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In red team, cfr senior fellow micah zenko draws on littleknown case studies and unprecedented access to red teamers to reveal the best practices, common pitfalls, and winning strategies of. Red team how to succeed by thinking like the enemy by micah zenko. Micah zenko, a senior fellow with the council on foreign relations, delivered a lecture to cadets on how to red team in order to know ones enemies and achieve victory on the battlefield. May 3, 2016 president obama recently gave an interview to journalist peter bergen, during which he was asked about counterterrorism drone strikes. Loaded with real world cases, the book lets you know the land mines to avoid and the factors to consider when hiringassigning a red team to a project. Clear and present safety the united states is more secure than washington thinks. A decade ago, a team of american lawenforcement agents puzzled out how and where an attacker might fire a missile at a civilian airliner. Why usnk summit is worthwhile, not a concession to kju, and better than the alternative of potential nuclear war. Sure, the writing can be dry at times, but zenko s stories revolving around counterterrorism operations, computer hacking and war games are compelling enough to keep your attention. Note that he admits for the first time that civilians were killed in the bin laden raid. Nov 07, 2015 micah zenko, a political scientist with the council on foreign relations, recently published a red team reading list of his top twelve favorite red team books or reports, and top ten red team articles. Its an excellent book that describes the thought process behind red teaming, when red teaming is. Stares and micah zenko partners in preventive action the united states and international institutions.
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It examines the r2p legal framework in coordination with events on the ground in libya during the early part of 2011 in order to thoroughly explain that r2p was correctly invoked by the united nations security council in order to uphold international law. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading red team. Im an editorial photographer based in cape town, south africa. Military readiness jason forrester, michael ohanlon, and micah zenko. How to succeed by thinking like the enemy as want to read. Micah zenko is the douglas dillon fellow in the center for preventive action at the council on foreign relations cfr and cochairman of the world economic forums counterterrorism working group. Im micah zenko, author of red team, ask me anything. Consultant, author of red team, and coauthor of clear and present safety. Micah zenko president obama recently gave an interview.
When not out photographing lifestyles, i can be found under a pile of design books, in an indie movie theatre or eating way too much chocolate. Nov 26, 2015 micah zenko, a senior fellow with the council on foreign relations, delivered a lecture to cadets on how to red team in order to know ones enemies and achieve victory on the battlefield. How to succeed by thinking like the enemy zenko, micah, lane, christopher on. In these pages micah zenko offers a lucid analysis backed by many. The best practices of red teaming can be applied to the cia, nypd, or a pharmaceutical company, and executed. View micah zenkos professional profile on linkedin. How to succeed by thinking like the enemy micah zenko, christopher lane on.
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