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- Using a case study of any Ukrainian campaign in its ongoing war with Russia, discuss and analyze Ukraine’s use of multidimensional warfare to achieve specified military and political objectives from 2022 to the present. Examples could include Ukraine’s defense of the city of Pokrovsk, denial of full occupation of the Donbas region, and ongoing campaign against the Russian occupation of Crimea.
- Discuss and analyze the goals of the People’s Republic of China for territorial expansion and establishing territorial influence. Compare and contrast Imperial Japanese justifications and actions used for seizure of terrain leading up to World War II to current claims asserted by Communist China for justifying seizure of terrain also claimed by its neighbors. Nations who have territory claimed by China include Russia, Japan, India, Vietnam, and the Philippines. How are the Chinese planning for multidimensional global campaigns to support territorial expansion and territorial influence?
- From a US military perspective, what are the greatest security threats to the United States? How specifically is the United States preparing to mitigate those threats employing the elements on national power?
- Using case studies, discuss evidence of employment of irregular warfare (IW) using instruments short of large-scale military violence to achieve strategic objectives. Is there evidence that states as well as nonstate actors are conducting IW against the United States? Discuss evidence of cooperation among state or nonstate actors in such efforts.
- The United States and the Americas—assess the emerging actors, roles, and relationships in North, South, and Central America. Is Mexico our friend or foe, or disinterested neighbor? Is Mexico a staging ground for malevolent actors conducting IW against the United States?
- Do China, Russia, and North Korea have “Achilles’ heels”? What are their centers of gravity? If each has one, how can it best be attacked/exploited?
- What do China, Russia, and North Korea view as the United States’ “Achilles’ heel” or center of gravity? How specifically are they attacking it?
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