From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Acknowledging the Adversary in Risk Assessment

by Mark Mateski on January 14, 2010

Awareness that traditional methods of assessing the risk of adversary attack are inadequate seems to be growing. One example is this SRA press release from last month referring to Parnell, Smith, and Moxley’s work. Another example is this DHS announcement. [click to continue ...]

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New Years’ Resolutions for Strategic Theory

by Adam Elkus on January 7, 2010

All in all, the 2000s were a banner decade for strategic theory. Much of it was new or relatively new theories such as Hybrid Warfare, Fourth Generation Warfare, or Netwar. As the hipster Clausewitz (h/t Deichmans) image hints, some of it was old as well. Counterinsurgency came back in style too. Of course, the impetus for this strategic debate was the worst terrorist attack in American history–and nine years of what many now call the “Long War.” As 2010 emerges, here’s five new year’s resolutions (arbitrary number, I know) for strategic theory. Unlike your rather fantastic pledge to actually run a marathon this year, these pledges matter. [click to continue ...]

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