tendency to focus on conventional conflicts by focusing on the importance of irregular warfare. The concepts of working with allies and expanding our warfare research are both focused towards irregular warfare. Additionally‚ studying insurgency operations and placing less emphasis on conventional tactics further emphasizes irregular warfare. The National Defense Strategy understood the need to transition from conventional to irregular war tactics. First‚ our country along with our allies have been attacked
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threats that may be faced in order to be victorious. This preparation includes knowing what irregular threats of military‚ political‚ psychological and economic nature may be encountered by either the host nation or outside forces as the enemy seeks to undermine the authority of a local government or influence an external power (Marine Corps Operating Concepts‚ pg. 113). When the Marine Corps is prepared
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Somalia is a great country with a very beautiful and friendly people in a strategic location in the Horn of Africa‚ bordering the Gulf of Aden in the north‚ the Indian Ocean in the east‚ Ethiopia in the west‚ Kenya in the southwest and Djibouti in the northeast. The flag of Somalia (a light blue field with a central white star) represents the five regions of Somalia in the Horn of Africa. Somalia has a long coastline of more than 3‚300 kilometers – being one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes
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The Gulf of Aden is located in the Arabian Sea between Yemen and Somalia. The waterway is part of the important Suez Canal shipping route between the Mediterranean Sea and the Arabian Sea with 21‚000 ships crossing the gulf annually. The Gulf of Aden is a vital waterway for shipping‚ especially for Persian Gulf oil‚ making it an integral waterway in the world economy. The Gulf of Aden is an area known for acts of piracy‚ earning it the nickname “Pirate Alley”‚ and making its waters dangerous for
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armed rebellion against a constituted authority (for example‚ an authority recognized as such by the United Nations) when those taking part in the rebellion are not recognized as belligerents.[1] An insurgency can be fought via counter-insurgency warfare‚ and may also be opposed by measures to protect the population‚ and by political and economic actions of various kinds aimed at undermining the insurgents ’ claims against the incumbent regime.[2] The nature of insurgencies is an ambiguous concept
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Essay on Wars – Destructive for Humanity. War is‚ without argument the worst collective experience of humanity. It has created new nations on the rubbles of destroyed cities and humans dead. It involves mass killing without humane feelings even if short and swift. Our recent experience with Kargil‚ which was not even not even a full-fledged war‚ reopened the sordidness of military action. Wars‚ when prolonged like the World Wars‚ result in human brutality‚ mass extermination of races and
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The alleged misunderstandings were that the War Guilt Clause was to prevent Germany from any counter-arguments and asking for reimbursement. However‚ it was later associated with Germany and its "war guilt". This illustrates that "In politics‚ perception is reality" because despite the true purpose of the War Guilt Clause‚ the perceptions of the Allied nations of Germany’s role in World War I became reality for them. Not only did it become reality‚ it completely altered their perception and believed
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about humane warfare‚ including the increased value of human life and new technology‚ which have been said to have made war more humane. It will conclude‚ however‚ that although countries of the West may have adopted such characteristics‚ this is essentially asymmetrical because adversaries of the West do not tend to play by the same rules. Therefore‚ although war can be made more humane‚ it is not easy to say to what extent that will happen. Jay Winter describes twentieth century warfare as defined
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traditional weapons and tactics of warfare‚ such as carpet bombing. There has been an ongoing heated debate on whether or not the US should continue their use of drones in warfare. The use of drones in warfare should continue to be used by the US because they have multiple advantages. One of the reasons why drones are a huge benefit for the US is because of their precision and accuracy. An article that is in favor of the US continuing their use of drones in warfare states‚ “... since the United States
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Somali lands with Kenya into a greater Somalia. The issue of British colony had otherwise been much less to do with this war‚ the main reason to war was that of irredentism by Somalis. This conflict went on as Somalis resisted from being governed by a dark skinned government of the Prime Minister Jomo Kenyatta while at the same time seek unity. Somali seek independence at the expense of Kenya. Somalia wanted to be in power to rule a unified greater Somalia but Kenya couldn’t let their borders be
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