Image courtesy of Military Review. By Major Matt Cavanaugh Just a quick note: you can find my most recent argument – “On Strategic Understanding: Teaching Strategy from the Ground Up” – in the current...
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Read MoreI’m a little tired of the back-and-forth between cyber “experts” (an overused superlative when one considers how early it is into this domain’s usefulness in security affairs), particularly the deliberately provocative expressions about a potential “cyber Pearl Harbor.” In my mind, Richard Clarke’s 2012 book adequately represents the hype about the threat, while Thomas Rid’s 2013 book might be read as a response or a bucket of cold water to the keyboard. Why doesn’t the cyber community put up or shut up? Frankly, Stuxnet was not enough for proof of concept. Show us the money – especially with respect to cyber’s ability to create physical destruction in a useful or meaningful way. Or, as I’d put it: pass the “Mitchell Test.”
Read MoreI think Ambassador Hank Crumpton, formerly of the CIA, deserves great admiration for his service to the country. But having just listened to a speech he gave (titled “A New Era of Conflict”) at the World Affairs Council of Dallas in 2008 (iTunes link here, date: April 8, 2008), I doubt I’ll ever listen closely to his opinions on warfare again. There are two substantial reasons from the talk that led me to such a conclusion:
By Major Matt Cavanaugh Just a reminder – we’ve got a Summer Essay Campaign going on here at the War Council. I’ve received a few submissions, but could use a lot more! I’ll be be releasing the first...
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