The ''Small Wars Journal'' (''SWJ'') is an

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focusing on intrastate conflict. Aside from its online magazine, ''SWJ'' hosts an accompanying blog and the Small Wars Council discussion board. 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. The title refers to the 1940

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'' Small Wars Manual'', which used "small wars" as a catch-all term for unconventional and guerrilla warfare, also encompassing

foreign internal defense Foreign internal defense (FID) is a term used by the military in several countries, including the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, to describe an integrated, and possibly multi-country, approach to combating actual or threatened i ...

(FID),

military operations other than war Military operations other than war (MOOTW) focus on deterring war, resolving conflict, promoting peace, and supporting civil authorities in response to domestic crises. The phrase and acronym were coined by the United States military during the ...

(MOOTW), and

military operations in urban terrain Urban warfare is combat conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities. Urban combat differs from combat in the open at both the operational and the tactical levels. Complicating factors in urban warfare include the presence of civilians and ...

(MOUT).

History

The ''Small Wars Journal'' is an evolution of the MOUT Homepage, ''Urban Operations Journal'', and urbanoperations.com, all formerly run by ''SWJ's''

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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.

Reception

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'' magazine recognized ''SWJ'' in their 2009 "Hot List" edition. A 2012 ''SWJ'' article caused controversy in its exploration of a hypothetical military operation in which an extremist group sympathetic to the

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takes over

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and clashes with federal troops.

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groups criticized the article, suggesting it reflected misplaced priorities.

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