- Study Criticizes Pentagon Over Its Plans for a Greater Focus on Asia by Dave Dilegge
Study Criticizes Pentagon Over Its Plans for a Greater Focus on Asia by Thom Shanker, New York Times.
- Training the Afghan National Army by Inge Fryklund
Our Western design and training programs are subtracting capability—by pushing adoption of an alien military culture.
- 1 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- The CBRN Response Enterprise in the Homeland by Johnny Lairsey
In total, there are approximately 18,000 DoD members assigned to 57 CSTs, 17 CERFPs, 10 HRFs, two C2CREs, and the DCRF, prepared to respond to a domestic CBRN incident.
- Air-Sea Battle and the Office of Net Assessment by Dave Dilegge
U.S. Model for a Future War Fans Tensions with China and Inside Pentagon by Greg Jaffe, Washington Post.
- 2 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- RIP John Keegan by Dave Dilegge
John Keegan, Historian Who Put a Face on War, Dies at 78 by David Binder, New York Times.
- 3 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- This Week at War: Salami Slicing in the South China Sea by Robert Haddick
China is inexorably accumulating small changes in the South China Sea, confounding U.S. strategy in the region.
- Why There's Nothing Illegal about CIA Drone Pilots by Charles G. Kels
Claims that drone operators are acting illegally are based on an overly rigid and inaccurate reading of the laws of war.
- SWJ Attribution Error - Sincere Apologies by Peter J. Munson
Today's SWJ journal article on insurgency was written by John Kenneley.
- The President’s Not-So-Stunning Moment of Candor by Butch Bracknell
Who knew that domestic politics and foreign affairs were linked?
- 5 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Project by Dave Dilegge
Assessing Revolutionary and Insurgent Strategies (ARIS) Project: The purpose of the ARIS studies is to produce professional academic research material that will provide a foundation of common understanding on the...
- 6 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- On the ground at Vibrant Response 13 by Crispin Burke
Charred hulks of buildings lie smoldering in this once proud American metropolis. Meanwhile, dazed victims wander the streets aimlessly in search of food, water, and thier missing loved ones. Rescue workers clear...
- Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 13 by Robert Bunker
Mexican Cartel Strategic Note No. 13: City of Hidalgo, Texas, Fearful of Cartel Violence Potentials - Will Not Release New Police Chief’s Photo.
- New Book by SWJ El Centro Fellow Paul Rexton Kan by Robert Bunker
New Book by SWJ El Centro Fellow Paul Rexton Kan: "Cartels at War: Mexico's Drug-Fueled Violence and the Threat to U.S. National Security".
- 7 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Securing the Swarm: New Dogs, Old Tricks by Matthew Hipple
Ideas for securing these advanced automated armadas can be found in some of the oldest methods in the book.
- The Civil War of 2016 by Dave Dilegge
The Civil War of 2016 - Washington Times editorial. At issue is an article in the respected Small Wars Journal titled “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of...
- 8 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 9 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Army North’s Task Force 51: Ready When It Counts by David L. Wilcox
The Army is in need of consequence management experts within its ranks who understand operational art in a DSCA or a CBRN environment
- 10 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- This Week at War: The Next Proxy War by Robert Haddick
The U.S. should intervene (carefully) in Syria. Not to save Syria, but rather to prepare for the future.
- 11 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 12 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Describing Conflict in Central America: “Criminal Insurgency” by David C. Eckley
While transnational organized crime elements operating in Latin America may not be engaged in an ideological “terrorist insurgency,” the observed conflict between them and regional states can be accurately described...
- 13 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 14 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Have Obama and Romney Forgotten Afghanistan? by Dave Dilegge
Have Obama and Romney Forgotten Afghanistan? By Dexter Filkens at The New Yorker.
- 15 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- SWJ Editorial by SWJ Editors
Small Wars Journal has been the source of much debate and criticism recently regarding the publication of the article “Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A ‘Vision’ of the Future”.
- 16 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 17 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- SWJ Quote of the Day by Dave Dilegge
"Tell the truth; use their words."
- General George Marshall to Frank Capra in commissioning the "Why We Fight" series.
- This Week at War: This is Not a Test by Robert Haddick
A missile war between Israel and Iran will be a workout for modern missile defenses, with implications for the Asia-Pacific and beyond.
- 18 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- 19 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Sunday Fly-Over by Dave Dilegge
Sunday fly over America. (Hat tip to Warlord)
- 20 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Better Late Than Never by Dave Dilegge
Better Late Than Never by Mark Thompson, Time.
- Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Criminalized States by Robert Bunker
Transnational Organized Crime, Terrorism, and Criminalized States in Latin America: An Emerging Tier-One National Security Priority by Douglas Farah, Strategic Studies Institute.
- 21 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Blog Up: Notes from Thermopylae by Dave Dilegge
Blog Up: Notes from Thermopylae from good friend and deep thinker Dakota Wood.
- Americans Tune Out Afghan War as Fighting Rages On by Dave Dilegge
Americans Tune Out Afghan War as Fighting Rages On by Deb Riechmann, Associated Press. (And a somber nod to Rudyard Kipling)
- The New Security Reality: Not Business as Usual by Robert Bunker
The New Security Reality: Not Business as Usual - A Strategic Studies Institute Op-Ed by Dr. Max Manwaring.
- 22 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Hezbollah: Lying Low and Winning by Somdeep Sen and Salem B.S. Dandan
Hezbollah can maneuver through the minefields of Middle Eastern politics and emerge victorious.
- 23 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- August 2012 Issue of the CTC Sentinel Now Posted by Dave Dilegge
West Point's Combating Terrorism Center has released the August 2012 Issue of the CTC Sentinel.
- 24 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Joint Task Force-Civil Support: Americans Helping Americans by MG Jeff W. Mathis III
Joint Task Force-Civil Support - a permanent headquarters responsible for controlling federal military forces in response to a catastrophic CBRN incident.
- This Week at War: Strategic Error by Robert Haddick
Better strategic warning is fine -- but it won't by itself make the U.S. and its allies safer.
- An Iraq Vet Commanding In Afghanistan? by Dave Dilegge
An Iraq Vet Commanding In Afghanistan? Time Op-Ed by Douglas A. Ollivant.
- 25 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- RIP American Hero Neil Armstrong by Dave Dilegge
Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, died today at age 82.
- 26 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Is the Chairman a Disruptive Thinker? by SWJ Editors
Disruption or status quo leadership from CJCS?
- 27 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- The Dangerous Precedent of POTUS Picking Targets by J. Michael Barrett
The President's limited time is better spent on strategy than on tactics.
- COIN Center Webcast: Transitions in Counterinsurgency by Dave Dilegge
The U.S. Army Counterinsurgency Center is pleased to host COL Chris Cavoli who recently returned from duty as Deputy Commander, ISAF Regional Command West, Afghanistan.
- 28 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Necessary (Perhaps) But Not Sufficient: Assessing Drone Strikes Through A Counterinsurgency Lens by Joshua S. Jones
Drone strikes may be part of an answer, but they are not the answer.
- Osama Was Unarmed (Updated) by Dave Dilegge
'No Easy Day,' Bin Laden Raid Book: Osama Was Unarmed - Sneak peek via the Huffington Post.
- Americans Shot in Mexico Were CIA Operatives Aiding in Drug War by Dave Dilegge
More on Mexican Federal Police firing on a US Embassy vehicle via the New York Times.
- 29 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Monopoly of Force Does Not Always Explain Peace: Illicit Network Evolution Does by Nathan P. Jones
There has been a dominant narrative in the study of Mexican drug trafficking which argues that violence goes down when one dominant trafficking organization monopolizes a locale.
- 30 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- Military Advisors Reflect on Vietnam War Experiences by Dave Dilegge
Two former military advisors who served with Vietnamese units during the Vietnam War spoke about their experiences in the Pentagon yesterday and shared their thoughts.
- 31 August SWJ Roundup by Dave Dilegge
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- IAEA Report on Iran Puts Israel in a Box by Peter J. Munson
Are the Iranians nearing an Israeli red line?
- Admiral James Stavridis: What I Read by Dave Dilegge
Admiral James Stavridis: What I Read with John Hudson at The Atlantic's Wire (SWJ mentioned).
- August 2012 Army Irregular Warfare Fusion Center Newsletter by Dave Dilegge
The August 2012 Army Irregular Warfare Fusion Center Newsletter - some interesting discussion to inlcude striking the right balance between Iregular Warfare and "traditional" warfare.
