I think this piece will be of interest to both practitioners and scholars. It is quite long but worth the read as it examines the deep aspects of conflict and the state.
Theory of the Partisan by Dr. Carl Schmitt
Schmitt was a brilliant academic theorist but a highly unsavory character, having lent his intellectual prestige to the Third Reich and become a Nazi through his theoretical devotion to authoritarianism.
Hat tip to my friend and fellow blogger Marc Schulman of American Future
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