Winning Battles, Losing Strategy: Why Military Superiority No Longer Guarantees Victory
By Dr John Bruni and Sami Omari · Published in The Cipher Brief
Why do powerful militaries win battles yet struggle to secure lasting political results? Drawing on Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran, Dr John Bruni and Sami Omari examine the limits of military superiority and the importance of political legitimacy, strategic endurance and planning for what follows the fighting.