Sunday, April 15, 2007
RECOMMENDED READING
A very meaty and militaristic edition today. Thankfully, friends and readers have sent me so many good links that I had to break nary a drop of sweat this Sunday:
Top Billing !: Kilkullen vs. Luttwak on Counterinsurgency Warfare:
Dr. Edward Luttwak - "Dead End"
LTC. David Kilcullen - "Edward Luttwak’s “Counterinsurgency Malpractice"
(Hat tip to SWJ Editor and all around good guy, Dave Dilegge.)
Dr. Thomas H. Henriksen - "Security Lessons from The Israeli Trenches"
(Hat tip to Chicago Boyz eminence grise, Lexington Green - now back to blogging!)
Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich - "Warrior Politics" ( beware, Atlantic online subscription wall)
Max Boot - "The Military’s Media Problem"
(Hat tip to blogfriend and impassioned commentator EB at Hidden Unities .)
John Robb - "HOLLOW STATES"
Soob - "Online 5GW? Online 4GW?"
The Russians may not have invented, strictly speaking, "Disinformatsiya" but they certainly were good at it back in the day. We still have idiots running around who believe that J. Edgar Hoover wore a dress or that the CIA/Pentagon created AIDS, as a result of KGB memes.
( Hat tip to Curtis at Dreaming 5GW)
Matt at MountainRunner - "Readings on civil-military relations" and "Who should manage US public diplomacy, State or Defense?"
Mountain Runner is one of those rare blogs that consistently punch above their weight in terms of quality. Highly recommended for blogroll addition if you are looking for one that covers national security issues.
That's it!
A very meaty and militaristic edition today. Thankfully, friends and readers have sent me so many good links that I had to break nary a drop of sweat this Sunday:
Top Billing !: Kilkullen vs. Luttwak on Counterinsurgency Warfare:
Dr. Edward Luttwak - "Dead End"
LTC. David Kilcullen - "Edward Luttwak’s “Counterinsurgency Malpractice"
(Hat tip to SWJ Editor and all around good guy, Dave Dilegge.)
Dr. Thomas H. Henriksen - "Security Lessons from The Israeli Trenches"
(Hat tip to Chicago Boyz eminence grise, Lexington Green - now back to blogging!)
Dr. Andrew J. Bacevich - "Warrior Politics" ( beware, Atlantic online subscription wall)
Max Boot - "The Military’s Media Problem"
(Hat tip to blogfriend and impassioned commentator EB at Hidden Unities .)
John Robb - "HOLLOW STATES"
Soob - "Online 5GW? Online 4GW?"
The Russians may not have invented, strictly speaking, "Disinformatsiya" but they certainly were good at it back in the day. We still have idiots running around who believe that J. Edgar Hoover wore a dress or that the CIA/Pentagon created AIDS, as a result of KGB memes.
( Hat tip to Curtis at Dreaming 5GW)
Matt at MountainRunner - "Readings on civil-military relations" and "Who should manage US public diplomacy, State or Defense?"
Mountain Runner is one of those rare blogs that consistently punch above their weight in terms of quality. Highly recommended for blogroll addition if you are looking for one that covers national security issues.
That's it!
Labels: military, recommended reading
¶ 5:23 PM
Comments:
<< Home
Thanks for the nod, Mark. You might want to explore (if you haven't already) the "Kirked" phenom at Soob, tdaxp and Dreaming 5GW.
Jay
Jay
Listen to William Perry, Former Sec. of Defense:
"Dr. William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense discusses lessons in leadership reminding us that a pivotal point in management is realizing that 'It's your ship' and your own 'crew'. Perry draws parallels from his experience in business as an entrepreneur and in the government in various critical technology development roles and most recently as the Secretary of Defense (1994-1997). Perry ends with an incisive management principle applicable both in the corporate world and the government - 'Take care of your troops and they will take care of you.' "
http://www.stanford.edu/group/edcorner/uploads/podcast/perry070411.mp3
http://edcorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html
"Dr. William J. Perry, former Secretary of Defense discusses lessons in leadership reminding us that a pivotal point in management is realizing that 'It's your ship' and your own 'crew'. Perry draws parallels from his experience in business as an entrepreneur and in the government in various critical technology development roles and most recently as the Secretary of Defense (1994-1997). Perry ends with an incisive management principle applicable both in the corporate world and the government - 'Take care of your troops and they will take care of you.' "
http://www.stanford.edu/group/edcorner/uploads/podcast/perry070411.mp3
http://edcorner.stanford.edu/podcasts.html
Thank you for the links to the articles by Luttwak and Kilcullen. IMHO, both are brilliant.
Luttwak's presents a valuable analysis of Iraq.
Kilcullen is, in my opinion, one of the West's best COIN experts. In this article he writes some brilliant propaganda to support our support for the War. We might have a chance in Iraq if only our military could produce material this effective on the Iraq people.
Of course, he might believe what he says here. Then we are in serious trouble.
Luttwak's presents a valuable analysis of Iraq.
Kilcullen is, in my opinion, one of the West's best COIN experts. In this article he writes some brilliant propaganda to support our support for the War. We might have a chance in Iraq if only our military could produce material this effective on the Iraq people.
Of course, he might believe what he says here. Then we are in serious trouble.
Hi Jay,
I have a link for 5GW coming up soon at Chicago Boyz
Hi Dimitar,
Much thanks - I'll listen to the cast on Thursday.
Hi Fabius
Sent you some email.
Don't get me started on info operations and our Arabist deficit.
Post a Comment
I have a link for 5GW coming up soon at Chicago Boyz
Hi Dimitar,
Much thanks - I'll listen to the cast on Thursday.
Hi Fabius
Sent you some email.
Don't get me started on info operations and our Arabist deficit.
<< Home
