There was the “war on terror”. The “long war.” GWOT. The struggle against extremism.
Naming something defines it. So perhaps what is needed now is a purely descriptive moniker?
Al Shimkus, the director for the Policy Making and Process subcourse at the War College, has coined a new term I think deserves consideration. The “Asymmetric Conflict over the Next Decade.” I would use the acronym ACOTND myself, pronounced a-kot-nid.
Thoughts?
Posted by National Interest at 03/23/2009 11:05:19 AM |