Summary: So many posts here describe how we are losing. Since we’ve forgotten, I’m reposting explanations of why and how we are losing — and how we can win in the age when 4th generation warfare (4GW) is the dominant mode of war. Step one: adopt a rational grand strategy. The original version was posted in …
Let’s try a defensive strategy in America’s wars, and win. Read More »
Summary:Â The West’s post-9/11 wars in the Middle East have run down, but our involvement in Syria’s civil war and the attacks by radical Islamists in American — and the far larger Paris attacks — have begun a new phase in this clash of civilizations. Before we attack, repeating the mistakes of the past 15 …
Will we repeat our mistakes in the Middle East & lose, or play defense & win? Read More »
Summary: We cannot escape history. It offers lessons to guide us. It’s deployed as propaganda to mislead us. Successful strategy requires distinguishing between the two. Our long war, so far a series of defeats, provides examples of both. We can do better in the future if only we’d pay attention. “As we shall show, defense …
The Cult of the offense returns: why we’re losing the long war, & how to win Read More »
On rare occasions we are blessed with essays both brilliant and timely, words that meet our immediate needs. Here we have one such by a veteran and military expert. Here is a brief excerpt from the current issue of Armed Forces Journal — given only to illustrate as an sample of the author’s thinking, to encourage you to read …
Important reading for every American who wishes to understand our foreign wars Read More »
Thomas Barnett is one of our foremost geopolitical visionaries, so his presentations are always worth attention.  His latest is insightful and elegantly expressed, as always. However, I have a few suggestions — minor changes to make  it better suit the current situation and needs of America. (I have a draft post in the pipeline describing the implication of the revised …
What Tom Barnett should have told Congress about America’s 21st century Navy Read More »
