In this article, the author investigates concept of “war” during Akkadian period (ca. 2234–2154 BCE) through fragments and clay tablets that have remained from in history more than 4,000 years ago. Given special place divine realm took worldview, manifesting even everyday interaction, reworks well-renowned trinity Prussian military theorist Carl von Clausewitz. The argues Clausewitz’s analysis ...

Over the last two decades, the U.S. military has struggled to understand the center of gravity concept as developed by Carl von Clausewitz and to find practical ways to apply it. In the process, however, each of the services—shaped as they are by different roles, histories, and traditions—has brought individual perspectives to Clausewitz’s expression and redefined it in its respective image. Th...

America has been in space for over 40 years, yet there seems to be little common understanding of how to integrate space into all aspects of military operations. A common vision for the military application of space forces is vital for America in a period of growing space reliance and decreasing space budgets. Our fielded forces rely on space for a variety of essential missions including commun...