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The Terrorist Dilemma: A Talk to West Point Cadets

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November 17, 2007

I was recently invited by Jarret Brachman, professor and head of research at West Point’s Center of Combating Terrorism, to give a talk to…

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Only the Dull and Stupid Fight Head-on: Some Strategic Thoughts

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July 15, 2007

Reading and watching the news lately has inspired a few strategic tidbits I would like to share.

Force them off the negative: It is always…

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In Praise of the Bad Guy

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July 12, 2007

In Pimp by Iceberg Slim, almost the entire book is devoted to his life on the streets, to learning the game of pimping and…

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Experiments in Strategic Wisdom, Profiles in Stupidity – A Last Look at Russia

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June 27, 2007

Read Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the Russia essays.

I am a contrarian by nature. When I hear anyone espouse an idea…

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Russian Politics Through the Looking Glass

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May 31, 2007

Read Part 1 and Part 2 of the Russia essays.

Several days into my trip, I had a meeting with Vladmir Zhirinovsky, one of…

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The Future Empire

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May 8, 2007

Read Part 1 of the Russia essays.

On the thirteen hour flight from Los Angeles to Moscow last month, I ignored the various entertainments…

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Russia and Power

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April 23, 2007

Almost everyone is drawn somehow to the exotic, whatever is most different to what they know. It is the root of many a seduction….

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Angles, Hustlers And Suckers

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March 3, 2007

I forgot something important that you must remember until you go six feet under…. There are only two kinds of people in the whole…

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OODA and You

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February 24, 2007

A few weeks ago I gave a talk at a company convention in southern California. This company has offices worldwide, is very successful in…

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Hugo Chavez

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January 26, 2007

In 1984, I spent several months in Nicaragua, trying to write several articles on the war between the U.S.-backed contras and the Sandinistas. I…

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