By Robert Farley, The Diplomat: “The Achilles Heel of China’s Air Force (PLAAF) has long been its lack of practical experience, both in combat and in deployments distant from Chinese borders.”
Rebuilding the Military to Counter China
By Dan Blumenthal, The Hill: “Thus, it is no surprise that China has engaged in a vast, ambitious military modernization program, even as almost all other countries have significantly slowed their defense spending since the end of the Cold War. Indeed, history will likely record the U.S. military drawdown, during the same years that Washington became more concerned with China, as strategic malpractice.”
Rethinking Sun Tzu
By John F. Sullivan, Strategy Bridge: “The author James Clavell once wrote that if he were ever put in charge of the U.S. military, he would require all generals to take an annual written and oral exam covering the tenets of Sun Tzu—with those scoring below 95 percent being summarily dismissed. Predictably, the proposal never gained much traction within the Pentagon, but the hypothetical exam raises an interesting question. Would we even be able to agree on a common, testable understanding of the principles inherent in The Art of War? ”