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Categorical confusion? : the strategic implications of recognizing challenges either as irregular or traditional, Colin S. Gray
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- Summary
- Strategic theory should educate to enable effective strategic practice, but much of contemporary theory promotes confusion, not clarity, of suitable understanding. A little strategic theory goes a long way, at least it does if it is austere and focused on essentials. Unfortunately, contemporary strategic conceptualization in the U.S. defense community is prolix, over-elaborate, and it confuses rather than clarifies. Recent debate about irregular, as contrasted allegedly with traditional, challenges to U.S. national security have done more harm than good. Conceptualization of and for an operational level of war can imperil the truly vital nexus between strategy and tactics. In much the same way, the invention of purportedly distinctive categories of challenge endangers the relationship between general theory for statecraft, war, and strategy, and strategic and tactical practice for particular historical cases. It is not helpful to sort challenges into supposedly distinctive categories. But, if such categorization proves politically or bureaucratically unavoidable, its potential for harm can be reduced by firm insistence upon the authority of the general theory of strategy
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 59 pages).
- Note
-
- Title from PDF title page (viewed on February 27, 2012)
- "February 2012."
- Contents
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- Introduction and argument
- What is the problem?
- Challenges : not a simple spectrum
- Preventing and avoiding categorical confusion : how can strategic theory help?
- Conclusions and recommendations
- Label
- Categorical confusion? : the strategic implications of recognizing challenges either as irregular or traditional
- Title
- Categorical confusion?
- Title remainder
- the strategic implications of recognizing challenges either as irregular or traditional
- Statement of responsibility
- Colin S. Gray
- Subject
-
- Irregular warfare -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Meaning (Psychology) -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Military art and science -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Military doctrine -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Operational psychology -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Psychology, Military -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Security, International
- Strategy -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Concepts -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Strategic theory should educate to enable effective strategic practice, but much of contemporary theory promotes confusion, not clarity, of suitable understanding. A little strategic theory goes a long way, at least it does if it is austere and focused on essentials. Unfortunately, contemporary strategic conceptualization in the U.S. defense community is prolix, over-elaborate, and it confuses rather than clarifies. Recent debate about irregular, as contrasted allegedly with traditional, challenges to U.S. national security have done more harm than good. Conceptualization of and for an operational level of war can imperil the truly vital nexus between strategy and tactics. In much the same way, the invention of purportedly distinctive categories of challenge endangers the relationship between general theory for statecraft, war, and strategy, and strategic and tactical practice for particular historical cases. It is not helpful to sort challenges into supposedly distinctive categories. But, if such categorization proves politically or bureaucratically unavoidable, its potential for harm can be reduced by firm insistence upon the authority of the general theory of strategy
- Cataloging source
- AWC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gray, Colin S
- Government publication
- federal national government publication
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Army War College (U.S.)
- Series statement
- Strategic Studies Institute monograph
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Psychology, Military
- Operational psychology
- Strategy
- Concepts
- Meaning (Psychology)
- Military art and science
- Irregular warfare
- Military doctrine
- Security, International
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- Categorical confusion? : the strategic implications of recognizing challenges either as irregular or traditional, Colin S. Gray
- Note
-
- Title from PDF title page (viewed on February 27, 2012)
- "February 2012."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-59)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction and argument -- What is the problem? -- Challenges : not a simple spectrum -- Preventing and avoiding categorical confusion : how can strategic theory help? -- Conclusions and recommendations
- Control code
- 19527241
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 59 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn778377521
- Label
- Categorical confusion? : the strategic implications of recognizing challenges either as irregular or traditional, Colin S. Gray
- Note
-
- Title from PDF title page (viewed on February 27, 2012)
- "February 2012."
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-59)
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- black and white
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction and argument -- What is the problem? -- Challenges : not a simple spectrum -- Preventing and avoiding categorical confusion : how can strategic theory help? -- Conclusions and recommendations
- Control code
- 19527241
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (ix, 59 pages).
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)ocn778377521
Subject
- Irregular warfare -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Meaning (Psychology) -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Military art and science -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Military doctrine -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Operational psychology -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Psychology, Military -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Security, International
- Strategy -- Armed Forces -- United States
- Concepts -- Armed Forces -- United States
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