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If You Want to Understand Machiavelli, Read This Author

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Revisiting the usefulness of the "hedgehog and fox" analogy for defense analysis.

What Can Isaiah Berlin Teach Us About Defense Analysis?

March 06, 2015

What Can Isaiah Berlin Teach Us About Defense Analysis?

How to discern good from bad security analysis, according to a philosopher.

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What Can Isaiah Berlin Teach Us About Defense Analysis?

The Vietnam War Meets Isaiah Berlin

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The Vietnam War Meets Isaiah Berlin

Philosopher Isaiah Berlin presents students of the Vietnam War a unique way to classify key decision makers.

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The Vietnam War Meets Isaiah Berlin

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