- A New Front Line in the U.S. Drug War by Dave Dilegge
A New Front Line in the U.S. Drug War by Damien Cave, Charlie Savage, and Thom Shanker of the New York Times.
- 1 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- This Week at War: Enough Talk, Obama by Robert Haddick
The Pentagon has options to support U.S. diplomacy over Syria. Why can't it do the same regarding Iran?
- 2 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Western Banks 'Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade' by Dave Dilegge
Western Banks 'Reaping Billions from Colombian Cocaine Trade' by Ed Vulliamy of The Guardian.
- Leon's Most Excellent Asia Adventure by Dave Dilegge
Accordingly, al-Qaeda, AQ’s surrogates, the Taliban, LATAM Cartels, other non-state actors, Iran, and other serious national security threats get at least a temporary pass.
- Stuxnet was Work of U.S. and Israeli Experts by Dave Dilegge
Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by David E. Sanger of The New York Times and Stuxnet was Work of U.S. and Israeli Experts, Officials Say by...
- 3 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 4 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- A Small Wars Journal-El Centro Anthology by Dave Dilegge
Now available at Amazon.com: Mexico's Criminal Insurgency: A Small Wars Journal-El Centro Anthology by John P. Sullivan and Robert J Bunker.
- Drone Worrier by Dave Dilegge
Drone Worrier by Mark Thompson of Time’s Battleland.
- Will aircraft carriers really have a 168-year run? by Robert Haddick
The Navy's admiral in charge of building aircraft carriers thinks so. And he says their costs are dropping, not rising.
- Elite Military Forces Are Denied in Bid for Expansion by Dave Dilegge
Elite Military Forces Are Denied in Bid for Expansion by Eric Schmitt of The New York Times.
- 5 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- In Memoriam: Graham Hall Turbiville, Jr. by John P. Sullivan
Small Wars Journal and El Centro is saddened to announce the death of Graham H. Turbiville Jr.
- Abu Yahya al-Libi Killed in Pakistan by Dave Dilegge
The White House says the killing of al-Qaida's second-in-command, Abu Yahya al-Libi, in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan's North Waziristan region, has further degraded the organization's leadership.
- 6 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- The End of Counterinsurgency by Dave Dilegge
The End of Counterinsurgency by George Friedman of Stratfor, via Real Clear World.
- The Age of Unsatisfying Wars by Dave Dilegge
The Age of Unsatisfying Wars - New York Times opinion piece by John Nagl.
- 7 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #12A: Lanzagranadas y Lanzacohetes by Adam Geibel
Mexican Cartel Tactical Note #12A: Lanzagranadas y Lanzacohetes - Tracking The Sources of Mexican Cartels’ RPG7s.
- US Reaching Limit of Patience With Pakistan on Safe Havens by Dave Dilegge
The United States is reaching the limits of its patience with Pakistan serving as a safe haven for terrorists attacking American forces in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said...
- 8 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- America's Struggle to Build an Afghan Nation by Dave Dilegge
Disjointed Ways, Disunified Means: Learning from America's Struggle to Build an Afghan Nation by Colonel Lewis G. Irwin, U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute.
- Disruptive Thinkers: A Face for Radio by Peter J. Munson
SWJ Editor Peter Munson appears this weekend on CDR Salamander's Midrats radio show.
- This Week at War: An Arms Race America Can't Win by Robert Haddick
America can't win an arms race against China. But the U.S. has its own trump cards to play in the growing competition over the Western Pacific.
- 9 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- National Security Leaks, Difficult to Prosecute, Just Why is That? by Dave Dilegge
For US Inquiries on Leaks, a Difficult Road to Prosecution by Charlie Savage of The New York Times.
- 10 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Lessons of the Iraqi De-Ba'athification Program by Dave Dilegge
Lessons of the Iraqi De-Ba'athification Program for Iraq's Future and the Arab Revolutions by Dr. W. Andrew Terrill, U.S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute.
- COIN, Counterinsurgency, and Strategic Theory by Dave Dilegge
Concept Failure? COIN, Counterinsurgency, and Strategic Theory by Colin S. Gray, Prism 3, No 3.
- 11 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Drones Revolutionize US Warfare by Dave Dilegge
Drones Revolutionize US Warfare by Luis Ramirez, Voice of America.
- US Military Admits to Mistakes in Iraq, Afghanistan by Dave Dilegge
US Military Admits to Mistakes in Iraq, Afghanistan by R. Jeffrey Smith of The Center for Public Integrity.
- 12 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Reinventing Peace by Dave Dilegge
FYI on a new blog from the World Peace Foundation - Reinventing Peace.
- 13 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- The Danger of Even a Lot of Knowledge by Dave Dilegge
Abu Muqawama: Special Forces, or the Danger of Even a Lot of Knowledge by Andrew Exum, World Politics Review and Are Special Forces Special Enough? By James Joyner, Outside the...
- Reconciliation with the Taliban: Fracturing the Insurgency by Dave Dilegge
Reconciliation with the Taliban: Fracturing the Insurgency by Jeffrey Dressler, Institute for the Study of War.
- 14 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 15 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Confronting the Terrorism of Boko Haram in Nigeria by Dave Dilegge
Confronting the Terrorism of Boko Haram in Nigeria. A Joint Special Operations University monograph by Dr. James Forest.
- This Week at War: The Deepest Cut by Robert Haddick
Policymakers in Washington vow to avoid recreating the "hollow force" of the 1970s. But they may get a hollow force anyway.
- Why the U.S. Can't Afford to Ignore Latin America by Robert Bunker
Why the U.S. Can't Afford to Ignore Latin America by Christopher Sabatini and Ryan Berger, CNN.
- 18 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 19 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Disruptive Thinkers: The Gritty Truth of Junior Leader Innovation by Benjamin “BJ” Armstrong
BJ Armstrong has been spreading the good word at USNI with a historical case study.
- Splinter Gangs Wage War in Acapulco by Dave Dilegge
Splinter Gangs Wage War in Acapulco: The Future of Mexico's Conflict - Southern Pulse and InSight.
- 20 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 21 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Syrian MiG Pilot Defects to Jordan by Peter J. Munson
A much bandied about event.
- 22 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- June 2012 CTC Sentinel Released by Dave Dilegge
West Point's Combating Terrorism Center has released the June 2012 Issue of the CTC Sentinel.
- This Week at War: A Leaner, Cleaner Russian Army by Robert Haddick
Facing huge obstacles, Russia is slowly reforming its army. The United States could modestly benefit. But a crash in the price of oil could ruin Russia's plans.
- The War Within the War for Afghanistan by Peter J. Munson
The Marines go ashore in a strategically insignificant patch of land?
- 23 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 24 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Morsi Is Winner of Egyptian Presidency by Dave Dilegge
Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed Morsi has been declared the winner of Egypt's presidential run-off.
- 25 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- What Do Video Games Say About the American Experience with War? by Peter J. Munson
Michael Vlahos, a Naval War College professor, argues that the state-waged long war has brought a hint of defeat and self-destruction to popular culture.
- Analysis of a Decade at War by Peter J. Munson
What have we learned from a decade at war? Are they the right issues and the right lessons?
- 26 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- A New Anti-Drug Strategy in Mexico? by Dave Dilegge
A New Anti-drug Strategy in Mexico? By Nathan Jones, Baker Institute Blog.
- 27 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Milton Bearden's Requiem for a Russian Spy by Peter J. Munson
A chivalrous look back at a time gone by.
- 28 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- The True Lyrics to Louie Louie by Dave Dilegge
Okay, we have not been irrelevant for quite some time now and that has to end. On that note here are the real lyrics to the Kingsmen’s “Louie Louie”.
- Search and Destroy by Dave Dilegge
Search and Destroy by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Slate. An excerpt from Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan.
- “Permission to Speak Freely?”: Academic Freedom in Professional Military Education by Adam Jungdahl
Clearer rules will lead to more innovative policy recommendations.
- 29 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- This Week at War: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Austerity Planners by Robert Haddick
The CSBA think tank came up with seven ways to cope with defense austerity. I apply them to the Pentagon's current predicaments.
- US Military Plans Operations in Africa by Dave Dilegge
Via VOA: US military leaders are promising a small-scale, but effective plan for dealing with terrorist threats throughout Africa.
- Border School Training Conference Held in California by Robert Bunker
Border School was held 26-27 June 2012 in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Sponsors of this training were the Los Angeles High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (LA HIDTA) in coordination with the...
- A Quick Note from Across the Pond by SWJ Editors
A sincere and humble thank you to our tried and true ally from across the pond as you celebrate Armed Forces Day.
- 30 June SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Border Security Threats to the Homeland by Robert Bunker
Subcommittee Hearing: Border Security Threats to the Homeland: DHS’ Response to Innovative Tactics and Techniques - Opening Statements and Witness Testimony.
- US Army Command and General Staff College Writing Awards by Dave Dilegge
Via the Fort Leavenworth Lamp: The Command and General Staff College’s Golden Pen Award program recognizes personnel assigned to the college for their literary achievements. Four SWJ articles make the...
