As we said before, it is very much important to view current events through a historical lens or theory in order to then ascertain certain inferences and conclusions or perhaps certain views and interpretations regarding current events as a result of a deep understanding of history. And as we contended here, world history seems to … Continue reading Finding Jesus
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Essence of Guerrilla Warfare
What caught my attention over these last couple of days was a comment from the NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, who warned that Europe and perhaps NATO in general should prepare for a war that their “grandparents” fought. And for me personally, the question which arose after reading this comment is how different this war would … Continue reading Essence of Guerrilla Warfare
American Grand Strategy
Thus, if there is any “grand strategy” to be had on the part of Washington despite its relative isolation and withdrawal from Eurasian affairs, it would be the same as before and it is a long-standing one, namely, a strategy of “containment” vis-à-vis Russia and the establishment of a basic power equilibrium and order in … Continue reading American Grand Strategy
Guerrilla Warfare
An accounting of conventional and limited war in a nuclear age must take guerrilla warfare into account as well. In a sense, whereas one side of the overall warfare coin is conventional warfare when we take the wars of the late 20th and 21st centuries into account, the other side of the coin has very … Continue reading Guerrilla Warfare
Stockholm Syndrome
It follows that what is key and essential overall is to not lose sight of the broader war “for the sake of a fine experience.” And of course, allowing the stream to flow was intended to render it “captive” to the kind of frenzied and hysterical and neurotic “passion” that governs and rules over the … Continue reading Stockholm Syndrome