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DoD defends itself against dangerous new ideas about 4GW.
Summary: Modern wars are fought on paper as competing military theories before people put them to use. Some do this faster than others. Mao wrote the core texts bringing 4GW to maturity in 1937-38;...
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4GW allows ISIS to fight and win against more powerful armies. Like ours.
Summary: Today GI Wilson explains how one of our foes, calling itself the Islamic State, uses 4GW to match their strengths against the weaknesses of our far more powerful military. Earlier generations...
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Using 4GW might give the Islamic State a big future.
Summary: In this last chapter of his series GI Wilson summarizes how 4GW works for the Islamic State, and forecasts their future. As he explained in earlier chapters, we have to see the world...
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In our wars the tactics of the weak confound the strong
Summary: Few things are sadder in our long war than reading prescient articles from the past which we disregarded. Like the one shown below from 2003 which not only accurately predicted our failures...
View ArticleIs North Korea or China the bigger threat to America?
Summary: Attention swirls around North Korea (the DPRK), capturing the attention of Washington. But the situation might differ from its press clippings. China often leverages the DPRK's bellicose and...
View ArticleWe can win our wars. One of our warriors explains how.
Summary: Our military loses quite consistently, but not for lack of lack of knowledge how to win. Here is one of the many books by our warriors explaining how we can win Guardian Joe: How Less Force...
View ArticleCareerism and Psychopathy in the US Military
The character of our generals is a major force shaping America's future. What are they like?
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Understanding 4GW, the first step to winning the Long War.
Tweet Summary: in the 65 years after Mao brought 4th generation war to maturity, 25 years after the article coining the term, we continue to send our troops out to fight 4GW wars in foreign lands. We...
View ArticleA bad trade for the US Marines
Tweet Summary: The US Marine Corps’ leaders have begun its largest redesign since preparing for amphibious warfare in the 1930s. See the summary by the Congressional Research Service. It configures...
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Will the USMC Fumble Maneuver Warfare and defy the Nature of War?
Tweet Summary: Force Design 2030 is the USMC’s plan to smash its traditions and re-configure itself to fight China. See the USMC website and the Wikipedia entry for details. Many retired USMC officers...
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