The Continuities and Discontinuities of War
‘Existing military doctrine and training will very quickly prove challenging or out of date during the initial combat of a new war,’ a hypothesis associated with the eminent historian Sir Michael Howard. Before 2022, many theorists and pundits were strongly of the opinion that there was no chance of Putin invading Ukraine.
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Thinking Twice Before Praising War on Social Media
With the ongoing wars in Ukraine, Palestine, Tigray, Myanmar, Central African Republic, and eastern DRC, to name a few, social media has become a space for propaganda.
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Investment in the Military is a Waste… Until the Next War
The chants of war now occur in multiple dimensions – in person, and digitally. They come not only from the modern Cossack astride their battle tank, but there is also another voice, a contemporary war viewer, shouting their war slogans over the many social media platforms, ‘death to… kill so and so’.
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Early Information Exchange: When Sailors Shared and Peasants Liked
In stark contrast, during the late 15th century, information traveled through offline routes, forming an early communication network and laying the groundwork for the sophisticated information systems we use today.
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The Sense of an Ending: Early Considerations for a Possible War Defeat of Nuclear-Armed Russia in Ukraine
The impact of military defeats over the course of Russian history has been radical and obvious: The consequences are pervasive and can include anything from radical reform to revolution. The saying “history repeats itself” is often discussed.
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