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Abstract: Below, you will find expert commentary from our Editor-at-Large, Retired Special Forces Col. David Maxwell. The new FM 3-0 Operations was released last month. The 296 page document is publicly available and can be downloaded here. I remember reading my first version of FM 100-5 Operations. It was the 1976 education and then the 1982 edition and then the 1986 version. As I … Read moreThe post Army FM 3-0 (March 2025) appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 20:29:40 +000
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David Maxwell
Abstract: Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Army FM 3-0 (March 2025) 2. Watch Out for Physical Sabotage by Chinese Spies in the U.S. | Opinion 3. ‘We’re Not Going Anywhere’ The CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on his court battle with the Trump administration. 4. Soldier becomes first woman to compete … Read moreThe post 4/13/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:05:58 +000
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David Maxwell
Abstract: Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. See what it was like watching elite US special operators fight drones and storm buildings in a Taiwan crisis scenario 2. THE PROBLEM WITH THINKING IN DIME 3. These are the people Trump picked for top roles in his administration and their connections 4. Bill Maher … Read moreThe post 4/12/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 16:40:14 +000
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David Maxwell
Abstract: Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. SASC: Open/Closed: To receive testimony on the posture of United States Indo-Pacific Command and United States Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2026 and the Future Years Defense Program 2. Senate Confirms Dan Caine to Lead Joint Chiefs of Staff … Read moreThe post 4/11/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 13:41:10 +000
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Sarah Cope
Abstract: Adam Day advances a nearly unthinkable contention with his book States of Disorder, Ecosystems of Governance: failing states are not actually in disorder. Instead, he argues that failing states demonstrate a different kind of self-organization and that persistent instability is, in fact, the success of system organization—just a system oriented toward instability instead of stability. In his deft, 178-page argument, … Read moreThe post No Such Thing as Disorder: A Review of States of Disorder, Ecosystems of Governance appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:00:33 +000
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Harry Stevens
Abstract: Introduction A group of soldiers stand restlessly around the fenced perimeter of an industrial facility, baking in the sweltering midday sun. They pass the time swatting mosquitoes and cursing out their commanding officer for sticking them here. All of a sudden, a rustling in the bushes catches their attention. The rustling stops as soon as it starts, and the leader … Read moreThe post Brush Fire to Inferno: The Angolan Civil War and Inadvertent Escalation appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Fri, 11 Apr 2025 06:00:28 +000
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SWJ Staff
Abstract: On Tuesday 8 April 2025, SWJ–El Centro Associate Marisa Mendoza successfully defended her dissertation, “Building the Beast: The Evolution of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) From Street Gang to Transnational Criminal Organization,” at Claremont Graduate University. She has been researching and writing over a multiyear period. As a component of her defense, she utilized a 71-slideshow presentation detailing the research, analysis, implications, and … Read moreThe post SWJ– El Centro Associate Marisa Mendoza Successfully Defends Dissertation appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 21:02:51 +000
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SWJ Staff
Abstract: The Battlefield Lessons North Korea Has Learned Fighting Ukraine By Jane Lytvynenko, Dasl Yoon and Alistair MacDonald | April 8, 2025 9:00 pm ET Note: This is behind a paywall but you may be able to access this insightful article anyway. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has become an unexpected training ground for North Korean military forces, revealing critical insights into modern … Read moreThe post The Battlefield Lessons North Korea Has Learned Fighting Ukraine appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:29:10 +000
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SWJ Staff
Abstract: Do Total Defense Strategies Increase State Resiliency' April 10, 2025 by Robert Burrell, John Collison for the Irregular Warfare Initiative Total defense encompasses a government’s strategy and related policies which combine and extend the concepts of military and civilian defense. The concept entails developing a high level of readiness for the state and its society to secure a nation in case of war … Read moreThe post Do Total Defense Strategies Increase State Resiliency' appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:00:55 +000
Authors:
David Maxwell
Abstract: Access National Security News HERE. Access Korean News HERE. National Security News Content: 1. Army to recode 20,000 parachutist jobs in major airborne restructuring 2. Senior Leaders Say Special Ops Community Aligned With Joint DOD Mission 3. Trump Transforms Tariff War Into High-Stakes Showdown With China 4. Trump Pauses ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs, but Hits China Harder 5. ‘The Economist’ editor unpacks … Read moreThe post 4/10/25 National Security and Korean News and Commentary appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University. PubDate: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 13:20:49 +000
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