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SWJ’s coverage of insurgency, counterinsurgency, proxy warfare, hybrid conflict, terrorism, and the full spectrum of operations below and alongside conventional war. Analysis from practitioners, scholars, and policy professionals.

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The Limits of Economic Coercion: U.S.-China Irregular Warfare in a Dollar-Centered System

08.13.2026
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Lawrence’s Shadow: How Afghan Resistance Can Topple the Taliban

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The Red Corridor: The Anatomy of India’s 59-Year-Old Maoist Insurgency

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Of Blue and White’s Intelligence Warfare and MENA’s Crisis Profile

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Center for Irregular Warfare and Armed Groups (CIWAG) Report Maritime Symposium: Gathering Storms & Shifting Tides – Time to Write

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06.29.2026 at 06:00am

Divergent Doctrines, Convergent Failure: France, Wagner, and the Limits of External Counterinsurgency in Mali

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06.29.2026 at 06:00am

Beyond Blue Water: Gray Zone Lessons from Small Island Nations

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06.26.2026 at 06:00am

Cartels, Law Enforcement, and Counternarcotics–Dr. John P. Sullivan of Small Wars Journal

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06.26.2026 at 02:12am

No Sea for the Fish: Religion, Violence, and the Failure of the Tibetan Resistance

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06.24.2026 at 06:00am

Operationally Detached: Why Decentralization, Not Consolidation, Is the Future of U.S. Army Special Forces

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06.17.2026 at 06:00am

Five Years After the U.S. Withdrawal: Rethinking Engagement in Afghanistan in an Era of Great Power Competition

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06.17.2026 at 06:00am

America’s AI Kill Switch Has No Rules | Lawfare

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06.16.2026 at 05:01pm

Guerrillas With FPV Drones: Ukrainian Battlefield Lessons for Kurdish Warfare

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06.11.2026 at 06:00am

A New Vision for Special Forces

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06.10.2026 at 06:00am

Substrate Vulnerability: Neural Factors in Cognitive Security (Video)

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