★★★★ TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE CONDUCT OF LAND WARFARE Technological innovations, many of which were dramatically demonstrated in the Gulf War, are giving rise to what is being called a "military-technical revolution." This "revolution" will have a dramatic effect on the Army and land warfare through five dominant trends: lethality and dispersion; volume and precision... Continua a leggere →
★★★★ This paper was originally presented at the U.S. Army War College Fourth Annual Strategy Conference held February 24-25, 1993, with the assistance of the Office of Net Assessment. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to publish the paper as part of its Conference Series. Preface Land warfare in the 21st century will be shaped... Continua a leggere →
★★★ 33 minutes Diplomats and defense attachés when posted to a country are expected to give a fresh assessment of that country’s strategic posture. The term strategic posture is used here to encompass not only the country’s military—personnel, equipment, bases, and other infrastructure—but also its political-strategic alignment (friendly? neutral? potential rival/adversary?), its overall attitude to war, and... Continua a leggere →
Experts, including Congressional Strategic Posture Commission Commissioners, examine the future of US nuclear strategy to develop nonpartisan policies addressing key security challenges facing the nation.
★★★ 20 minutes Franco-cultural Northwest Europe.The foundations of Normandy take us back to the pre-royal phase of Viking raids. One of these Vikings, a Scandinavian of uncertain origin named Rollo, had established himself and his followers in the lower Seine valley by the early tenth century, and Charles the Simple, king of West Francia, granted... Continua a leggere →
★★★ 18 minutes Modern varieties of geopolitical theory are abundant and often conflicting. Anglo-American and German approaches tend toward a geographically oriented outlook that tends to see politics at work within a geographical setting that is, if not strictly deterministic, at least very influential (the classic theories of Halford Mackinder certainly fit this characterization), whereas... Continua a leggere →
9 minutes Perhaps no four words are more vaguely understood than the four words that head this page. Strategy comes from two Greek words: stratos, an army, and agein, to lead. These two words were combined in the Greek language to form the word strategos, which we translate by the word "general." Among the many... Continua a leggere →
★★ La guerra del 1904-1905 tra Russia e Giappone fu uno dei conflitti più importanti degli inizi del XX secolo. Ciò ebbe notevoli conseguenze politiche (ad esempio la rivoluzione in Russia dopo la sconfitta), ma cosa ancora più importante, la natura degli scontri prefigurava, in un dettaglio, quella degli scontri della guerra del 1914-1918, un... Continua a leggere →
30 minutes The Mongol Invasion of Europe "The greatest happiness is to vanquish your enemies, to chase them before you, to rob them of their wealth, to see those dear to them bathed in tears, to clasp to your bosom their wives and daughters." Genghis Khan In 1227, Genghis Khan died at the age of... Continua a leggere →
21 minutes Introduction Genghis Khan was born sometime between 1155 and 1167 (some sources place 1162 as the date, but there is no confirmation) into the Borjigin clan on the bank of the Onon River, east of Lake Baikal. He was born with the name Temujin (or Temuchin, based on which source you use), which... Continua a leggere →
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