Simply put, he's the man who's going to save Iraq from the orgy of violence that is playing itself out in much of the country. Or at least he's going to try.
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/18/2014 - 11:57am | 4 comments
... Russia is resorting to a hybrid war, with snap exercises, secret commandos and smuggled missiles.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/18/2014 - 8:17am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/17/2014 - 8:47pm | 0 comments
An unanticipated result of advances by extremists has been the formation of a unified opposition front composed of oft-divided Kurdish factions from three nations—Iraq, Syria and Turkey.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/17/2014 - 9:07am | 1 comment
" ... one of the world's most brutal terrorist groups isn't indifferent to what the western expert community has to say about them."
by Robert Bunker | Sun, 08/17/2014 - 8:13am | 1 comment
“Most modern wars have become irregular or asymmetric conflicts between states and nonstate actors.”
by Robert Bunker | Sun, 08/17/2014 - 7:59am | 3 comments
The "black market" accounts for a quarter of Mexico's GDP and employs more than half its workforce. The numbers illustrate a failure of public policy and raise a red flag for the future.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/17/2014 - 7:44am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/16/2014 - 12:58am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/15/2014 - 12:57pm | 0 comments
Vulnerability Assessment Method Pocket Guide: A Tool for Center of Gravity Analysis by Christopher M. Schnaubelt, Eric B. Larson, and Matthew E. Boyer, RAND Arroyo Center
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/15/2014 - 12:28am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 2:30pm | 25 comments
Bing West on how to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 11:57am | 0 comments
Amid new intelligence about its growing strength, a consensus is forming that the group presents an unacceptable terrorism risk to the United States and its allies.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 11:25am | 8 comments
“It is… both misleading and misguided to tout the successes of the Colombian case while glossing over the human suffering occasioned by Uribe-era strategies.”
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 8:44am | 0 comments
Australian Broadcasting Corporation interview (video and transcript) with Dr. David Kilcullen.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 08/14/2014 - 12:14am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/13/2014 - 9:04pm | 0 comments
An influx of fighters with links to the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) played a major role in driving the Islamic State from key areas.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/13/2014 - 8:53pm | 0 comments
Gov. Rick Perry said Wednesday that sending National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border will defend not just his home state but the entire nation.
by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/13/2014 - 12:21am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 4:58pm | 1 comment
"As is all too common in today’s Middle East... the best option is ultimately the least bad option and filled with risk."
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 4:48pm | 0 comments
Iraq: What is Happening?: Live New America Foundation webcast on Thursday August 14, 2014, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.
by Joe Byerly | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 2:09am | 1 comment
This post is part of a series of weekly professional discussions that occur on Twitter among military leaders in the United States and students and professors at Kings College in London.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/12/2014 - 1:50am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 08/06/2014 - 2:28pm | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/05/2014 - 2:13pm | 0 comments
An Afghan soldier killed a United States Army major general and wounded a German brigadier general and at least 14 other foreign and Afghan military service members.