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Conclusion: Seven Lessons Learned from the Fog of Peace

    Author:
  • Talbot C. Imlay
| September 6, 2006

"...the fog of peace can never be entirely pierced. Flexibility and constant cultivation of the ability to question received wisdom and to reconsider assumptions are the best security against catastrophic failure in a future war, regardless of whether that war resembles a more traditional interstate war or the current war on terror."

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For Academic Citation: Imlay, Talbot and Monica Duffy Toft. “Conclusion: Seven Lessons Learned from the Fog of Peace.” In The Fog of Peace and War Planning: Military and Strategic Planning under Uncertainty. September 6, 2006.
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Talbot C. Imlay

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