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Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 4/2014: 142-151

Strategy and Strategy Culture in the Early 21st CenturyNonreviewed - Other

Doc. PhDr. Jan Eichler, CSc.

Strategy and strategic culture influence everyday lives of soldier and military units, as well as the system of their preparation for combats. In case of wars, they have a decisive impact on the destiny of civilian population. The strategic culture of every state has its national, international and historic dimensions. The article explains the criteria of militarism, because those phenomena were typical for a history of some states. First and foremost, backed by the analysis of a dramatic development of the strategic culture of the US during the first decade of the 21st century, the article concludes and explains its core and importance for our contemporary world.

Keywords: Strategy, strategic culture, war, security threats, civilian population, decision-makers, militarism, coercion, hard power, attraction, soft power.

Published: December 15, 2014  Show citation

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Eichler, J. (2014). Strategy and Strategy Culture in the Early 21st Century. Czech Military Review, 95(4), 142-151
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