#conventional war

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Now we are returning to the status quo ante and what came before 1648. The world will not collapse in anarchy, but smolder in perpetual conflict as it has for millennia.

We will be all right if we know how to handle ourselves. The first step is realizing that no one fights conventionally anymore.

-- Sean McFate, The New Rules of War: Victory in the Age of Durable Disorder 2019

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What is Low-Intensity Conflict?

What is Low-Intensity Conflict?

Introduction A low-intensity conflict (LIC) is a military conflict, usually localised, between two or more state or non-state groups which is below the intensity of conventional war. It involves the state’s use of military forces applied selectively and with restraint to enforce compliance with its policies or objectives. The term can be used to describe conflicts where at least one or both of…

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What is Hybrid Warfare?

What is Hybrid Warfare?

Introduction Hybrid warfare is a theory of military strategy, first proposed by Frank Hoffman, which employs political warfare and blends conventional warfare, irregular warfare and cyberwarfare with other influencing methods, such as fake news, diplomacy, lawfare and foreign electoral intervention. By combining kinetic operations with subversive efforts, the aggressor intends to avoid…

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What is Conventional Warfare?

What is Conventional Warfare?

Introduction Conventional warfare is a form of warfare conducted by using conventional weapons and battlefield tactics between two or more states in open confrontation. The forces on each side are well-defined, and fight using weapons that primarily target the opponent’s military. It is normally fought using conventional weapons, and not with chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. The…

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A Quick End… “The quickest way to end a war is to lose it.” George Orwell (1903 to 1950)

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Good Soldiers & War… “To have good soldiers, a nations must always be at war.” Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 to 1821)

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Guerrilla Units & Regular Units… “Guerrilla units formed from the people may gradually develop into regular units and, when operating as such, employ the tactics of orthodox mobile war … While it is improper to confuse orthodox with guerrilla operations, it is equally improper to consider that there is a chasm between the two.”

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Culture & War… “Human war has been the most successful of our cultural traditions.” Robert Ardrey