Paper #33. Special Ops Command-Africa Strategy: Analysis & Recommendations (Part II)
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November 9, 2020
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Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
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Middle East & North Africa, Security, Strategy, Sub-Saharan Africa
Following our historical context review of ten African states in Part I (Paper #31), this section begins Part II with linkage analysis, focusing on strategy in Somalia.
Paper #28. To Defeat Disinformation, First Arm the Mind
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July 27, 2020
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Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
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Asia-Pacific, Cyber, Eurasia, Middle East & North Africa, Strategy
Disinformation is a global threat. Pervasive digitized technology and social media provide rich opportunities to distort public perceptions at scale. Authoritarians assail democracies incessantly. Comparitech recently discovered a Facebook bot farm that controls nearly 14,000 fake accounts and produces 200,000 posts per month.
Stick & Rudder #5. A Basic Strategy Toward China: Rules-based Competition that Cooperates & Confronts
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June 26, 2020
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Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
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Asia-Pacific, Commercial, Security, Strategy
Competing effectively with the authoritarian regime in Beijing requires a superior blend of cooperation and confrontation.
Stick & Rudder #4. A Basic US Strategy Toward Russia: more than Deter & Defend
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June 4, 2020
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Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
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Americas, Eurasia, Security, Strategy
If strategy means anything, it should have definition and purpose. US strategy toward the current Russia regime, and just about any competitor, continues to be described simplistically as deter and defend.