Von Clausewitz Redux

Just as Darwin never seems to be eclipsed even as knowledge of the biosciences grows by leaps and bounds, Von Clausewitz still stands as the theoretical genius of the science of war. Current theorists often think initially that they are moving beyond the old master, but are subsumed by him in the end.

Here's a short article on modern theories incorporating non-state actors. (N.B. the reference to WWIV is typical of us who consider the Cold War WWIII. Sometimes I think that August 1914 - Early 1990s is just one long war and post 9-11 is the start of another long war.)

Here is a post tallying up the winners and losers up to the latest cease fire or hudna in the Middle East.

Finally, Michael Totten experiences danger relativity on his trip to Israel. This reminds me of a mil-blog post I read where the writer was describing how he calculates the time he has in his bunk from the first mortar hit until he has to get up and put on his body armor.