August 11, 2019
This Means War: 5 Most Powerful Armies in 2030
We make some predictions.
by Robert Farley Follow drfarls on Twitter L
In the end, the answers to “how do we build a powerful army†remain painfully simple. States that have access to enthusiastic populations with high human capital, that can cull the most innovative technologies from robust, modern economies, and that can structure their civil-military relations with just-enough-but-not-too-much independence will tend to do very well.
The focus of ground combat operations has shifted dramatically since the end of the Cold War. Relatively few operations now involve the defeat of a technologically and doctrinally similar force, leading to the conquest or liberation of territory. Preparation for these operations remains important, but ground combat branches also have a host of other priorities, some (including counter-insurgency and policing) harkening back to the origins of the modern military organization.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/means-war-5-most-powerful-armies-2030-72721
