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Ronfeldt Redux

By Steven Pressfield | Published: June 12, 2009

I blew it on Wednesday, posting this extremely interesting article by David Ronfeldt of the Rand Corporation so late in the day that it was only “onscreen” for a few hours before being shuffled downpage into the archives. So here’s a re-post that I’ll leave up in the featured position all weekend. The piece ran [...]

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From somebody REALLY smart

By Steven Pressfield | Published: June 10, 2009

The following is an Op-ed piece by David Ronfeldt, a senior political scientist at the Rand Corporation. I’m a big fan of his work and will be citing more of it here in the future. Mr. Ronfeldt has given permission to reprint this article in its entirety. Thanks, David! 21st Century Tribes By David Ronfeldt In Afghanistan and [...]

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