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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/24/2014 - 10:01am | 0 comments

“One of the great things about making a provocative argument is that you get plenty of responses.”

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/24/2014 - 9:46am | 0 comments

"In the minds of most Americans—and perhaps most members of Congress, too—the war in Afghanistan is already long since lost."

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/24/2014 - 7:20am | 0 comments

"It can ensure stability and protect minorities better than any other form of order. The case for a tempered American imperialism."

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/24/2014 - 6:27am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 03/23/2014 - 5:42am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 03/22/2014 - 7:10pm | 0 comments

"The inability to predict the future was about the only thing consistent with predicting the future."

by SWJ Editors | Sat, 03/22/2014 - 1:09am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/21/2014 - 2:44pm | 80 comments

Via the Foreign Policy Initiative - Open Letter to President Obama: Secure Ukraine, Isolate Russia, and Strengthen NATO

by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/21/2014 - 2:14am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/21/2014 - 1:06am | 1 comment

When history’s great contests wind down, they leave questions that wars cannot answer and conflicts sometimes create.

by Robert Bunker | Thu, 03/20/2014 - 11:45pm | 0 comments

The first comprehensive report analyzing the current state of transnational criminal organizations in California and the threats they pose.

by SWJ Editors | Thu, 03/20/2014 - 1:09am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/19/2014 - 6:50pm | 2 comments

Continue on for DCGS-A, Palantir, and “Ghost” Afghan Policemen.

by Scott Forster | Wed, 03/19/2014 - 4:50pm | 0 comments

Our new Landpower lead article is Balancing The Joint Force: Defense and Military Challenges Through 2020 by Dr John R. Deni.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/19/2014 - 4:39pm | 1 comment

Free day-long workshop on Advances in Anticipatory Intelligence on 25 March 2014 at USF, Tampa, FL. Continue on for additional information.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/19/2014 - 9:46am | 8 comments

All branches of the military do some form of “security cooperation” work with foreign allies, but SOCOM is likely to become a “bigger planner” in this area.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/19/2014 - 1:08am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/18/2014 - 8:51pm | 3 comments

USAID officials say they plan to push through, despite the challenges.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/18/2014 - 11:29am | 2 comments

"Can the Pentagon do the same with less? That seems to be what the White House expects."

by Christopher Johnston | Tue, 03/18/2014 - 1:07am | 1 comment

The US needs more than an exit plan for Afghanistan. It needs a new strategy for South Asia, starting with Pakistan.

by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/18/2014 - 1:05am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/18/2014 - 12:31am | 3 comments

"The episode [BG Sinclair court-martial]  offers a textbook example of justice gone awry."

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/17/2014 - 5:20am | 0 comments

Best to you on St. Patrick's Day from SWJ.

by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/17/2014 - 4:40am | 0 comments

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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 03/16/2014 - 1:31am | 0 comments

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