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Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals. [1] Derived from the Greek word strategos, the term strategy, when first used during the 18th century, [2] was seen in its narrow sense as the "art of the general", [3] or "the art of arrangement" of troops.
The phrases "decisive battle" and "decisive victory" have evolved over time, as the methods and scope of wars themselves changed. More modernly, as armies, wars and theaters of operation expanded — so that the gestalt (i.e., a result which is greater than the sum total – see synergy) of the overall venture was more definitive — the phrase "lost its meaning."
Jean-Louis De Lolme, quoted in Federalist No. 70 as saying, "the executive power is more easily confined when it is ONE". Before ratifying the Constitution in 1787, the thirteen states were bound by the Articles of Confederation, which authorized the Congress of the Confederation to conduct foreign diplomacy and granted sovereignty to the states. [12]
Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. [1]
The Decisive Battle Doctrine (艦隊決戦, Kantai Kessen, "naval fleet decisive battle") was a naval strategy adopted by the Imperial Japanese Navy prior to the Second World War. The theory was derived from the writings of American naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan .
One of the best ways to address this is to identify and train a cadre of high potential line managers in the middle of the organization that can serve as champions of the strategy process to those both above and below them. [7] In this sense they serve both as a catalyst for the process and as a bridge between formulation and implementation.
Effective leaders rise above fear of indecision and follow the guide of “hiring slow and firing fast.”
The Separation of Powers devised by the founding fathers was primarily designed to prevent the majority from ruling with an iron fist. [71] Based on their experience, the framers shied away from giving any branch of the new government too much power. The separation of powers provides a system of shared power known as "checks and balances". For ...