By Phil Walter, PhilWalter1058: “While debates in Washington D.C. continue as to what U.S. policy towards Afghanistan should entail, two discussions have been neglected: 1. What are U.S. core interests in Afghanistan and what are their intensity.”
Fighting in Three Realms: Democratic, Autocratic, and Ideological
By Stanley J. Wiechnik, Strategy Bridge: “Where possible, an adversary will seek to constrain its enemy’s diplomatic relations, sow doubt in the veracity of the nation’s leadership, or cause panic in their financial markets. Not all political systems rely on each of these elements equally. Therefore, it is worth thinking about which political systems are most vulnerable to attacks on which element of national power. ”
Reading the Poetry of War
By Eric M. Murphy & Linda A. Sanders, Strategy Bridge: “The poetry of war provides a record of our experience of war beyond the finite and the historical. We can play back and recall or raise up glory and ignominy, pride and shame, life and death, the transcendent and the divine.”
By David Harrell, Modern War Institute: “... over the last seventeen years of high-tempo deployments, with additional requirements for special operations forces opening up in locations every year from Africa to South America, active duty forces have had to rely on support from reserve civil affairs units like never before. ”