Strategy
No, Operation Spiderweb is Not a Strategic Masterstroke
Operation Spiderweb was not a strategic masterstroke. It exposed catastrophic Russian defensive failure. Mistaking incompetence for revolution creates dangerous strategic delusions.
Strategy
Operation Spiderweb was not a strategic masterstroke. It exposed catastrophic Russian defensive failure. Mistaking incompetence for revolution creates dangerous strategic delusions.
China’s Malacca Dilemma is a trap for the US. A blockade will hurt US allies more than China. A counter-blockade would paralyze Japan and Korea, isolating America.
Amphibious operations against a peer are suicidal. Modern precision weapons and transparent ISR turn the ship-to-shore movement into a massacre. The physics of the beach make survival impossible.
The Fantasy of Multi Domain and Combined Arms Rhetoric in Western Circles
The Deceiver’s Paradox: Why Deception is an Unreliable Strategic Foundation
A2AD
Iran