To succeed in the Long War, the United States and its allies will need to develop new strategic approaches, adaptive operational concepts, and more cost-effective methods of coalition and Interagency coordination. As was the Cold War, the Long War promises to be a generational struggle (or longer), requiring patience and vision, and drawing on all the tools of national power, not just the military. Topics covered include core themes of the Islamist ideology, asymmetric warfare and insurgency operations, and strategic and operational implications for a United States new national strategy.

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