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Tag: Theory of War and Strategy
THE GENERAL STAFF THAT WASN’T
The charter was…to look at preparation of the Navy for the defense of maritime ...
A SCIENTIFIC APPROACH TO WAR? ANTOINE-HENRI JOMINI (GREAT STRATEGISTS)
I see [Jomini] as one of the final products of the Enlightenment — the ...
THERE IS NO SPOON: RETHINKING WAR IN THE GRAY ZONE
Would a cyberattack that takes down the Texas power grid in the peak of ...
STRATEGY AS PERFORMANCE: EDUCATING STUDENTS TO GO BEYOND ENDS, WAYS, & MEANS
One weakness of the way we view strategy … is that we neglect the ...
ON HOLDING THE ENEMY ACCOUNTABLE: CUSTOMS OF RETALIATION IN THE CIVIL WAR
The ritual of retaliation codified what makes you legitimate [as a combatant] and what ...
FACING A FUTURE WITH ORGANIZED WEAPONIZATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA
Propagandists now exercise increasing sophistication in their communications In February 2019, in (Indian-administered) Southern ...
IF YOU ARE NOT FIRST YOU ARE LAST: GAINING AN ADAPTIVE EDGE THROUGH PROTOTYPE WARFARE
Prototype warfare is more than the rapid prototyping of technology … It is a ...
AN UNBEATEN ROMAN GENERAL: SCIPIO AFRICANUS (GREAT CAPTAINS)
These two commanders, Scipio Africanus vs. Hannibal … demonstrated [strategic leadership] to a great ...
HUMAN SHIELDS AND PERFIDY: ADDRESSING ILLEGAL CONDUCT IN OPERATIONS
Misusing protected persons in war presents real and present challenges in the Middle East ...
RELIVING THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH BATTLEFIELD STAFF RIDES
It’s natural to ask what can we gain from this ‘old war’? … You ...
LEARNING PAINFUL LESSONS FROM AFGHANISTAN
Conflicts, both in Afghanistan as well as at home, will continue to have both ...
REMOTE WARFARE & RISKS OF RELYING ON LOCAL FORCES
‘Is Remote Warfare Cheaper?’ ‘So that’s a really hard question to answer. … We ...
BEYOND THUCYDIDES: HERODOTUS, XENOPHON & UNDERSTANDING WAR (GREAT STRATEGISTS)
What if we spent one day on Herodotus, one day on Thucydides, and one ...
*SECOND* BEST FIELD ARMY COMMANDER: WHITEBOARD RESPONSE
attributes essential for field army command: professional competence, courage (physical and moral), initiative, self-confidence, ...
JOHN WARDEN AND THE ENEMY AS A SYSTEM (GREAT STRATEGISTS)
The great benefit of looking at John Warden’s system is that it [employed] effects-based ...
WE NEED AN AI-BASED ENEMY ANALYSIS TOOL … NOW!
Right now, AI programs struggle to beat capable human adversaries, but it is only ...
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH FORCE AFTER YOU WIN?
We don’t have a sophisticated genre about what do militaries do in the wake ...
A ‘BIG DATA’ APPROACH TO WINNING THE ASYMMETRIC FIGHT
Fundamentally in asymmetric conflicts, the struggle is over information that comes from the [local] ...
JOHN BOYD AND THE “OODA” LOOP (GREAT STRATEGISTS)
The OODA loop kinda represents how … humans and organizations learn, grow, and survive ...
THE *SECOND* BEST FIELD ARMY COMMANDER — A WHITEBOARD
Destroying enemy armies provides the best litmus test for ranking great army commanders Who’s ...