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Bill Lind's On War #323: Milestone

knightofrook wrote 2 weeks ago: Anyone at all interested in future warfare, insurgency, politics, or  just generally the future of o … more →

Tags: 4GW, Bill Lind, Fourth-Generation Warfare, william lind

Obama and the Triumph of the Will

don wrote 3 weeks ago: This is by far the most precise, well written piece written on why the war in Afghanistan is leading … more →

Tags: Strategy, 4th Generation Warfare, Chet Richards and Straegy, franklin c spinney, Sun Tzu, U.S. strategy, War in Afghanistan

On War # 321: 4GW Comes to Ft. Hood2 comments

don wrote 3 weeks ago: On War # 321: 4GW Comes to Ft. Hood William S. Lind 10 November 2009 Last week’s shootings at Ft. Ho … more →

Tags: adaptability, Learning Organizations, 4th Generation Warfare, fort hood shootings

On War #317: Keeping Our Infantry Alive1 comment

don wrote 2 months ago: On War #317: Keeping Our Infantry Alive William S. Lind 29 September 2009 The headline of the Septem … more →

Tags: adaptability, How to develop adaptability, Afghanistan War, Generations of War, On War

On War #316: Last exit before Quagmire12 comments

don wrote 2 months ago: William S. Lind, 22 September 2009 The Washington Post yesterday made available an unclassified vers … more →

Tags: adaptability, Strategy, 4th Generation Warfare, The campaign in Afghanistan, General McChrystal

Can America be Salvaged?17 comments

don wrote 2 months ago: The introduction by Chuck Spinney and article by David Michael Green get at what I say is the bigges … more →

Tags: leadership, adaptability, Winslow Wheeler, franklin c spinney, David Michael Green, Leader of the Month

On War #314: Can He Think Big?2 comments

don wrote 2 months ago: William S. Lind 9 September 2009 An article in the August 28 New York Times described a recent epiph … more →

Tags: Strategy, American exceptionalism, Generations of War

On War # 313: War of Exhaustion or War of Maneuver?2 comments

don wrote 3 months ago: William S. Lind 25 August 2009 The war in Afghanistan appears to have settled into the category Delb … more →

Tags: Strategy, Afghanistan

On War #310: One Step Forward, One Step Back2 comments

don wrote 5 months ago: William S. Lind 7 July 2009 According to the July 3 Cleveland Plain Dealer, President Barack Obama s … more →

Tags: Strategy, 4th Generation War

Our Great Nation is Screwed!2 comments

don wrote 5 months ago: My friend Andrew Cockburn has launched yet another stunning tubesteak. Read it and you will understa … more →

Tags: boyd, leadership, Strategy, Winslow Wheeler, franklin c spinney, Andrew Cockburn, How Power Corrupts, Where Have All the Leaders Gone, Socialism takes over the U.S.

Stop Letting Cheney Frame the Torture Debate4 comments

don wrote 6 months ago: Military Reformer William S. Lind (not to be confused with the anti-reformer Raytheon lobbyist now e … more →

Tags: boyd, Strategy, 4th Generation Warfare, Boyd's Three levels of war, Moral being the strongest level of war, dick cheney

On War #305: The Future is Now5 comments

don wrote 6 months ago: by William S. Lind 19 May 2009 For years, I have warned in these columns and elsewhere that the futu … more →

Tags: Generations of War, Bio-terror weapons, American Culture

On War #299: Another Vandergriff Book by William S. Lind April 6, 2009 2 comments

don wrote 8 months ago: Don Vandergriff has published another book, which is good news for all who care about the future of … more →

Tags: adaptability, How to develop adaptability, Learning Organizations, Professional Development, Generations of War, maneuver warfare, Manning the Legions of the United States

On War #298: Another War Lost?3 comments

don wrote 8 months ago: By William S. Lind 30 March 2009 With the usual fanfare, the Obama administration has proclaimed a n … more →

Tags: Strategy, 4th Generation Warfare, On War series

On War #294: A Barometer of Order

don wrote 9 months ago: William S. Lind March 3, 2009 On the surface, the antics of Somali pirates and the comic opera respo … more →

Tags: adaptability, Decision Making, Strategy, 4th Generation Warfare, Brave New World, Somali Pirates, On War series, Decline of the Nation State

On War #293: The Price of Bad Tactics 1 comment

don wrote 9 months ago: By William S. Lind February 23, 2009 For the gazillionth time, the U.S. military in Afghanistan had … more →

Tags: adaptability, Learning Organizations, How to develop adaptability, developing leaders for 4th generation warfare, True light infantry

On War #292: Two Elections

don wrote 9 months ago: By William S. Lind February 17, 2009 In many Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, the story line depends … more →

Tags: Learning Organizations, 4th Generation Warfare, America's Leadership Crisis

On War #290: Blowback Revisited1 comment

don wrote 10 months ago: By William S. Lind February 3, 2009 Some time ago, I wrote a column warning that our involvement in … more →

Tags: Strategy, 4th Generation Warfare, GI Wilson, Threat from Mexico

On War #289: His Majesty’s Birthday

don wrote 10 months ago: by William S. Lind January 27, 2009 This week marks the birthday of my liege lord and reporting seni … more →

Tags: adaptability, Strategy, 4th Generation Warfare, On War chronicles


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