@Minr_boy PL SC 437 Dr. Robert Packer September 21‚ 2012 Essay #1 - Question #1 A “revolution in military affairs (RMA)” is a concept that explains how advancements in technology‚ organization‚ and strategy have changed the nature of warfare. Assuming that the revolution exists as described‚ the current transition - post-1990 - is defined by the development and use of precision-guided munitions (PGM)‚ standoff weapons platforms (e.g.‚ unmanned aerial vehicles)‚ and remote sensing (e.g.
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Military revolution and revolution of military affair The world is continuing to experience changes that are affecting every generation of people in society without regard to race‚ religion‚ age‚ sex‚ political status or geographical location. These changes are certainly important chapters for our history books. For the most part I would say these changes are like evolution which has led to the diversification of all living organisms from a common ancestor‚ known as a scientific development
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If this isn’t a Military Revolution I don’t know what is…… Kelly Archer Hawaii Pacific University Dr. Satterfield 17 October 2010 Archer 1 The late nineteenth and early twentieth century saw a great deal of colonization of Asia and Africa by European powers‚ each trying to fulfill its own version of manifest destiny. England controlled vast holds in Africa‚ as well as India; the Belgians ruled the Congo; Germany‚ France‚ and Italy also held several African lands. These colonies funded
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Internal Security Forces or Military Forces? Before arguing about police and military responsibilities dealing with the threat‚ it is important to define the status of contradiction. Since the essay focuses on the initial phases of the conflict‚ where neither official declaration of war is announced‚ nor opponents declared their juridical belonging to the other state‚ opposing party will be called terrorists. As it was mentioned in the previous chapter during phases one to six‚ terrorists may have
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What was the Military Revolution? Geoffrey Parker describes the military revolution as a period between 1500-1750 when changes in tactics‚ army size‚ and fortifications transformed the way wars were fought and how they were won1. Fortresses were very useful strongholds until cannons became more developed and knocked the fortresses down. Changes in the design of fortresses then made them more successful against bombardment. Firearms on the battlefield slowly became more present until it became the
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The military revolution that occurred in Europe from 1560 to 1660 arguably represented the first signs of modernity for European and Western armies. As Geoffrey Parker describes in his book‚ The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West‚ 1500-1800‚ European armies before this military revolution conducted a preponderance of their wars using siege warfare against highly developed fortifications reminiscent of the age . This preponderance‚ however‚ began to change in Europe
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The advent of the French revolution brought about significant change to the European landscape towards the latter part of the 18th century. Of the several changes to occur as a result‚ it was the revolution in military warfare that was most significant. Napoleon Bonaparte‚ the French military and political leader who rose to prominence during this timeframe‚ can be credited with influencing many aspects of this warfare revolution. This evolutionary period in warfare was significant because it transformed
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Europe‚ a military revolution was taking place which would propel Europe to forefront of military superiority. While the military revolution produced significant technological advancements specifically with respect to gunpowder‚ cannons‚ and sailing ships‚ such advancements would come with a plethora of technological‚ political and social consequences both positive and negative. Along with the predominant consequence of driving Europe towards political centralization‚ the Military Revolution also marked
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The major changes during the struggle for independence and years after gave a “period of revolutionary significance” (Jones‚ 1995‚ p. 58). However‚ the American Revolution was not the same as the French Revolution of 1789 or the Russian Revolution of 1917 as it had no major changes in economic or reorganisation of the government. The Americans fought not to seek to establish a radical new social order but it was the first successful war of national independence in the modern period in which it ended
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“Military/Government involvement in Foreign Affairs” Whereas the US has become the main resource in world affairs‚ our involvement has made us lose sight of our own problems. From Iraq and Afghanistan to now Syria it feels as if the U.S always has to be involved in other countries affairs. It seems as if it has become the moral and humanitarian duty for the U.S to become involved in other countries. With the help that the United States gives to foreign countries this has begun to create a negative
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