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List view record 661: Did the second world war, more so than the first world war, exemplify the character of "total war"?List view anchor tag for record 661: Did the second world war, more so than the first world war, exemplify the character of "total war"?
List view record 662: How threat assessments can become self-fulfilling propheciesList view anchor tag for record 662: How threat assessments can become self-fulfilling prophecies
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How threat assessments can become self-fulfilling prophecies

Singapore Armed Forces2023
According to the author, the security dilemma is an unfortunate reality, perhaps an enduring feature of the self-help international system. He explains that threat assessments exist in part because of the security dilemma, and these assessments can become self-fulfilling prophecies. This happens ...
List view record 663: The 'centre of gravity' concept - abstract or utilitarian?List view anchor tag for record 663: The 'centre of gravity' concept - abstract or utilitarian?
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The 'centre of gravity' concept - abstract or utilitarian?

Singapore Armed Forces2023
In this essay, the author argues that the Centre of Gravity (COG) concept is not too abstract a concept to be of use to military planners. He begins by defining the physical and moral centres of gravity and then proceeds to examine possible confusions in defining and applying COG which may arise ...
List view record 664: The 'centre of gravity' concept - too abstract?List view anchor tag for record 664: The 'centre of gravity' concept - too abstract?
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The 'centre of gravity' concept - too abstract?

Singapore Armed Forces2023
In this essay, the author discusses the ideas of three military strategists in their analysis of Clausewitz’s Centre of Gravity (COG) concept—the Clausewitzian Traditionalists, the Rejectionists and the Accommodators. Specifically, the author examines the ideas of the Rejectionists as they reject...
List view record 665: The relevance of airpower for the defence of small states like SingaporeList view anchor tag for record 665: The relevance of airpower for the defence of small states like Singapore
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The relevance of airpower for the defence of small states like Singapore

Singapore Armed Forces2023
In this essay, the author states that despite the increasing focus on irregular conflicts, today’s threat environment is really a hybrid of conventional and irregular warfare. In his opinion, small states need to retain the ability to deter and prevail in conventional conflict as their geostrateg...
List view record 666: Transparency as an instrument of national securityList view anchor tag for record 666: Transparency as an instrument of national security
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Transparency as an instrument of national security

Singapore Armed Forces2023
In this essay, the author first describes the concept of national security and how it is typically achieved before attempting to shed light on the concept of Transparency. Next, viewing Transparency as an instrument, he identifies the mechanisms underpinning its effects and discusses its value an...
List view record 667: Asia policy vol 19 no. 3, July 2024List view anchor tag for record 667: Asia policy vol 19 no. 3, July 2024
List view record 668: Engineering The Army's Edge: 30 Years of Maintenance and Engineering Support to the Army/SAFList view anchor tag for record 668: Engineering The Army's Edge: 30 Years of Maintenance and Engineering Support to the Army/SAF
List view record 669: Hybrid warfare - potential and limitations/ ME5 Wong Jun XianList view anchor tag for record 669: Hybrid warfare - potential and limitations/ ME5 Wong Jun Xian
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Hybrid warfare - potential and limitations/ ME5 Wong Jun Xian

Singapore Armed Forces2024
In this essay, the author argues that hybrid warfare, without resorting to a full-scale conventional offensive, cannot conclusively defeat an adversary nation state or opposing government. The author begins by explaining hybrid warfare and its main characteristics. Next, he attempts to discuss th...
List view record 670: Iraq’s centre of gravity in operation desert storm/ LTC Chong Wai HoeList view anchor tag for record 670: Iraq’s centre of gravity in operation desert storm/ LTC Chong Wai Hoe
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Iraq’s centre of gravity in operation desert storm/ LTC Chong Wai Hoe

Singapore Armed Forces2024
The concept of Centre of Gravity (CoG) remains a cornerstone in military planning, yet consensus on its definition eludes both practitioners and academics. This ambiguity stems from Carl von Clausewitz’s varied interpretations, compounded by divergent perspectives within different military branch...
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