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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/16/2014 - 9:55am | 34 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/16/2014 - 9:46am | 0 comments

"Observers have noted an alarming decline in military-history courses in university history departments nationally."

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/16/2014 - 9:19am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 2:44pm | 1 comment

Continue on for the latest publications by the U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 1:05pm | 0 comments

Ten Questions the National Defense Panel Must Answer by James Jay Carafano, The National Interest

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 12:36pm | 2 comments

“Small is Beautiful”: El Salvador’s Lessons and Non-Lessons for the Indirect Approach by David Ucko, War on the Rocks

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 12:01pm | 0 comments

As the Marine Corps builds up the Special-Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force – Crisis Response there are valuable lessons to be learned from recent French military operations.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 10:00am | 0 comments

The Future of American Power: The Great Pull-Back? - No, America is Not in Retreat

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/15/2014 - 5:20am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 05/14/2014 - 3:34pm | 0 comments

Bases, Places and Boots on the Ground: A Review of 'Rebalancing US Forces' by Julian Snelder, Lowy Institute

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 05/14/2014 - 10:40am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 05/13/2014 - 5:56am | 0 comments

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by Scott Forster | Mon, 05/12/2014 - 10:38am | 3 comments

In this update we take the reader around the world ending with three thoughtful articles in Discourse.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 05/12/2014 - 7:45am | 1 comment

What Gives Boko Haram its Strength by David Jacobson, Atta Barkindo and Derek Harvey, CNN

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 05/12/2014 - 7:05am | 0 comments

Continue on for a link to the WOTR interview with yours truly - Dave D.

by Butch Bracknell and Adam Tharp | Mon, 05/12/2014 - 5:14am | 9 comments

David Francis must have been working against deadline when he wrote “Why Afghanistan Might Be the Marines’ Last Fight” (The Fiscal Times, May 6, 2013).

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 05/12/2014 - 12:10am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 05/11/2014 - 12:10am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 05/10/2014 - 12:09am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/09/2014 - 6:31pm | 0 comments

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel is not a happy camper.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/09/2014 - 5:08am | 4 comments

Interview Transcript: Former Head of the NSA and Commander of the US Cyber Command, General Keith Alexander

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/09/2014 - 4:56am | 0 comments

Continue on for information on the Center for a New American Security's Eighth Annual National Security Conference.

by John P. Sullivan | Fri, 05/09/2014 - 4:50am | 1 comment

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) has released a new, comprehensive report, titled Mexico’s Police: Many Reforms, Little Progress.

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 05/09/2014 - 12:11am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/08/2014 - 5:00pm | 1 comment

"The US Army will not be very successful in the coming operating environment unless it develops a sense of strategic understanding..."