Monday, May 23, 2005

John R. Boyd's "Patterns of Conflict" Brief

While discussing my attempt to understand PISRR in 4GW, Chet Richards of Defense and the National Interest suggested that I focus on some slides on late United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd's epic brief, "Patterns of Conflict." I took about four to read it and left astounded. What Thomas P.M. Barnett's brief is to globalization, Boyd's is to war.

I used the reconstructed Powerpoint

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though a facsimile of the slides is also available

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Over the next few weeks I will try to post on topics in Patterns of Conflict, to help me better understand this work.

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