Ep 020 "COIN Malpractice: Lessons Never Learned (Part One)"
Jul 10, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 20
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Episode description
It appears the West just can't get counterinsurgency right. I talk about some of the framework ideas that would be good lessons learned for those who I think wisely and would try to avoid COIN. The major takeaway is that insurgencies are rather antifragile and bureaucracies are the enemy of effectiveness and innovation.
References:
Nassim Taleb Incerto: Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, The Bed of Procrustes, Antifragile, Skin in the Game
Douglas Porch Counterinsurgency: Exposing the Myths of the New Way of War
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