Teaching the Enemy: Lessons from The Dragons and the Snakes

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Jul 1, 202554:12Business

Jim and Mike dig into David Kilcullen's The Dragons and the Snakes to explore how modern adversaries—from rogue states to criminal networks—are adapting faster than ever to Western tactics, tech, and psychology. Drawing...

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