A deteriorating situation in Venezuela, foreign troops in Crimea, warring tribes in Africa, or a deteriorating situation in Pakistan, the use of US military power is often the worst response.
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/10/2014 - 1:30am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/10/2014 - 12:51am | 12 comments
As Asia-Pacific security tensions mount, U.S. officials have made clear they do not want to get pulled into a conflict between the world's second- and third-biggest economies.
by SWJ Editors | Sun, 03/09/2014 - 1:42am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sun, 03/09/2014 - 12:11am | 2 comments
A Military Budget Based on Hope - Washington Post Editorial
by SWJ Editors | Sat, 03/08/2014 - 4:56am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Sat, 03/08/2014 - 4:45am | 0 comments
Operations by the six-year-old Africa Command reflect an effort to avoid provoking anti-U.S. militants in the region and wariness of getting drawn into new conflicts.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 9:19pm | 1 comment
The United States recently sent a small number of special forces soldiers to Jordan to train with counterparts from Iraq and Jordan.
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 12:33pm | 0 comments
Introducing Defense in Depth - Council on Foreign Relations blog by Janine Davidson
by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 12:20pm | 4 comments
Pentagon’s Proposed Cuts to Ground Forces: Not as Bad as You Might Think (For Now)…
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by SWJ Editors | Fri, 03/07/2014 - 2:00am | 0 comments
Helped by the Arab Spring, terrorist groups in North and West Africa have expanded their operations.
by Scott Forster | Thu, 03/06/2014 - 4:17pm | 0 comments
We have added three new articles to Landpower focused on future operations.
by SWJ Editors | Thu, 03/06/2014 - 1:52am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/05/2014 - 7:16am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Wed, 03/05/2014 - 6:29am | 0 comments
Across Africa, affiliates of Al Qaeda and other Islamist militants are proving resilient and in some cases expanding their influence.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/04/2014 - 5:27pm | 4 comments
When someone says “tell me how it ends,” it’s another way of saying: “I just don’t happen to like this particular case for intervention”.
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/04/2014 - 3:56pm | 9 comments
“By betting on technology over size, the FY 2015 budget intensifies the debate over whether to prioritize men or material as defense spending declines.”
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/04/2014 - 12:14am | 2 comments
Countering Others' Insurgencies: Understanding U.S. Small-Footprint Interventions in Local Context
by SWJ Editors | Tue, 03/04/2014 - 12:12am | 0 comments
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by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/03/2014 - 8:59am | 0 comments
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel in an interview broadcast Sunday defended the Obama administration's proposed downsizing of the military.
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/03/2014 - 7:57am | 76 comments
"The Crimean crisis has energized those who wallow in a conventional wisdom."
by SWJ Editors | Mon, 03/03/2014 - 12:09am | 0 comments
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by Robert Bunker | Sun, 03/02/2014 - 2:39pm | 0 comments
Sinaloa Drug Cartel Can Continue Without 'Chapo' Guzman, Experts Say by Diana Washington Valdez, El Paso Times