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Tag Archives: Statecraft
Between War & Peace: Statecraft & Political Correctness
The single most decisive long term impact of foreign policy is the winning of war and the management of peace. Most historians completely ignore the course of events (both domestic and international) leading to a given war’s conclusion and the … Continue reading
Posted in Adolf Hitler, Central Asia, Hitler, International Relations, Politics
Tagged Afghanistan, Cold War, Gideon Rose, John David Lewis, Matthew Moten, Relation between Force & Victory, Statecraft, war, War & Peace, Warcraft, Winning War
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Pakistan: Incompetent & Duplicitous Ally
With the death of Osama bin Laden the U.S. can now begin to assess its partner in the ‘Long War’. Any brief cogent view of Pakistan will reveal a deeply troubling political arena fit for only the most competent statesman. … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Frontier, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, Afpak, Bismark, Central Asia, Pakistan, Petraeus, policy, Statecraft, theatre, Warcraft
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The Folly of Elites at Council on Foreign Relations
The Council on Foreign Relations is another anachronistic institution whose ties to monolithic liberalism is rendering itself obsolete in our present age of digital revolution. This is a sad state of affairs given this nations need for clarity of purpose … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Frontier, International Relations, Islam, Near East, Pakistan, Politics, Sociology, Terrorism
Tagged Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, COIN, Counterinsurgency, Pakistan, Pashtun, Petraeus, Richard N. Haass, Sanctuary, Statecraft, Strategy, Tactics
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Eliot Cohen: Witnessing An American Decline
I am not an alarmist by nature, nor am I willing to subscribe to the currents that recycle academic circles regarding American decline. Such Cassandra’s have been in vogue since Solzhenitsyn’s misplaced Harvard address some thirty years ago. Nevertheless, Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in International Relations, Islam, Middle East Peace, Near East, Terrorism
Tagged American Decline, American Enemies., Eliot Cohen, Statecraft
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