With the re-escalated Russo–Ukrainian War, modern world has met conventional war again, however, rapid technological development changed warfare since Cold War. In this study author will present similarities between and 18th century’s (called methodist warfare). The are so widespread (both in fields of security politics tactical-level land warfare), that our age can be called neo-methodist warf...

Anthrax is a zoonotic illness recognized since antiquity. Today, human anthrax has been all but eradicated from the industrialized world, with the vast majority of practitioners in the United States unlikely to have seen a case. Unfortunately, the disease remains endemic in many areas of the world, and anthrax poses a threat as a mass casualty-producing weapon if used in a biological warfare ca...

It is an axiom of human history that whatever technology is available will be applied in warfare as one side or the other seeks to gain an advantage. Humans are unique among the species in their capacity for fighting prolonged conflicts where the nature of the war reflects the types of technologies available. Stone, metal, leather, wood, domesticated animals, wheels, etc. were each exploited by...

A ground–swell of interest in information as a weapon of warfare is growing within the U.S. armed services. Military strategists are looking at information as a tool to leverage our forces and make them irresistible in battle. Yet, there is little agreement as to what information warfare (IW) is, let alone how it is best fought. This fundamental disagreement is serving as an impediment to unifi...

In Sex and Temperament, Margaret Mead depicted the Mountain Arapesh of New Guinea as a gentle, nurturant people among whom warfare was "practically unknown." A few years later, however, Reo Fortune, her husband and cofieldworker, was to claim that warfare was "good Arapesh custom." This article reexamines this disagreement, addressing two issues: Did the Arapesh have a tradition of warfare?, an...

The notion of Thought Warfare and Anti-Warfare (TWAW) has been introduced in earlier work as a way of thinking about future military conflict and its avoidance. TWAW involves the dynamic interaction of allies’ and adversaries’ Thought Systems. Current Thought Systems involve entities capable of cognition, emotion and volition typically (groups of) people interacting via networks of information ...

With the advent of militaries declaring cyberspace as the fifth domain of military warfare, those modern societies that are heavily dependent on its reli‐ able operation need to have a clear understanding of the actors and future activities brought about by this new doctrine. Knowing what is meant by the terms ‘cyber war’ and ‘cyber warfare’ is critical to navigating a path forward in preparing...