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The Dragons and the Snakes: How the Rest Learned to Fight the WestJust a few years ago, people spoke of the US as a hyperpower a titan stalking the world stage with more relative power than any empire in history. Yet as early as 1993, newly appointed CIA director James Woolsey pointed out that although Western powers had "slain a large dragon" by defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, they now faced a "bewildering variety of poisonous snakes." In Dragons and Snakes, the eminent soldier scholar David Kilcullen
Just a few years ago, people spoke of the US as a hyperpower-a titan stalking the world stage with more relative power than any empire in history. Yet as early as 1993, newly-appointed CIA director James Woolsey pointed out that although Western powers had "slain a large dragon" by defeating the Soviet Union in the Cold War, they now faced a "bewildering variety of poisonous snakes." In Dragons and Snakes, the eminent soldier-scholar David Kilcullen asks how, and what, opponents of the West have learned during the last quarter-century of conflict. Applying a combination of evolutionary theory and detailed field observation, he explains what happened to the "snakes"-non-state threats including terrorists and guerrillas-and the "dragons"-state-based competitors such as Russia and China. He explores how enemies learn under conditions of conflict, and examines how Western dominance over a very particular, narrowly-defined form of warfare since the Cold War has created a fitness landscape that forces adversaries to adapt in ways that present serious new challenges to America and its allies. Within the world's contemporary conflict zones, Kilcullen argues, state and non-state threats have increasingly come to resemble each other, with states adopting non-state techniques and non-state actors now able to access levels of precision and lethal weapon systems once only available to governments. A counterintuitive look at this new, vastly more complex environment, Dragons and Snakes will not only reshape our understanding of the West's enemies' capabilities, but will also show how we can respond given the increasing limits on US power.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/03/2020
ISBN: 9780190265687
Pages: 336
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.30d
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2020 pg. 74
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Strength in Numbers
Size: 12 Packs, Style: Lunch Napkin
I have perpetual allergies which cause me to sneeze and sneeze. Buying tissues at supermarket is so expensive, so I took a chance and bought these, and they are great! Soft, strong, and I'm saving a bundle by not spending $3 or more on a small box of Kleenex which lasts maybe 2 days. I recommend these for all-around use. You won't regret it.
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Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2024
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Perfectly adequate
Size: 12 Packs, Style: Lunch Napkin
Perfectly adequate for everyday use.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2025
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Raised the price $10 ???
Size: 12 Packs, Style: Lunch Napkin
These napkins are great and I am a return customer BUT. I canβt believe all the sudden they raised the price $10. I am not happy at all. I will still buy them but I will use them much less Better for entertainment and my pocket. This is how I fight back when they raise the price.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2025
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Great quality
Size: 12 Packs, Style: Lunch Napkin
Napkins arrived quickly. There is a lot of them but we will use them. They are good quality, have not had any rip on us. They absorb liquids and food pretty well, cleans the hands like they should. They feel like normal napkins, soft but tough enough to wipe with. Good product that I will continue using.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2025
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Great plated and nice designs to chose from . These are good and strong.
Size: 10 in-140 count
Love these plates for every soy. I normally use paper plates for lunch but I started using them for non messy dinners. We have even used them for spaghetti. They handled the sauce and meaball and sausage with no problem. I would normally U.S. China plates for something like the, I got lazy one night and used these I was pleasantly shocked they worked with no leak through.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2026