Modern Warfare Essay Examples and Topics

There were also several differences such as the way of development of the conflicts where the Korean War was during three years, and the Vietnam War was the prolonged struggle, the participation of the Chinese [...]

The war is the first in the history of Europe, which occurs during the time of the existence of social networks, and cell phones.

Then, the principle of commander's intent "is a clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the desired military end state that supports mission command".

It should be known that there are a lot of moral theories that revolve around war and this is something that the society needs to understand.

The movie Paths of Glory is one of the best examples of the absurdity of war. The author's opinion is that the soldiers are not entirely aware of their position.

Military conscription at eighteen helps the conscripts to be aware of the national security issues which the country is facing and how to defend it, in case of an attack.

After the attacks, the soldiers organized themselves and followed the enemy into the north of their bunker, where along the way they encountered a mutilated body of one of them tied to a post.

WWII became a critical stage in the history of humanity and governments and resulted in the reconsideration of the approach to military campaigns and measures needed to attain success.

The effects not only affect the coalition governments in war, but also members of the attacked countries for instance, Iraq people recorded the greatest number of fatalities and casualties during the Iraq war.

This essay seeks to outline several evidences to prove that peace is the most important thing in the world The Second World War was one of the most destructive battles in the world.

The Office of the Secretary of Defense had become demoralized due to the events that had taken place; hence, it was unwilling to escalate the war further due to the decline of the army troops [...]

The Korean War which is termed as the forgotten war was a military conflict that started in June 1950 between North Korean who were supported by peoples republic of China backed by Soviet Union and [...]

The war of Fallujah was reported to have been the worst in the history of the US due to the nature of armory used, loss of human lives and destruction of physical infrastructure.

The current paper will provide research on the virtues, shortcomings, and perspectives of the use of AI in the military. The issue of the usage of AI in military actions is highly controversial and has [...]

The paper addresses the motivation behind the attacks, the methods of attack, and the responses of the defenders to these attacks.

Operation Desert Storm is the first combat use of the missile MIM-104C Patriot, which became the backbone of the Allied air defense system.

In the following paper, Kenneth Waltz's levels of analysis will be used for the comparison and contrast of causes of WWI and WWII. The second similarity refers to the distribution of power and the division [...]

The Vietnam War caused unintended consequences for the civil rights movements of the 1960s as it awakened the African-Americans' consciousness on the racism and despotism that they experienced in the United States.

To the U.S.the war was a loss, because the reunion of South and North Vietnamese citizens marked the end of the war, hence U.S.'s undivided support for the southern region yielded nothing, apart from numerous [...]

However, the collapse of the Soviet Union meant the end of this era and the start of the post-Cold War period, with its unique peculiarities of the international discourse.

Therefore, for the interest of peace in the region, the US should not have engaged Mexico in this bloody war. However, the US should not have engaged in the war.

Among the strategies highlighted in this context are the Protection of Civilians and the Responsibility to Protect. The Protection of Civilians and Responsibility to Protect approaches offer two distinct perspectives on protecting civilians during conflict.

The number of human casualties is very much alarming Take the case of the Second World War. It is considered to be the worst and the most deadly war ever fought in the history of [...]

This war has been the largest and the longest that the US military has ever engaged in since the Vietnam War.

In doing so, MEMRI opened a Pandora's box of anti-Semitism: on Hamas TV a drama portrayed Jews as blood drinkers, and also on Hamas TV the Friday sermon cites the Protocols of the Elders of [...]

I believe, and will show objective analysis in the subsequent paragraphs, that the only difference between "New Wars" and older types of warfare exists in the manner of financing; however, the goals and methods of [...]

The term coined to refer to the war is Yugoslav war which refers to a sequence of campaigns carried out by military between the years 1991 and 1995 in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

As the public absorbed the announcement, and the truth behind the war, they were angered by the fact that many American lives had been lost in the war, and the fact that the government was [...]

After the end of the gulf war, the relationship between the US and Iraq was characterized by conflict which culminated into the invasion of Iraq by the US and its allies namely the United Kingdom, [...]

COA 2 slides follow after slide Product 2 The UN Peacekeeping Mission under Chapter VI of UN Charter has failed to keep peace in N-K, prompting the promulgation of UNSCR 4466 that authorizes the establishment [...]

Therefore, this essay analyzes the battle command that General Natonski employed when he mobilized soldiers to conquer the insurgents and capture the city of Fallujah during the Second Battle of Fallujah.

At the time, Nixon was concerned by the sudden surge of drug related arrests among young people and the relation that the trend had on the high rate of street crime at the time.

The paper covers the looming energy crisis in the European Union and the integrity of the region, particularly France and Germany.

"The Cold War: Global Conflict, Regional Upheavals," by Fred Halliday, explores the implications of policies that were formulated during the Cold War and the atrocities that followed the Middle East up to the twenty-first century.

However, none of that was acknowledged in the media and official rhetoric of the White House to find the support of the US citizens.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine was a serious factor in the escalation of the situation around potential WMD deployment. Otherwise, Putin may suddenly behave like a cornered rat, deploying strategic nuclear weapons and dooming the [...]

It is important to note that the statement that times of great tragedy such as war, genocide and disaster bring out both the best of us and the worst of us is true.

The notion of peace can be negative or positive, where the former is the absence of wars while the latter is the nonexistence of cultural and structural conflicts.

Both countries need to prioritize the people of Kashmir; otherwise, their moral dignity will plummet, and they will indulge in immoral actions violence.

The theory reviews the situation from the perspective of economic incentives and what kind of actions could be taken to achieve the desired outcome.

The responsibility for the deaths perpetrated on the Island was more on the perpetrators because the British had a duty to defend the Islanders.

The article under review, The war's price tag for Russia will be high by Ben Aris, touches on the Russia-Ukraine conflict and the costs the former is set to incur for choosing to start it.

The case shows that the imperfection of the military and the supervision of violence is reflected in the denial of problems, the length of investigations, and the lack of decisive action.

In this case, the subordinate leaders have to take initiative and adjust the course of action so that the commander's intent can be achieved under the new circumstances. Before the beginning of the operation, the [...]

Given that the current times outside the conflict zone are not of a crisis nature but somewhat of a stagnation one, its rate in the countries of the European Union is beginning to look significant [...]

In the case of launching operation Urgent Fury, the cooperation and mutual trust between the US and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States were chiefly responsible.

A Chinese leader inspired by the Soviet Union and the Chinese, Ho Chi Minh, formed a union to aid the resistance against the French occupiers in Vietnam and the Japanese.

I think that a utilitarian would support this war directly after the initial terrorist attacks, as the perceived benefit will be increased happiness for the United States from the lack of outside threats.

In other words, the commander's intent specifies the end state of the battleground in terms of the commander's own forces, the enemy forces, and the territory.

In response to international criticism, a coalition made up of France, Great Britain, and Israel attacked Egypt and took control of the canal zone. At the end of the conflict, Israel controlled a sizeable portion [...]

The newly formed country was declared illegitimate by the Ukrainian government and the United Nations, and hence it soon was accepted to become the autonomous republic of the Russian Federation.

Moreover, the war has interfered with the global economy and the stability of Europe as Russia's President has threatened any nation that tries to interfere with his plans and deter his ambitions.

To win the battle, The US Army required in-depth analysis of the city and the use of superior field artillery that ensured the defendants were outnumbered and overpowered.

Belarus, a close ally of the Russian Federation, provided its territory as the ground for the invasion while rejecting its direct participation in the conflict.

The path to changes can be the introduction of the Performance Triad and improving of the leaders' personal qualities, taking into account the peculiarities of irregular warfare.

Mearsheimer justifies the reasons for Modern European war by the existence and disposition of poles of power, which affect the determination of states to engage in hostilities.

The Battle of Ia Drang was the first large military engagement in the Vietnam War between the forces of the United States Army and the People's Army of Vietnam.

In order to improve the situation and help my country, I have taken part in many significant actions so I could contribute to a faster recovery after the influence of the war.

However, the most important thing from which those infected with botulism die is paralysis of the respiratory muscles and the respiratory failure that follows. The bacteria Bacillus Anthracis, which causes anthrax, is one of the [...]

The majority of coalition forces were from the US, Saudi Arabia, the UK, and Egypt. The latter became a place of military buildup and the main base of operations for the coalition.

Biological agents differ from nuclear, radiological, and chemical ones by the methods of influence on the human body and by the size of the expansion.

When dissecting the argument that Bush and the supporters of the war in Iraq provided, one should address the presence of a false dilemma.

Thus, the precision in massing their fire in the initial phase of the combat allowed the Taliban to attain a crucial tactical advantage early on.

The impact of the war was visible in the civilian activities of Germany, Japan, and the United States. The home front of Germany and Japan during WWII was not heavily invested in the mobilization of [...]

Nevertheless, debates still exist concerning the performance and feasibility of the Patriot system in the context of the Gulf War. Patriot was a direct child of the hot phase of the Cold War confrontation between [...]

In the American Civil War, the concept of total war manifested in the actions of the generals against the other side.

Irregular military confrontations are imperative for the opponents of the USA and it is the main factor in the threats the country will face in the future.

The refugee crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is one example of how refugees suffer because of poor healthcare access and the inability to provide for themselves.

Overall, in all reasons for national and international conflicts, states rarely put the interests of their citizens first, which creates barriers to resolution.

In this case, it has been said that there is no moral in warfare, and therefore this is the case where the just war theory and the just war-related laws are the ones that are [...]

During the fall of Suharto in Indonesia, the military played a significant role as both the silent enforcer and active peacemaker.

The application of qualitative research approach in the Karabakh conflict is based on the nature and purpose of the present study.

The central argument is that the conditions and the means of warfare should be bloodless, focusing on obtaining the trust of the proletariat and directing them towards the correct objectives.

The background of the dispute between the Arabs and the Israelis lied in the opposing foundations of Arab nationalism and modern Zionism, with much of the conflict centering around the completing claims to the cultural [...]

Leaders in the Army should take the mission seriously and understand its high priority. Leaders and their followers should understand that some of them might suffer to achieve the Army mission.

The necessity of retaining the A-10 model as a means of saving people during a battle or an air attack is predetermined by the specifics of the aircraft's design, particularly, the horizontal stabilizer.

I will embrace the above practices in order to achieve my professional goals. This scenario explains why I am focusing on the best organizational skills and ideas in order to realize my personal goals.

The researcher also claims that ethnic issues will still be burning and can threaten the existence of the community and the peace in the world.

Before the onset of this conflict, the Iranian Revolution of 1979 led to the fall of Shah's regime. This outcome led to the establishment of the new Islamic Republic of Iran.

From the viewpoint of the Roman Republic, the necessity of the final Punic War was linked to the need for additional measures to fully destroy Carthage's military and financial capabilities and prevent it from effective [...]

Looking back at the failure of the U.S.operation in Afghanistan, one will realize that the poor organizational planning, which defined the misalignment of the Staffing, Direction, and Control processes, affected the combat strategy and defined [...]

However, the major issue concerning the world today is the fact that most of the armed conflicts are executed beyond the nationally accepted law.

Recently a heated debate about the ban of assault weapons has been going on, which made everyone re-evaluate the need for assault weapons in the households. All assault weapons in possession of a civilian cause [...]

This is stated in the contract and agreement of DOD and the Department of the Navy. I knew that it was the right thing to do and that people will understand my reasons.

The onset of the Vietnam War exposed the vagaries in the American political and administrative systems in terms of issues of diplomacy, presidency, and even in cultural and social matters.

Oman lies on the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula with the United Arab Emirates to the North, Saudi Arabia to the west, the Republic of Yemen to the southwest, and the Gulf of Oman to [...]

In this sense, it can be argued that deterrence proved a viable tool and this is only so when one of the parties in conflict knows that retaliatory attacks from the other party can be [...]

For the director, the relationships among the infantrymen expressed in the platoon, battlefields, and in the broader context of the war are the truth that can be compatible to the historical veracity.

Many causes are examined as well as circumstances that led to the development of conflict or rather genocide that took place in 1994 which led to loss of hundred of thousands of lives, displacement of [...]

The main argument is that there is a possibility for a just and lasting peace in Iraq."Just peace" is a term that can be defined depending on how the war was fought in Iraq, how [...]

While some researchers argue that the occurrence of wartime rape, with its frequency, savagery and systematic organization during these times, is inherently entwined with the nature of the conflicts, most of them emphasize that the [...]

It is the resilience of the people and harshness of the terrain that made it difficult to conquer the country that borders Pakistan to the South, Iran to the West, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan to the east.

The history of the United States and such Eastern countries as Iraq and Afghanistan are indissoluble parts of the contemporary world in the aspect of politics, economics, and culture.

In his book Just and Unjust Wars, Michael Walzer offers the example of the Second World War as the epitome of a just war, in that the Allied forces came together to resist the aggression [...]

It provides in-depth discussions into the Soviet Union's involvement in the war, the international position on the activities of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, foreign involvement and help to Mujahideen, the withdrawal and exit of [...]

With the bombing of the World Trade Center and the discovery that Osama bin Laden was being protected by the Mullah of Afghanistan, it was expected that the United States of America which is technically [...]

The war in Iraq can be seen as a mirror of mistakes and the inability of the American government to evaluate the benefits and ganders of military invasion into a foreign country.

At the begriming of the desert storm, the IMEF speculative capacity to carry out the intelligence operations in the theater was very appropriate.

This essay will discuss the perceptions that both the Arab and the Israel people have towards conflict, how they have tried to solve it, the barriers that they have encountered and what can be done [...]

In the process, he discovers marijuana and drifts around the fringes of those marching to protest the U.S.involvement in Vietnam. And he is a firm believer in the "Domino Theory", that the U.S.A.was duty-bound to [...]

Over the years, the American people realized that the lived of the US soldiers were wasted for achieving the ambitious goals of the American leaders.

It is true to say that the first gulf war is still going on even to date because, even after the Iraq government surrendered, there has been a soaring relationship between the United States and [...]

However, a close look at the development would definitely show that the allegation is the result of blowing the issue out of proportion and there should be no reason the US force, or the NCOs, [...]

The regions have been divided within nations as containing rogue elements which threaten the sovereignty of the states and the security situation for the international world.

During the Vietnam era, the neo-conservatism movement expanded due to the political polarization occurring in the country between the anti-war, anti-American sentiments of the counterculture and neo-cons who championed blind patriotism.

The war and terror in the Middle East have been around for decades with thousands of innocent lives lost. A democratic government made up of Israelis and Palestinians will be fair to both sides.

Though nowadays we live in a highly developed society that is marked and supported by the high level of technological and economical development and the involved net of vivid international relationship and cooperation, it may [...]

Most Americans now agree with what the rest of the world has known all along, that the invasion of Iraq was not in the best interest of western-Arab relations and was unquestionably illegal as defined [...]

It galvanized the enemy and opponents of the war in both Vietnam and America and led many to question the ethics of the campaigns.

In modern times fog and friction of war are not obsolete, and their presence in warfare proves the theory of Clausewitz due to multiple examples of war tactics of today.

Lenin, analyzing the connection between capitalism and conflict had noted that capitalism had five basic features; 1) the concentration of production and capital to a level where it creates monopolies,2) the merging of bank and [...]

While terrorism is condemned the world over, the Palestinians continue to resort to tactics that would destabilize the Jews while the Israelis terrorize the Palestinians regularly. The conflict between the Palestinians and the Jewish people [...]

The few elites at the center of the nation are extremely wealthy, in contrast to the exceedingly poor marginalized regions at the far-flung corners of the nation, comprising Darfur.

Culmination of the conflicts and the crises were witnessed in Rwanda in April to mid July 1994, when genocide occurred following the assassination of the then Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana.

In addition to the above mentioned, the Iraqi government had reduced the garrisons in the Kurdistan regions were reduced or abandoned.

The beginning of the military operations in Iraq in 2003 and the inability of the coalition of the strongest powers to finish the war in accordance with primary plans, i.e.to establish full control over the [...]

Introduction. General research questions and hypotheses The goals of the paper; Historical background; Taking a detached view.

In pursuit of their aims and military action, the document shows that the enemy is aware of the social dimension of fighting the war in Iraq, where support of the masses is crucial and that [...]

As a response of this incapability of the United Nation to eradicate the use of the landmines, the NGOs started some campaigns aimed at banning the use of this weapon.

The Objective Individual Combat Weapon was introduced in the late 1990's as the next service rifle and would replace the M16, M4 and some M9 service weapons.