Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF)
The intent of this blog is to be a space for exploring the study of human conflict through the vehicles of analysis and wargaming. As you might expect this will cover a lot of ground both in the subjects of study and the tools (e.g. frameworks, techniques) to understand them. This blog for me is a way to learn as well as trade recipes with others.
Subjects will be investigated using a combination of games (mine and other folks), the occasional whitepaper, and even computer code. Old school Grognards familiar with the Design Analysis section of Avalon Hill’s The General magazine will readily recognize the format.
Why Study Strategy?
As a sole remaining global superpower, we Americans face a range of situations where the tools of statecraft (Diplomatic, Economic, Military, Cultural) need to be applied in wise and creative ways to meet our varied and complex security challenges.
As Citizens of a Democracy, it is important to have an understanding of how the state exercises force on our behalf in foreign affairs. While not everyone needs to play wargames or know the specifications of weapon system XYZ, we could all have a better understanding of what “national security” truly means, what situations might merit the commitment of our armed forces (e.g. what constitutes “vital interests”?) and what we can reasonably expect as results of committing such forces. By the study of strategy (i.e. the purposeful allocation of national resources to meet national security goals) we can better come to terms with the security challenges and choices we must make as informed citizens.
Feel free to bookmark this blog, and check back once in a while for updates.
Cheers,
Grailing
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