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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 08/05/2014 - 10:05am | 0 comments

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by Hamid Lellou | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 12:06pm | 2 comments

ISIS’s intention was in their name, but we missed it.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 11:36am | 7 comments

The lessons of counterinsurgency and nation-building in Colombia can also apply to the Arab world.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 5:19am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 08/04/2014 - 12:39am | 0 comments

Continue on for more info on WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources...

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 8:38pm | 3 comments

We need better strategies for dealing with Gaza and other black holes in the international security system.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 10:17am | 10 comments

When terrorists were stupid enough to come out of the shadows, they fought as a mob of individuals...  Today, it’s different…

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 08/03/2014 - 12:34am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/02/2014 - 11:46am | 3 comments

All Elements of National Power: Moving Toward a New Interagency Balance for US Global Engagement, a new report by the Atlantic Council’s Combatant Command Task Force.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 08/02/2014 - 4:17am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Sat, 08/02/2014 - 12:41am | 0 comments

Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #21: Cartel Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/01/2014 - 3:16pm | 0 comments

The enemy isn’t a nation or an alliance, but a diverse, mobile and adaptive collection of groups...

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/01/2014 - 2:45pm | 2 comments

The National Defense Panel delivered its review of the Department of Defense 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review to Congress yesterday.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 08/01/2014 - 12:54am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 07/31/2014 - 11:55pm | 0 comments

The lights seem to be blinking red, but the United States is holding its fire for the moment…

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 07/31/2014 - 5:56pm | 1 comment

General Philip Breedlove, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, on irregular warfare.

by Michael McBride | Thu, 07/31/2014 - 3:13pm | 0 comments

The deal brokered by Secretary Kerry to end the election deadlock is a troubling sign for Afghanistan’s future.

by Butch Bracknell | Thu, 07/31/2014 - 2:19pm | 5 comments

For an act to be a “war crime,” ideally there must be some tribunal with competence to punish it.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 07/31/2014 - 12:18am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 07/30/2014 - 8:13pm | 2 comments

Continue on for the latest Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction report.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 07/29/2014 - 11:33pm | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 07/29/2014 - 7:36pm | 1 comment

"This monograph demonstrates that a combination of high quantity and high quality USSOF engagement bolstered Colombian capacity."

by Joe Byerly | Tue, 07/29/2014 - 5:12pm | 0 comments

A simple exercise may offer leaders an azimuth for creating a culture of mission command, and give subordinates the buy-in required to make it happen.

by Scott Forster | Tue, 07/29/2014 - 2:31am | 6 comments

Continue on for the latest Landpower update.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 07/22/2014 - 12:22pm | 0 comments

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