The Ancient Art of Modern Warfare
Government
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine disproves many recent predictions about the future of war. This includes the predictions about the death of the law of war. The perception of the legitimacy of war depends in large part on seemingly ancient notions of Jus Ad Bellum and Jus in Bello. The war in Ukraine shows that legitimacy, or loss of legitimacy, has serious consequences.
For more information on the material in this podcast see:
“The End of History”: https://www.c-span.org/video/?24282-1/the-end-history-man
“The Laws of War on Land”: https://ihl-databases.icrc.org/applic/ihl/ihl.nsf/Article.xsp?action=openDocument&documentId=B06FB334DC14CBD1C12563CD00515767
“Should the Laws of War Apply to Terrorists?” https://www.jstor.org/stable/25658249
“On the Nature of War”: Helmuth von Moltke: http://www.gwpda.org/1914m/moltke.html
Defense Department Law of War Manual: https://dod.defense.gov/Portals/1/Documents/pubs/DoD Law of War Manual - June 2015 Updated Dec 2016.pdf?ver=2016-12-13-172036-190
"Russia’s military is incompetent. That makes it more dangerous." https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/03/17/russia-military-failing-dangerous/
Col. Christopher T. Mayer, US Army Retired, is a former instructor of the US Army Command and General Staff College and the Naval War College, guest lecturer on national security at academic institutions in the United States and Europe, and developed operational and organizational concepts for future warfare. He is a veteran of combat operations in Iraq and peacekeeping operations in Africa and the Balkans.
Thucydudes and the Ancient Art of Modern Warfare
E89 Sun Who?
E88: Who is thes Clausewitz Guy?
E87: Identifying the End State
E86: Is an End State Important?
E85: Naming the Rose Part 5 -- Why don’t we take action?
E84: Naming the Rose, Part 4 -- Tools for Accountability
Naming the Rose Part 3
Naming the Rose, Part 2
E81: Naming the Rose
E80: Rules for the Use of Force for Private Security Companies
E79: Rules for the Use of Force
E78: ROE and the Law of War
E77: Rules of Engagement
E76: Limited War with China
Wagner Decapitated?
E74: Niger -- Military Coup as Hybrid Warfare?
E73 Triumph of the Will
E72: Warfighting Capabilities
E71: War College for Civilians
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