Military Force Deployment

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The Will to Fight, Lessons from Ukraine
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Mar 29, 2022
RealClearWorld
In Ukraine, ferocious defense has stalled the invaders. Even if Kyiv falls, continued resistance seems likely. Ukraine has reminded the world that national unity in the face of existential threats, self-reliance strengthened by collective defense, and courage coupled with compassion can help underdog populations resist the mightiest military forces.
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Military Strategy
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The Will to Fight in the Age of Social Media
William Marcellino, Michael J. McNerney
Mar 22, 2022
Stars and Stripes
Social media messaging has played a decisive role in strengthening Ukraine's will to fight—arguably the single most important factor in war—against Russia.
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Russia
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Russia's Problems with Military Professionalization
Marek N. Posard @mnposard, Khrystyna Holynska
Mar 21, 2022
Breaking Defense
Even if Russia manages to take control of the territory of Ukraine, the Russian military's underlying problems with professionalization may handicap these occupiers in their efforts to maintain control over that country for the long-term.
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Ukraine
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What Kind of Resistance Can Ukraine Mount?
Stephen J. Flanagan, Marta Kepe @martakepe
Feb 28, 2022
Defense News
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has ordered general mobilization, and Ukrainians are already engaging in irregular warfare and preparing for a prolonged resistance. What might a comprehensive Ukrainian resistance entail? What is the potential effectiveness, and what are the risks? What support could the international community provide?
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Australia
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The Definition of Mobilisation
Joanne Nicholson, Marigold Black, Peter Dortmans
Oct 21, 2021
The Strategist
In Australia, the prevailing view of mobilisation is that it is an activity associated with going to war. But it should also include preparing for, and where possible, preventing a range of potential hazards, as well as supporting subsequent recovery efforts.
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Security Cooperation
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Australian and U.S. Military Health Professionals Can Help Address Pacific Island Needs
David Brewster, Jennifer D. P. Moroney @jdpmoroney, Beth Grill
May 5, 2021
The Strategist
Australia and the United States can combine their military health capabilities to help improve the long-term health security of Pacific island countries. These partnerships should be carefully planned and focus on enduring engagement.
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Russia
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Will Russia's Risk-Aversion Keep It Away from Ukraine?
William Courtney @courtneywmh
Apr 28, 2021
RealClearWorld
Russia could blunder in Ukraine as Soviet rulers did in Afghanistan. Unlike then, however, a new Russian thrust into Ukraine could lead to early, heavy casualties. This could quickly bring home to the Kremlin the political costs of any incursion.
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Critical Infrastructure Protection
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The National Guard Can Do It, but That Doesn't Mean It's a Good Idea
Christopher M. Schnaubelt
Mar 19, 2021
Military Times
Should the National Guard provide an enduring quick reaction force for Washington, D.C., as apparently recommended in a recent report to Congress? Policymakers might ask themselves whether using the National Guard for this mission is actually the best solution.
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Military Force Deployment
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Getting Out of Forever Wars: What Are Biden's Options in Afghanistan?
Brian Michael Jenkins @BrianMJenkins
Mar 12, 2021
Military Times
U.S. counterterrorism strategy has long been driven by the assumption that security at home depends on fighting terrorists abroad. How will that square with the president's pledge to end forever wars? Is it possible to get out of warfighting without shutting down vital counterterrorist operations?
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Military Force Deployment
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Russian Mercenaries in Great-Power Competition: Strategic Supermen or Weak Link?
Molly Dunigan, Ben Connable
Mar 9, 2021
The RAND Blog
The weaknesses within Russian mercenary forces and within the Russian state in relation to press-ganged youths, conscripts, and casualties may offer opportunities for exploitation in great-power competition. These broader weaknesses in Russian national will to fight could be examined to identify more ways to prevent Russia from aggressively undermining Western democracy.
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Base Realignment and Closure
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Why Overseas Military Bases Continue to Make Sense for the United States
Raphael S. Cohen
Jan 14, 2021
War on the Rocks
Voices on the left and right have proposed downsizing America's overseas military footprint. While the merits of basing in a particular location should be open to debate, the underlying twin logics of deterrence and reassurance behind permanently stationing American forces overseas remain operationally, economically, and strategically as sound as ever.
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Philippines
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China Refuses to Quit on the Philippines
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Jul 22, 2020
The Diplomat
When the Filipino people elected Rodrigo Duterte to become their next president in May 2016, China saw a distinct opportunity to pull the longtime U.S. ally away from Washington and into Beijing's strategic orbit. But it remains to be seen how the long-term geopolitical competition between the United States and China over the Philippines will play out.
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Security Cooperation
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The Indo-Pacific Contest: It Could be Time for Fresh Ideas on Allied Security Cooperation
John Blaxland, Jennifer D. P. Moroney @jdpmoroney
Jul 8, 2020
Pacific Forum
U.S. and Australian interests in the Pacific and Southeast Asia face unprecedented challenges from China, and Australia may not be able to handle them on its own. Momentum is growing for heightened cooperation between Australia and the United States.
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Security Cooperation
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China Just Botched a Monumental Opportunity with the Philippines
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
Jun 18, 2020
The Diplomat
China hailed Philippines President Duterte's announcement in February of an end to the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) in six months as evidence the United States was losing the great power competition with China in the Indo-Pacific. But on June 2, Duterte decided to postpone the VFA termination, breathing new life into the decades-long agreement.
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Security Cooperation
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There's Still Life in the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement
Derek Grossman @DerekJGrossman
May 4, 2020
Foreign Policy
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he would terminate the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Washington and Manila have until August 9 to save it or negotiate a new VFA to avert any further alliance crisis.
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Philippines
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If U.S. Forces Have to Leave the Philippines, Then What?
Caroline Baxter
Feb 28, 2020
Foreign Policy Research Institute
If the United States were to lose access to bases in the Philippines, the effects would ripple outward. Maintaining alliances in the Indo-Pacific in all their manifestations is critical—and the details matter.
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Military Force Deployment

The Will to Fight, Lessons from Ukraine

The Will to Fight in the Age of Social Media

Russia's Problems with Military Professionalization

What Kind of Resistance Can Ukraine Mount?

The Definition of Mobilisation

Australian and U.S. Military Health Professionals Can Help Address Pacific Island Needs

Will Russia's Risk-Aversion Keep It Away from Ukraine?

The National Guard Can Do It, but That Doesn't Mean It's a Good Idea

Getting Out of Forever Wars: What Are Biden's Options in Afghanistan?

Russian Mercenaries in Great-Power Competition: Strategic Supermen or Weak Link?

Why Overseas Military Bases Continue to Make Sense for the United States

China Refuses to Quit on the Philippines

The Indo-Pacific Contest: It Could be Time for Fresh Ideas on Allied Security Cooperation

China Just Botched a Monumental Opportunity with the Philippines

There's Still Life in the U.S.-Philippines Visiting Forces Agreement

If U.S. Forces Have to Leave the Philippines, Then What?

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