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The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography
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Yet when it comes to the great captains of irregular warfare, the same can hardly be said. While there are many accounts of daring commando raids, and more thoughtful works that explore the complex relationships between elite military advisors and friendly indigenous fighters, there is precious little study of the principles that might be distilled
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Quigley’s fundamental thesis is that military technology drives political structure. The almost two hundred “unequal states” of the UN are not genuinely sovereign—they are mostly satellite states. A militarily dependent protectorate is very different from a state that maintains its independence by force of arms. This dependency is not limited to th... See more
The Orbital Authority
Afghanistan. Yet the salient fact about the ongoing conflicts of our time is that all are irregular in nature. That is, they are primarily conducted through acts of terrorism or more classic guerrilla hit-and-run tactics. Those who face insurgents and terrorists have learned—as the Americans did in Iraq—that conventional responses will not suffice.
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