John Giuseppe Pili
Assistant professor in the Intelligence Analysis Program at James Madison University with a background in open-source intelligence and research fellowships at RUSI; PhD in philosophy focusing on philosophy of war and land warfare theory.
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Feb 9, 2026 • 37min
Gian Pili on Land Warfare and the Philosophy of War, Part I
John Giuseppe Pili, an intelligence analyst and philosopher of war, discusses land warfare theory and why current combat paradigms are shifting. He explains his 'Unmechanized Warfare' thesis. Conversations cover limits of historical analogies, the value and misuse of principles as heuristics, precise definitions, and why maneuver is often overemphasized.
