The study attempts to explain the determined resistance of Ukrainians to Russia's
aggression based on empirical data from a survey of Ukraine's population obtained on the …

Can strategists reduce the adversary's capability or will to fight through militarily inspired
awe? While strategic and emotion theories suggest an affirmative answer, evidence from …

War games have played an essential role in the development of military force structures,
strategies, operational concepts, and more. Military organizations are currently confronting …

This essay addresses the critical need to apply a more advanced human-centric model in
assessing current levels of governmental and societal resilience and resistance to …

This paper seeks to highlight the emerging challenges in terrorism and counterterrorism
from a national security perspective. The discussion starts with the clarification of key …

Abstract In Divided Armies, I argue that inequality within armies (“military inequality”) has
shaped their battlefield performance in conventional wars since 1800. are unpersuaded …

Public support is a critical factor in the outcome of interstate conflicts, yet, how it operates,
interacts with hard power, or influences the overall military outlook remains surprisingly …

Will to fight is the most important factor in war. This article describes two models designed to
help analysts understand, describe, and forecast the will to fight of military forces and …

American War Stories asks readers to contemplate what traditionally constitutes a “war story”
and how that constitution obscures the normalization of militarism in American culture. The …

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