Why Russian Hybrid Warfare Is a Threat To … Russia.
Hybrid warfare was a long-term strategic miscalculation and Putin and his successors will likely regret the expenditures that this strategy has produced.
The Art of Strategy
In a world full of transitions, it is important to add more voices to the chorus of those that observe world events and are concerned with the potential of future conflict.
Calendar Time, Cultural Sensibilities, and Strategies of Persuasion
The relationship of time, politics and globalisation involves the interaction of the global imposition of a Western timescale and local ideas of timekeeping.
Strategic Uncertainty and the Regional Security Order in East Asia
Chinese and American intentions constitutes the two fundamental uncertainties that will shape regional security in East Asia.
Review – Jihadi Culture on the World Wide Web
Ramsay’s analysis of online jihadi culture challenges current assumptions about this phenomenon and examines its limited translation to real world violence.
Review – Great Games, Local Rules
Cooley offers a broad perspective of competing and complementary interests that intersect in Central Asia, while simultaneously providing depth of analysis on the ground.
Chinese Grand Strategy and the Exacerbation of the Sino-Indian Territorial Dispute
Examining China’s strategic objectives allows analysts to better understand Sino-Indian relations in light of recent tensions along the contentious Indo-Tibet border.
An Open Rebuttal to Gian Gentile’s Article on Counterinsurgency
Gian Gentile’s article on COIN ignores literature that weigh stability and combat operations equally. The key failure of COIN has been not understanding how to integrate the multiple levels required.
Counterinsurgency: The Graduate Level of War or Pure Hokum?
The US Army’s counterinsurgency manual calls COIN the “graduate level of war.” But, the idea that enlightened soldiers were required to win a war is hokum.
Review – US Special Forces and Counterinsurgency in Vietnam
Ives’ strange book tells and retells the same story about U.S. Special Forces and counterinsurgency, repeating traditional criticisms of U.S. strategy in Vietnam.
