Charles J Dunlap
Biographic Data
| ID | 1317985 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles J Dunlap |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles J |
| FAMILY NAME | Dunlap |
| SIGNATURE | DUNLAP C J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Villanova University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
On “The Alt-Right Movement and US National Security” and Authors' Response
B ecause there were some people with a military connection involved in the US Capitol attack of 2021, there has been no shortage of academics and pundits seeking to use the tragedy to paint the military as rife with extremists. Parameters hosted one such effort in its Autumn 2021 issue: "The Alt-Right Movement and US National Security" by professors Matthew Valasik and Shannon E. Reid. 1 While they do concede "the level and extent to which suppor…
Booksplat
Every now and then, I come across a book with which I have so much disagreement that it is hard to know where to begin. Regrettably, this is the case with Professor Bruce Cronin’s Bugsplat: The Pol
No Good Options against Isis Barbarism? Human Shields in 21st Century Conflicts
One of the most vexing conundrums of 21st century warfare has been not just the explosive growth in the use of human shields, but the apparent systemization of the tactic, particularly by nonstate actors. In noting the international prohibition, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) defines the practice as the "intentional co-location of military objectives and civilians or persons hors de combat with the specific intent of trying t…
Some Observations on Gabriella Blum's 'Fog of Victory
Gabriella Blum’s brilliant article wrestles with the central question of modern conflict: what does victory look like, and whatever it looks like, what does it mean – or, perhaps more accurately, what should it mean? This brief article seeks to address her work through the lens of the author’s military experience. That perspective would define victory in Clausewitzean terms, that is, the point at which a belligerent is compelled to submit his wil…
The Military-Industrial Complex
In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower cautioned against a future in which a powerful military-industrial complex manipulated policy to the detriment of American interests. Dunlap argues that, fifty years later, Eisenhower’s fears have not been realized; in fact, the military-industrial enterprise is in decline. Certainly, the U.S. military owes its continued preeminence to both the quality of its combatants and the superiority of its…
The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012
Making Revolutionary Change
Much of the reporting on the Iraqi and Afghan wars focuses on the ground dimension . . . . The fact remains, however, that Iraq and Afghanistan are air wars as well, and wars where airpower has also played a critical role in combat
Technology
So by the benefit of this light of reason, they have found out artillery, by which wars come to a quicker end than heretofore, and the great expense of blood is avoided; for the numbers slain now, since the invention of artillery, are much less than before, when the sword was the executioner." --John Donne, 1621
The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012
The Military-Industrial Complex
In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower cautioned against a future in which a powerful military-industrial complex manipulated policy to the detriment of American interests. Dunlap argues that, fifty years later, Eisenhower’s fears have not been realized; in fact, the military-industrial enterprise is in decline. Certainly, the U.S. military owes its continued preeminence to both the quality of its combatants and the superiority of its…
No Good Options against Isis Barbarism? Human Shields in 21st Century Conflicts
One of the most vexing conundrums of 21st century warfare has been not just the explosive growth in the use of human shields, but the apparent systemization of the tactic, particularly by nonstate actors. In noting the international prohibition, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) defines the practice as the "intentional co-location of military objectives and civilians or persons hors de combat with the specific intent of trying t…
The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012
Technology
So by the benefit of this light of reason, they have found out artillery, by which wars come to a quicker end than heretofore, and the great expense of blood is avoided; for the numbers slain now, since the invention of artillery, are much less than before, when the sword was the executioner." --John Donne, 1621
Making Revolutionary Change
Much of the reporting on the Iraqi and Afghan wars focuses on the ground dimension . . . . The fact remains, however, that Iraq and Afghanistan are air wars as well, and wars where airpower has also played a critical role in combat
The Origins of the American Military Coup of 2012
The Military-Industrial Complex
In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower cautioned against a future in which a powerful military-industrial complex manipulated policy to the detriment of American interests. Dunlap argues that, fifty years later, Eisenhower’s fears have not been realized; in fact, the military-industrial enterprise is in decline. Certainly, the U.S. military owes its continued preeminence to both the quality of its combatants and the superiority of its…
Some Observations on Gabriella Blum's 'Fog of Victory
Gabriella Blum’s brilliant article wrestles with the central question of modern conflict: what does victory look like, and whatever it looks like, what does it mean – or, perhaps more accurately, what should it mean? This brief article seeks to address her work through the lens of the author’s military experience. That perspective would define victory in Clausewitzean terms, that is, the point at which a belligerent is compelled to submit his wil…
No Good Options against Isis Barbarism? Human Shields in 21st Century Conflicts
One of the most vexing conundrums of 21st century warfare has been not just the explosive growth in the use of human shields, but the apparent systemization of the tactic, particularly by nonstate actors. In noting the international prohibition, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) defines the practice as the "intentional co-location of military objectives and civilians or persons hors de combat with the specific intent of trying t…
Booksplat
Every now and then, I come across a book with which I have so much disagreement that it is hard to know where to begin. Regrettably, this is the case with Professor Bruce Cronin’s Bugsplat: The Pol
On “The Alt-Right Movement and US National Security” and Authors' Response
B ecause there were some people with a military connection involved in the US Capitol attack of 2021, there has been no shortage of academics and pundits seeking to use the tragedy to paint the military as rife with extremists. Parameters hosted one such effort in its Autumn 2021 issue: "The Alt-Right Movement and US National Security" by professors Matthew Valasik and Shannon E. Reid. 1 While they do concede "the level and extent to which suppor…
Political science (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Military and Defense Studies (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Aeronautics (2 works) · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies (2 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (2 works)