The 2006 conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is receiving renewed attention from defense planners and thinkers who see it as an important example of what the U.S. military might face in the future. The attention goes all the way to the top: Defense Secretary Robert Gates discusses the increasing capabilities of non-state actors in the latest issue of Foreign Affairs . In his essay titled "A Balanced Strategy: Reprogramming the Pentagon for a New Age," Gates writes, "militias, insurgent groups,...
