The Rimland Thesis & US Containment
Cold War: Kennan’s Strategy, 1947-1950
Part II: Prioritization
Introduction
“Who controls the Rimland rules Eurasia;
Who rules Eurasia controls the destinies of the world.”
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Showing posts with label Balkans. Show all posts
Geostrategy of the Peloponnesian War, Part 5: Politics and Strategy (27/01/2020)
Hi, and welcome to Strategy Stuff. This is a video
series I originally made for CaspianReport on the geostrategic analysis of the
Peloponnesian War. In the fourth video, we looked at how competing Athenian and
Spartan strategies finally culminated in a Spartan victory in the final phase
of the War. Now, we conclude the series by looking at how politics influenced
Athenian and Spartan strategymaking.
Geostrategy of the Peloponnesian War, Part 4: Syracuse and the Ionian War (06/01/2020)
Hi, and welcome to Strategy Stuff. This is a video
series I originally made for CaspianReport on the geostrategic analysis of the
Peloponnesian War. In the third video, we examined Athens’ ascent and Sparta’s
response during the Archidamian War. Now, we see how a 3rd
generation of leaders sought decision in the final phases of the conflict: the
Peace of Nicias, the infamous Sicilian Expedition, and the Ionian War.
Geostrategy of the Peloponnesian War, Part 3: The Archidamian War (15/12/19)
Hi, and welcome to Strategy Stuff. This is a video series I originally made for CaspianReport
on the geostrategic analysis of the Peloponnesian War. Previously, we went over
the opening strategies of Athens and Sparta. Now, with their failure and the
death of the first generation of leaders, in this third video we look at how
both sides adapted to the developing war.
Geostrategy of the Peloponnesian War, Part 2: Pericles vs Archidamus (08/12/2019)
Hi, and welcome to Strategy Stuff. This is a video series I originally made for CaspianReport
on the geostrategic analysis of the Peloponnesian War. Way back in March, I
analyzed the causes of this conflict; and now, as war became a reality, we
examine how Athens and Sparta planned their opening moves.
When war began in 431BC, most Greeks expected
Sparta to defeat Athens within three years. While this piece of conventional
wisdom turned out to be wildly incorrect, its reveals something about how the
Ancient Greeks thought of strategy.
Geostrategy of the Peloponnesian War 1: Thucydides’ Trap (02/04/2019)
Geostrategy of the Peloponnesian War 1: Thucydides’ Trap - A Collaboration with CaspianReport
Starting in 431 BC, the ancient Greek world turned on
itself as Sparta and Athens locked horns. The result of this rivalry, as is captured
vividly and analysed thoroughly by historian Thucydides, was a dynamic conflict
that pitted a land power against a naval power. The hostilities lasted on and
off for decades, but the events fundamentally shaped the study of geopolitics.
It was a war like no other. The catalyst of this conflict and steady manner in
which it grew into all-out hostilities has inspired strategic concepts and
thinkers throughout the ages. So, to draw parallels with the present, we must
analyse Thucydides Trap’ and go over the origins of the Peloponnesian War.
My name is Strategy Stuff and welcome to
CaspianReport.
Defensive Strategies of the Roman Empire (18/12/2017)
Defensive Strategies
of the Roman Empire
This video
will describe the strategies employed by the Roman Empire to defend its territory,
as laid out in American strategist Edward Luttwak’s Book, The Grand Strategy of the Roman Empire. Luttwak is not a full-time
historian and archaeological evidence contradicts some of his views, but at a
minimum the video illustrates his thinking on several variants of defensive
strategy, their pros and cons, and the links that exist between politics and
strategy formulation.
The Strategy of the Peloponnesian War (01/07/2017)
The Strategy of the
Peloponnesian War
From 431 to
404BC, Athens, Sparta and their respective allies fought a 27-year-long war spanning
much of Classical Greece and its colonies. This video will assess the
strategies pursued by both sides of the Second Peloponnesian War, and how they
affected the course of the conflict.
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