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is trump appeasing little kim? NORTH KOREA'S NEW BOMB & REALISM IN U.S. WAR POSTURE FOR NORTH KOREA

8/31/2017

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A Realistic Western Response to North Korea 
By Gary K. Busch, Lima Charlie News: “To understand the reasoning and the logic behind pursuing such a program requires some knowledge of the political origins and structure of the DPRK and the state of its economy.”
North Korea: Slouching Towards Bethlehem? 
By Rod Lyon, The Strategist (ASPI): “North Korea’s sixth nuclear test is easily its most impressive. It’s possible, but not certain, that the test featured a genuine thermonuclear device, a second-generation nuclear-weapon design in which a primary fission explosion ignites a secondary fusion stage.”
Is Washington appeasing Kim? @rosett @gordongchang

To be fair to Tillerson, he joins a long roster of American diplomats who over the years have tried to cope with the intractable problem of North Korea by seeing (or at least professing to see) what they want to see. Going back at least to the early days of the Clinton administration, Washington has developed rituals in which American officials proclaim that North Korea's regime has a choice: to continue its rogue pursuit of nuclear weapons and suffer various penalties, or give them up and enjoy the many perquisites of life as a conventionally armed murderous totalitarian state.

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Could the F-22, F-35, & B-2 Crush North Korea?
By Dave Majumdar, The National Interest: “In the event a war were to break out on the Korean peninsula, American airpower would play a key role. Initially, the burden would likely fall to the Pentagon's fleet of stealth aircraft including the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber.
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THE STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE OF CHINESE NATIONALISM AS POLICY FOR BEIJING

8/30/2017

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Much Ado About (Chinese) Nationalism: How Will China’s Past Shape Its Future? 
By Tom Fox, Modern War Institute: “With that question of what Chinese nationalism means for the country and the world in mind, it is hard not to turn back to the currently raging policy debate about how the United States ought to approach its relations with China.”
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WHAT DOES THUCYDIDES TEACH U.S. ABOUT NORTH KOREA

8/30/2017

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Missile Defense Aimed at North Korea Sends Message to China 
By Jon Glassman, Breaking Defense: “Rapid near-term development acquisition of such advanced missile defense capabilities for existing systems to deter and, if necessary, neuter new North Korean missile capabilities — would help provide a sobering effect on Chinese decision-making.”

From Pylos to Pyongyang:
What Thucydides Can Teach Us About Contemporary Diplomacy

By Vivian S. Walker, Small Wars Journal: “By closing the country to external information sources and producing a steady stream of anti-Western propaganda, the North Koreans have fostered an ideology of perpetual conflict—and sustained domestic support for its repressive policies."
HOOVER, STRATEGIKA:  MAX BOOT, CALCULATING THE RISKS OF LIMITED, PREVENTIVE OR PRE-EMPTIVE WAR
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THE ROLE OF AIR POWER IN LEVANT & MESOPOTAMIA FOR "THE LONG WAR"

8/30/2017

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Reflections on Airpower: Offensive Strike
By Jason Koxvold & Dan Ryan, Strategy Bridge: “Since the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom and the destruction of the Iraqi military in the opening phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the U.S. military and its coalition partners have maintained air superiority over the skies of both Afghanistan and Iraq. When Islamic State fighters surged south across Iraq, the aircraft of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, and coalition partners were able to provide critical support to the Iraqi military as it attempted to halt the advance.”
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tactical ideas about u.s. hegemony & MAHAN HELPS U.S. NAVY WITH NEWS PROBLEMS

8/30/2017

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When ASW Didn't Matter
By Daniel Dolan, Proceedings Magazine: “The influential naval theorist Alfred Thayer Mahan lived to see his theory of sea power tested in the first major conflict of the early 20th century. Writing his own Retrospect Upon the War Between Japan and Russia, Mahan noted, “ As is often the case, when war came it was already too late to remedy adequately the blunders or neglects of peace.”
Forgetting the Lessons of the West 
By Andrew Carr, The Strategist (ASPI): “I remain confident that new approaches can be found to establish a U.S. role in the world order that helps protect Western ideas and interests. But that begins by abandoning notions of US primacy and deep engagement across the globe.”
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WHY WE NEED A NUCLEAR AIR LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE

8/24/2017

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THE UGLY EMERGING CONTOURS OF URBAN WAR & DOES ROTATION WORK AS A MODEL OF WAR GOVERANCE

8/24/2017

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War Isn't Precise or Predictable — It's Barbaric, Chaotic, and Ugly
By Mark Gilchrist, Strategy Bridge: “Future wars may be dominated by precision munitions and drones; however, just like previous wars they will be won or lost at close quarters as a result of one side’s ability to instrumentalise violence and sustain casualties more effectively than the other.”
The Rotational Force Fig Leaf 
By Joseph Goetz, Modern War Institute: “Does forward-deployment of armored forces in regions vital to U.S. interests or a rotational model offer a better means of meeting security requirements?”
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THE EXECUTIVE STRATEGY FOR AFGHANISTAN:  STATECRAFT AS WARCRAFT, THE REFORM OF HOW WE FIGHT

8/24/2017

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FRONTPAGE MAGAZINE:  TRUMP'S AFGHAN & NORTH KOREA POLICY, THE DELUSION OF DIPLOMACY
The Wages of War Without Strategy
By Robert Cassidy & Jacqueline Tame, Strategy Bridge: ““Its grammar, indeed, may be its own, but not its logic. If that is so, then war cannot be divorced from political life; and whenever this occurs in our thinking about war, the many links that connect the two elements are destroyed and we are left with something pointless and devoid of sense.””

How New Is the New Afghanistan Strategy?
By John Amble & Liam Collins, Modern War Institute: “The president’s speech was the first exposition of the administration’s revamped strategy, so there is unsurprisingly much that has yet to be revealed. However, the remarks do offer a useful jumping off point to assess how much is actually new in the strategy, and what challenges to implementation are likely to emerge.”
A Business Approach to America’s Warfighting Model
By Enjamin Jensen, Neil Hollenbeck and Arnel David, War on the Rocks: “The Army should explore the full range of competitive models that can help it sustain its position of advantage. Specifically, a review of business literature and historical military cases suggests long-term competitive advantage can also arise from cost leadership and differentiation in the form of an expansible industrial base, experimenting with prototypes and sustaining an alliance network.”
Washington’s New Approach to Afghanistan 
By William Maley, The Strategist (ASPI): “On the morning of 31 May 2017, a 1,500-kilogram truck bomb was detonated outside the German Embassy in the Afghan capital of Kabul, only streets away from the US and Australian missions. Windows were smashed all the way from Great Massoud Square to the Haji Yaqub mosque in Shahr-e Naw, over 90 people were killed, and over 500 were injured. If ever there was an indicator that a fresh approach to dealing with the insurgency in Afghanistan was required, then this was it.”
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PRE-EMPTION OF THE NORTH KOREAN CHALLENGE & STRATEGY OF ACHIEVEMENT

8/22/2017

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Pre-Emptive Thinking About Pre-Emptive Strikes 
By Jeffrey Robertson, The Strategist (ASPI): “It’s the story line of the Trump agenda: Everything keeps getting pushed further and further back as priorities pile up and infighting escalates. This will no doubt complicate Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ plan to modernize the military, analysts and former defense officials predict.”
What the U.S. Would Need to Deter China 
By Hugh White, Lowy Interpreter: “Just as in the Cold War, America didn't need to fight the Soviets to contain their challenge: it only needed to convince the Soviets that it would. ”

Nuke North Korea Now: It's the Only Option
By Kevin R. James, Washington Examiner: “The U.S. can prevent a North Korean nuclear attack either by deterring one, or by eliminating the North Koreans' ability to launch one through military means. The foreign policy establishment's view is that because deterrence worked on the Russians it will also work on the North Koreans, making deterrence the obvious choice.”

The Unacceptable Dangers of Accepting a Nuclear North Korea 
By Michael Heazle, Lowy Interpreter: “The crisis on the Korean Peninsula has for the first time introduced an element of confusion over the strategic goal pursued by the US and its allies in dealing with North Korea.”

North Korea Just Proved It – WMDs Work
By David Max Korzen, RealClearDefense: “The hard truth is that North Korea already possess weapons of mass destruction, just not in the normative form.”
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VIETNAM & THE 5 DOMAINS

8/22/2017

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The Five-Domains Update 
By Jack Viola, Eliza Chapman, Jacqueline Westerman, Harley Comrie and Michael Chi, The Strategist (ASPI): “Vietnam’s defence minister, Ngo Xuan Lich, and the US secretary of defence, James Mattis, announced that a U.S. aircraft carrier will be visiting Vietnam.”
The Five-Domains Update 
From The Strategist (ASPI): “After condemning the US and South Korea for engaging in war games that might irritate Pyongyang, Russia has flown Tupolev Tu-95MS bombers around the Korean peninsula. During the exercise, the bombers also flew over the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea, prompting Japan and South Korea to deploy scrambler jets...”
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Israel's Nuclear Doctrines Examined

8/5/2017

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Secrecy and Signaling: The Israeli Approach to Nuclear Weapons 
By Rastislav Bílik, Strategy Bridge: “One of the most pressing issues of mankind remains the issue of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction. They remain on the fringes of our awareness, researched by academics and portrayed in films and television shows at plot catalysts (sometimes with debatable accuracy of their portrayal). Unfortunately, these weapons are often sought by states as “the ultimate weapon,” believed to be the best instrument of deterrence. Israel is no exception, and its nuclear policy presents a compelling case of a nuclear-armed state.”
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What's the STrategy to Counter Beijing

8/4/2017

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The China Threat & What the U.S. Should Do About It
By Bradley A. Thayer & John M. Friend, Strategy Bridge: “China has risen. It is now a great power well on its way to becoming a superpower. China’s ambitions and uest for greater resources and expanding diplomatic, economic, and military capabilities will result in Beijing’s growing voice in all facets of international politics. While there are debates about how powerful China will become, and how soon, there is no ambiguity that it is expanding its power and influence. Despite its many other obligations, the major task for the Trump administration will be to respond effectively to China’s challenge to U.S. power.”
Enhancing China’s Status as a Great Power
By Jeffrey Engstrom & Michael S. Chase, The Cipher Brief: “China is investing heavily in its military modernization program as it aims to extend its power, not only in the region, but globally. This has been a key focus of Chinese President Xi Jinping in the run up to the Communist Party Congress later this year, where he is expected to be designated for a second term as general secretary of the party and as president.”
U.S. Nuclear Strategy in the Face of China’s Rise: 
The Need to Ensure Strategic Stability

By Bradley A. Thayer, RealClearDefense: “The strategic challenge of the 21st Century for the United States will be for it to maintain its position in international politics in the face of a competitive peer challenge from China.  While this challenge has many facets, one of the most important is the role nuclear strategy plays in allowing the United States to maintain its position.”
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Mahan's Naval Strategy for the 21st Century

8/4/2017

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Mahan’s Naval Strategy and the Geopolitics of the 21st Century
By Francis P. Sempa, RealClearDefense: “One hundred six years ago, the world-renowned naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan wrote Naval Strategy, which updated and revised his lectures at the Naval War College from 1887 to 1911. It is one of the least remembered of Mahan’s books, but it contains historical analyses and geopolitical insights that remain relevant to 21st century world politics.”
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Angola & Clausewitz:  Cold War Teaching Moment

8/4/2017

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Angola, Clausewitz, and the American Way of War
By Stephen F. Burgess, Strategy Bridge: “The Soviets, South African Communist Party and the African National Congress considered Angola and Namibia to be mere stepping stones to the eventual takeover of South Africa. ”
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U.S. - GULF MILITARY POSTURE

8/4/2017

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