August 7, 1990, with the first American fatality occurring just five days later.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 09/16/2014 - 12:25am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 09/15/2014 - 7:30am | 5 comments
Many crises are best addressed with the innovation and discreetness of SOF, but others require the mass that only conventional forces bring to bear.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 09/15/2014 - 7:23am | 1 comment
Development of a first principle is akin to boiling down information to uncover the elemental truth that lies within.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 09/15/2014 - 12:23am | 0 comments
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by Daniel Rice | Sun, 09/14/2014 - 7:41pm | 0 comments
The US National Security apparatus should have a dedicated focus on supporting our allies by helping them to secure their vital infrastructure.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 09/14/2014 - 11:35am | 2 comments
"On Wednesday, President Obama outlined his strategy for dealing with ISIS. It is a strategy set up for failure, because the means are insufficient to the desired ends."
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 09/14/2014 - 8:44am | 0 comments
“An independent Scotland is the potential tipping point for a new round of European disorder at a time when neither the continent nor the world can afford such activity.”
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 09/14/2014 - 12:10am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 09/13/2014 - 9:52am | 13 comments
“Sometimes the words of our leaders can have a telling impact on strategic outcomes—interpretations limit strategic and operational adaptability and effectiveness.”
by SWJ Editors | Sat, 09/13/2014 - 12:23am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 09/12/2014 - 12:21pm | 15 comments
“Although the Army has dominated the battlefield technologically in the recent past, that's no guarantee against an increasingly agile, adaptive foe.”
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 09/12/2014 - 11:34am | 0 comments
A new documentary offers a cautionary tale about putting too much faith in technology and forgetting hard-fought lessons from the past.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 09/12/2014 - 11:14am | 0 comments
What lessons can we learn from the 3rd Platoon’s experience in Afghanistan? A NR interview with Bing West.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 09/12/2014 - 3:13am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 09/11/2014 - 11:50pm | 8 comments
“We are deluding ourselves if we do not recognize the unique ways and means of American warfare...”
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 09/05/2014 - 2:33am | 21 comments
Russia’s utilization of troops without uniforms and perhaps “the most amazing information warfare blitzkrieg we have seen” were part of the first Russian push in Ukraine.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 09/04/2014 - 1:47pm | 0 comments
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by Gary Anderson | Thu, 09/04/2014 - 3:01am | 4 comments
The tepid response of the western powers is not just a failure of leadership; it is a failure of imagination. There are other options available to make Putin pay a price.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 09/03/2014 - 9:49am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 09/03/2014 - 12:19am | 0 comments
After eight years working to educate soldiers on counterinsurgency, one of the Army Irregular Warfare Center’s last actions was similar to its first: Updating the field’s bedrock document.