Deck 21: The Practice of Strategy, Colin S Gray and Jeannie L Johnson

Question 1

Which of the following is not part of the canon of classic strategic theory, according to chapter 22 of Strategy in the Contemporary World?

A) Clausewitz's On War
B) Liddell Hart's Strategy
C) Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War
D) Schelling's The Strategy of Conflict

Answer 1

D

Question 2

History is unimportant to modern strategy.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The three key areas of modern strategic studies-arms control, deterrence, and limited war-were all based heavily upon a complete understanding of strategic history.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

There is an American-centric bias to strategic studies, which is caused by which of the following?

A) Superpower dominance
B) Monetary and career incentives
C) The opportunity for influence and the ability to move between academia, think tanks, industry, and the government
D) All the options given are correct.

Question 5

A general theory of strategy assumes that the fundamental assumptions and requirements of strategy remain constant throughout history and between contexts.

Question 6

According to chapter 22 in Strategy in the Contemporary World, particular details of each new strategy are derived from and must be executed within each of the following contexts, except

A) political.
B) technological.
C) philosophical.
D) geographical.

Question 7

Which of the following is (are) relevant to executing actual strategies?

A) Friction
B) Logistics
C) Military doctrine
D) All the options given are correct.

Question 8

A strategy bridge connects the realm of military power to that of political statecraft. It is trafficked by persons with institutional ties of distinctive variety and preferences.

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the nine fundamental questions for (re)assessing strategy?

A) Who is the enemy?
B) Do we have enough weapons?
C) What have we overlooked?
D) What is the enemy's centre of gravity?

Question 10

Despite US dominance of strategic studies, the field is well equipped to cope with events shaped in large part by the beliefs and choices of those socialized by profoundly un-American experiences.