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Western Strategy is Bankrupt

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August 4, 2006

In chapter 33 of The 33 Strategies of War I expounded what I think is a somewhat novel idea and theory about terrorism. The great debate, particularly after 9/11, was whether we were entering a new phase of terrorism, or whether 9/11 was just another example of what is…


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B.S. Barometers

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August 2, 2006

I plan to get to many of your excellent topic suggestions over the course of the following months. I will begin with Tribal Witch Doctor’s excellent query, which I quote below:

Could you please discuss your views on finding reliable sources of information? Particularly, could you discuss your views on…


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The Power Breviary

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July 28, 2006

Keep things simple and direct: One of my greatest pet peeves is airy abstractions and unnecessary complications; I like to keep things brutally simple. Here’s how I see it: People want power in their lives. They hate the feeling of not having control. They do whatever they can to…


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Seduction Scenario #1

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July 27, 2006

There’s this girl who lives in your area, and whom you have noticed over the past several months. You have never spoken with her, just seen her in passing on a few occasions. She is very beautiful, in a way that gets to you and makes you think of…


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48 Laws on ABC

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July 24, 2006

ABC did a piece on 48 Laws of Power on their webcast. You can view it here.

Discuss the piece on the thread here.


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The Iraq War and the Military Gamble: Anatomy of a Potential Disaster

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July 21, 2006

Erwin Rommel was an exceptionally brilliant general who had one of the most remarkable runs in warfare with his desert campaigns in North Africa during World War II. Rommel was constantly dealing with problems: his army was small and under-equipped. They did not have as much experience as the…


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Tactical Hell or Strategic Heaven?

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July 17, 2006

In my book The 33 Strategies of War, I make the point that most of us exist in a realm that I call tactical hell. This hell consists of all of the people around us who are vying for power or some kind of control, and whose actions intersect…


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Is honesty the best policy?

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July 13, 2006

In one of the comments on my first blog entry, reader “James” wrote something that struck a chord, because it is an idea I hear a lot: namely, that it is acceptable behavior to sharply criticize someone in some line of work and if that person does not take…


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Robert Greene in the LA Times

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July 12, 2006

An interesting piece on me in the LA Times Today


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Welcome to PS&W: The Introduction to My Blog

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July 10, 2006

When I was fresh out of college and starting my writing career at a magazine in New York, I will never forget a particularly lovely spring afternoon in which the editor of the magazine invited me for lunch to discuss my latest article. I thought it was a good…

ROBERT GREENE
Los Angeles, CA

Robert Greene is an American author and speaker known for his books on strategy, power and seduction. He has written five international bestsellers: The 48 Laws of Power, The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law and Mastery.