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WHITEBOARD RESPONSE: IS THE US MILITARY TACTICALLY PROFICIENT, BUT STRATEGICALLY DEFICIENT? (2 OF 2)

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WHITEBOARD RESPONSE: IS THE US MILITARY TACTICALLY PROFICIENT, BUT STRATEGICALLY DEFICIENT? (2 OF 2)

War Room September 18, 2018

maybe the grandiose version of strategy is overrated. A nation that muddles along may nonetheless move forward; and America has done just that. This is the second of two...

THE ART OF WRITING HISTORY (ON WRITING)

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THE ART OF WRITING HISTORY (ON WRITING)

Rob Citino , Michael Neiberg September 14, 2018

When military historians study battles or campaigns, what purpose does it serve? To immerse oneself deeply in the period and master the details, or to connect events of the...

WHITEBOARD RESPONSE: IS THE US MILITARY TACTICALLY PROFICIENT, BUT STRATEGICALLY DEFICIENT? (1 OF 2)

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WHITEBOARD RESPONSE: IS THE US MILITARY TACTICALLY PROFICIENT, BUT STRATEGICALLY DEFICIENT? (1 OF 2)

War Room September 12, 2018

If strategy is what you do when you run out of money, our post Cold War primacy has largely reduced strategy to the dollar sign on the Pentagon budget...

FROM THE DEAD OF WINTER: WASHINGTON AND VALLEY FORGE

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FROM THE DEAD OF WINTER: WASHINGTON AND VALLEY FORGE

Rick Herrera , Jacqueline E. Whitt September 11, 2018

[Washington] believes that if the Army is forced to disperse in order to feed itself, he will lose this part of the war. The harsh winter of 1777-1778 saw...

WILLIAM T. SHERMAN: THE FIRST ‘MODERN’ GENERAL (GREAT CAPTAINS)

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WILLIAM T. SHERMAN: THE FIRST ‘MODERN’ GENERAL (GREAT CAPTAINS)

Jacqueline E. Whitt , Andrew A. Hill September 7, 2018

He understands the psychology of war matters, and he is intent on trying to get the war over as quickly as possible. We continue our series on Great Captains...

IS THE “CHAIN OF COMMAND” STILL MEANINGFUL?

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IS THE “CHAIN OF COMMAND” STILL MEANINGFUL?

Michael Piellusch , Tom Galvin September 6, 2018

In the face of so much change in the private sector, continued adherence to formal structures in the military seems old-fashioned. Without a doubt, the chain of command is...

VIETNAM — ONE MARINE’S PERSPECTIVE

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VIETNAM — ONE MARINE’S PERSPECTIVE

David Bennett , Andrew A. Hill September 4, 2018

I wrote to my mother, who was living in France, saying, ‘We’re not going to win this war. We’re making the same mistakes the French made only on a...

PRESERVING PEACE THROUGH ECONOMIC STRENGTH — ECONOMICS SERIES

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PRESERVING PEACE THROUGH ECONOMIC STRENGTH — ECONOMICS SERIES

C. Richard Neu , Joel Hillison August 30, 2018

The real competitive strength of the U.S. is in our [political and economic] system, particularly the interaction between the two. The politics generally keeps its hands off. C. Richard...

WHAT DO WE EXPECT OF OUR YOUTH?

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WHAT DO WE EXPECT OF OUR YOUTH?

Tim Warren , Andrew A. Hill August 28, 2018

Young people are capable of extraordinary things as long as they are given the opportunity by the adults in their lives An all-volunteer force depends on the willingness, capabilities,...

THREE PIONEERS OF AIRPOWER
(GREAT STRATEGISTS)

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THREE PIONEERS OF AIRPOWER
(GREAT STRATEGISTS)

Tami Davis Biddle , Jacqueline E. Whitt August 24, 2018

They saw airplanes … come into reality as weapon systems … and they became strong advocates. We continue our Great Strategists series with a look at three pioneers of...

THE INFORMATION APOCALYPSE … IS ALREADY HERE

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THE INFORMATION APOCALYPSE … IS ALREADY HERE

Mari Eder August 22, 2018

This is the real danger: that people become numbed by the daily dose of news disguised as outrage. “We are careening towards a future where the ability to distort...

THE STRANGE BLOODLESS COUP IN ZIMBABWE — SIX MONTHS LATER

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THE STRANGE BLOODLESS COUP IN ZIMBABWE — SIX MONTHS LATER

Chris Wyatt , Jacqueline E. Whitt August 21, 2018

Subsequent events after the election seem to bear out that perhaps we do have old wine in new bottles. In February 2018, Chris Wyatt and Jacqueline E. Whitt discussed...

WHITEBOARD: IS THE US MILITARY TACTICALLY PROFICIENT, BUT STRATEGICALLY DEFICIENT?

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WHITEBOARD: IS THE US MILITARY TACTICALLY PROFICIENT, BUT STRATEGICALLY DEFICIENT?

War Room August 17, 2018

It is striking how much difficulty the United States has had converting its tactical advantages into clear strategic ‘Wins’ in the post-Cold War period The next Whiteboard tackles a thorny...

THE FRAGILITY OF U.S. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY — ECONOMICS SERIES

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THE FRAGILITY OF U.S. ECONOMIC PROSPERITY — ECONOMICS SERIES

C. Richard Neu , Joel Hillison August 16, 2018

For the past decade or so, the economics profession has been scratching its head hard to figure out why has [the engine of U.S. production] started to falter? Without...

WHITEBOARD RESPONSE: SHOULD THE US MILITARY SECURE THE BORDER?

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WHITEBOARD RESPONSE: SHOULD THE US MILITARY SECURE THE BORDER?

War Room August 15, 2018

the problem at hand is one of enforcing laws rather than of imposing political aims by force. We thank everyone who submitted responses for our second Whiteboard! Below (in...

WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLVE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS, OR CREATE THEM?

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WILL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLVE OUR NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS, OR CREATE THEM?

Mike Navicky , Andrew A. Hill August 14, 2018

We should focus [artificial intelligence] in assisting and helping us make more timely and effective decisions Artificial intelligence (AI) is making a lot of noise today, what does its...

BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE CIVILIAN WORLD AND THE MILITARY

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BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN THE CIVILIAN WORLD AND THE MILITARY

Jennifer Mittelstadt , Jacqueline E. Whitt August 10, 2018

[The Harold K. Johnson Chair] is an effort to bring civilians into the military in order to chip away at the gap that exists … between the civilian world...

WILL THERMOBARIC WEAPONS OVERWHELM THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM?

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WILL THERMOBARIC WEAPONS OVERWHELM THE MILITARY HEALTH SYSTEM?

Eddie Lopez August 8, 2018

Thermobaric weapons in high-intensity conflict dramatically change the quantity and severity of blast injuries In April of 2017, in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, the US used a Massive Ordinance Air...

HOW MEMORIES OF MY LAI INFLUENCED MILITARY PROFESSIONALISM

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HOW MEMORIES OF MY LAI INFLUENCED MILITARY PROFESSIONALISM

Richard Lacquement , Andrew A. Hill August 7, 2018

There is one thing for the event to occur; but the manner in which it was handled was more institutionally damning. In a follow-up to his article published in...

“WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON’T GET YOU THERE” — AND OTHER CAUTIONARY TALES FOR LEADERS

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“WHAT GOT YOU HERE WON’T GET YOU THERE” — AND OTHER CAUTIONARY TALES FOR LEADERS

Rebecca Johnson , Buck Haberichter August 3, 2018

Stumbling block number one: You start to believe the hype. … Two: You somehow start to think you deserve it, as opposed to think that you’ve still got to...