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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 | Tue, 09/02/2014 - 9:11am | 3 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 09/02/2014 - 1:03am | 3 comments

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has called ISIS “as sophisticated and well funded as any group that we have seen ... beyond anything we have seen.”

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 09/01/2014 - 12:12am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/31/2014 - 9:00pm | 15 comments

Department of Defense Directive 3000.07 - Irregular Warfare (IW) Dated August 28, 2014

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/31/2014 - 1:57pm | 0 comments

"Some guidelines for journalists reporting from extremist content on social media…"

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/31/2014 - 1:27pm | 0 comments

"… All but one of the commanders were killed. And thus, perhaps, was born the Israeli ethos of commanders leading from the front..."

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/31/2014 - 12:56am | 0 comments

The problem from a military strategists’ point of view, however, is that no army has ever fought it out in a city of this size…

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/31/2014 - 12:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/30/2014 - 11:08pm | 0 comments

Chinese President Xi Jinping has said China will spur military innovation and called on the army to create a new strategy for "information warfare"...

by Joe Byerly | Sat, 08/30/2014 - 6:09am | 0 comments

Choosing “exit” or “voice” has relevance for those of us who are passionate about being a member of the profession of arms.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/30/2014 - 12:19am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/29/2014 - 7:58pm | 2 comments

It’s "a time when our unique talents as special operators are in the greatest demand. A time when the nation recognizes the strategic value of our services..."

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/29/2014 - 5:29pm | 1 comment

"The United States does not have good or quick options in dealing with the Islamic State..."

by Jeong Lee | Fri, 08/29/2014 - 2:10pm | 0 comments

Resumption of limited military campaigns in Iraq has raised concerns that well-intentioned efforts to avert catastrophic military defeats and a humanitarian crisis may lead to mission creep.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/29/2014 - 1:55am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/29/2014 - 1:53am | 18 comments

"... officials and experts say, it is "ambiguous warfare" that is focusing minds within NATO..."

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/28/2014 - 9:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/28/2014 - 8:41am | 0 comments

"As fighters for the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria continue to seize territory, the group has quietly built an effective management structure..."

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/28/2014 - 8:32am | 4 comments

"... this hybrid war features an aggressor whose moves are shrouded in ­deception…"

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/27/2014 - 9:27am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/27/2014 - 9:17am | 5 comments

"We’re caught in a revenge cycle with a death cult, and it’s redefining modern warfare."

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/21/2014 - 1:41pm | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/20/2014 - 11:31am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/19/2014 - 12:13pm | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/18/2014 - 6:12pm | 12 comments

“Despite the President’s warnings at West Point that we must not “rush into military adventures without thinking through the consequences.”