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Topical media related to manoeuvre, doctrine and tactics.

The 3:1 Rule?

Major John N. Rickard, CD, PhD, September 8, 2020
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Clausewitz’s belief that the defense was inherently stronger than the offense as a form of war helped perpetuate the long-held 3:1 ratio as a virtual principle of war.  The origin of the 3:1 rule can probably be traced to the Franco-Prussian...
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Offensive Cyber in the Canadian Armed Forces
Maj N.B. Marshall September 8, 2020
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From the early days of the Internet, Canada has seen security and protection of cyber as a multi-departmental and multi-agency responsibility. Based on the 2010 Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy,...
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A Digital Call for Fires
Chris Thatcher September 8, 2020
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When Canadian Army Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs) walked away from the ramp check tables at Bold Quest 19 in Finland this spring, the eyes of many envious allies were on them.  In...
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Russia's Hybrid Warfare in Ukraine
András Rácz September 8, 2020
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Since the change of power in Ukraine in February 2014, Russia has been swift to occupy and annex the Crimean peninsula. In April 2014, separatist riots broke out in Eastern Ukraine, following a very...
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Maneuver Warfare
August 12, 2020
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The U.S. military has strayed from it's Manœuvre Warfare roots. What is needed now is a doctrinal renaissance after more than a decade of indecisive conflict. This presentation is meant to...
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New Strategy for Information Operations
August 14, 2019
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Canadian soldiers have faced many accusations in Latvia and Ukraine, including polluting the Adazi training area (social media photos of littered garbage were actually from the countryside), raising...
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