Center for Strategic Communication

New Article at Pragati: Diplomatic Warfare?

[by Mark Safranski, a.k.a. “zen”] I have a new article up at Pragati: The Indian National Interest. A review of Warrior Diplomat by Michael G. Waltz Diplomatic Warfare?  ….Waltz, now the president of Metis Solutions, brings to the table a powerful...

Quick Link: Manea interviews General John Allen

[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...

War on Speed

[ by Mark Safranski a.k.a. “zen”] “When a man is lying in a shell hole, if he just stays there all day, a Boche will get him eventually. The hell with that. My men don’t dig foxholes. Foxholes only slow up an offensive. Keep moving.”    ...

“Optimizing the Potential of Special Forces”

[ by Mark Safranski – a.k.a “zen”] A remarkably blunt article on SF/SOF (“special forces” is being used as an umbrella term for both) in the context of policy and strategy, from the perspective of an emerging great power by LTG Prakosh...