Conflict Flashcards
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, what is the first task that a strategic leader must understand?
Understand the strategic position of the conflict and craft the appropriate response to that situation
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, what is the second task that a strategic leader must understand?
They must effectively communicate the appropriate strategic response to all of their stakeholders
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, what is the third task that a strategic leader must understand?
They need to oversee the implementation of the appropriate strategic response and excute the plan relentlessly
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, what is the finaltask that a strategic leader must understand?
They need to how the appropriate strategic response needs to be refined, adapted and augmented so they can perform the first three tasks again
“War tends to be as ___ __ _______ but _____ __ _ _____ invention
“War tends to be as old as mankind but peace is a modern invention
Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, What is said to be the advantage of being a totalitarian leader?
They can truely undertake a suprise attack, because they dont need the winning over of politicians or the public
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, what were the affects of the western governments appeasement of Hitler?
It meant that governments had the thought that appeasement wasn’t an option, as it would almost definitely lead to a greater conflict in the future. Thus, governments would take immediate, aggressive approach to hostilities
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, As a strategic leader, what should you never do?
Be overly optimistic of the progress of the war. Propagating the war is the work of the politican, the strategic leaders sole focus should be on assessing the strategic situation and implementing the appropriate strategic response(Task 1 to 4)
As of 2024, why doesnt Egypt want to accept any Palestinian refugees?
Because they believe it will bring a flood of Hamas fighters with them. Hamas is an off shoot organisation of the Muslim Brotherhood(Founded in Eygpt) which had power in 2012. The brotherhood is still operating in the rural areas of Egypt and are against the current Egypt government
In the book Conflict by Gen Petraeus and Andrew Roberts, what are the terrorist ‘3 Rs’?
Revenge, for past grievances :Renown, that might give meaning to the terrorists life: Reaction, to provoke a reaction from the enemy that may inspire their compatriots
What year was Israel first invaded by the 5 Arab countries?
1948 by Iraq, Jordan, Egypt. Syria, and Lebanon
