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![Hey Policy Wonks, This Is How You Should Read Thucydides Hey Policy Wonks, This Is How You Should Read Thucydides](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-hoplite_fight_from_athens_museum.jpg)
Hey Policy Wonks, This Is How You Should Read Thucydides
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Authors like Thucydides require careful reading and musing to get to the core of their arguments.
![North Korea’s Nukes: Time for The Pentagon’s Philosopher-in-Chief to Step In? North Korea’s Nukes: Time for The Pentagon’s Philosopher-in-Chief to Step In?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-the_death_of_socrates_cropped.jpg)
North Korea’s Nukes: Time for The Pentagon’s Philosopher-in-Chief to Step In?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The North Korean crisis prompts the need for a philosopher in chief at the Pentagon.
![Why We Need Philosophers in the Pentagon Why We Need Philosophers in the Pentagon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-11-15_20-36-14.jpg)
Why We Need Philosophers in the Pentagon
By Franz-Stefan Gady
In our ‘post-truth’ world we need to rediscover the urgency of philosophical inquiry.
![If You Want to Understand Machiavelli, Read This Author If You Want to Understand Machiavelli, Read This Author](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-09_10-46-53.jpg)
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.
![George Orwell: Strategic Genius? George Orwell: Strategic Genius?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sizes/thumbnail/6474_5243ae5c0ff1a.jpg)
George Orwell: Strategic Genius?
Clausewitz, Sun Tzu and…George Orwell? The Naval Diplomat explains.
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