Category Archives: Military Strategy
Why is it that governments (or large organizations) rarely do anything intelligent?
This is a strategic exercise in understanding how large groups of people operate. TLDR: You try getting a large group of people to agree on anything while trying to figure out how to pay for it while keeping them all … Continue reading
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Who would win between Grand Admiral Thrawn with 6 Imperial Star Destroyers vs Grand Moff Tarkin with the first Death Star?
This is a guilty pleasure. Yes, I have read far too many books, and a star wars fan, and spend too much time on Quora. Honestly, this is just an illustrative exercise in assessment and investigation scenarios and options. At … Continue reading
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Is the US uninvadable?
So kids, this is something I killed a morning with on Quora back in April – an excuse to write about a scenario I’ve obviously been thinking about for a long time. After a few months it’s at 161,500 views, … Continue reading
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TED, FRY, Complexity, Systems and Strategy
First in a series on prediction. I hope. Today is a simple if abstract discussion. The math of strategy. Now the majority of my peers at ASP specifically avoid the quantitative, and most strategists I’ve encountered are MBA’s, historians, or … Continue reading
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Motives, Managing Expectations, Alignment and Friction.
So, been gone for a very long time. Explanation – life is what happens while you are making other plans. Survived the “new normal” economy. New day job, new house, lots of new changes. First a good strategic lesson I … Continue reading
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The coolest thing I’ve seen all year (AI)
Hi there world. First – A warning to all you young turks out there gearing up to change the world. It will vary with circumstances, but infants are resource consuming schwerpunkts, that will make it difficult to finish any other … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, competition, star craft, strategy, tactics
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The Difference Between Intelligence and Espionage
An outside the box strategic discussion by Ted S Galpin The Difference Between Intelligence and Espionage. Is a matter of life and death. (2016 Bonus answer – because this article gets a ton of traffic – here’s the direct answer: … Continue reading
You don’t know Sun Tzu
An outside the box strategic discussion by Ted S Galpin You don’t know Sun Tzu Well, actually maybe you do. But Probably not the same way I do. I’ve been working long days on the strategy book, and Sun Tzu certainly takes … Continue reading
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In Afghanistan, there are no coincidences
In Afghanistan, there are no coincidences. An outside the box strategy analysis by Ted S Galpin. Reprint from July 2nd, 2010 This week we’ll talk about Afghanistan, mainly because current events make it too fun not to. Last week I originally started … Continue reading
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Strategy bogged down by reality?
Strategy bogged down by reality? A personal note. Ok seriously, one of my problems is getting “looped” by the everyday grind. Let’s step back a moment. What do I mean by looped? I need to explain John Boyd, his OODA loop, … Continue reading
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