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“To know a nation’s geography is to know its foreign policy,” wrote Napoleon Bonaparte, who was nevertheless dealt a harsh lesson in that very subject during the bitter Russian winter of 1812. Kaplan analyzes this very concept in The Revenge of Geography (Random House, 2012) where he ...
For instance, our logisticians employ myriad acronyms that do not exist outside the narrow confines of the sustainment playing field, while our intelligence elements wield an equally impressive litany of acronyms that are further frustrated by unique classification requirements and ex...
Strategy is not a rigid, inflexible construct. The purpose of a strategy is to develop a structure upon which to base national campaign efforts. Such a structure helps planners and operators plan long term operations, select targets and allocate necessary resources. The strategy shoul...
It is a long time since I read this book alongside a few others written before the decision in 1974 to exit from Africa, mainly IIRC by rather politically conservative American writers. What Portugal did was amazing, but it was a dictatorship at the time. Colonial rule by the 1960's w...
Syria is already in crisis but the death or departure of President Bashar al-Asad is likely to intensify violence and destruction in the country, not quell it. With the conflict already growing more sectarian in nature, Western governments should be prepared for Asad’s exit to serve a...
... But then came the news a few days ago that the officer in charge of preventing sexual harassment in the Air Force was charged with sexual battery. How, I wondered, can a culture that has been instrumental in advancing social change be so regressive when it comes to gender equality...
Recent publications have highlighted alternative analytical thinking strategies to inform and facilitate improved intelligence analysis. Red teaming, fast and slow thinking, divergent thinking, as well as other strategies have been identified as essential to understanding today's radi...
The idea of a mercenary may seem a bit quaint in the 21st century, but those forces make a difference and are often all that stands between a leader and his fate . http://www.businessinsider.com/most-powerful-mercenary-armies-2013-4?op=1#ixzz2RLM04tgP
