Accession Number:

AD1160915

Title:

The War Against ISIS: The Need for Operational Art in Proxy Conflicts

Descriptive Note:

[Technical Report, Monograph]

Corporate Author:

US Army School for Advanced Military Studies

Personal Author(s):

• Dwyer, Timothy M.

Report Date:

2021-03-16

Pagination or Media Count:

53

Abstract:

This study views tactical and strategic thinking in the information age through the lens of modern proxy war in order to conclude that the tenets of operational art, and the nesting of minor military actions within a broader national strategic framework, is imperative in a proxy conflict. Importantly, this extends to the selection of surrogate military forces and the need to fully conceive the implications of a proxys success. The research proposes a new model for conceptualizing how minor military actions can have strategic impacts. These concepts are explored through a case study on the United States proxy war against the Islamic State.

Descriptors:

• social media
• national security
• treaties
• political movements
• civil war
• intergovernmental organizations
• international organizations
• law
• governments
• international relations
• terrorism
• united states
• department of defense
• foreign policy
• foreign relations
• international security
• military operations

Subject Categories:

• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics

Distribution Statement:

[A, Approved For Public Release]