Military Review English Edition January-February 2016

FEATURES 8 The Future of War 23 The Value of Science Is in the Foresight How Globalization is Changing the Security Paradigm New Challenges Demand Rethinking the Forms and Methods of Carrying Out Combat Operations Capt. Johnny Sokolosky Jr., U.S. Army The phenomenon of globalization has exponentially progressed with advances in communication and transportation technologies. The U.S. military must correspondingly reflect these changes by enhancing its capacity to project power in a future dominated by intrastate conflict, global terrorism, and urbanization. This article won second place in the 2015 DePuy writing contest. General of the Army Valery Gerasimov, Russian Federation Armed Forces The chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation Armed Forces provides a Russian perspective on the future of war. 30 Getting Gerasimov Right Charles K. Bartles The author offers U.S. readers background and 16 Comments by Russian context for Russian General of the Army Gerasimov’s “The Value of Science Is in the Foresight,” presented President Vladimir in this edition of Military Review. Putin to the UN General 39 The Future of Warfare Assembly against Islamic Jihadism President Vladimir Putin This is the official transcript of a speech given by Russian President Vladimir Putin 28 September 2015 to the UN General Assembly as released by the office of the Russian president.

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