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The Fox And The Hedgehog: Contrasting Approaches To Anticipating The Environment, Randy Borum
The Fox And The Hedgehog: Contrasting Approaches To Anticipating The Environment, Randy Borum
Randy Borum
This article uses the ancient metaphor of the fox and the hedgehog to discuss different ways of thinking about the global security environment. He suggests that that in a complex, interconnected and rapidly changing world, more agile, adaptive, intellectually diverse fox-like approaches will be needed to anticipate and adapt to what lies ahead.
Seven Pillars Of Small War Power, Randy Borum
Seven Pillars Of Small War Power, Randy Borum
Randy Borum
We may need to modify our traditional “center of gravity” analysis to accommodate multiple centers of gravity in an asymmetric diffusion of power. Insurgencies and movements of resistance are dynamic, living systems powered by social dynamics.65 Successful insurgent movements leverage their available sources of power to gain the sympathy of the broader population and to mobilize a small cadre of armed forces. For the insurgent, these dynamics—the power of rising expectations, the power of the people, the power of the underdog, the power of agility, the power of resistance, the power of security, and the power of belonging—become the pillars …