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A Thorough Explanation of China’s Long-Term Strategy
WEBAug 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.
Addressing the U.S. Military Recruiting Crisis
WEBMar 10, 2023 · How bad is the recruiting crisis? During the last fiscal year, the Army missed its recruiting goal by 15,000 active-duty soldiers, or 25 percent of its target. This shortfall forced the Army to cut its planned active-duty end strength from 476,000 to 466,000. And the current fiscal year is likely to be even worse.
Understanding the Russo-Ukrainian War: A Guide From ... - War …
WEBResistance “ 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 Resistance,” by Walter Haynes (3/2022)
Desert Storm at 30: Aerospace Power and the U.S. Military
WEBMar 1, 2021 · Desert Storm was a sustained 43-day air campaign including four days of ground operations by the United States and its allies against Iraq between Jan. 17, 1991 and Feb. 28, 1991. In six weeks of fighting, the U.S.-led coalition defeated Iraq, which had initiated the conflict by invading Kuwait the previous August.
The Mythical War Scare of 1983 - War on the Rocks
WEBMar 16, 2021 · Elizabeth Charles of the Department of State’s Office of the Historian has put together an invaluable collection of new materials on superpower relations at the beginning of the 1980s, including two meticulous editorial notes on Able Archer. Those who present Able Archer as a near miss with nuclear war zero in on a passage in a 1989 memorandum by Lt. Gen. Leonard Perroots, assistant chief of ...
What Thucydides Teaches Us About War, Politics, and the Human …
WEBAug 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.
Machiavelli’s 27 Rules of War - War on the Rocks
WEBAug 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 ...
The U.S. Defense Industry in a New Era - War on the Rocks
WEBJan 13, 2021 · What emerged was a small group of top-tier defense players with portfolios spanning a wide range of military hardware markets. A few, like Boeing (and later General Dynamics, via its 1999 acquisition of Gulfstream), were able to balance the post-Cold War defense downturn with major commercial aviation businesses.Others, like Lockheed Martin, experimented in the energy and telecommunications ...
Feeding the Bear: A Closer Look at Russian Army Logistics and the …
WEBNov 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 …