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President Trump's last secretary of defense shares harrowing stories of missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, gives an "important" insider look at the tumultuous final days of the administration, and issues a stark warning about the readiness of the military under President Biden (Sean Hannity). If...

The Southern Strategy is traditionally understood as a Goldwater and Nixon-era effort by the Republican Party to win over disaffected white voters in the Democratic stronghold of the American South. To realign these voters with the GOP, the party abandoned its past support for civil rights and used racially coded language to capitalize on southern white racial angst. However, that decision was but one in a series of decisions the GOP made not just on race, but on feminism and religion as well, in what Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields call the "Long Southern Strategy."

David Kilcullen is one of the world's most influential experts on counterinsurgency and modern warfare. A senior counterinsurgency advisor to General David Petraeus in Iraq, his vision of war dramatically influenced America's decision to rethink its military strategy in Iraq and implement "the surge."Now, in The Accidental Guerrilla, Kilcullen provides a remarkably fresh perspective on the War on Terror.

In Don't Wait forthe Next War, Wesley K. Clark, a retired four-star general of the US Armyand former Democratic candidate for president, presents a compelling argumentfor continued American global leadership and the basis on which it cansucceed: a new American strategy. America needs both new power and deeperperspective.

Kilcullen brings together his most salient writings on this vitally important topic. Here is a picture of modern warfare by someone who has had his boots on the ground in some of today's worst trouble spots - including Iraq and Afghanistan - and who has been studying counterinsurgency since 1985. Filled with down-to-earth, common-sense insights, this book is the definitive account of counterinsurgency, indispensable for all those interested in making sense of our world in an age of terror.

Andrew Marshall is a Pentagon legend. For more than four decades he has served as Director of the Office of Net Assessment, the Pentagon's internal think tank, under 12 defense secretaries and eight administrations. Yet Marshall has been on the cutting edge of strategic thinking even longer than that. Covering some of the most pivotal episodes of the last half century and peopled with some of the era's most influential figures, The Last Warrior tells Marshall's story for the first time, in the process providing an unparalleled history of the evolution of the American defense establishment.

"Clinton's Own Southern Strategy" is from the August 21, 2016 Opinion section of The New York Times. It was written by Joseph Crespino and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Pence’s Defense Strategy: Dodge and Deflect Trump’s Words" is from the October 5, 2016 United States section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael Barbaro and Amy Chozick and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Real Madrid's Emergency Strategy: Leave It to Cristiano Ronaldo" is from the April 13, 2016 Sports section of The New York Times. It was written by Rob Hughes and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Jet.com's Strategy: Low Prices, Fast Delivery, Happy Workers" is from the December 25, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by David Streitfeld and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

"De Blasio's Elections Strategy Recalls That of Predecessor" is from the May 18, 2016 US section of The New York Times. It was written by William Neuman and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Philippines' Deal with China on Disputed Sea Pokes Hole in U.S. Strategy" is from the November 02, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Jane Perlez and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"As Russian Hackers Attack, NATO Lacks a Clear Cyberwar Strategy" is from the June 16, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by David E. Sanger and narrated by Kristi Burns.

"Starboard Value Calls for Shake-Up at Yahoo and Shift in Strategy" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Michael J. De La Merced and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Protest of U.S. Terror Listing Offers a Glimpse at Al-Qaida Strategy" is from the November 17, 2016 World section of The New York Times. It was written by Rukmini Callimachi and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Barclays Profit down 7 Percent, but Bank Reports Progress in Strategy Shift" is from the April 27, 2016 Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Chad Bray and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Novel Strategy Puts Big Soda Tax within Philadelphia's Reach" is from the June 8, 2016 The Upshot section of The New York Times. It was written by Margot Sanger Katz and narrated by Caroline Miller.

"Uber's No-Holds-Barred Expansion Strategy Fizzles in Germany" is from the Business section of The New York Times. It was written by Mark Scott and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Avoiding Peanuts to Avoid an Allergy Is a Bad Strategy for Most" is from the April 25, 2016 Health section of The New York Times. It was written by Aaron E. Carroll and narrated by Fleet Cooper.

"Mapping a Genetic Strategy to Fight the Zika Virus" is from the March 30, 2016, Science section of The New York Times. It was written by Amy Harmon and narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.