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A Battle of Wits, Not Metal: How Irregular Warfare is Preempting Convergence in the Indo-Pacific
Abstract The Indo-Pacific’s ‘battle of wits’ precedes any ‘battle of metal.’ Irregular warfare campaigns preempt Joint All-Domain Operations (JADO) convergence by contesting sustainment, weaponizing escalation, reconfiguring theater geometry politically, and …
Nation-Building and Imperialism: Education as a Tool of the Centralized State
Abstract This article examines Japanese history from the Meiji Era to the end of World War II as a case study to illustrate different modalities in which education can be utilized as a tool of the state from establishing national identity to exerting imperial…