Divergent Options

New things are coming in 2025! cc: @Doctrine_Man & @the_sailor_dog divergentoptions.org/2024/12/01/div…

New this week: Critical Minerals, Strategic Competition, and Ukraine divergentoptions.org/2025/03/09/an-…

Call for papers: Assess how well the Joint Warfighting Concept achieves its stated goals of ensuring the military has the right technology, leaders, and doctrine. buff.ly/vmZD8LQ

New call for papers topic is live! divergentoptions.org/2025/03/02/cal…

@EdwardHaugland @BillGertz Except that's not what President Biden said. "I think what you're going to see is that Russia will be held accountable if it invades. And it depends on what it does. It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and then we end up having a fight about what to do and not do."

Totally false, Nick. Don’t you remember how liberals like yourself gushed over the Godless Rooskies for decades during the Cold War and became an ally of the Soviets that exterminated millions, from the NYT’s Walter Duranty to your own DepSec State Strobe Talbot? Don’t poke the bear or you’ll cause WWIII they cried. Then they thought KGB thug Putin threw the 2016 election against their beloved Hillary and now Russia is evil. So when Trump now invokes his fears of WWIII he’s somehow Putin’s ally? Give me a break

New this week: Through its actions, the U.S. and its allies have an opportunity to reinforce the value of the current rules-based order to other states. President Donald Trump’s recent statements, however, suggest a more conquest based foreign policy. buff.ly/4hfuVE8

Good read by my colleague, Jerritt Lynn! He presents an insightful analysis of the options available to the U.S. Government (USG) in light of Syria’s liberation from the Assad regime. Jerritt carefully outlines two strategic approaches, weighing the risks and potential gains of each. It’s short and easy read, check it out! @DivergentOption divergentoptions.org/2025/01/17/opt…

New this week: Assessing the American-led, rules based order after the fall of Assad. divergentoptions.org/2025/01/26/ass…

Author Jerritt Lynn provides options to respond to the end of the Assad regime: divergentoptions.org/2025/01/17/opt…

Divergent Options' 2025 Call for Papers Topics here: wp.me/p83ztY-2Ko

Alright everyone, I am out and Lawrence is in! Happy 2025! -Phil Walter divergentoptions.org/behind-the-sce…

Well, turnover is almost complete. Have you met Lawrence Csaszar yet? cc: @Doctrine_Man & @the_sailor_dog divergentoptions.org/behind-the-sce…

Thank you for thinking of us @HorizonDefence!

"We'll see..." theguardian.com/world/2024/dec…

@DamiEngrWriter @philwalter1058 Thank you for writing for us so often @DamiEngrWriter!

THANK YOU @philwalter1058 @DivergentOption divergentoptions.org/2024/12/01/div…

New this week! Recruiters returning to their hometowns provide disproportionately more recruiting force to areas with a higher propensity, that do not require a higher recruiter force buff.ly/4eLb1OU

New this week! DoD should consider adopting a policy of assigning military recruiters buff.ly/4eLb1OU

New this week! The average age of a newly assigned recruiter is 24 years old buff.ly/4eLb1OU

New this week! Author Patrick Knight provides options to address the U.S. Army's recruiting challenges. buff.ly/4eLb1OU

New this week! Hometown knowledge may not be the most highly correlated criterion to indicate propensity to develop human networks buff.ly/4eLb1OU