Challenges to Military Strategy in the 21st Century

Abstract

Despite the widespread rejection of the meaning of wars military forces still remain the fundamental instrument of a sovereign state for ensuring its military defence. Achieving goals of security policy through military force is the subject of a military strategy. In the article, we examine the challenges of military strategy in the 21st century from three perspectives: from the perspective of strategic studies and its understanding of military strategy; from the point of view of the adjustment of military strategies to the modern security environment demands and the use of military forces in responding to new wars; from the perspective of strategy makers, in which we analyze the problem of choosing less optimal strategies and the impact of modern wars on strategy developers. Based on these challenges, the article identifies the importance of contemporary military strategy, both in theory (strategic thinking) and in practice (the use of military force), and its connection to creating policy effects in addressing the increasingly complex security challenges. Key words Strategic studies, strategy, military strategy, strategy makers.