NOSI will take a vacation day tomorrow, and next update on Friday. Please note there is a very small chance NOSI will not be updated again until March 8th???but that is highly improbable.

Background – Military Theory – The U.S. military labors under a misunderstanding of what Clausewitz meant by the ìcenter of gravityîóin fact, from several such misunderstandings. Employed as intended, and in situations for which it was intended, the concept pays dividends; misapplied, it incurs serious risk and cost.

• Naval War College Review: Clausewitz’s Center of Gravity – Itís Not What We Thought