Military 3 Flashcards
military & bargainin
power to hurt is a bargainin power
- bargaining power that comes from physical harm a nation can do to another is reflected in notions like deterrence, retalitaion, reprisal, terrorism, nerve gas, nukes, armisticse, surrentder, POW treatmetn, regualtion of armament…
- military force can sometimes be used to achieve an objective forcibly
- military power is used as a bargaining power and thus is part of diplomacy
military strategy
military strategy is teh art and science of military victory
object of victory is traitoinally described as imposign one’s will on teh enemy but how this is done tends to receive less attention
a country’s capacity for violence
countries use their capacity for violence as a bargaining power
writing by Julius Caesar
Conquest of Gual
Gulf of Tonkin
1964
Thucycidides writing
Peloponessian war
what is diplomacy
diplomacy is bargaining
- seeks out outcomes - might not be ideal for either -that are better for both versus alternatives
can be polite or not, aggressive nor not
- compromse, exchanges, collaborative
military forces to hurt
military forces can be used to hurt
0- can protect take things of value but it can also destroy value and cause sufferings
exploited in vicious diplomacy
power to hurt is a bargaining power exploited in vicious diplomacy
when is the power to hurt historically most successful
power to hurt is most successful when it is held in reserve 0- threat of pain structures motivation
- those who exploit ti know what the adversary treasures and scares them
what dos coercion requrie
coercion requires finding a bargain and arranging for them to b e better/not worse. - doing what they want
what are troops often considered
troops are often considered a military asset versus a warm human being
Ghengis Khan and hostages
Khan often has is hostages march ahead of army so first victims fo resistance
nukes and victory
with nukes, you can do a lot of damage w/o military victory
“victory is no longer a prerequisite for hurting the enemy”
a successful surprise attack might prevent…
a successful surprise attack might eliminate an opponent’s means for retribution
purveyor
person who provides or supplis something
make clear by explaination or analyssi
elucidation
If you want peace…
if you want peace, prepare for war
si vis pacem, para bellum
banged his shoe at UN
Khurschev in protest to a speech by a Philippean delgate in 1960
point of order
draws attention to a rules violation
Robert’s Rules
Robert’s Rules of ORder. parlimenary procedures.
salami tactics
divide and conquer approach which answers to split up the opposition
- expression evokes the idea of slicing up one’s oppositoin in teh same way you slice salami
threat that compels rather than deters
threat that compels rather than deters often requires punishment be administered after the other acts rather athan “if”
Zeno’s paradox
before reaching a destination, you must travel halfware there. then halfway from that…infinite number of steps
if all threats are fully believed…
if all thrats were fully believable, we’d live in a strange and maybe safer (?) world. with manyof the marks on the world based on enforcable laws
brinksmanship
manipulating the shared risk of war
- exploitng the danger of doneone going war over the endge/bring and dragging others with them
- tie rockclimbers together. one falls, all do
comparision to Cold War politcis
cold war politics were like a game fo chicken
- head straight at each othter. who will sewere first?
it taks 2 to play chicken but also 2 to NOT take chicken.
paradox
logic in a statement that, despite apparently sound reasoning, from true primises, the conclusion is logically unaceptable or self-contradictory
3 motivational structures in the game of chicken
go head-on at each other…first to swerve loses
reputation, prescedence, and expectations
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boy who wears glasses and can’t see without them can’t fight…
the boy who wars glasses and can’t see without them cannot fight if he wants to but if he wants to avoid the fight, it isn’t not from the lack of nerve
- laws, conventions, treaties, and restricitons that restrict participantation in a game of nerve.
JIIM
joint integancy intragovernmental and Multinational
teaching is cruicial to mission
advising is very demanding but also extremely gratifying
teaching/coaching/advising is crucial to the mission
what does the nation’s trategic objectives need
the nation’s strategic objectives are unattainable w/o a unified approach among capabable partes,
SFA
Security Force Assistance
- DOD activities taht contrary to unified action by USG to support thte development of capacity and capability fo freogin security forces and their supporting institutions
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foundation for mission critical
relationships built with allies and part s at the tactical/operational level
what can you do with yoru coutnerparts to bring out tangible results
daily interactions with our counterparts make tangible results
JCIS&A
joint center for international security force assistance
- mission/function/products produced important to SecDef , CJFS
- dod’s focal point for advising and assisting international security force missions
why must SFA (security force assitance) be properly organized/trained/equipped/employed
critical to mission success and to rpevent/shorten coflicts
0 SFA effrots must be considered for every campaign plan/major operation, and plan/coordination/synchronization
aka coordinated effort
= unified action
FSF
foreign security forces
military/police, paramilitary, boarder force at all levels within teh agencey
OTERA
organizing
training
equipping
advising
what does SFA (security force Assistance) use to develop institutional infrastructure
OTERA: ORGANIZIGN, TRAINING, EQUIPPING, ADVISING
0- sfa IS ONE OF THE loo THE GOVERNMENT USES WHEN BUILDING PARTNER CAPACITY
- NOT STAND IN FOR ENFORCEMENT
what must we enable our partners to do
enable partners to build their capacity
- develop collaborate mechanisms to share the decisions, risks, and responsibilities fo today’s complex challenges
5 goals of the SFA (Security Force Assitance)
competent
capable and sustainable
committed
confident
accountable
how to use SFA (Security Force Advisors)
advisor for SFA should be embedded with their HN counterparts in defense of an security, instability
- SFA must be able to sustain itself using resources within the HN thus decreasing its dependence on others
why can’t SFA (Security Force Advisors) be an afterthought?
can’t be an afterthought for transition, reconstruction, stability, peacemaking.
Should be integral in planning from stable peace to war
11 imperatives of SFA (Security Force Advisors)
understand the OE
unity of effort
effective leadership
build legitimacy
synchronize information
sustainability
HN ownership
incorporate good governance and respect for human rights
do no harm
PMESII
poltical, militayr economic infrastructure information
- helps military planners understand the OE
ALSO ASK
how will the local populace react to use/threat of force
will they submit or protest
what sit he historical relationship between HN and security forces
any preexisting factors taht exist in international relations between security forces
what infrastructure (transportation hubs, line, religious sties need to be prtected with dedicated assets
limitations planners have when studying the OE
planners are only limited to their imagination when studying the OE
what should you strive for if unity of command isn’t possible
unity of command might not be possible but strive for unity of effort/pourpsoe
how do you ensure unity of effort
persue common end state to ensure synchronization and unity of effort
important thing to know about command relationships
planners and advisors need to understand who is fillign supporting and lead roles.
supportING/ED relastionships change over time
ultimate goal of Security Force Assistance (SFA)
ultimate4 goal fo SFA is teo develop HN seucirty forces taht contribtue to legitmiate governance of hte people
how do you build HN legitimacy in teh eyes of…
its citizens, international community, regional, governmetn and security force miliatry
things senior leaders must have
trust
empower
maintain sigtuational awareness
HN engagement with Security Force Assistance (SFA)
HN needs to eb actively engaged in all SFA efforts
- we must understand how the HN selects their leaders (tribal/ethnic/religous/family/alans… mayu be substandard or detrxt from legitimacy in teh eyes of the people
- we also must ID/account for secondary agendas
synchronization of information
collection, analysis, management, application, preparation fo information
frequently problem when we work with other natiosn
information sharing
long-term objectives for HN
make sure they are realistic, obtainable, sustainable
- consider long-term fiscal and personnel reserves
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important to remember when USG/MIl advisors coach/teach…HN
avisionrs tcoach teach and bring in correction and expertise but ALL accolades go to the leadre you support
* if an advisor gets more assimiliated in the HN world, they may l;ose focus on their own role “going native”
what is needed when doing an advisor role
remember your role
rememebr you’ll leave
pateintce
understandign their culture
enabling skills advisors use
enabling skills: understand human nature, influencing, builds rapport, work through interpretor
how do you influence futrue behavior
to influence future behavior, you need to understand he factors that get people to act
- if you know what a person is likely to do and why, ou can influence/modify their behavior
3 primary drivers of behavor
need
culture
personality
desired way to influence your countparts
establish rapport
what should you strive for during negotiatiosn
strive for win win
goal of advising
the recipent is responsible for decisoin-making while the advisor p rovides only advice
war gaming
bestter udnerstanding , critical thinking, innovation, decision making, foresight
- safe to fail
first to use war gaming
Prussians in 1820s
what influences military strategy
wargaming
benefit of well executed wargaming
delivered significant competitive advantages but doesn’t guarentee success
seminar
group of advances students
naval exercise wargaming
Fleet PRoblem
Nimitz quote about their Pacific Wargaming
“the war with Japan had been reenacted in teh game room hby so many people and in so many ways that nothing that happended during the war is a surprise. absolutely nothing except the kamakazi tactics towards the end of teh war. we did not envision those”
what are wargames
dynamic events driven by player decision-makign
- structured but intellectual ly liberating
0- safe to fail enviornments so you can experience what workds and doens’
core of wargaming
player decisions they make, nararative sthey carea, exhsared experiences, lessons
- analytical discovers exposure nautical strategic/operational/tactical aissue that arise
elements of a wargame
aims and objectives to probley frame
setting/scenariy for the immersive envent
player decisions drive all the way
simualtino/rules, …
background story for a wargame
hx, politcial, military economic, ucultural, yhumanitarian, legal events/circusmtances that led to the unforlede ev ents, PMESII
panacea
supposed remedy to cure all diesases and prolong life
what do wargames create
experiential learning opportunities and active learning
what is wargaming
simulation of selected aspects of a conflict situation in accordance with predetermined rules/data/procedures to provide decision making, experience, and information that is applicable to real world situations
benefits of wargaming
explore options/take risks w/o interrupting business continuity or risking lives,
cost effective to practice command, staff procedures
_ friction and uncertainty
explore innovation in art and science of war
discover new factor and questions not previously identified
limits of wargaming
not reproducible. driven by player decisions. each player makes different decisions when faced with a challenge
- not predictive. plausible but not probably
- wargames are only as good ast teh participantsred
red teaming
structured process executed by trained and practiced team memebrs tha provide an independent cpaability to continously challenge palns, operations, concepts, organizations, and capabiliteis in teh context of an OE and rom our partners and adversary POVwhy is
wargaming neglected
wargaming is ap powerful tool which is currently not well understood and therefore somewhat neglected
wargaming that has high/low consequences of an event
can lead to erroneous insights and failed lessons
0 responsibility of teh planner to mitigate that risk
what are successful wargames
combinatin of art and science.
0 not designateted to reinforce preconceived answers to a problem
what can you do if you can critically think?
understand logical connections between ideas,
identify/construct/evaluate arguments,
detect inconsistencies, and common mistakes in reasoning,
solve problems systematically,
ID relevant and important ideas,
justify your own ideas/values/beliefs
what isn’t critical thinking…
NOT
= accumulation of info.
argumentative or critical of others
what is the 4th Industrial Revolution
AI
robotics
3D printing
genetics/biotechnology
nanotechnology
Top 10 Skills needd in 2020
complex problem solving,
critical thinking,
creativity,
people management,
coordination with others,
emotional intelligence,
judgement/decisoin making,
service orientation,
cognitive flexibility,
quality control
thinking about thinking
metacognitive skilsl
empirical
relying on experiences and observations alone
what is one of the most essential things in rationality
not to be absolutely certain is one of the most essential things in reationality
logic
a discipline that tells us how to reason
difference between formal and informal logic
informal logic - probabilities
formal logic - deductively valid infrences or logical truth. how conclusions follow from premises due to the structure of the argumetn alone
writing by Thomas Aquinas
Sumna Theologica
who recorded Socrates lessons
Plato
theatre quote by Erasmus
“for what is life but a play which everyone acts as part until the curtain comes down”
book by Erasmus
In Praise of Folly
wrote Utopia
Moore
wrote The Prince
Machivelli
critical faculty
cognitive mechanism that serves as a protective barrier for our subconscious mind
- helps maintain our sense of self and identity by filtering incoming information ensuring it aligns with our existing beliefs, values, and experiences
Triage at POI
can be self-sorting and a slow trickle.
reactive versus proactive training
It is harder to train proactiverly but most train reactively
benefits of intel
decreases commander uncertainty
- IPBS helps to decrease friction that can’t be eliminated
problem of technology
overreliance - we aren’t comfortable when it is gone
- nobody wants to be “that guy” that speeds up temp b/c your asset isn’t there. but paralyzed for two days
problem those who overrely on technology have
nobody wants to be “that guy” that speeds up tempo b/c your asset isn’t there. paralyzed for 2 days b/c overreliance on reducing all fog of war/uncertainty
human dimension factors include…
will, human dimension, sleep, hunger, not pullo off for moral/aggregious acts
human factor we wern’t expecting in Vietnam
TV counterculture
- a human factor they didn’t realize or account for in their will to defend home
what plays a huge role in the human factor
nationalism plays a huge role in the will to fight
book “The Kill Chain”
TKC: Defending America in the Future of High Tech Warfare
- by a senior advisor to Senator John Mccain is an urgent wakeup call about how new technologies threaten America’s military mightw
how does EMP affect battlespace
takes out technoloyg
what drives policy
wants/needs
what should everyone be brilliant in
be brilliant in teh basics
how do you use maneuver and attrition warfare in everyday life
mental gyymnastics
legal cases…ask what is the COG and CV
what do you get from a unit that has trained together long-term
intangible syhnergy
how to make intangible into tangible
we like numbers/bullets/data to show capability
- operational readiness is typically judged by tangible more than intangible.
- should be complementary “bad officer but good team player. gerat marine combat skills but no amo”
what question should you ask about tempo
tempo/fluidity - what’s driving the tempo we are seeking
measure our speed/tempo against hte adversary
- should tie tempo back to adversary
turnover affects tempo
how does turnover affect tempo?
what we don’t know, poor or no turnover
what causes a MEU to loose tempo
moving otu OPSO after PTP and start first montyh of deployment - contribtues tot eh MEU losing temp
how to use the OODA loop to help with tempo
must be oriented properly. if not, follow on actions aren’t goign to be correct
how do previous actions affect the OODA loop?
previous actions in OODA loop can affect orientationq