By Chris Tuck, Defence-In-Depth: “It would seem reasonable to assert that the role played by technology on future battlefields will depend to an important extent on the sorts of wars in which that technology will be used."
John Yoo and Michael R. Auslin | "The Pacific Century"
The future of China-US military relations
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with Michael R. Auslin, Niall Ferguson, John Yoo via The Pacific CenturyHoover fellow and historian Niall Ferguson on China, Trump, and Trade.
(The Associated Press) A U.S. military commander suggested Thursday that a loose security grouping of his country, Japan, Australia and India, also known as the quad, may be shelved for now.
with Michael R. Auslin, John Yoo via The Pacific CenturyThe voyage begins when you push away from the shore.
By Steve Leonard, Modern War Institute: “Every time I read another armchair strategist comment on the contemporary irrelevance of Clausewitz, I'm left shaking my head. In many ways, reading On War is like reading the Bible: literal interpretations of the text often lead readers to misinterpretations of the deeper, often more thought-provoking ideas underpinning the writing."
By Kevin Eyer, Proceedings: "History is replete with examples of nations suffering catastrophic military defeat to adversaries who were able to achieve surprise at the strategic level. In retrospect, it seems clear that all the critical warning signs were available in advance. In considering these events, the worthwhile question ultimately becomes this: Why was the essential, known information either ignored or discredited?"