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ASPI suggests
Posted By Natalie Sambhi on February 7, 2014 @ 14:52
Take cyberwar: much of what is often spoken of under the "cyberwar" rubric is not violent in the Clausewitzian sense of the word. Cyberattacks might shut down the New York Stock Exchange and cause untold financial damage, for instance, but would we say that this makes them violent? Or, say cyberattacks shut down the electrical grid for several major cities, and as a result of the loss of power, a few hundred hospital patients on ventilators die. I'm still doubtful that most of us would call this violence in the usual sense of the word.
I learned that taking care of soldiers is not about coddling them. It is about challenging them. Establishing a standard of excellence and holding them accountable for reaching it. I learned that good officers lead from the front. I can’t count the times that I saw Petraeus, without body armor, walking the streets of Mosul, Baghdad or Ramadi, to share the dangers with his men and to show the enemy he wasn’t afraid.
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[1] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/4736073158_7188920bf8_z.jpg
[2] ‘The Rhyme of History: lessons of the Great War’: http://www.brookings.edu/research/essays/2013/rhyme-of-history
[3] The War that Ended Peace: the road to 1914: http://www.amazon.com/War-That-Ended-Peace-Road/dp/140006855X/ref=la_B000APOOI4_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1391739735&sr=1-1
[4] The Sleepwalkers: how Europe went to war in 1914: http://www.amazon.com/The-Sleepwalkers-Europe-Went-1914/dp/006114665X
[5] The Guns of August: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guns_of_August
[6] do more than remember: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9795881/First-World-War-anniversary-we-must-do-more-than-remember.html
[7] has the nature of ‘war’ changed since the days of Clausewitz: http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/02/04/fighting_words_future_war_clausewitz
[8] why is the Syrian opposition disappearing from Facebook: http://www.defenseone.com/technology/2014/02/why-syrian-opposition-disappearing-facebook/78224/
[9] Military Balance 2014: http://www.iiss.org/en/publications/military-s-balance
[10] here: http://www.iiss.org/en/militarybalanceblog/blogsections/2014-3bea/february-f007/defence-spending-a132
[11] here: https://www.iiss.org/en/about%20us/press%20room/press%20releases/press%20releases/archive/2014-dd03/february-0abc/military-balance-2014-fact-sheet-c7ed
[12] drone usage has increased as the costs of acquiring them fall: http://www.defensenews.com/article/20140205/DEFREG03/302050019/Think-Tank-Use-Drones-Spreading-Cost-Falls?odyssey=mod_sectionstories
[13] Image: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/MB2014-Top-15-Defence-budgets-NEW.gif
[14] ‘The five best submarines of all time’: http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-five-best-submarines-all-time-9728
[15] their five worst: http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-five-worst-submarines-all-time-9803
[16] five worst fighter aircraft list: http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/the-five-worst-fighter-aircraft-all-time-9695
[17] here: https://twitter.com/Andrew_D_ASPI/status/430156448211816448
[18] Britain’s new unmanned drone: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26052931
[19] a sailor’s perspective of the US Army: http://hitthewoodline.com/militaria/2014/2/3/no-more-noble-calling-ussocom-commander-admiral-william-mcravens-view-of-the-us-army
[20] listed last week: http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/aspi-suggests-31jan/
[21] some competition from the Royal Dragoons: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld1DTmXesTo&app=desktop
[22] Lazy Ramadi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5k3L-_Snu7k
[23] The Long Way Home: http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/the-long-way-home-tour.aspx
[24] cwasteson: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wastes/4736073158/sizes/l/