Strategic Design for the Complex Realm
By Jeremiah Monk, Strategy Bridge: “Strategic design differs from planning not only in its strategic context, but also in purpose, methodology, and output. Unlike plans, which attempt to script out a sequence of actions, strategic design should aim to comprehensively and continuously understand the problem."

The Marine Corps Must Locate, Close With, and Destroy Stress
By Miguel Zeran, Proceedings Magazine: “Institutionally enabled and self-induced chronic stress is one of the greatest threats to the security of the Marine Corps as it confronts difficult and diverse challenges. While often considered a temporary mental-emotional state, stress has very real acute and lasting effects on the intellect, body, and spirit.”
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What Deters and Why
What must the United States do to deter potential aggressors from attacking allies or other countries in large-scale conventional conflicts? Managing an adversary's motives is the key first step. Read more »

New US strategy for counterterrorism: Implications for Southeast Asia
Jessica Trisko Darden | S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies 
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Strategy Without Politics is No Strategy
By Kori Schake, Lawfare: “The lessons of World War I are many and varied for those who study warfare. To name a few: economic interconnectedness does not avert armed conflict; democratic states are capable of making durable and costly commitments to both war effort and alliances; the decisiveness of battlefield outcome is a central determinant of the sustainability of peace settlements; technological innovation can radically alter the offense-defense balance in military operations; and “laws of war” can be developed that create enduring norms limiting classes of weaponry.” ​

Wars in All but Name
By Stephen B. Young, Small Wars Journal: “Perhaps Clausewitz has misdirected our attention away from what is war in all but name.” 
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The 1896 political environment resembles that of today: A rapidly changing electorate affected by a growing immigrant population, an uncertain economy disrupted by new technologies, growing income inequality, and contentious issues the two parties could not resolve. McKinley found ways to address these challenges and win, which is why his campaign is so relevant to our politics now.
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McKinley, a Civil War hero who preferred “The Major” above any other title he was given, changed the arc of American history by running the first truly modern presidential campaign. Knowing his party could only win if it grew beyond its base, he reached out to diverse ethnic groups, including openly seeking the endorsement of Catholic leaders and advocating for black voting rights. Running on the slogan “The People Against the Bosses,” McKinley also took on the machine men who dominated his own party. He deployed campaign tactics still used today, including targeting voters with the best available technology. Above all, he offered bold, controversial answers to the nation’s most pressing challenge—how to make a new, more global economy work for every American—and although this split his own party, he won the White House by sticking to his principles, defeating a charismatic champion of economic populism, William Jennings Bryan. 

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Is the U.S. Military Ready for the Threats It Faces?
By Adam Twardowski, Brookings: “The United States vastly outspends its rivals and allies on defense, but today experts debate whether that spending has delivered a military ready to confront the threats and challenges that the nation faces.” ​

One Hundred Years of American Grand Strategy
By Daniel Fried, Atlantic Council: “On November 11, 1918, World War One, the Great War, ended. Amid the chaos that followed—revolution, the fall of empires, and rise of nations—the United States attempted to build a rules-based world which favored freedom."
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The 11th Hour Of The 11th Day Of The 11th Month-100 Years Ago
by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness
The First World War ended 100 years ago this month on November 11, 1918, at 11 a.m. Nearly 20 million people had perished since the war began on July 28, 1914. In early 1918, it looked as if the Central Powers—Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire—would win.

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The Demise of the INF Treaty and a Return to Nuclear Warfighting
By David Lonsdale, The Strategist (ASPI): “Some criticism of the decision is based on the misunderstood notion of strategic stability. Intermediate-range forces were originally banned because their short flight times and close proximity to the enemy were seen as destabilising factors.”

A Message to the Leaders of the 21st Century Interwar Period
By Jonathan C. Nielsen, Small Wars Journal: “One may argue that the military profession functions similarly as the greatest military leaders have valued a balance of learning and innovating as an essential blend to make the right decision at the appropriate time in what is, by nature, an uncertain and hostile environment.  But even this comparison is inexact.” 
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