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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, 07/22/2014 - 2:21am | 1 comment

Army officials have withdrawn their intelligence network from a major testing exercise this fall because of software glitches, in the latest setback for the troubled system.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 07/21/2014 - 9:28pm | 6 comments

Like the mosque, the Taliban are back…

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 07/21/2014 - 8:33am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Mon, 07/21/2014 - 6:41am | 0 comments

The Transnational Gang Threat - Part 1: Joining Forces to Meet the Challenge - FBI

by SWJ Editors, by Robert Bunker, by John P. Sullivan | Mon, 07/21/2014 - 1:23am | 0 comments

This work marks the 3rd Small Wars Journal-El Centro anthology.

by Jeff Collins | Sun, 07/20/2014 - 10:28am | 2 comments

Little consideration has been given to why the Iraqi military’s collapse demonstrates just how divided that country’s society is and how bleak the prospects are for long-lasting stability.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 07/20/2014 - 12:18am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 07/19/2014 - 5:25pm | 5 comments

"The United States did not come to recognize the people of Indochina as the center of gravity and focused on them too little and too late."

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 07/19/2014 - 8:31am | 27 comments

"Operating a fake news channel to promote state propaganda comes with considerable intrinsic problems and contradictions."

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 07/19/2014 - 1:04am | 0 comments

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by Scott Forster | Fri, 07/18/2014 - 10:28pm | 0 comments

Continue on for the latest Landpower update.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 07/18/2014 - 12:23am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 07/17/2014 - 10:46pm | 0 comments

New York Times peacekeeping debate (5 op-eds).

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 07/17/2014 - 6:07pm | 8 comments

Continue on for a quick news update concerning MH17.

by Geoffrey Demarest | Thu, 07/17/2014 - 11:10am | 28 comments

Looking through the blog I note that not too much has been said here regarding landpower and global climate change.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 07/17/2014 - 11:08am | 0 comments

Read on for the new NATO Multimedia Library website...

by Robert Bunker | Thu, 07/17/2014 - 6:45am | 0 comments

The United States is quietly expanding its training of Mexico's armed forces, helping to reverse decades of mistrust...

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 07/15/2014 - 10:41am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 07/14/2014 - 6:05pm | 2 comments

Iraq’s security forces are so infiltrated by either Sunni extremist informants or Shiite personnel backed by Iran that any Americans assigned to advise Baghdad’s forces could be at risk.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 07/14/2014 - 6:17am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 07/13/2014 - 9:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 07/13/2014 - 8:36am | 0 comments

Maj. Gen. H.R. McMaster is a combination of warrior, intellectual and leader. He was recently recognized by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 07/12/2014 - 8:45pm | 1 comment

The war in Afghanistan is not over. Nor is it ending any time soon. The U.S. role may end in 2016, in whole or in part, but the war will continue, and its ultimate outcome is very much in doubt.

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

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 07/11/2014 - 2:32pm | 0 comments

Insurgents, political organizations and governments have all adopted social media platforms to press their case, confuse opponents, seize world attention and gain advantage.