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The Military Needs More Disruptive Thinkers

... Or at least, change that wasn’t decreed from on high. Part of this stems from an antiquated, 1950s career model ... know who are passionate and care about contributing their thoughts and ideas on the issues we as a military and nation face. If the ...

Journal Article - Apr 5 2012 - 4:36am - 94 comments

Irregular Warfare, Village Stability Operations and the Venture Capital Green Beret

... the investor is trained to realize one thing only, Return on Investment. And in a world now driven almost solely by economics and finance ... first negotiate a peace, and then start the re-building. Thoughts? Bill, Great line. Quote Bill, Great line. Quote ...

Journal Article - May 14 2012 - 4:42am - 62 comments

Thoughts on "Hybrid" Conflict

... Thoughts on "Hybrid" Conflict by Dr. Russell W. Glenn, Small Wars Journal ...

Journal Article - Mar 2 2009 - 7:40pm - 2 comments

A Few Random Thoughts on COIN Theory and the Future

... "A Few Random Thoughts on COIN Theory and the Future" (or A Partial Response to the Small Wars ...

Blog post - Sep 26 2009 - 7:42pm - 39 comments - 0 attachments

Design Theory and the Military’s Understanding of Our Complex World

... Scholasticism becomes Neoscholasticism. And so on. Even disproven theories are valuable for the lessons they hold - some of ... to understand and subsequently strive for. Just some thoughts; I do agree that we are splitting hairs and are closer to a shared ... some success right now in my neck of the woods. This is a hybrid attempt to fuse the linear aspects of what our staff appears to function ...

Journal Article - Aug 7 2011 - 12:30pm - 83 comments

Rethinking Revolution: Introduction

...  James McPherson in the conclusion of his book on the Civil War, Battle Cry of Freedom , writes, . . . when ... of our own systems to respond to these problems. Thoughts? If there is some utility to this argument, maybe I need to repackage ...

Blog post - Dec 6 2011 - 10:05am - 68 comments - 0 attachments

Even More Thoughts on "Hybrid" Conflict

... over at DoD Buzz (added to our blogroll) comments on SWJ posts Thoughts on "Hybrid" Conflict by Russ Glenn and Further Thoughts on Hybrid ...

Blog post - Mar 4 2009 - 6:44am - 0 comments - 0 attachments

Unified Quest Army Future Game

... U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, offers his thoughts on the upcoming Army Future Game. We are in ...

Blog post - May 16 2012 - 8:54am - 14 comments - 0 attachments

Further Thoughts on Hybrid Threats

... Further Thoughts on Hybrid Threats by Frank G. Hoffman, Small Wars Journal ...

Journal Article - Mar 3 2009 - 6:37am - 1 comment

How Afghanistan Ends

... the political effects that must be achieved; 2) emphasis on bottom-up measures that can produce momentum in the short term, and 3) a ... i do believe the SF raids are giving the hunted second thoughts? You come to the table or you die. This has been a real push, a surge ...

Journal Article - Dec 2 2010 - 11:22pm - 120 comments