Small Wars Journal
{{Short description|Online magazine}}
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{{Infobox magazine
| title = Small Wars Journal
| cover =
| editor = Dave Dilegge
| category = Counter-insurgency, military science
| language = English
| publisher = Small Wars Foundation
| country = United States
| based = Bethesda, Maryland
| frequency = Irregular
| founded = 2005
| website = {{URL|http://smallwarsjournal.com}}
| oclc = 229127994
| issn = 2156-227X
}}
The Small Wars Journal (SWJ) is an online magazine focusing on intrastate conflict. Aside from its online magazine, SWJ hosts an accompanying blog and the Small Wars Council discussion board.{{cite news|last1=Canyon Meyer|first1=Michael|title=Small Wars Journal|url=https://www.cjr.org/news_startups_guide/2010/12/small-wars-journal.php|access-date=23 May 2018|work=Columbia Journalism Review|date=31 December 2010}} Other site features include an online reference library, recommended reading and event listings. The magazine is published by the Small Wars Foundation, a non-profit corporation.{{cite web|title=Foundation|url=http://smallwarsjournal.com/content/foundation|website=Small Wars Journal|access-date=23 May 2018}}
The title refers to the 1940 United States Marine Corps Small Wars Manual, which used "small wars" as a catch-all term for unconventional and guerrilla warfare, also encompassing foreign internal defense (FID), military operations other than war (MOOTW), and military operations in urban terrain (MOUT).{{cite news|last1=Evans|first1=Ryan|title=5 Questions With Dave Dilegge on Small Wars and Coin Cocktails|url=https://warontherocks.com/2014/05/5-questions-with-dave-dilegge-on-small-wars-and-coin-cocktails/|access-date=23 May 2018|publisher=War on the Rocks|date=12 May 2014}}
History
The Small Wars Journal is an evolution of the MOUT Homepage, Urban Operations Journal, and urbanoperations.com, all formerly run by SWJ's editor-in-chief Dave Dilegge.
Tribal Engagement Workshop
On March 24 and 25, 2010, the Small Wars Foundation conducted a Tribal Engagement Workshop in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The workshop was cosponsored by the Small Wars Foundation, the U.S. Joint Forces Command Joint Irregular Warfare Center, the U.S. Marine Corps Center for Irregular Warfare, the U.S. Army / U.S. Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center, and Noetic Group. The objectives of the Tribal Engagement Workshop were to evaluate the value and feasibility of a tribal engagement approach in Afghanistan, assess the secondary effects adoption of a tribal engagement strategy would have on the political and military situation and to identify the operational components of a tribal engagement approach in Afghanistan.{{cite web|title=Tribal Engagement Workshop|url=http://smallwarsjournal.com/content/tribal-engagement-workshop|website=Small Wars Journal|access-date=23 May 2018}}
Reception
Rolling Stone magazine recognized SWJ in their 2009 "Hot List" edition.{{cite magazine|title=The Rolling Stone 2009 Hot List|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/28455332/the_rolling_stone_2009_hot_list|access-date=23 May 2018|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=28 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531065135/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/28455332/the_rolling_stone_2009_hot_list|archive-date=31 May 2009}}
A 2012 SWJ article caused controversy in its exploration of a hypothetical military operation in which an extremist group sympathetic to the Tea Party movement takes over Darlington, South Carolina and clashes with federal troops.{{cite journal |last1=Benson |first1=Kevin |last2=Weber |first2=Jennifer |year=2012 |title=Full Spectrum Operations in the Homeland: A 'Vision' of the Future |journal=Small Wars Journal |publisher=Small Wars Foundation |url=http://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/full-spectrum-operations-in-the-homeland-a-%E2%80%9Cvision%E2%80%9D-of-the-future |access-date=19 November 2012}} Conservative groups criticized the article, suggesting it reflected misplaced priorities.{{cite news |title=Editorial: The Civil War of 2016 |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/7/the-civil-war-of-2016/ |newspaper=The Washington Times |date=7 August 2012 |access-date=19 November 2012}}{{cite news |title=How the U.S. Military Would Crush a Tea Party Rebellion |first=Michael |last=Peck |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelpeck/2012/11/15/how-the-u-s-military-would-crush-a-tea-party-rebellion/ |newspaper=Forbes |date=15 November 2012 |access-date=19 November 2012}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.smallwarsjournal.com}}
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Category:Online magazines published in the United States
Category:International relations journals
Category:Magazines established in 2005