Anthony Zinni
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Military Strategy
December 9, 2025
The Marines Must Think Bigger Than Small Units
An oft-cited military maxim holds that strategy without tactics is the slowest path to victory, while tactics without strategy is the noise before a...
Anthony Zinni • RealClearDefense
U.S. Marine Corps
September 4, 2024
To Remain Relevant the Marines Must Adapt to a Changing World
Marines stop and salute the ensign as they embark onto amphibious assault ship USS Wasp in preparation for a crisis response exercise. Coalition...
Anthony Zinni • RealClearDefense
U.S. Marine Corps
June 22, 2024
Marine Corps Global Response in the Age of Precision Munitions
Editors Note: The graphic represents the Marine Corps 9-1-1 force, a capability quickly eroding under Force Design 2030. Photo; A graphic created as a...
Anthony Zinni • RealClearDefense
U.S. Marine Corps
May 28, 2024
Marine Corps Stand-In Forces: A House of Cards
How did the United States Marine Corps transform itself from the world’s premier expeditionary force-in-readiness to a poor parody of the French...
Anthony Zinni • RealClearDefense
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