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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 | Thu, 05/01/2014 - 7:50pm | 0 comments

“The problem is that today’s ‘bad guys’ have learned to operate in this gap between cops and soldiers.”

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/01/2014 - 6:08pm | 3 comments

“The United States is now reaping by the bushel what it painfully sowed in Iraq.”

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/01/2014 - 3:43pm | 0 comments

Is it possible private military corporations could create a world superpower?

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/01/2014 - 9:42am | 0 comments

"It's vitally important to keep a substantial commitment of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after this year."

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/01/2014 - 8:19am | 3 comments

“As someone who used to have a front-row seat in the development policy arena, I would make three broad points in defense of USAID.”

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 05/01/2014 - 12:09am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/30/2014 - 7:44pm | 4 comments

“The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency is being pushed out of the job after a series of clashes over his leadership.”

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/30/2014 - 7:28pm | 1 comment

Lieutenant Lessons…Continued by Major Andrew Steadman, US Army, The Military Leader blog.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/30/2014 - 11:48am | 0 comments

Why Nations Are Right To Ban USAID by Mark Varga, Defense One

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 04/30/2014 - 12:08am | 0 comments

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by Scott Forster | Tue, 04/29/2014 - 6:52pm | 1 comment

We have added three new articles and a podcast to Landpower that take you around the world from EUCOM, thru PACOM and home to SOUTHCOM.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/29/2014 - 4:12pm | 0 comments

The writing competition will evaluate and recognize outstanding writers from across the Army who demonstrate clarity and vision about the future of the mounted force.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/29/2014 - 10:05am | 11 comments

“Today that system is under assault not by a single empire but by a hundred big and little foes.”

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/29/2014 - 8:38am | 0 comments

"Each service isn’t guaranteed a ‘fair-share’ of the budget, but a level of resourcing commensurate with the strategic contribution it can make."

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/29/2014 - 8:25am | 6 comments

High on their list: a "Concealable/Take Down Urban Sniper Rifle"

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 04/29/2014 - 12:10am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 04/28/2014 - 9:56pm | 1 comment

“On eve of elections, demoralized army is losing fight against islamist militants.”

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 04/28/2014 - 1:46am | 0 comments

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by Robert Bunker | Sun, 04/27/2014 - 3:10pm | 0 comments

The Evolution of Los Zetas in Mexico and Central America: Sadism as an Instrument of Cartel Warfare - New monograph by SWJ El Centro Fellow George Grayson.

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 04/27/2014 - 11:42am | 1 comment

Enduring Power: The Army Needs to Focus on What it Does Best by Chad Pillai, Barefoot Strategist

by SWJ Editors | Sun, 04/27/2014 - 6:11am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 04/26/2014 - 2:22am | 0 comments

Continue on for a video featuring "the most hated unit in the US Army".

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 04/26/2014 - 2:08am | 0 comments

"With Iraqi parliamentary elections scheduled for Wednesday, war has come back with a vengeance to that shattered nation."

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 04/26/2014 - 1:58am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 04/25/2014 - 12:11am | 0 comments

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