Why Arabs Lose Wars (1999)
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The article 'Why Arabs Lose Wars' (1999) discusses the cultural and systemic reasons behind Arab military defeats, sparking a thoughtful discussion on pedagogy, leadership, and cultural insights.
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The insights on pedagogy are some of the most interesting. The main problems, according to the author, are on-high lectures where instructors are not challenged, a lack of inter-student competition, insistence on both students and instructors saving face by not knowing the answer, and a culture of secrecy.
Other interesting issues: cohesion between officers and enlisted, being honest about your faults, taking responsibility. A lot of these lessons, I think, could be applied quite broadly (war, education, business, personal relationships, etc.)