Kelley Beaucar Vlahos: The Cost of Loyalty — Tim Bakken’s New Book Totally Trashes West Point and the Dishonest Fraudulent Failures That West Point Produces

West Point Prof Pens Blistering Takedown of U.S. Military Academies There’s a reason, Tim Bakken says, why the U.S. hasn’t won a war in 75 years. Bakken’s prognosis: the military as an institution has become so separate, so insulated, so authoritarian, that it can no longer perform effectively. In fact, it’s worse: the very nature …

Andrey Kortunov: Middle East Needs Crisis Management Mechanism

A Crisis Management Mechanism in the Middle East Is Needed More Than Ever . . .it is clear that there is more than ever a need for some crises-management mechanism able to mitigate the potential consequences of new incidents, miscalculations, risks of escalation and so on. The absence of such a mechanism is already a …

Stephen E. Arnold: “Good Enough” Tech Exploded the Iowa Count, Will Explode the American Economy

Acronym Shadow: Good Enough Presages the Future of US Technical Capabilities DarkCyber believes that the misstep, if that’s what it was, was a reminder that technical expertise and excellence are not as easy as writing a proposal, pulling some influence strings, or assuming that code actually works in the real world. Nope, the good enough …

NATO Innovation Hub: Survey and Online Conference – Future Operational Environment

Survey U.S. Army’s Mad Scientist Initiative is conducting an online survey querying your thoughts about the Operational Environment. This survey will also feed NATO’s upcoming Operations 2040 Project. It takes only 5 minutes to complete the short survey here. Interim findings will be discussed during the 29 Jan online conference. 29 Jan Online Conference Together …