Archive for the 'deterrence'

• Aircraft Carriers and Maritime Strategy – a debate

January 13th, 2015 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 2015, 21st century, Adaptability, Alfred Thayer Mahan, Cruise Missiles, deterrence, J. Scott Shipman, navy, recommended viewing, security, soft power, strategy | 3 comments

• Guest Post: Cheryl Rofer – I Hope the Government Doesn’t Listen to Nathan Myhrvold

September 23rd, 2013 by zen

Posted in 9/11, counterterrorism, deterrence, foreign policy, government, ideas, intellectuals, national security, non-state actors, nuclear, Nuclear Diner, rofer, security, society, state terrorism, strategy, Strategy and War, terrorism, theory, Uncategorized | 21 comments

• Two Readings, and If You Read It, Why Not Review It?

May 23rd, 2013 by J.ScottShipman

Posted in 20th century, 21st century, America, asymmetric, book, defense, deterrence, Falklands War, J. Scott Shipman, military history, military professionalism, military reform, navy, Network-centric Warfare, recommended reading, strategy, Strategy and War, Tactics, Uncategorized, warriors | 18 comments

• Red lines and the credibility arms race

April 26th, 2013 by Lynn C. Rees

Posted in complex systems, counterinsurgency, deterrence, diplomacy, guardian, Human Rights, illusion, insurgency, law enforcement, long tail, Lynn C. Rees, metaphor, non-state actors, nuance / subtlety, public diplomacy, stochastic, superempowered individuals, system administration, wicked problems | 3 comments

• Luttwak on the Australian Strategic Pivot

September 30th, 2012 by zen

Posted in 21st century, analytic, asia, Australia, china, defense, deng xiaoping, deterrence, diplomacy, foreign policy, geopolitics, ideas, intellectuals, national security, strategist, strategy | 1 comment