The Dangers of Interest Asymmetry

Ergendtacht points out that weak actor victory has become increasingly common in recent years. He outlines two types of military strategies, direct and indirect. Direct attack is to gain control of the opponent's assets such as a city bridge or power plant. Indirect attacks are aimed at destroying their ability to defend themselves through barbarism. This includes things like rape, bombing civilians, torture camps,. The goal is to eliminate the capacity for the population to mount a resistance movement.