Gerasimov Doctrine

As we edge closer to a) larger war in the Middle East, b) simultaneous exhaustion of the US cohesion and combat readiness due to decades of strain, and growing Russian combat (hybrid and otherwise) capabilities due to the reverse in their oil fortunes, and c) inevitable US-Russia collision, prodded by the Chinese who stand to benefit in either case, so grows the significance of understanding your enemy's cognitive processes.

If you have not heard about the Gerasimov Doctrine, and would like to educate yourself about the framework the greatest enemy of the Western civilization has ever seen (no, not the Islamic fundamentalists), here are two excellent articles on the matter:

• Dr. Mark Galeotti's "The Gerasimov Doctrine and Russian Non-Linear War"
• Charles K. Bartles' "Getting Gerasimov Right"