Arguably, to understand the broader context or the big picture scheme of things - namely, the Cold War context and system and “The Great Game” - we have to resort to the foundational documents or texts of the whole enterprise or initiative. And when we resort to the foundational documents or texts of the whole … Continue reading Twelfth Note to “Essence of Guerrilla Warfare”
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Fifth Note to “The Making of Russian Strategy”
Overwhelm local forces in Ukraine if you’re the Russians because it all hinges on the local forces if you’re the West, but do so not as a blitzkrieg, but rather, as a war of attrition at a time when America has committed itself to overextension on one hand and underbalancing when it comes to the … Continue reading Fifth Note to “The Making of Russian Strategy”
The Psychological Equation
Given what “containment” and “deterrence” consists of on one hand and the Russian perspective on the other hand, it follows that at one particular stage of the Cold War in the 20th century, the United States took a shot at what is known as détente in order to probe as to whether the prospect or … Continue reading The Psychological Equation
The Deterrence Mindset
The deterrence mindset – and I believe there is such a mindset to account for in Washington – consists of instilling fear through threats on one hand and imposing a serious ‘cost-benefit analysis’ on the other hand. Moreover, deterrence is part and parcel of the basic relationship between military action and the ultimate goals of … Continue reading The Deterrence Mindset
The Price of Peace
War in Europe eclipses and overshadows all other considerations and priorities at the moment, for perhaps two major reasons. One is that Donald Trump got elected to end the war. And two, the dynamics and the nature of the war in Europe are what necessitate the focus that the war is now getting, in the … Continue reading The Price of Peace
Adam A. Azim 