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US grand strategy considerations 2
More from an overview of articles on US defense strategy showed up in my newsfeed, and the summaries of the content make for interesting assertions. Main point: The essays being summarized sought to “ponder the equally important ‘unknown unknowns’ and, insofar as this...
Defense strategic thinking: Taking Chinese military thinking seriously
One of the assertions is that US defense strategy thinkers don't take Chinese military thinking seriously. Main point: "As Chiang Kai-shek emphasized to journalist Theodore White during their first meeting in 1941: 'You think it is important that I have kept the...
Pragmatic spirit, critical mindFrom Your Unfinished Business: Find God in Your Circumstances, Serve Others in Theirs (paperback, Kindle) We want to be able to discern pragmatically, so let's mimic the mind of the centurion in the New Testament who sought help for his...
Pragmatic spirit, critical mindFrom Your Unfinished Business: Find God in Your Circumstances, Serve Others in Theirs (paperback, Kindle) We want to be able to discern pragmatically, so let's mimic the mind of the centurion in the New Testament who sought help for his...
Moral injuryVia Military Missions Network on Facebook: "Moral injury is not classified as a mental disorder such as the more familiar post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. By definition, moral injury can develop when a veteran experiences or witnesses acts during...
Moral injuryVia Military Missions Network on Facebook: "Moral injury is not classified as a mental disorder such as the more familiar post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. By definition, moral injury can develop when a veteran experiences or witnesses acts during...
Transition to tradesVia Military Missions Network on Facebook: "Millennials (those born after 1980) face an uncertain, scary future: Student loan debts, healthcare costs, and living expenses are higher than ever, while the postrecession labor market continues to slog....
Transition to tradesVia Military Missions Network on Facebook: "Millennials (those born after 1980) face an uncertain, scary future: Student loan debts, healthcare costs, and living expenses are higher than ever, while the postrecession labor market continues to slog....