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Michael McKinley. Disorder in the Australian National Security Mind
Strategy is difficulty to practice and even more difficult to master. Its components – knowledge leavened by wisdom and imagination – cohabit with military science only in the most tense and difficult of relationships. That said, there are three nearly … Continue reading
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Tagged America at war, bombing mission in Syria, IS, Michael McKinley, President Assad
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