Beyond Resilience: A Nuanced Framework for Conceptualizing Resistance Networks
STRATEGY CENTRAL For and By Practitioners By Maurice "Duc" Duclos & Chad Machiela - March 16, 2025 “The bamboo that bends is stronger...
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STRATEGY CENTRAL
Providing knowledge, analysis, and AI tools to aid the development, implementation, and evaluation of strategy for the national security community
FORIEGN AFFAIRS
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Shaping the Future: How to Build Strategic Plans That Drive Federal Success
Under GPRAMA, every federal agency must update its strategic plan every four years to align with the presidential administration cycle.
The Case for Certified Strategic Planners in the U.S. Government
Strategic planning is the foundation upon which organizations anticipate challenges, allocate resources and position themselves for success.
STRATEGIC THEORY
Building Resistance: How John Steinbeck’s "The Moon Is Down" Shaped WWII Resistance
Lessons for Modern Special Operations STRATEGY CENTRAL For and By Practitioners By Monte Erfourth - March 23, 2025 Introduction In...
Chamberlain’s Appeasement is Not Trump’s Strategy: Echoes of 1938 Munich in U.S.-Russia Relations
Trump’s foreign policy will stand a high chance of mirroring Chamberlain for the outcome, a peace to end all peace.
HISTORY
Unlocking Innovation in Homeland Security: A Review of The Imagination Dilemma
Imagination is not just a creative endeavor but a strategic asset that can help organizations prepare for an uncertain future.
Analyzing Pete Hegseth's Congressional Testimony
Hegseth offers a compelling narrative of change but lacks experience and a nuanced understanding of defense complexities
FORESIGHT & CONCEPTS
Beyond Resilience: A Nuanced Framework for Conceptualizing Resistance Networks
STRATEGY CENTRAL For and By Practitioners By Maurice "Duc" Duclos & Chad Machiela - March 16, 2025 “The bamboo that bends is stronger...
The Cartel Nexus: Mexico’s Drug Cartels, China’s Involvement, and the U.S. Response
STRATEGY CENTRAL For and By Practitioners By Monte Erfourth – March 9, 2025 The Sinaloa Cartel and Chinese Triad's illicit drug and...
ANALYSIS
Know Your Enemy: Essential Reading for Special Operations Professionals on the US-PRC Strategic Competition
STRATEGY CENTRAL For and By Practitioners By Maurice "Duc" Duclos - March 13, 2025 “Know yourself and know your enemy, and in a hundred...
C2 and AI Integration In Drone Warfare - Impacts On TTPs & Military Strategy
Advancements in drone command and control, technological progress, and military integration are changing warfare.
COMPETITION
Cutting the Line: Imposed Cost and Measured Effects In Strategic Competition and Deterrence
Grandmaster Alexander Kotov established that position evaluation must rely on standard, measurable criteria rather than intuition or hope.
Unconventional Dominance: SOF’s Campaigning Strategy for the 21st Century
To compete effectively, the U.S. must attack adversary strategies at their core, disrupting their logic and momentum rather than chasing ind
SPECIAL OPERATIONS
Does Integrity Matter Anymore? The Signal Spillage and Leadership Implications
In a profession where lives hang in the balance, integrity cannot be optional or situational.
A Glossy Farewell: General Fenton’s Strategic Intent Misses the Mark
SOF Renaissance highlights SOF's legacy and agility but lacks strategic innovation.
LEADERSHIP
The End of the Office of Net Assessment: A Shortsighted Blow to American Military Strategy
STRATEGY CENTRAL For and By Practitioners By Monte Erfourth – March 18, 2025 " Any notion that you know what's going to happen, I...
Securing Tomorrow: Top 10 Trends Homeland Security Leaders Need to Watch in 2025
The future of homeland security lies in staying ahead of these trends.
NATIONAL SECURITY
What Would Tina Say? Cyber Security Challenge Spokesperson Speaks Out
Tina from the Cybersecurity Challenge was flabbergasted Monday by senior leaders failure to learn the lessons of the Challenge.
Elon’s Preferred Strategy: “Reverse Blitz-Scaling”
“Reverse Blitz-Scaling” raises serious questions about whether extreme cost-cutting and ideological purges can lead to efficiency.
THE DEEP STATE
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