Ukraine: A New Way of Warfare or World War I All Over Again?

Ukraine: A New Way of Warfare or World War I All Over Again?
Details and weaponry of an Russian Ka-52K "Alligator" military helicopter standing on display during opening day of the MAKS-2021 International Aviation and Space Salon at Zhukovsky outside Moscow on July 20, 2021. Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP via Getty Images
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Yogi Berra—my favorite philosopher—once said, “The future ain’t what it used to be.” It’s the same with war. Every new conflict brings out scores of military strategists and defense futurists, each arguing that the current “war de jour” is emblematic of a wholly new way of fighting—in other words, a “revolution in military affairs” (RMA).
Richard A. Bitzinger
Richard A. Bitzinger
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Richard A. Bitzinger is an independent international security analyst. He was previously a senior fellow with the Military Transformations Program at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) in Singapore, and he has held jobs in the U.S. government and at various think tanks. His research focuses on security and defense issues relating to the Asia-Pacific region, including the rise of China as a military power, and military modernization and arms proliferation in the region.
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