Naval War College

About: Naval War College is a education organization based out in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: International law & China. The organization has 233 authors who have published 519 publications receiving 6652 citations. The organization is also known as: United States Naval War College & U.S. Naval War College.

‘Modern Warfare in China in 1924–1925’: Soviet film propaganda to support Chinese Militarist Zhang Zuolin

Abstract: (1995). ‘Modern Warfare in China in 1924–1925’: Soviet film propaganda to support Chinese Militarist Zhang Zuolin. Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television: Vol. 15, No. 3, pp. 407-424.

The Dating Game, Survivor, and other war games: interesting, enjoyable and effective methods for conducting collaborative research

Abstract: The paper discusses the collaborative research methodologies and techniques developed by the Naval War College's Decision Strategies Department (DSD), and how these techniques have allowed the DSD to meet the diverse research requirements of senior naval and government decision makers. The Decision Strategies Departments "experts at talking to experts" collaborative research process is discussed, as are some of the techniques the department employs to make this research approach interesting and enjoyable for their "decision event" participants, as well as effective at generating the research data necessary to address the decision maker or research sponsor's questions. The paper describes how this research approach evolved, why it is different from traditional research or war gaming, and the type of research requirements that caused this approach to be developed. The paper discusses the lessons learned from using this research process, and some of the ways that the department disseminates the results of its work. Also discussed are two DSD research projects that illustrate different approaches to this type of collaborative research, and that contain examples of techniques that can even make this type of collaborative research fun!.

The misuse of protected indicators in cyberspace: Defending a core aspect of international humanitarian law

Abstract: International humanitarian law (IRL) imposes a complex array of laws regarding the use of markings, signals, symbols and other indicators. Protections related to indicators are also directly implicated in the laws of perfidy and ruses. Although these laws are generally well accepted in principle, practitioners struggle to apply these rules in the newer, manmade domain of cyberspace. Despite recent steps forward in the application of IHL to cyber, questions surrounding enemy, neutral, and protected indicators remain largely unresolved. This paper seeks to answer these thorniest of issues related to military cyber operations during international armed conflicts. The article is divided into two sections. The first addresses protected and specially recognized indicators, particularly those of the UN and the Geneva Conventions. The IHL rules regarding these symbols are defined and applied in the context of cyber operations. This section also discusses perfidy and proximate causation in the cyber context. The second turns to the improper use of national indicators in cyberspace, particularly the definition of military emblems, which draws on a separate body of law than protected or specially recognized emblems. Although the misuse of indicators may also implicate international criminal law, this article focuses exclusively on IHL applicability.

Binary Bullets: The Ethics of Cyberwarfare, edited by Fitz Allhoff, Adam Henschke and Bradley Jay Strawser

Abstract: How should we best balance the normative dimensions of “cyberwarfare” against the implications of these fundamentally ethical considerations on policy? Binary Bullets: The Ethics of Cyberwarfare, a...

Utilization of unmanned aircraft systems in maritime domain: Challenges and opportunities

Abstract: Aircraft systems are the integral part of the naval operations. These systems have been making great contribution to all kind of naval tasks and operations since previous century. On the other hand, developments in Unmanned Aircraft Systems make Naval Forces replace manned aircraft systems with unmanned ones. Consequently, utilization of Unmanned Air Craft Systems in maritime domain contributes to almost every kind of naval operations and brings new opportunities such as persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, conducting dangerous tasks etc. On the other hand, these systems yet bring some issues such as difficulties in take-off and landing activities, and interoperability etc. In this paper, utilization of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in naval operations is evaluated in detail in terms of challenges and opportunities, and solutions for challenges are introduced.