by J.ScottShipman | Jun 5, 2014 | Monitor
[by J. Scott Shipman] A Low Visibility Force Multiplier, Assessing China’s Cruise Missile Ambitions, Dennis M. Gormley, Andrew S. Erickson, Jingdong Yuan Through an interesting...
by zen | May 30, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] In an incisive post, Rich Ganske makes use of one of the most unknown great American strategists, Rear Admiral J.C. Wylie: Joint Action: A Personal Theory of Power What is Jointness? Joint action, or jointness, is the...
by zen | May 29, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] Mikhail Grinberg tackles a topic too often neglected in defense thinking, one that obsessed commissars and worried kaisers, translating economic production into military power and geopolitical influence: Defense Industrial...
by zen | May 11, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] The Lion’s Gate: On the Front Lines of the Six Day War by Steven Pressfield This just arrived hot off the presses on my doorstep yesterday, courtesy of Steve and in terms of writing, The Lion’s Gate appears to...
by zen | Apr 8, 2014 | Monitor
[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] Octavian Manea, the David Frost of SWJ, interviews General John Allen, USMC on the lessons learned on the Post-9/11 military campaigns. Lessons from the Post 9-11 Campaigns Octavian Manea General John R. Allen, U.S. Marine...