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New things are coming in 2025! cc: @Doctrine_Man & @the_sailor_dog divergentoptions.org/2024/12…
Divergent Options Principal Leadership Turnover Notice

Divergent Options Principal Leadership Turnover Notice

In November 2016, with the amazing support of Steve Leonard and Bob Hein, I founded Divergent Options. Over the last eight years I have accomplished everything I set out to do with Divergent Option…

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New this week: Critical Minerals, Strategic Competition, and Ukraine divergentoptions.org/2025/03…
An Assessment of Critical Minerals, Strategic Competition, and Ukraine

An Assessment of Critical Minerals, Strategic Competition, and Ukraine

Estelle Denton-Townshend has a PhD from the University of Waikato in New Zealand. She currently works at the University of Waikato where she is a teaching fellow. Divergent Options’ content does no…

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Call for papers: Assess how well the Joint Warfighting Concept achieves its stated goals of ensuring the military has the right technology, leaders, and doctrine. buff.ly/vmZD8LQ
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New call for papers topic is live! divergentoptions.org/2025/03…
Call for Papers: Joint Warfighting Concept and Future Operating Concepts

Call for Papers: Joint Warfighting Concept and Future Operating Concepts

Background: Divergent Options is a non-politically aligned non-revenue generating national security website that, in 1,000 words or less, provides unbiased, dispassionate, candid articles that asse…

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New this week: Through its actions, the U.S. and its allies have an opportunity to reinforce the value of the current rules-based order to other states. President Donald Trump’s recent statements, however, suggest a more conquest based foreign policy. buff.ly/4hfuVE8
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Good read by my colleague, Jerritt Lynn! He presents an insightful analysis of the options available to the U.S. Government (USG) in light of Syria’s liberation from the Assad regime. Jerritt carefully outlines two strategic approaches, weighing the risks and potential gains of each. It’s short and easy read, check it out! @DivergentOption divergentoptions.org/2025/01…
Options to Respond to the Deposal of Bashar al-Assad by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Options to Respond to the Deposal of Bashar al-Assad by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Jerritt A. Lynn is an Army veteran with over 20 years of distinguished service and more than five years of deployment tours throughout the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. He earned a…

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New this week: Assessing the American-led, rules based order after the fall of Assad. divergentoptions.org/2025/01…
Assessing the Implications of the Fall of Assad on the Rules Based Order

Assessing the Implications of the Fall of Assad on the Rules Based Order

Estelle Denton-Townshend has a PhD from the University of Waikato in New Zealand.  She currently works at the University of Waikato where she is a teaching fellow.  Ashton Ymir Townshend is an unde…

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Author Jerritt Lynn provides options to respond to the end of the Assad regime: divergentoptions.org/2025/01…
Options to Respond to the Deposal of Bashar al-Assad by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Options to Respond to the Deposal of Bashar al-Assad by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham

Jerritt A. Lynn is an Army veteran with over 20 years of distinguished service and more than five years of deployment tours throughout the Middle East, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia. He earned a…

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Divergent Options' 2025 Call for Papers Topics here: wp.me/p83ztY-2Ko
2025 Call for Papers Topics

2025 Call for Papers Topics

Background: Divergent Options is a non-revenue generating non-politically aligned national security website that does not conduct political activities.  In 1,000 words or less, we provide unbiased,…

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Alright everyone, I am out and Lawrence is in! Happy 2025! -Phil Walter divergentoptions.org/behind-…
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Well, turnover is almost complete. Have you met Lawrence Csaszar yet? cc: @Doctrine_Man & @the_sailor_dog divergentoptions.org/behind-…
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Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus

Bashar al-Assad reported to have fled Syria as rebels say they have captured Damascus

Celebrations on streets of Syrian cities as as Assad regime appears to have fallen

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New this week! Recruiters returning to their hometowns provide disproportionately more recruiting force to areas with a higher propensity, that do not require a higher recruiter force buff.ly/4eLb1OU
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New this week! DoD should consider adopting a policy of assigning military recruiters buff.ly/4eLb1OU
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New this week! The average age of a newly assigned recruiter is 24 years old buff.ly/4eLb1OU
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New this week! Author Patrick Knight provides options to address the U.S. Army's recruiting challenges. buff.ly/4eLb1OU
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New this week! Hometown knowledge may not be the most highly correlated criterion to indicate propensity to develop human networks buff.ly/4eLb1OU
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New this week! DoD already resources extensive business analytics with databases and enterprise resource management firms buff.ly/4eLb1OU
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New this week! Develop and institute a robust screener for soldiers and officers selected for recruiting duty buff.ly/4eLb1OU
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