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Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Guide From ... - War …
Resistance “ Roots of the Resistance: Understanding National Identity in Ukraine,” by Aaron Erlich (4/2022) “ Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin’s Looming Insurgency Problem,” by Scott Sweetow (4/2022) “ U.S. Public Perceptions of the Russian-Ukrainian War,” with Dina Smeltz (3/2022) “ Oft Forgotten But Critical Elements of Ukrainian …
A Thorough Explanation of China’s Long-Term Strategy
Aug 17, 2021 · As the title of his book suggests, Doshi argues that Beijing does have a coherent strategy to displace America’s position in the world by stymying U.S. power and creating the infrastructure for a China-centric global order. Doshi arrives at this judgment by examining the statements of intent in party documents, speeches, and policy memoirs.
Delivering the Army of 2030 - War on the Rocks
Aug 6, 2023 · Delivering the Army of 2030. Gen. James Rainey and Lt. Gen. Laura Potter. August 6, 2023. Commentary. The U.S. Army is transforming how it prepares to fight and win the nation’s wars. Senior Army leaders developed fresh concepts and logic to guide the Army’s most significant transformation in the past 40 years to ensure the service retains ...
What Thucydides Teaches Us About War, Politics, and the Human …
Aug 9, 2017 · Thucydides’ pessimistic answer seems to be “No”: War was inevitable, we are told, when emergent power Athens contested Sparta’s supremacy 2,500 years ago. Allison offers only a slightly more optimistic take (“War is more likely than not”) in analyzing China’s growing challenge to America’s dominating position globally.
Professionalism is the Foundation of the Army and We Will …
Mar 18, 2024 · Grounded in our oaths, the “ Warrior Ethos,” and the “ Army Values,” our profession produces soldiers and leaders of character through well-established systems of selection, promotion, retention, training, and leader development. Through these accountability mechanisms, we build individual character to produce better soldiers and citizens.
Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the …
Nov 23, 2021 · In a 2016 War on the Rocks article, David A. Shlapak and Michael W. Johnson projected that the Russian army would overrun the Baltic states in three days. Become a Member. Most of these wargames, such as RAND’s Baltic study, focus on fait accompli, an attack by the Russian government aimed at seizing terrain — then quickly digging in.
The Lost Lessons of “Black Hawk Down” - War on the Rocks
Oct 3, 2013 · Today marks the 20 th anniversary of The Battle of Mogadishu, the American operation in Somalia later immortalized by Mark Bowden’s seminal non-fiction book “Black Hawk Down” and dramatized in Ridley Scott’s exhilarating but slightly less non-fictional movie of the same name.On October 3, 1993, 160 U.S. Army Rangers and other special operations forces launched what was supposed to be a ...
Machiavelli’s 27 Rules of War - War on the Rocks
Aug 3, 2014 · At the end of the dialogue, in Book Seven, Machiavelli’s Fabrizio offers 27 “general rules” of war, which are listed here: What benefits the enemy, harms you; and what benefits you, harm the enemy. Whoever is more vigilant in observing the designs of the enemy in war, and endures much hardship in training his army, will incur fewer ...