Thread by @MollyMcKew

Russia’s attack in 2016, the irregular Trump presidency, the pandemic — all exposed a lot weakness in America. A total breakdown of resilience.

If we can understand how this, we have a way ahead

Introducing ORDER FROM CHAOS, an @RenewGreatPower report /1
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The introduction lays out the failures in mindset that have allowed ascendant autocrats to exploit the cracks in our democracy

At home and abroad, our blindness in how we evaluate these weaknesses—in how we interpret threats against us—exposes this failed mindset /2

In recent years, we’ve basically been running a giant wargame against ourselves — and every adversary has had a front row to see the failures in mobilization, intelligence, decision-making, command and control, security — and above all, the failures in leadership. /3

But from all this chaos emerges a clear framing for a strategic approach for the US that unifies a foreign and domestic strategy of mobilization towards 21st century resilience and defense. /4

We’ll get there by evaluating how we have failed to get Russia right, and why Russian active measures have found such fertile ground in America, especially under Trump. /5

At home & abroad, we are challenged along the seams. Right now, the way we organize & mobilize to deal with these threats diminishes rather than unleashes our capabilities.

Enough. It’s time for a new way ahead. /6

Read the intro to ORDER FROM CHAOS, and get ready for part 1 tomorrow:

Now we know why Putin bet on Trump /7

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This monograph is made possible by the loyal founding subscribers of @RenewGreatPower

Subscribe today and join them — 2021 isn’t going to be a slow year... /8

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