will Archives - International Center for Security and Leadership

Paper #37. The Strategy Cuboid: Elements, Dimensions, and Targets in the Global Information Environment

March 26, 2021
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D, Brig Gen USAF ret.
Cyber, Security, Strategy
No Comments

The need for a comprehensive approach to strategy that’s relevant to the global information environment is made clear by recent cyber and information attacks. The Solar Winds and Hafnium attacks from US data centers occurred in a context of persistent disinformation campaigns (Russia, China). Yet the US cyber, info ops and law enforcement communities have…

Note #18. a Veterans Day Sequel to “Planning-to-Win”

November 11, 2020
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Security, Strategy
No Comments

Plan with a winning strategy. Follow through with activities to bring about superior effects. Anticipate what competitors will do. Reimagine and repeat.

Paper #30. Assessment & Combined Effects Strategy: COVID-19 and the Next Bio-Threat

August 16, 2020
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Leadership, Strategy
No Comments

As we watch the media count COVID-19 death rates, it reminds me of the ”body count“ metric during the Vietnam War.

Stick & Rudder #5. A Basic Strategy Toward China: Rules-based Competition that Cooperates & Confronts

June 26, 2020
Thomas A. Drohan, Ph.D., Brig Gen USAF ret.
Asia-Pacific, Commercial, Security, Strategy
No Comments

Competing effectively with the authoritarian regime in Beijing requires a superior blend of cooperation and confrontation.