From Small Wars Journal, Thomas P. Odom (Army): America's Cultural First Battles: Understanding the Influence of Culture on War. A review of Clausewitz in the Twenty-First Century. An interview with former Assistant Secretary of Defense Philip Coyle on the military-industrial complex. From The Economist, brains, not bullets: Western armies are good at destroying things, but can they be made better at building them too? After smart weapons, smart soldiers: Irregular warfare may keep Western armies busy for decades; they will have to adapt if they are to overcome the odds that history suggests they are up against. From Carnegie Council, a talk with Robert Kaplan on Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground. The false decline of the US Navy: Robert Kaplan is convinced the US Navy is in decline—too bad his argument ignores the Navy's true strategic strength and capabilities. From Regulation, should we bring back the draft? Is the all-volunteer force a "mercenary army"? Ambush in War Zone D: Wesley Clark on the Vietnam War draftees who fought with valor and saved my life. A review of A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor and Country by Wesley Clark.
