Introduction Distributed Operations (DO) is a war-fighting concept drafted by the United States Marine Corps and developed primarily by their Warfighting Laboratory as a response to the changing environment of the Global War on Terror. Adaptive enemies and a more complex environment were seen as requiring conventional forces to maintain the ability to decentralise decision… Read More
Introduction The Journal of the Military Operations Research Society of Korea is a peer-reviewed academic journal run by the Military Operations Research Society in South Korea. Outline It features both English and Korean articles in the areas of Military strategy, operations research, political economy, and case analyses. Founded in 1975, it is one of the… Read More
Introduction For military strategy, Intent is the desired outcome of a military operation. It is a key concept in 21st century military operations and is a vital element to facilitate subordinates’ initiative and collaboration and cooperation amongst team members in joint operations. Intent Content In the reviewed open military doctrine literature intent is a critical… Read More
Introduction United States Army Strategist or Functional Area 59 or FA59 is a functional area of the United States Army. While the US military and Army has had strategic thinkers throughout its history, the United States Army’s FA59 career field emerged in the late 1990’s with its first cohort beginning duty in 2001, partially due… Read More
Introduction The Basic Strategic Art Programme (BSAP) is an academic programme taught at the US Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The course was designed to support the educational requirements for Functional Area FA59 (FA59), US Army Strategist, formerly called Strategic Plans and Policy. The first course began in 2003 and the school continues… Read More
Introduction The Three Block War is a concept described by US Marine Corps (USMC) General Charles Krulak in the late 1990s to illustrate the complex spectrum of challenges likely to be faced by Marines on the modern battlefield. In Krulak’s example, Marines may be required to conduct full-scale military action, peacekeeping operations and humanitarian aid… Read More
Introduction New generation warfare (Russian: Война нового поколения) is a Russian theory of unconventional warfare which prioritises the psychological and people-centred aspects over traditional military concerns, and emphasizes a phased approach of non-military influence such that armed conflict, if it arises, is much less costly in human or economic terms for the aggressor than it… Read More
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