DEFINING ISLAMIC WAY OF WARFARE AND ITS COMPARISON WITH AL QAEDA DOCTRINE A thesis presented to the Faculty of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE Military History by MAJOR INTEKHAB HAIDER KHAN‚ BANGLADESH ARMY M.S.‚ Bangladesh University of Professionals‚ Dhaka‚ Bangladesh‚ 2011 Fort Leavenworth‚ Kansas 2012-01 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. REPORT
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An Irregular Warfare Strategy for Somalia Your Name Here Military Education 8 February 2011 Introduction The use of Irregular Warfare has been ongoing for years around the world. Irregular warfare is described as a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations. I will discuss where the U.S. may apply military force in conjunction with other means of national power to stabilize the nation of Somalia
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Gunner Church Cyber Warfare/Motivations The search for information superiority is not new. Sun Tzu ’s observation to "Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be in peril" is well-known and timelessly accurate. Scouting the enemy in order to gain advantage from knowing his dispositions (and simultaneously protecting against his scouts) is likewise ancient. Intuitively‚ this task is also the essence of practicality. In this age‚ old quest for knowledge of the enemy
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against God‚ oppress mankind‚ and attack Christians. Believers will face spiritual warfare from enemies of the flesh‚ world and the devil. Dickason gives several ways that Satan and his demons directly attack believers. The possibility of attack should not be ignored or taken lightly. Believers do not need to fear Satan and his demons. God is sovereign. He has defeated Satan and will cast him into the
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In Warfare: An Invention- Not a Biological Necessity‚ Margaret Mead states that war is a creation of man‚ not a necessity we need in order to thrive. She begins by stating that those who believe war is a biological necessity see men as aggressive by nature. This natural aggression leads men to need an outlet for their frustration which‚ in this case‚ is war. She proceeds to suggest that war is a creation of society. The origins of war‚ such as the struggle for land and natural resources‚ are not
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Warfare During the Renaissance Warfare did not get invented during the Renaissance‚ but there were some significant innovations. Feudal cavalry lost its strength of the battlefield‚ infantry gained in stature‚ states learned how to field large armies for long periods of time. Most important of all‚ however‚ was the use of gunpowder. The chief result of these innovations was that warfare once and for all was taken out of the hands of private individuals (the nobility) and was taken over by the
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AREA: Cyber warfare The Kingdom of Netherlands expresses it deep concern of the rising problem of cyber warfare and regrets the rise of yet another form of warfare. The Netherlands fully supports all international efforts for solving this major problem‚ reaffirms its readiness for a continuation active role and declares its position for a need able openness‚ cooperation and pragmatism that the international community can assist in a satisfactory conclusion to this problem. Cyber warfare is a threat
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The Ethics of Drone Warfare Jason Hollas Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University MGMT 325 Social Responsibility & Ethics The Ethics of Drone Warfare Eleven years ago‚ the United States Air Force launched a missile from a drone for the first time at a test range in the Nevada desert (Drone Test) . The use of armed drones has risen dramatically since 2009. Now drone strikes are almost a daily occurrence. In 2011 the use of drones continued to rise with strikes in (Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚
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Bradley Strawser comes back to clarify a few things about the morality of drone warfare. In a previous article in The Guardian‚ Strawser’s words were manipulated‚ wrongly interpreted‚ and morphed into portraying his ideologies as pro-drone warfare under any condition and that drone warfare had no immoral side to it. However‚ Strawser corrects this misinterpretation. Though the topic of morality and drone warfare is a sensitive and difficult one‚ Strawser seems to do his best to think rationally
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drones be used in warfare? It’s necessary to learn about drones—what they are‚ and how they are used—before determining the answer. The Air Force calls them Unmanned Aerial Vehicles‚ or simply UVAs. There are dozens of them flying over countries like Afghanistan‚ Pakistan‚ and Iraq‚ providing intelligence and surveillance. Since September 11‚ 2001‚ the US has been fighting the “War on Terror”‚ in which drones are used to kill suspected terrorists. Drones have changed the pattern of warfare and military
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