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S. Clinton Hinote
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alternate name: Clint Hinote
alternate name: Clint 'Q' Hinote
alternate name: Q Hinote
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alternate name: Lt. Gen. Hinote
alternate name: Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote
alternate name: Col. S. Clinton Hinote
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alternate name: Brigadier General S. Clinton Hinote
alternate name: Samuel Clinton Hinote
description: Lt. Gen. (Ret) S. Clinton Hinote, PhD ('Clint' or 'Q') is a keynote speaker, organizational strategist, and advisor to high-stakes leaders.
job title: Principal
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has credential: Ph.D. in Military Strategy
has credential: M.P.P. in Public Policy (Master of Public Policy)
has credential: B.S. in Space Physics (Bachelor of Science)
has credential: Graduate in Military Strategy and Doctrine (Professional Military Education)
has credential: Graduate in Fighter Weapons and Tactics (Professional Military Education)
has credential: Certificate in F-16 Training
has credential: Certificate in Undergraduate Pilot Training
award: Defense Superior Service Medal (United States Department of Defense)
award: Legion of Merit (United States Armed Forces)
award: Bronze Star Medal (United States Armed Forces)
award: Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster (United States Air Force)
award: Air Medal (multiple awards) (United States Air Force)
award: Aerial Achievement Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Air Force Commendation Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster (United States Air Force)
award: Southwest Asia Service Medal (United States Armed Forces)
award: Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (United States Armed Forces)
award: Command Pilot Wings (United States Air Force)
award: USAF Weapons School Graduate Patch (USAF Weapons School)

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description: Pallas Advisors is pleased to announce that Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Clinton Hinote will be joining the firm as a Principal following his distinguished career spanning over 30 years in the United States Air Force. Sally Donnelly, a founding partner of Pallas, said Clint’s experience pushing for disruptive changes in the Air Force and wider Department writ large is exactly the type of leader we are looking for to join our Team. Hinote notes that disruption is key to the U.S. staying ahead of our adversaries; investing in future capabilities is more important than ever before. He looks forward to joining Pallas, a team that pushes emerging technology solutions into the right hands within the national security ecosystem.

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description: Independent consulting focused on matching emerging technology to defense needs, organizational transformation, and executive coaching

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description: Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote is a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. He served as the deputy chief of staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters, United States Air Force, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. In this role, he served as the HAF A5/7, or senior Air Force leader responsible for representing the voice of tomorrow’s Airmen. HAF A5/7, known as Air Force Futures, focuses on developing Air Force strategy and concepts, conducting strategic assessments of the operating environment through wargames and workshops, manifesting an integrated future force design, and achieving timely and effective operational capabilities required for tomorrow’s Airmen to fight and win.

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description: Member of SCSP Defense Panel advising on strategic competition with China, defense policy, and emerging technology; co-authored major reports on uncrewed systems and future warfare.

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description: Field expert advising companies and leaders.

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description: Vice Commander, 52nd Fighter Wing (Assistant Vice President, Overseas Region) for Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany

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description: Led the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, Korea, and also acted as the U.S. Forces Korea Area VI Commander. Responsible for the protection, wellbeing, and mission accomplishment of more than 3100 U.S. and Korean personnel.

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Military Fellow
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description: Offers military expertise in support of the Council's David Rockefeller Studies Program—CFR's think tank—which is home to more than seventy full-time, adjunct, and visiting scholars and practitioners (called fellows). Their expertise covers the major regions and significant issues shaping today's global agenda. CFR fellows contribute to the foreign policy debate by writing books, reports, articles, op-eds, and blogs as well as by holding discussions on the most important challenges facing the United States and the world.

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Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
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description: Assists the Department of Defense's #2 official and chief operating officer in his leadership duties, including overseeing the department’s annual budget and its over three million civilian and military personnel; interfacing with the Congress, other government agencies, and the media; and developing long term strategies and supporting plans for the department.

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description: As part of the U.S. Mission and U.S. Central Command, the Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq conducts Security Cooperation and Security Assistance to ensure the enduring strategic partnership between the U.S. Military and the Government of Iraq's Security Forces.

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Initial Cadre Member, Instructor Pilot, F-117 Division
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Student
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Chief, Strategy Division
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role name: Special Assistant to the Commander at The Curtis E. Lemay Center, Maxwell AFB

Special Assistant to the Commander
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end date: 2010-04-01
role name: Commander, 3rd Fighter Training Squadron at United States Air Force, Vance AFB

Commander, 3rd Fighter Training Squadron
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end date: 2020-06-01
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has occupation: Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Requirements & Integration (Senior Vice President for Strategy)
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end date: 2023-06-01
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Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Requirements & Integration (Senior Vice President for Strategy)
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description: Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position, Lt. Gen. Hinote is responsible for developing the Air Force strategy and multi-domain operating concepts, integrating through centralized design, and validating (and prioritizing) operational capabilities-based requirements to achieve national defense objectives and deliver timely and effective capability to the warfighter.

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start date: 2025-10-01
role name: Operating Advisor at Bessemer Venture Partners

Operating Advisor
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description: S. Clinton Hinote is an operating advisor for Bessemer Venture Partners specializing in organizational reinvention and strategic leadership in defense tech.

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has occupation: Executive Chair of Federal and Defense Initiatives
start date: 2025-09-11
role name: Executive Chair of Federal and Defense Initiatives at LIS Technologies Inc.

Executive Chair of Federal and Defense Initiatives
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description: S. Clinton Hinote serves as Executive Chair of Federal and Defense Initiatives for LSI Technologies Inc. and assists in the development and implementation of a strategic planning framework that aligns the company's initiatives with military, defense, and government policies, ensuring consistency with federal priorities and national security goals.

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end date: 2025-03-27
role name: Commissioner at Atlantic Council Commission on Software-Defined Warfare

Commissioner
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description: The Atlantic Council Commission on Software-Defined Warfare presents a software-defined warfare approach, offering recommendations for the DoD to adopt modern software practices and seamlessly integrate them into existing platforms to enhance and strengthen defense strategies.

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Military Strategic Planning
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description: Served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements (Air Force Futures) at USAF Headquarters. Responsible for developing Air Force strategy and multi-domain operating concepts, integrating through centralized design, and validating operational capabilities-based requirements. Led 400-person organization focused on planning and integration for the future Air Force. Conducted strategic assessments of the operating environment through wargames and workshops to manifest integrated future force design.
term code: expert, 32 years

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description: Designed and led classified wargaming efforts that revealed critical U.S. military vulnerabilities against peer adversaries, particularly China. His wargaming in 2018 demonstrated that U.S. forces were losing 18 straight competitions with peer adversaries, with outcomes worsening in each iteration. These findings led to fundamental reconsideration of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and multi-domain operations concepts. Developed operational concepts through iterative wargaming to test future force designs.
term code: expert, 15 years

Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2)
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description: Key architect and champion of JADC2 concept - the integration of sensors, command and control, and weapons systems across all military domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber). Advocated for democratization of military data and decentralized command structures to enable mission command. Led implementation of concepts designed to prevent adversaries from disrupting U.S. command and control by distributing decision-making authority. Emphasized that JADC2 would make it 'almost impossible to cut the head off the snake' by enabling command from any platform.
term code: expert, 7 years

Third Offset Strategy Development
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description: Served as Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Third Offset Strategy (3OS) initiative. Contributed to development of strategies leveraging emerging technologies to restore U.S. military advantage over near-peer competitors. Focused on multi-domain operational concepts, anti-access/area denial countermeasures, and human-machine teaming. Recognized the Third Offset as intellectual foundation for current multi-domain defense concepts including the Hellscape defense strategy for Taiwan.
term code: expert, 8 years

Fighter Pilot Operations
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description: Command pilot with over 2,000 flight hours including 240 combat hours in Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch. Flew F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter (Bandit 567), A/T-38, and T-37 aircraft. Served as USAF Weapons School instructor, demonstrating mastery of tactical employment. Commanded at squadron, wing vice commander, and wing commander levels including 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. One of only 558 pilots ever selected to fly the F-117 stealth fighter in the highly classified program.
term code: expert, 30 years

Multi-Domain Operations and Integration
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description: Led Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability (AFWIC) as Deputy Director, developing advanced efforts for design, integration and capability development across Total Force for multi-domain concepts. Pioneered thinking that moved beyond domain-specific warfare (air war, ground war, maritime war) to integrated all-domain operations. Developed concepts connecting air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains into unified operational frameworks. Emphasized that multi-domain operations are essential for future conflict success.
term code: expert, 10 years

China Military Competition Strategy
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description: Specialized in assessing and countering Chinese military capabilities, particularly A2/AD (anti-access/area denial) systems and integrated air defense networks. Developed strategies to restore U.S. competitive advantage as China achieved parity in precision-guided munitions and theater-level battle networks. Recognized that China's offset strategy in their near abroad fundamentally changed the strategic balance. Worked on concepts to counter Chinese capabilities including multi-domain swarming defense (Hellscape) for Taiwan scenarios.
term code: expert, 12 years

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John Boyd
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Sun Tzu
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Friedrich Nietzsche
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Erwin Rommel
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Carl von Clausewitz
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description: Foundational military theory from On War - friction, fog of war, center of gravity, defense as stronger form of warfare, war as continuation of policy. Clausewitz's emphasis on uncertainty and adaptation under pressure underpins modern professional military education and strategic thinking including wargaming as policy tool.

B.H. Liddell Hart
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description: Indirect approach and strategy of the indirect attack - achieving objectives through maneuver rather than frontal assault. Liddell Hart's critique of attrition warfare and emphasis on dislocation influenced post-WWII Western military thought. Relevant to Air Force concepts of standoff strike and avoiding adversary strengths.

Claude Shannon
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description: Information theory and mathematical foundations of communication - signal/noise ratio, bandwidth, encoding. Shannon's work underpins modern C4ISR systems and network-centric warfare. Relevant to Hinote's emphasis on digitized command and control, meshed sensor networks, and information advantage as key to future warfare.

Benjamin Franklin
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Leonardo da Vinci
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description: Renaissance polymath ideal - combining artistic vision with engineering innovation. Da Vinci's designs for war machines and fortifications demonstrate integration of creativity and technical problem-solving. Symbolic of the intellectual versatility Hinote brings to defense transformation through cross-domain thinking.

Micah Zenko
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description: Wargaming theory and strategic planning methodology. Zenko's work on wargaming best practices and critiques of defense planning processes informs modern approaches to scenario-based force development. Relevant to Hinote's role leading Air Force Futures wargaming programs that exposed U.S. vulnerabilities against China.

Robert Work
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The U.S. Is Not Yet Ready for the Era of 'Great Power' Conflict
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A US Air Force war game shows what the service needs to hold off — or win against — China in 2030
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Replicator: An inside look at the Pentagon's ambitious drone program
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Days from Retirement Hinote Warns That Air Force Modernization Could Come Off the Rails
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Today's F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General
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Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames
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US Air Force to start new experiments with Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone
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Air Force Weaponizing Cargo Planes For All-Domain Ops: Bomb Bay In A Box
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Not messing around: China's rapid military advances stoke fear catch Pentagon by surprise
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Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote Outlines Ways to Facilitate Defense Innovation
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Airpower After Ukraine: The Future of Air Warfare (Today in DoD listing)
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Can four big commands prepare the Air Force to win wars?
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NFTF: Insights from Brig. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote USAF Deputy Chief Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq
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Col. Clint Hinote — Author/Contributor Page
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Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Clinton Hinote Joins Pallas Advisors
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If we don't change we're going to lose — Air Force strategy chief Hinote
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Hinote Urges Defense Innovation Board to Find Incentives for Faster Technology Development
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Wargame Ends Better With Trans-Domain Moves Hinote Says
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Weakened by War, Iran Hits Back by Strangling a Vital Waterway
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Iran Must Only Succeed Once to Trigger a Catastrophe
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A Predictable Problem
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Hegseth says Iran showing 'sheer desperation' in Strait of Hormuz as oil tankers remain stuck
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Interview with Clinton Hinote
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is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Wide-ranging interview covering parity with China, obsolescence of the post–Cold War American way of warfare, Third Offset Strategy, JADC2, the Hellscape defense concept, multi-domain swarming, human-machine teaming, and uncrewed systems.
date published: 2025-11-21
publisher: org-small-wars-journal-arizona-state-university
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Future warfare depends on agile, measurable software development
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Op-ed arguing DoD's acquisition model is a relic of the past; discusses the SECDEF mandate for the Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP); proposes data-driven metrics for software development based on Atlantic Council Commission on Software-Defined Warfare recommendations.
date published: 2025-05-02
publisher: Breaking Defense
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Uncrewed Systems and the Transformation of U.S. Warfighting Capacity
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Companion article to SCSP report; argues uncrewed systems alone are not transforming war—the combination of drones with democratized digitized C2 systems and meshed sensor networks (a transformative trinity) is what drives transformation. Draws lessons from Ukraine.
date published: 2024-02-09
publisher: War on the Rocks
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Adapt or Die: Big Air Force Changes Demand Buy-In from Within
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is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Commentary on the Air Force's Re-optimization for Great Power Competition review's 24 decisions announced at AFA Warfare Symposium; compares the Air Force's challenge to Kodak, Pan Am, and Blockbuster—organizations that failed to adapt.
date published: 2024-02-15
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
author: S. Clinton Hinote

In Brief: The National Defense Industrial Strategy
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is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Part of War on the Rocks' In Brief series. Hinote argues the NDIS makes important statements—consolidation went too far, sub-tier contractors need attention, barriers to entry must be lowered—but the implementation plan should be unclassified because industrial policy is public policy.
date published: 2024-01-31
publisher: War on the Rocks
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Deterrence in Cyberspace
type: Article
name: How to Stop the Next Hack
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Analyzes the Sony hack and argues for establishing deterrence in cyberspace; proposes a framework combining cyber defense, offensive capability, and shifting competition to domains where the U.S. has advantages; draws on Thomas Schelling's deterrence theory.
date published: 2015-01-04
publisher: org-foreign-affairs-council-on-foreign-relations
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Everything You Need To Know About No-Fly Zones
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Comprehensive guide to no-fly zones, drawing on personal experience enforcing no-fly zones over Iraq and expertise from the USAF Weapons School. Also republished at The National Interest and from CFR's Defense in Depth blog.
date published: 2015-05-05
publisher: Defense One
author: S. Clinton Hinote

The Russian Weapon That Could Tip The Balance in the Middle East
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Analyzes Russia's decision to sell the S-300 missile defense system to Iran; explains three key reasons why this is significant: mobility and lethality, regional balance-of-power shifts, and arms-race risk.
date published: 2015-04-20
publisher: Defense One
author: S. Clinton Hinote

The US Missile System Driving a Wedge Between China, South Korea
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Analyzes the U.S. decision to install a THAAD missile interceptor system in South Korea and how it could force Seoul to choose between its Washington alliance and its Beijing relationship.
date published: 2015-03-26
publisher: Defense One
author: S. Clinton Hinote

How To Determine the Success of Air Strikes in Syria
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Outlines five categories of an enemy's system that can determine the success or failure of the U.S.-led air campaign in Syria.
date published: 2014-10-01
publisher: Defense One
author: S. Clinton Hinote

The Islamic State May Have Hit the Point of Diminishing Returns
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Argues that as Iraqi security forces regain their footing, ISIS's use of terror is not enough to relieve battlefield pressure; expansion has slowed and some territorial gains rolled back.
date published: 2014-09-01
publisher: Defense One
author: S. Clinton Hinote

The risk in targeting the head of the Islamic State
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Written after execution of journalist James Foley; discusses U.S. strategy against ISIS leadership, drawing parallels to the 2006 killing of Zarqawi; argues that targeting individual leaders requires intense intelligence and often doesn't end a movement.
date published: 2014-08-26
publisher: org-the-washington-post-opinions
author: S. Clinton Hinote

No-Fly Zones: The Ultimate Guide
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is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Cross-posted version of his comprehensive guide to no-fly zones.
date published: 2015-01-01
publisher: The National Interest
author: S. Clinton Hinote

If Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Is Dead: Could This Be the End of ISIS?
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description: Discusses reports that the coalition may have injured or killed al-Baghdadi; argues this will not end the movement—only repudiation by the local population can defeat ISIS.
date published: 2014-10-01
publisher: The National Interest
author: S. Clinton Hinote

The Air War Against ISIS: The Deciding Factor
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is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Argues the continued participation of Middle Eastern states in anti-ISIS operations is crucial for long-term success and U.S. leadership worldwide.
date published: 2014-09-01
publisher: The National Interest
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Russia's S-300 Sale to Iran: 3 Things You Need to Know
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is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Analyzes Putin's decision to sell the S-300 missile system to Iran after the UN hold was lifted; discusses implications for regional military balance.
date published: 2015-04-01
publisher: The National Interest
author: S. Clinton Hinote

One Way To Combat The Ebola Virus: Use Counterinsurgency Tactics
type: Article
is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Applies counterinsurgency concepts from Army FM 3-24 to the Ebola response effort, drawing parallels between fighting insurgencies and fighting infectious disease.
date published: 2014-10-01
publisher: The National Interest
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Guest Post: The ISIS Video and Military Strategy in Iraq
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is part of: S. Clinton Hinote - Disruptive Strategist
description: Analysis of the Islamic State's A Message to America execution video; discusses IS's strategic messaging, implications for U.S. military strategy, and the risk of mission creep.
date published: 2014-08-01
publisher: org-council-on-foreign-relations-blog
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Ebola and Counterinsurgency—A Struggle for Legitimacy
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description: Original publication of his argument that counterinsurgency concepts apply to the Ebola crisis; the struggle is about legitimacy and the people.
date published: 2014-10-01
publisher: org-council-on-foreign-relations-blog
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Russia's Sale of the S-300 to Iran Will Shift Military Balance
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description: Analyzes the strategic implications of Russia's S-300 sale to Iran; argues it represents a fundamental shift in Middle East military balance regarding air operations.
date published: 2015-04-01
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author: S. Clinton Hinote

After Defeat: A Time to Rebuild
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description: Fictional/speculative strategy article set in the future about rebuilding after strategic failure; published in the inaugural issue of Air University's Æther journal.
date published: 2024-01-01
publisher: org-air-university-æther-journal
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Uncrewed Systems and the Transformation of U.S. Warfighting Capacity
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description: New technologies often require updating old ideas, old strategies, and old ways of preparing humans for war. The influx of new technologies into military institutions is continuous, occurring since the dawn of war, albeit with increased frequency since the First Industrial Revolution. Every now and then, however, a new technology forces a disruptive shift in how wars are started, fought and ended. Uncrewed systems—which are now undergoing a form of Cambrian Explosion in capability, quality and quantity—appear to be such a technology. These systems are disrupting how combatants are considering risk, cost and authority on the modern battlefield.
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Centralized Control and Decentralized Execution
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description: The Air Force's master tenet of centralized control, decentralized execution is in danger of becoming dogma. Airmen have difficulty communicating the meaning of this phrase in a joint setting. This is partially due to our limited understanding of its history and the imprecise meaning of the words involved.
date published: 2012-07-23
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Cutting Off the Head of the Snake
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description: This study examines a compelling phenomenon in modern conflict. Leaders are being attacked and their leadership is being disrupted at what appears to be an unprecedented rate. Because of this, military decision makers and planners need to know if attacking leadership is an effective strategy. The study differentiates between attacking leadership and the killing or capturing of enemy leaders, commonly called decapitation. Leadership attack is broader than decapitation, as it encompasses additional actions that disrupt the process of leadership within the adversary organization.
date published: 2013-06-01
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Cutting Off the Head of the Snake: Applying and Assessing Leadership Attack in Military Conflict
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description: This study examines a compelling phenomenon in modern conflict. Leaders are being attacked and their leadership is being disrupted at what appears to be an unprecedented rate. Because of this, military decision makers and planners need to know if attacking leadership is an effective strategy. There are numerous and divergent opinions on this subject. This study's purpose is to answer the research question: when, if ever, is it advisable to attack adversary leadership in times of military conflict? The study differentiates between attacking leadership and the killing or capturing of enemy leaders, commonly called decapitation. Leadership attack is broader than decapitation, as it encompasses additional actions that disrupt the process of leadership within the adversary organization. These include destroying command centers and communication nodes or undermining the adversary leader through psychological attack.
date published: 2013-06-01
is part of: School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Dissertation (Air University)
author: S. Clinton Hinote

School of Advanced Air and Space Studies Dissertation (Air University)
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How to Stop the Next Hack
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description: Argues deterrence has not worked for cyberattacks; draws on Thomas Schelling's deterrence theory to propose the U.S. must communicate credible threats of punishment to deter state-sponsored cyberattacks. Written in response to Sony hack by North Korea.
date published: 2015-01-04
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author: S. Clinton Hinote

Foreign Affairs
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After Defeat: A Time to Rebuild
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description: Speculative strategy article in the inaugural issue of Air University's Æther journal; set in the future, exploring how to rebuild after strategic failure.
date published: 2024-01-01
is part of: Æther: A Journal of Strategy & Airpower
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Æther: A Journal of Strategy & Airpower
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Empowering the Edge: Uncrewed Systems and the Transformation of U.S. Warfighting Capacity
type: ScholarlyArticle
description: Full-length policy report arguing transformational change comes from the interaction of three elements: uncrewed systems, democratized digitized C2, and meshed sensor networks. Recommends DoD reforms for uncrewed air, land, and maritime systems. Draws lessons from Ukraine conflict.
date published: 2024-02-01
is part of: Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) Policy Report
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) Policy Report
type: Periodical

The Character of Future War to 2030
type: ScholarlyArticle
description: Part 1: Factors Driving Change in the Security Environment; Part 2: The Evolving Character of War; Part 3: Implications for the Joint Force. Examines technological, geopolitical, and operational factors shaping warfare through 2030.
date published: 2024-12-01
is part of: Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) Defense Paper Series
author: S. Clinton Hinote

Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP) Defense Paper Series
type: Periodical

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Clinton Hinote - RAND Professor
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