Center for Strategic Communication

New Book: The Violent Image by Neville Bolt

by | Dec 14, 2012 | Monitor

The Violent Image by Neville Bolt  Columbia University Press just sent me a review copy of The Violent Image, by Dr. Neville Bolt of King’s College vaunted War Studies Department.  Initially, I was amused by the colorful book jacket, but flipping through, it...

Strategy, Power and Diffusion

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Monitor

“….and therefore, two kinds of reactions are possible on the defending side, depending whether the attacker is to perish by the sword or by his own exertions.                                                                – Carl von Clausewitz,  On War...

An Insurgency Coming to a Place Near You?

by | Oct 2, 2012 | Monitor

Mayor Rahm Emanuel has taken criticism for Chicago’s skyrocketing homicide rate which stands this year at a shocking 19.4 per 100,000 residents. This is roughly triple the murder rate in New York City, is worse than in perennially crime-ridden Oakland and is...