International Relations in Professional Military Education - Military Strategy Magazine

The Problem of Stability: Military Strategy in a Non-Newtonian Universe - Military Strategy Magazine

Although most of our strategic thinking pays lip service to the unstable nature of the environment in which strategy must operate, our strategies usually fail to account for that nature in any meaningful way. This article explores the implications of that failure.

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War on the Northern Front - Military Strategy Magazine

A future war between Israel, Hezbollah and its patron Iran will very likely be a medium to high intensity war. Hezbollah's strategy will aim to achieve psychological exhaustion of Israel's population by a massive long range artillery bombardment and a shallow invasion of Israel's border areas. Israel's responding strategy will very likely aim to achieve a rapid destruction of Hezbollah personnel and material from the air and on the ground.

Assimilation of Military Strategy in a Highly Politicized Environment: A Model - Military Strategy Magazine

The phenomenon of military strategy being carried out in a highly toxic political environment is not new, but it seems that high-ranking military strategists must flex, to the limit, their cognitive muscles in the current stormy waters. The model presented in this article is set to enable them to identify the character of the challenge and the relevant mode of response: Initiating, Discussing, Coordinating, Bargaining or Withdrawing.

A Note From The Editor - Military Strategy Magazine

Terminology: Clarity, Context and War - Military Strategy Magazine

Within the halls of academia, doctrine-writing shops, and other institutions of prolific pontification two phrases are frequently bandied about: “words matter” and “context is king”.  And while these two phrases have been overused almost to the point of cliché, their accuracy in the context of war and strategy cannot be overstated. First, let’s address the... View Article

Terminology: Clarity, Context and War - Military Strategy Magazine

Within the halls of academia, doctrine-writing shops, and other institutions of prolific pontification two phrases are frequently bandied about: “words matter” and “context is king”.  And while these two phrases have been overused almost to the point of cliché, their accuracy in the context of war and strategy cannot be overstated. First, let’s address the... View Article

The Post-Operational Level Age: The Operational Focus Approach, Part 3 - Military Strategy Magazine

To achieve the optimal connection between policy, strategy and tactics (described in part 1) through an operational focus approach that connects the strategic value to the combat worth (described in part 2), a new kind of situational assessment is required. The staffs, from brigade to General Staff level, should include two separate groups: a Planning Group and a C2 Group. We believe the uncertainty hovering over the utility of military force in achieving the national goals makes this new structure crucial for the effective application of that force.

The Post-Operational Level Age: The Operational Focus Approach, Part 2 - Military Strategy Magazine

Through three concepts: ‘Operational Focus Approach’, ‘Combat Worth’ And ‘Strategic Value’ the authors explain what is needed to be done in order to maximize the utility of force in contemporary military operations. This article is Part Two of an analysis of the post-operational level age.