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.
E72: Warfighting Capabilities
E71: War College for Civilians
E70: Why We Shouldn’t Help Ukraine
E69: Ukraine -- Why Should We Care?
E68: Whither Wagner?
E67: Is Russia at War?
E66: The Role of Citizens in Going to War
E65: The Battlefield Staff Ride
E64 Military Coup d’États
E63: Why Wagner?
E62: Mercenaries, Terrorism, and War Crimes
E61: War and Terrorism
E60: The Myth of Limited War
E59: Conventional Warfare is NOT Dead
E58: Is Combat Aviation Still Relevant?
The Tank is NOT Dead, Long Live the Tank!
E55 Other Roles for the Military Instrument of National Power
E54: The Military Element of National Power, Part 3 -- Mercenaries
E53 The Military Elelemt of Power Part 2 Russian Militias
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