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Yet, strategic art is also a disciplined approach to problem-framing thinking. Therefore, strategic art is both an intellectual exercise and a practical method of inquiry. Given this, strategic art requires an appreciation of both theory and practice. This means strategic art is the praxis of strategy, or the practical application of strategic theory.<br /><br />On Strategic Art is a handbook for the student, the scholar, and the practitioner of strategy. The handbook’s three parts discuss the theory, practice, and learning of strategy. Combined, the handbook represents strategic art: the translation of strategic theory into practical reality. This handbook is both a learning companion for the students of the Defence and Strategic Studies Course, as well as being of utility for the wider National Security community and international partners. Given the challenges of the strategic environment, it is vital to remember that the practice of strategy is a national endeavour. As such, this handbook is a first step towards helping strategic professionals think about and plan strategy.<br /><br />Splash Page: <a href="https://theforge.defence.gov.au/strategic-art" rel="nofollow">https://theforge.defence.gov.au/strategic-art</a><br /><br />PDF Document: <a href="https://theforge.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-11/On%20Strategic%20Art%20-%20A%20Guide%20to%20Strategic%20Thinking%20and%20the%20ASFF%20%28Electronic%20Version%201-1%29.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://theforge.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-11/On%20Strategic%20Art%20-%20A%20Guide%20to%20Strategic%20Thinking%20and%20the%20ASFF%20%28Electronic%20Version%201-1%29.pdf</a></span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--actions"><span class="work-strip-bookmark-button-container"></span><a id="6fd2b000f26a638e2f760cd1c0039ac8" class="wp-workCard--action" rel="nofollow" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-download" data-download="{"attachment_id":121848857,"asset_id":128233813,"asset_type":"Work","button_location":"profile"}" href="https://www.academia.edu/attachments/121848857/download_file?s=profile"><span><i class="fa fa-arrow-down"></i></span><span>Download</span></a><span class="wp-workCard--action visible-if-viewed-by-owner inline-block" style="display: none;"><span class="js-profile-work-strip-edit-button-wrapper profile-work-strip-edit-button-wrapper" data-work-id="128233813"><a class="js-profile-work-strip-edit-button" tabindex="0"><span><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i></span><span>Edit</span></a></span></span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--stats"><span><span><span class="js-view-count view-count u-mr2x" data-work-id="128233813"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></span><script>$(function () { var workId = 128233813; window.Academia.workViewCountsFetcher.queue(workId, function (count) { var description = window.$h.commaizeInt(count) + " " + window.$h.pluralize(count, 'View'); $(".js-view-count[data-work-id=128233813]").text(description); $(".js-view-count[data-work-id=128233813]").attr('title', description).tooltip(); }); });</script></span></span><span><span class="percentile-widget hidden"><span class="u-mr2x work-percentile"></span></span><script>$(function () { var workId = 128233813; window.Academia.workPercentilesFetcher.queue(workId, function (percentileText) { var container = $(".js-work-strip[data-work-id='128233813']"); container.find('.work-percentile').text(percentileText.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + percentileText.slice(1)); container.find('.percentile-widget').show(); container.find('.percentile-widget').removeClass('hidden'); }); });</script></span></div><div id="work-strip-premium-row-container"></div></div></div><script> require.config({ waitSeconds: 90 })(["https://a.academia-assets.com/assets/wow_profile-a9bf3a2bc8c89fa2a77156577594264ee8a0f214d74241bc0fcd3f69f8d107ac.js","https://a.academia-assets.com/assets/work_edit-ad038b8c047c1a8d4fa01b402d530ff93c45fee2137a149a4a5398bc8ad67560.js"], function() { // from javascript_helper.rb var dispatcherData = {} if (true){ window.WowProfile.dispatcher = window.WowProfile.dispatcher || _.clone(Backbone.Events); dispatcherData = { dispatcher: window.WowProfile.dispatcher, downloadLinkId: "6fd2b000f26a638e2f760cd1c0039ac8" } } $('.js-work-strip[data-work-id=128233813]').each(function() { if (!$(this).data('initialized')) { new WowProfile.WorkStripView({ el: this, workJSON: {"id":128233813,"title":"On Strategic Art: A Guide to Strategic Thinking \u0026 The Australian Strategy Formulation Framework","translated_title":"","metadata":{"abstract":"Strategic art is an intellectual exercise that leverages theory to help understand the strategic environment and its challenges. 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$(this).data('initialized', true); } }); $a.trackClickSource(".js-work-strip-work-link", "profile_work_strip") }); </script> <div class="profile--tab_heading_container js-section-heading" data-section="Published Monographs" id="Published Monographs"><h3 class="profile--tab_heading_container">Published Monographs by Nick Bosio</h3></div><div class="js-work-strip profile--work_container" data-work-id="36454791"><div class="profile--work_thumbnail hidden-xs"><a class="js-work-strip-work-link" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-thumbnail" href="https://www.academia.edu/36454791/Understanding_Wars_Theory_what_military_theory_is_where_it_fits_and_who_influences_it"><img alt="Research paper thumbnail of Understanding War's Theory: what military theory is, where it fits and who influences it" class="work-thumbnail" src="https://attachments.academia-assets.com/56370113/thumbnails/1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="wp-workCard wp-workCard_itemContainer"><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--title"><a class="js-work-strip-work-link text-gray-darker" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-title" href="https://www.academia.edu/36454791/Understanding_Wars_Theory_what_military_theory_is_where_it_fits_and_who_influences_it">Understanding War's Theory: what military theory is, where it fits and who influences it</a></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span>Australian Army Occasional Paper - Conflict Theory and Strategy</span><span>, Apr 17, 2018</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span class="js-work-more-abstract-truncated">Many military professionals and academics outline the importance of military theory and the need ...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Many military professionals and academics outline the importance of military theory and the need to study it. Some, like Colin Gray, even highlight how understanding it allows the profession of arms to better adapt in war. Given these wise words, would it not seem important to know ‘what’ military theory is? Is it not significant to know who has shaped it? How do we, as professionals, tell if something is military theory, or just opinion and conjecture? Knowing what military theory is, and what it is not, is vital. It helps identify what writings further our understanding of war and warfare, and guides professional military education and research for future doctrine and training. This work answers the questions of what military theory is, where it sits within the wider context of the study of conflict, and which theorists are key in defining its body of knowledge.<br /><br />The work first defines what military theory is. Military theory is a field of study that seeks to understand the phenomena of war and its links to wider conflict; and provides a framework for the valid creation and dissemination of the knowledge of war and warfare. In other words, military theory is the epistemology of war. This definition highlights that research into military theory is grounded in the philosophy of scientific inquiry and, much like applied history, must use broad scientific methods – using hypothesis and empirical data based in history; not just a single incident, war or technological advancement – to develop its concepts. Understanding this also provides a guide to test whether a new or modern idea is effective ‘military theory’, or merely ‘military notion’. The definition also indicates that the focus of military theory is the development of first principles knowledge about war and warfare. It is this knowledge that allows planners, commanders and senior decision makers to adapt their know-how of war fighting to changing situations, environments and political objectives. It is also this knowledge that can be enhanced through wider study.<br /><br />The analysis of what military theory is, also demonstrates where military theory fits within wider academic disciplines. Although other humanities disciplines like history can support military theory, its focus on applied theory gives it strong links to other applied social sciences like political science, international relations and economics. These other disciplines overlap with military theory, and provide an avenue to potentially advance military theory’s understanding of power, influence and war’s wider links to conflict. Such links assist in broadening the military theory body of knowledge – a body of knowledge that is not codified, but is instead shaped by foundational theorists.<br /><br />Who these foundation theorists are, or who is most influential, is also answered by this work. By analysing the curriculums of staff colleges around the world, this work has identified the top 20 theorists currently accepted as most influential. The analysis also suggests a normalising of military theory across the globe, including a possible convergence between the conceptual Eastern and Western ways of war.<br /><br />Overall, this work provides a definition for military theory and highlights the key theorists that shape our views on it now and into the future. This is supported with guidance that allows us to test future theories. 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Understanding what military theory is and who shapes it lays the foundation to allow the profession to debate where future advancements in military theory should focus to best support planners, commanders and senior decision makers.","owner":{"id":10244984,"first_name":"Nick","middle_initials":null,"last_name":"Bosio","page_name":"NickBosio","domain_name":"anu-au","created_at":"2014-03-18T19:54:46.265-07:00","display_name":"Nick Bosio","url":"https://anu-au.academia.edu/NickBosio"},"attachments":[{"id":56370113,"title":"","file_type":"pdf","scribd_thumbnail_url":"https://attachments.academia-assets.com/56370113/thumbnails/1.jpg","file_name":"Understanding_Wars_Theory_-_what_military_theory_is_where_it_fits_who_influences_it.pdf","download_url":"https://www.academia.edu/attachments/56370113/download_file","bulk_download_file_name":"Understanding_Wars_Theory_what_military.pdf","bulk_download_url":"https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/56370113/Understanding_Wars_Theory_-_what_military_theory_is_where_it_fits_who_influences_it-libre.pdf?1524275890=\u0026response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%3DUnderstanding_Wars_Theory_what_military.pdf\u0026Expires=1742320889\u0026Signature=UyQQVdHATYt91ZW0mE0mmtVazFeoji3UX7K8Y-izIbjfOj-Y1YAWf4mSTpP0xSqtclLDdIHAM13w5PVsVoSnex-RSX1NzycvzPYGuCnjca-qGmjEmoc5iFJPsN613EEIwfzR8Ag10OJKeCG3ToB83HjAzGmDw8PmB66wEafHyrVSpK-4GPcltnnZbVYwaR1aPDb4KDEmxxDd~7ffkJ0g-DBU3uXLFiB4VYLOIi66cp5xCw~Sd73jMNHu25qNnY0BX0lj0vGWcZyyZus4HlAype7zA72t~4jiioH7Iib9NOGP5J5XSZpb0c4cTs5qdw7mNKOy8b-kWmokn4XsjMptEg__\u0026Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA"}],"research_interests":[{"id":133,"name":"Military History","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Military_History"},{"id":2391,"name":"War Theory","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/War_Theory"},{"id":3872,"name":"War Studies","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/War_Studies"},{"id":3873,"name":"Strategic Studies","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Strategic_Studies"},{"id":92441,"name":"Military Education and Training","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Military_Education_and_Training"},{"id":100218,"name":"Clausewitz","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Clausewitz"},{"id":129894,"name":"Philosophy of War","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Philosophy_of_War"},{"id":180315,"name":"Professional Military Education","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Professional_Military_Education"},{"id":402505,"name":"Military Operational Art","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Military_Operational_Art"},{"id":480747,"name":"Operational Art","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Operational_Art"},{"id":969675,"name":"Jomini","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Jomini"},{"id":985783,"name":"Liddell Hart","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Liddell_Hart"},{"id":1761342,"name":"Strategic theory","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Strategic_theory"},{"id":2029984,"name":"Military theory","url":"https://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Military_theory"}],"urls":[{"id":19232402,"url":"https://researchcentre.army.gov.au/library/occasional-papers/understanding-wars-theory-what-military-theory-where-it-fits-and-who-influences-it"}]}, dispatcherData: dispatcherData }); $(this).data('initialized', true); } }); $a.trackClickSource(".js-work-strip-work-link", "profile_work_strip") }); </script> <div class="profile--tab_heading_container js-section-heading" data-section="Thesis (PhD and Master)" id="Thesis (PhD and Master)"><h3 class="profile--tab_heading_container">Thesis (PhD and Master) by Nick Bosio</h3></div><div class="js-work-strip profile--work_container" data-work-id="71674163"><div class="profile--work_thumbnail hidden-xs"><a class="js-work-strip-work-link" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-thumbnail" href="https://www.academia.edu/71674163/An_Analysis_of_the_Relationship_between_Contemporary_Western_Military_Theory_Systems_Thinking_and_their_Key_Schools_of_Thought"><img alt="Research paper thumbnail of An Analysis of the Relationship between Contemporary Western Military Theory, Systems Thinking, and their Key Schools-of-Thought" class="work-thumbnail" src="https://attachments.academia-assets.com/80918917/thumbnails/1.jpg" /></a></div><div class="wp-workCard wp-workCard_itemContainer"><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--title"><a class="js-work-strip-work-link text-gray-darker" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-title" href="https://www.academia.edu/71674163/An_Analysis_of_the_Relationship_between_Contemporary_Western_Military_Theory_Systems_Thinking_and_their_Key_Schools_of_Thought">An Analysis of the Relationship between Contemporary Western Military Theory, Systems Thinking, and their Key Schools-of-Thought</a></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span>Thesis (PhD)</span><span>, Feb 9, 2022</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item"><span class="js-work-more-abstract-truncated">Since the 1990s, systems concepts have been used to enhance military theory. Such fusion assumes ...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Since the 1990s, systems concepts have been used to enhance military theory. Such fusion assumes a strong relationship between systems thinking and military theory. This assumption underpins military concepts such as Effects-Based Operations, which was influential in planning the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The military failures in these wars led scholars to criticise systems-based concepts within military theory and practice. Nevertheless, practitioners and academics continue to use systems concepts to inform contemporary military doctrine and education. Such education shapes military professionals’ thinking on how to plan for, and conduct, war. <br /> <br />This thesis investigates the relationship between contemporary Western military theory, systems thinking, and their key schools-of-thought. The thesis identifies that the assumed relationship is founded on a belief that the world is made up of systems. This worldview, known as ‘hard systems thinking’, is held by both advocates and critics. There appears to be little consideration of the alternative systems worldview: ‘soft systems thinking’. This second school-of-thought views the world as complex and uses systems as frameworks to enhance understanding. The thesis explains how these systems paradigms have similarities with the two military theory worldviews of ‘war as science’ and ‘war as art’, respectively. Investigating how these schools-of-thought influence systems concepts may help explain when and how to use systems thinking to enhance military theory. <br /> <br />The investigation finds a strong relationship between military theory and systems thinking. This relationship is underpinned by the complementary use of both hard and soft systems thinking schools-of-thought. The thesis reviews the works of twelve military writers from across recorded history to find this relationship. The 2003-2011 Iraq War provides an illustrative case study. This case study corroborates the investigation’s findings, and provides initial insight into how paradigms can influence military thinking and practice. <br /> <br />The investigation indicates that each level of war preferences a school-of-thought. For example, the strategic level of war prefers soft systems thinking and war as art. Hard systems and war as science thinking are relevant to the tactical level of war. Another finding is that systems thinking, when used appropriately, appears to enhance the explanatory and descriptive power of military theory. The thesis found little support for using systems thinking to reinforce the predictive power of theory. The analysis of the theory-based and Iraq War case studies also sheds initial light on how the paradigms military practitioners hold can influence how they think about and execute war. Where practitioners hold paradigms not aligned with the findings in this thesis, military planning and action may risk strategic failure. <br /> <br />The thesis finds that Effects-Based Operations, and similar hard systems concepts, appear inappropriate at the strategic and operational levels of war. Next, the thesis identifies a set of principles that may help guide future military warfighting concept development. Another observation is that pre-war military education may be important in shaping pre-war thinking and in-war adaptation. Further research is likely to shed light on how to reduce the hard systems/war as science bias often seen in military thinking and planning. 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Where practitioners hold paradigms not aligned with the findings in this thesis, military planning and action may risk strategic failure.\r\n\r\nThe thesis finds that Effects-Based Operations, and similar hard systems concepts, appear inappropriate at the strategic and operational levels of war. Next, the thesis identifies a set of principles that may help guide future military warfighting concept development. Another observation is that pre-war military education may be important in shaping pre-war thinking and in-war adaptation. Further research is likely to shed light on how to reduce the hard systems/war as science bias often seen in military thinking and planning. 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However their ...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Kaplan and Norton advocate a holistic approach to Balanced Scorecard construction. However their traditional method of construction is seen to lack a rigorous understanding of complexity and human action. This leads current Balanced Scorecards to have several limitations in the areas of feedback, delay, and validation of measurements. Balanced Scorecards also recognise the need to cascade to the lowest level; however, they do not provide a holistic means of achieving this. <br /> <br />This research has been conducted to develop a method of Balanced Scorecard construction that overcomes the limitations and enables a holistic approach to understanding and learning. Systems thinking, systems dynamics and the systems engineering ‘Vee’ model combine to provide a new top-down/bottom-up method for understanding at the strategic, operational and tactical level. The top-down aspect develops understanding of complexity. It identifies the systemic structure of an organisation and its environment in order to locate the leverage points. The bottom-up aspect then constructs quantitative modules that provide a means of both validating measures and enabling “what if” scenario testing. A cases study demonstrates that this method provides a more systemic approach, in a systematic manner, to Balanced Scorecard construction. <br /> <br />NOTE - 20 Dec 14: Papers re-uploaded as there were formatting errors in the originals. 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Gaming, as a part of educati...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">This article argues for a culture of deliberate professional gaming. Gaming, as a part of education and as a professional pastime, was a historical norm in Western militaries. Yet, contemporary militaries treat gaming as a curiosity. This contemporary view is in stark contrast to the weight of research that highlights how games enhance the mental skills that underpin decision-making, and the mental models used in decision-making. To demonstrate these benefits, the article first explains how human decision-making links to the Military Appreciation Process. The article then outlines how gaming can enhance individual and collective decision-making skills. The article also provides an overview on how to introduce a deliberate professional gaming culture into Army, with a focus on the Royal Military College – Duntroon. The article notes that the advocated approach can be adapted to the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Australian War College. Given the changing and uncertain strategic environment, Western militaries are unlikely to enjoy the technological, material, and mass advantages of the last forty years. 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By pitting an individual or group against other living beings, these wargames require military professionals to confront the uncertainty of war. The dynamic nature of such wargames helps translate military theory into military practice. This article argues that unrestricted wargaming is a vital component of broadening military officers’ minds. By examining US and Japanese wargaming practices, the article proposes that unrestricted wargaming should be incorporated into Australian Army junior officer training courses to help officers test their biases, frame problems and accept alternative viewpoints.</span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--actions"><span class="work-strip-bookmark-button-container"></span><a id="f054b88295cbd95bec6ce8059cc66dcc" class="wp-workCard--action" rel="nofollow" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-download" data-download="{"attachment_id":83406597,"asset_id":75766053,"asset_type":"Work","button_location":"profile"}" href="https://www.academia.edu/attachments/83406597/download_file?s=profile"><span><i class="fa fa-arrow-down"></i></span><span>Download</span></a><span class="wp-workCard--action visible-if-viewed-by-owner inline-block" style="display: none;"><span class="js-profile-work-strip-edit-button-wrapper profile-work-strip-edit-button-wrapper" data-work-id="75766053"><a class="js-profile-work-strip-edit-button" tabindex="0"><span><i class="fa fa-pencil"></i></span><span>Edit</span></a></span></span></div><div class="wp-workCard_item wp-workCard--stats"><span><span><span class="js-view-count view-count u-mr2x" data-work-id="75766053"><i class="fa fa-spinner fa-spin"></i></span><script>$(function () { var workId = 75766053; window.Academia.workViewCountsFetcher.queue(workId, function (count) { var description = window.$h.commaizeInt(count) + " " + window.$h.pluralize(count, 'View'); $(".js-view-count[data-work-id=75766053]").text(description); $(".js-view-count[data-work-id=75766053]").attr('title', description).tooltip(); }); });</script></span></span><span><span class="percentile-widget hidden"><span class="u-mr2x work-percentile"></span></span><script>$(function () { var workId = 75766053; window.Academia.workPercentilesFetcher.queue(workId, function (percentileText) { var container = $(".js-work-strip[data-work-id='75766053']"); container.find('.work-percentile').text(percentileText.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + percentileText.slice(1)); container.find('.percentile-widget').show(); container.find('.percentile-widget').removeClass('hidden'); }); });</script></span></div><div id="work-strip-premium-row-container"></div></div></div><script> require.config({ waitSeconds: 90 })(["https://a.academia-assets.com/assets/wow_profile-a9bf3a2bc8c89fa2a77156577594264ee8a0f214d74241bc0fcd3f69f8d107ac.js","https://a.academia-assets.com/assets/work_edit-ad038b8c047c1a8d4fa01b402d530ff93c45fee2137a149a4a5398bc8ad67560.js"], function() { // from javascript_helper.rb var dispatcherData = {} if (true){ window.WowProfile.dispatcher = window.WowProfile.dispatcher || _.clone(Backbone.Events); dispatcherData = { dispatcher: window.WowProfile.dispatcher, downloadLinkId: "f054b88295cbd95bec6ce8059cc66dcc" } } $('.js-work-strip[data-work-id=75766053]').each(function() { if (!$(this).data('initialized')) { new WowProfile.WorkStripView({ el: this, workJSON: {"id":75766053,"title":"Moulding War's Thinking: Using Wargaming to Broaden Military Minds","translated_title":"","metadata":{"issue":"2","volume":"16","abstract":"Unrestricted wargames can build confidence, test mental models, and provide a method to create military experiences outside of live exercises and direct combat operations. 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Integrated Campaigning is the focussed aggregation and application of national power in pursuit of national interests, achieved by realising the potential of ADF’s people, ideas and material, combined with those of allies and partners. To achieve such integration requires the ADF to foster and grow key characteristics in its people. 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This suggests there is an unspoken, and untested, assumption: systems theory has congruence with military theory. In other words, the use of systems in contemporary military concepts assumes there is some overarching theory that connects military and systems ideas into one whole. Such a theory, which is a theory of theory, is known as a meta-theory. However, recent experiences would appear to suggest that systems theories do not form valid operational or strategic theories, the concepts remain within military thought. This paper is the Thesis Proposal document for a Doctorate that seeks to identify if congruence exists between systems and military theory and therefore confirm if a meta-theory exists and what this means for future military theory, training, education and planning. 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Some, like Colin Gray, even highlight how understanding it allows the profession of arms to better adapt in war. Given these wise words, would it not seem important to know ‘what’ military theory is? Is it not significant to know who has shaped it? How do we, as professionals, tell if something is military theory, or just opinion and conjecture? Knowing what military theory is, and what it is not, is vital. It helps identify what writings further our understanding of war and warfare, and guides professional military education and research for future doctrine and training. This work answers the questions of what military theory is, where it sits within the wider context of the study of conflict, and which theorists are key in defining its body of knowledge.<br /><br />The work first defines what military theory is. Military theory is a field of study that seeks to understand the phenomena of war and its links to wider conflict; and provides a framework for the valid creation and dissemination of the knowledge of war and warfare. In other words, military theory is the epistemology of war. This definition highlights that research into military theory is grounded in the philosophy of scientific inquiry and, much like applied history, must use broad scientific methods – using hypothesis and empirical data based in history; not just a single incident, war or technological advancement – to develop its concepts. Understanding this also provides a guide to test whether a new or modern idea is effective ‘military theory’, or merely ‘military notion’. The definition also indicates that the focus of military theory is the development of first principles knowledge about war and warfare. It is this knowledge that allows planners, commanders and senior decision makers to adapt their know-how of war fighting to changing situations, environments and political objectives. It is also this knowledge that can be enhanced through wider study.<br /><br />The analysis of what military theory is, also demonstrates where military theory fits within wider academic disciplines. Although other humanities disciplines like history can support military theory, its focus on applied theory gives it strong links to other applied social sciences like political science, international relations and economics. These other disciplines overlap with military theory, and provide an avenue to potentially advance military theory’s understanding of power, influence and war’s wider links to conflict. Such links assist in broadening the military theory body of knowledge – a body of knowledge that is not codified, but is instead shaped by foundational theorists.<br /><br />Who these foundation theorists are, or who is most influential, is also answered by this work. By analysing the curriculums of staff colleges around the world, this work has identified the top 20 theorists currently accepted as most influential. The analysis also suggests a normalising of military theory across the globe, including a possible convergence between the conceptual Eastern and Western ways of war.<br /><br />Overall, this work provides a definition for military theory and highlights the key theorists that shape our views on it now and into the future. This is supported with guidance that allows us to test future theories. 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Military theory is a field of study that seeks to understand the phenomena of war and its links to wider conflict; and provides a framework for the valid creation and dissemination of the knowledge of war and warfare. In other words, military theory is the epistemology of war. This definition highlights that research into military theory is grounded in the philosophy of scientific inquiry and, much like applied history, must use broad scientific methods – using hypothesis and empirical data based in history; not just a single incident, war or technological advancement – to develop its concepts. Understanding this also provides a guide to test whether a new or modern idea is effective ‘military theory’, or merely ‘military notion’. The definition also indicates that the focus of military theory is the development of first principles knowledge about war and warfare. It is this knowledge that allows planners, commanders and senior decision makers to adapt their know-how of war fighting to changing situations, environments and political objectives. It is also this knowledge that can be enhanced through wider study.\n\nThe analysis of what military theory is, also demonstrates where military theory fits within wider academic disciplines. Although other humanities disciplines like history can support military theory, its focus on applied theory gives it strong links to other applied social sciences like political science, international relations and economics. These other disciplines overlap with military theory, and provide an avenue to potentially advance military theory’s understanding of power, influence and war’s wider links to conflict. Such links assist in broadening the military theory body of knowledge – a body of knowledge that is not codified, but is instead shaped by foundational theorists.\n\nWho these foundation theorists are, or who is most influential, is also answered by this work. By analysing the curriculums of staff colleges around the world, this work has identified the top 20 theorists currently accepted as most influential. The analysis also suggests a normalising of military theory across the globe, including a possible convergence between the conceptual Eastern and Western ways of war.\n\nOverall, this work provides a definition for military theory and highlights the key theorists that shape our views on it now and into the future. This is supported with guidance that allows us to test future theories. 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Such fusion assumes ...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Since the 1990s, systems concepts have been used to enhance military theory. Such fusion assumes a strong relationship between systems thinking and military theory. This assumption underpins military concepts such as Effects-Based Operations, which was influential in planning the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The military failures in these wars led scholars to criticise systems-based concepts within military theory and practice. Nevertheless, practitioners and academics continue to use systems concepts to inform contemporary military doctrine and education. Such education shapes military professionals’ thinking on how to plan for, and conduct, war. <br /> <br />This thesis investigates the relationship between contemporary Western military theory, systems thinking, and their key schools-of-thought. The thesis identifies that the assumed relationship is founded on a belief that the world is made up of systems. This worldview, known as ‘hard systems thinking’, is held by both advocates and critics. There appears to be little consideration of the alternative systems worldview: ‘soft systems thinking’. This second school-of-thought views the world as complex and uses systems as frameworks to enhance understanding. The thesis explains how these systems paradigms have similarities with the two military theory worldviews of ‘war as science’ and ‘war as art’, respectively. Investigating how these schools-of-thought influence systems concepts may help explain when and how to use systems thinking to enhance military theory. <br /> <br />The investigation finds a strong relationship between military theory and systems thinking. This relationship is underpinned by the complementary use of both hard and soft systems thinking schools-of-thought. The thesis reviews the works of twelve military writers from across recorded history to find this relationship. The 2003-2011 Iraq War provides an illustrative case study. This case study corroborates the investigation’s findings, and provides initial insight into how paradigms can influence military thinking and practice. <br /> <br />The investigation indicates that each level of war preferences a school-of-thought. For example, the strategic level of war prefers soft systems thinking and war as art. Hard systems and war as science thinking are relevant to the tactical level of war. Another finding is that systems thinking, when used appropriately, appears to enhance the explanatory and descriptive power of military theory. The thesis found little support for using systems thinking to reinforce the predictive power of theory. The analysis of the theory-based and Iraq War case studies also sheds initial light on how the paradigms military practitioners hold can influence how they think about and execute war. Where practitioners hold paradigms not aligned with the findings in this thesis, military planning and action may risk strategic failure. <br /> <br />The thesis finds that Effects-Based Operations, and similar hard systems concepts, appear inappropriate at the strategic and operational levels of war. Next, the thesis identifies a set of principles that may help guide future military warfighting concept development. Another observation is that pre-war military education may be important in shaping pre-war thinking and in-war adaptation. Further research is likely to shed light on how to reduce the hard systems/war as science bias often seen in military thinking and planning. 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There appears to be little consideration of the alternative systems worldview: ‘soft systems thinking’. This second school-of-thought views the world as complex and uses systems as frameworks to enhance understanding. The thesis explains how these systems paradigms have similarities with the two military theory worldviews of ‘war as science’ and ‘war as art’, respectively. Investigating how these schools-of-thought influence systems concepts may help explain when and how to use systems thinking to enhance military theory.\r\n\r\nThe investigation finds a strong relationship between military theory and systems thinking. This relationship is underpinned by the complementary use of both hard and soft systems thinking schools-of-thought. The thesis reviews the works of twelve military writers from across recorded history to find this relationship. The 2003-2011 Iraq War provides an illustrative case study. 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With the contemporary surge in great power competition, limiting these biases may help reduce the likelihood of great power competition becoming great power war.","internal_url":"https://www.academia.edu/71674163/An_Analysis_of_the_Relationship_between_Contemporary_Western_Military_Theory_Systems_Thinking_and_their_Key_Schools_of_Thought","translated_internal_url":"","created_at":"2022-02-16T02:30:57.798-08:00","preview_url":null,"current_user_can_edit":null,"current_user_is_owner":null,"owner_id":10244984,"coauthors_can_edit":true,"document_type":"thesis_chapter","co_author_tags":[],"downloadable_attachments":[{"id":80918917,"title":"","file_type":"pdf","scribd_thumbnail_url":"https://attachments.academia-assets.com/80918917/thumbnails/1.jpg","file_name":"Thesis_Relationship_between_Military_Theory_Systems_Thinking_and_their_Key_Schools_of_Thought.pdf","download_url":"https://www.academia.edu/attachments/80918917/download_file","bulk_download_file_name":"An_Analysis_of_the_Relationship_between.pdf","bulk_download_url":"https://d1wqtxts1xzle7.cloudfront.net/80918917/Thesis_Relationship_between_Military_Theory_Systems_Thinking_and_their_Key_Schools_of_Thought-libre.pdf?1645009508=\u0026response-content-disposition=attachment%3B+filename%3DAn_Analysis_of_the_Relationship_between.pdf\u0026Expires=1742320889\u0026Signature=bNR5Jlm4KTk35bi~LRATfm3f6unfr6lkn1aHSgtYi8DGc16QxBOsD0YSwFB11wfD4zpVCRv3isAHjTbOiMEjkNGBpnZB8O-RVWgKwzWvuX9H5p~oU6Coi7BtXrMSN56Z551eeKMK~VyCfp~zLK0-~s7p7zvHxvL-0LNv99GuKZHLkgtGi-0q~cQodNqVxNMtgq8IxVjnTBdjjVXqOyFY3qUujZlUWOVGktJSyR9BlbmWfNMbdWTFFnoMhWbszhwi8BbfqGpvgFi8B9NRj2rdEcsyZm0H2KnkPtIc3WFvw4ZPl906DOgWHp2y~P~8dsGeYoQ880yDCUOVULc1lY71CQ__\u0026Key-Pair-Id=APKAJLOHF5GGSLRBV4ZA"}],"slug":"An_Analysis_of_the_Relationship_between_Contemporary_Western_Military_Theory_Systems_Thinking_and_their_Key_Schools_of_Thought","translated_slug":"","page_count":411,"language":"en","content_type":"Work","summary":"Since the 1990s, systems concepts have been used to enhance military theory. Such fusion assumes a strong relationship between systems thinking and military theory. This assumption underpins military concepts such as Effects-Based Operations, which was influential in planning the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars. The military failures in these wars led scholars to criticise systems-based concepts within military theory and practice. Nevertheless, practitioners and academics continue to use systems concepts to inform contemporary military doctrine and education. Such education shapes military professionals’ thinking on how to plan for, and conduct, war.\r\n\r\nThis thesis investigates the relationship between contemporary Western military theory, systems thinking, and their key schools-of-thought. The thesis identifies that the assumed relationship is founded on a belief that the world is made up of systems. This worldview, known as ‘hard systems thinking’, is held by both advocates and critics. There appears to be little consideration of the alternative systems worldview: ‘soft systems thinking’. This second school-of-thought views the world as complex and uses systems as frameworks to enhance understanding. The thesis explains how these systems paradigms have similarities with the two military theory worldviews of ‘war as science’ and ‘war as art’, respectively. Investigating how these schools-of-thought influence systems concepts may help explain when and how to use systems thinking to enhance military theory.\r\n\r\nThe investigation finds a strong relationship between military theory and systems thinking. This relationship is underpinned by the complementary use of both hard and soft systems thinking schools-of-thought. The thesis reviews the works of twelve military writers from across recorded history to find this relationship. The 2003-2011 Iraq War provides an illustrative case study. This case study corroborates the investigation’s findings, and provides initial insight into how paradigms can influence military thinking and practice. \r\n\r\nThe investigation indicates that each level of war preferences a school-of-thought. For example, the strategic level of war prefers soft systems thinking and war as art. Hard systems and war as science thinking are relevant to the tactical level of war. Another finding is that systems thinking, when used appropriately, appears to enhance the explanatory and descriptive power of military theory. The thesis found little support for using systems thinking to reinforce the predictive power of theory. The analysis of the theory-based and Iraq War case studies also sheds initial light on how the paradigms military practitioners hold can influence how they think about and execute war. Where practitioners hold paradigms not aligned with the findings in this thesis, military planning and action may risk strategic failure.\r\n\r\nThe thesis finds that Effects-Based Operations, and similar hard systems concepts, appear inappropriate at the strategic and operational levels of war. Next, the thesis identifies a set of principles that may help guide future military warfighting concept development. Another observation is that pre-war military education may be important in shaping pre-war thinking and in-war adaptation. Further research is likely to shed light on how to reduce the hard systems/war as science bias often seen in military thinking and planning. 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However their ...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">Kaplan and Norton advocate a holistic approach to Balanced Scorecard construction. However their traditional method of construction is seen to lack a rigorous understanding of complexity and human action. This leads current Balanced Scorecards to have several limitations in the areas of feedback, delay, and validation of measurements. Balanced Scorecards also recognise the need to cascade to the lowest level; however, they do not provide a holistic means of achieving this. <br /> <br />This research has been conducted to develop a method of Balanced Scorecard construction that overcomes the limitations and enables a holistic approach to understanding and learning. Systems thinking, systems dynamics and the systems engineering ‘Vee’ model combine to provide a new top-down/bottom-up method for understanding at the strategic, operational and tactical level. The top-down aspect develops understanding of complexity. It identifies the systemic structure of an organisation and its environment in order to locate the leverage points. The bottom-up aspect then constructs quantitative modules that provide a means of both validating measures and enabling “what if” scenario testing. A cases study demonstrates that this method provides a more systemic approach, in a systematic manner, to Balanced Scorecard construction. <br /> <br />NOTE - 20 Dec 14: Papers re-uploaded as there were formatting errors in the originals. 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Gaming, as a part of educati...</span><a class="js-work-more-abstract" data-broccoli-component="work_strip.more_abstract" data-click-track="profile-work-strip-more-abstract" href="javascript:;"><span> more </span><span><i class="fa fa-caret-down"></i></span></a><span class="js-work-more-abstract-untruncated hidden">This article argues for a culture of deliberate professional gaming. Gaming, as a part of education and as a professional pastime, was a historical norm in Western militaries. Yet, contemporary militaries treat gaming as a curiosity. This contemporary view is in stark contrast to the weight of research that highlights how games enhance the mental skills that underpin decision-making, and the mental models used in decision-making. To demonstrate these benefits, the article first explains how human decision-making links to the Military Appreciation Process. The article then outlines how gaming can enhance individual and collective decision-making skills. 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