Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Quotes of the Day:
"Strategy is the indispensable place of strength; it is our most important military resource. We must know how to employ it. To be sure, in the constant tension of the contest, its absence will prove a source of existential danger." (This was created by Ai interpreting Clausewitz)
-Codewitz@codewitz Artificial neural network trained on Clausewitz' “On War” deep-writing tweets. Feat.BonusBots thucy/bernardcodie/mach/sunny/Megatron. Created by @ElenaWicker
"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket."
- Eric Hoffer
"The answer is simple and stark: the PRC is a coercive, expansionist, hyper-nationalistic, militarily powerful, brutally repressive, fascist, and totalitarian state. According to retired U.S. Navy captain James E. Fanell, “The world has seen what happens when expansionis totalitarian regimes such as [the PRC] are left unchallenged and unchecked. In the world of this type of hegemon, people are subjects—simply property—of the state, and ideals such as democracy, inalienable rights, limited government, and rule of law have no place.”
- Kerry K. Gershaneck in Political Warfare: Strategies for Combating China’s Plan to “Win Without Fighting”
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3. FDD | Treasury Takes Aim at Ransomware and Illicit Cryptocurrency Trading
4. Opinion | No Wonder the French Are Angry
5. US unfairly targeting Chinese over industrial spying, says report
6. Japan welcomes Taiwan’s application to join TPP free trade deal
7. Lawmakers storm out of classified Afghanistan briefing after questions go unanswered
8. Biden’s nuclear agenda in trouble as Pentagon hawks attack
9. Advocates push for space on National Mall to honor Global War on Terror troops
10. Welcome Back to the Pentagon ....
11. The Quad Comes to Washington
12. Sweden progresses with two complementary strategies to deter an invasion
13. In Biden’s Foreign Policy, Friends and Foes Claim Echoes of Trump
14. Why the head of the IMF should resign
15. Opinion | To contain China, joining the Pacific trade pact might be more effective than new submarines
16. The 'Quad' is on the rise in Asia-Pacific: Game theory has a prediction about its future
17. U.S., allies becoming more assertive in their approach toward a rising China
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