Jan.12.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#23 “What kind of war?” -continued (9 of ?) – Square Pegs, Round Holes vs. “War Amongst the People”
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness There seems to be a trend toward treating events of terrorism as if they were specifically a law-enforcement problem , rather than enemy operations in the context of war and warfare. Both require application of force “but for force to be effective the desired outcome of […]
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Jan.11.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#21 “What kind of a war?” -continued (7 of ?)- The war of new words: Why military history trumps buzzwords
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness To say “warfare is changing” is banal, obvious and thus irrelevant. When did warfare ever not evolve? The acts of Sept. 11 changed nothing in the Thucydidean and Clausewitzian nature of war, or even its modern practice. America’s choice of response did change U.S. foreign policy […]
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Jan.10.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#19 “What kind of war?” – continued (5 of?) – Boundary Layers
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness A ”lesson in aerodynamics” might be of interest as painting- hopefully- a useful “picture” of the period from shortly before the September 11, 2001 8th hour, 46th minute, 40th second impact of American Airlines Flight 11, on through the remainder of the day as initial reaction and response […]
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Jan.08.2010
by Ed Beakley
EEI#18 “What kind of a war” – continued (4 of ?) – War? What War?
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness As stated previously this site is not specifically focused on war and warfare, and most specifically, it has never been intended as one providing political commentary. The “kind of war” – as essential element of information- series is being extended because today’s war, how we define it, […]
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Nov.30.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI#16 “What kind of war” – continued (2 of ?) – On War, On Crime – the Intersection
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness “At this stage, the drug cartels are using basic infantry weaponry to counter government forces,” a U.S. government official in Mexico said. “Encountering criminals with this kind of weaponry is a horse of a different color,” the official said. “It’s not your typical patrol stop, where […]
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Nov.28.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI #15 So What Kind of War Is It? (First in a Series)
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness This site has stated that it is neither a military/warfare specific -oriented or focused site nor is discussion of war and warfare its main operational theme. Rather, the focus is decision making in severe crisis and disaster environments with issues of leadership as obvious necessary […]
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Oct.11.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI#14 Return of the Jedi
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness Prior to Desert Storm, Gen. Norman Schwartzkopf created a small cell of four majors and a colonel to act as his intimate “brain trust” to plan his campaign. The group became known as the “Jedi Knights.” All were graduates of the School of Advanced Military Studies, […]
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Sep.13.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI #13 Stories of the DAY: Managing a Crisis Before It Becomes a Crisis – The Rick Rescorla Story
On September 11, the evacuation was real. A fireball erupted in the nearby tower, and all of Morgan Stanley’s employees were making their way down and out of the other tower. By the time the second hijacked airliner hit the south tower at 9:07 a.m., most of the company’s employees were out. But Rescorla’s work […]
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Aug.08.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI #10 Thinking about War – Mitigating and Accepting Risk
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness This is the second in several planned posts under EEI discussing the impact on how we fight in future war and conflict as a function of pending decisions related to mission definition, policy, and force structure . (The first post: EEI #6 discussing the F-22 cancellation) Airliners flying into […]
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Jul.26.2009
by Ed Beakley
EEI #9 Operational Art for Policing
Essential Elements of Information for a Culture of Preparedness The military, facing a complex and intractable mixture of “wicked problems” on the battlefield, has responded with a doctrinal revolution in the production and practice of operational theory. But most police agencies don’t incorporate the “operational level of maneuver” into their planning and concept of operations. […]
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