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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 | Sun, 06/22/2014 - 8:00pm | 0 comments

Not All Heroes: An Unapologetic Memoir of the Vietnam War, 1971–1972. Book review by James R. Smither, Grand Valley State University.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 06/19/2014 - 8:33am | 1 comment

The Iraqi soldiers tell of how they can hardly live with the shame of their rout under the onslaught of the Islamic militants.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 06/19/2014 - 7:53am | 0 comments

Continue on for the latest from the U.S. War College’s Strategic Studies Institute.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 06/19/2014 - 6:48am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/17/2014 - 7:44am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 06/16/2014 - 7:58am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 06/15/2014 - 9:57am | 12 comments

The Air Force insists the high-flying B-1 and other warplanes can adequately replace the A-10.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 06/15/2014 - 8:26am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 06/14/2014 - 2:40pm | 9 comments

Obama’s intention to end the war in Iraq led to continual downward pressure on the planned number of advisers, until it fell to a small fraction of what military planners originally hoped for.

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 06/14/2014 - 12:55am | 3 comments

"Depending whether you are among the winners or losers, you jeer or curse American passivity."

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 06/14/2014 - 12:19am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 06/13/2014 - 3:56pm | 1 comment

President Obama said Friday the US will not send troops into Iraq to fend off a burgeoning Islamic insurgency. Continue on for a news roundup.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 06/13/2014 - 12:16am | 0 comments

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by Jeff Collins | Thu, 06/12/2014 - 1:43am | 3 comments

While the capturing of Homs represents a major symbolic victory for Assad it also serves as another example of his incremental step-by-step approach.

by Scott Kesterson | Thu, 06/12/2014 - 1:34am | 0 comments

What Just Happened? Looking at Bergdahl Through the Lens of Political Spin

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 06/12/2014 - 12:06am | 0 comments

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by Geoffrey Demarest | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 9:04am | 2 comments

This comment responds to the SWJ publication of  “A Proposed Framework for Appreciating Megacities: A US Army Perspective.”

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 8:47am | 0 comments

A Professional Development Opportunity: A Summer With Grant - From the Green Notebook

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 12:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 06/11/2014 - 12:11am | 2 comments

The release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl highlights a fundamental difference between the war in Afghanistan and previous American conflicts.

by Geoffrey Demarest | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 10:37pm | 1 comment

The Outpost - Book Review and Commentary

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 7:03pm | 0 comments

The New FM 3-24: What Happens When the Host Nation Is the Problem?

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 8:17am | 2 comments

The counterinsurgency debate must go on, but is it going anywhere?

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 12:23am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 06/10/2014 - 12:18am | 2 comments

What lessons should we have learned from Iraq and Afghanistan?