Military Science Review

A Comparative Analysis of the Direction of the European and the American Defence Industry Strategies

2025-03-03T15:00:23+01:00

The author analyses the main aspirations of the European Defence Industrial Strategy, published by the European Commission in 2024, primarily from the perspective of the extent to which it follows the defence industrial ambitions set out by the United States, to be implemented within its own alliance system. The aim is to examine how the European strategy can contribute to the strengthening of a truly independent European defence industry and thus to the European strategic autonomy.

Resilience in the Context of Security

2025-01-29T08:46:13+01:00

One of the central issues of 21^st century security policy is the role of resilience among the factors shaping today's security environment. This paper examines how resilience can address the security challenges of today. To this end, it reviews the relevant factors shaping and influencing Europe's current security environment along the EU-NATO security axis and attempts to place resilience in the context of the geopolitical challenges of the global security system. By exploring the relationship between resilience and security, the paper highlights the strategic importance of this approach and argues that it can play a fundamental role in achieving sustainable security.

China’s Role in the Emerging World Order

2025-04-29T13:04:51+02:00

A key aspect of the competition between China and the United States is the deep ideological divide between the two nations, which stems partly from their different worldviews. This article focuses on China's role in the emerging new world order, with particular attention to the world order theories most commonly discussed in the literature. By comparing the Tianxia philosophy with the American Just War theory in today’s politics, the study explores possible points of conflict in the visions of the two superpowers. The paper concludes that the America First policy of the Trump administration is likely to further sharpen the conflicts of interest, while not necessarily providing adequate responses to the challenges posed by China.

Hybrid War in Economics

2025-03-24T10:21:18+01:00

In recent times, economic conflicts between states increasingly escalate into trade wars. The tension between the European Union (EU) and China over the EU tariff imposed on electric vehicles (EV) manufactured in China is a prime example of this trend. This case highlights the practical significance of just war theory in the context of economic disputes. The three fundamental principles of just war – just cause, proportionality, and last resort – can provide moral and legal justification for the application of counterbalancing measures in situations where one party gains an unfair market advantage.

The Theory of Just War and the Conflict in Kosovo

2025-01-21T08:55:32+01:00

The criteria of the just war theory, formulated in the early Middle Ages (some say already in antiquity), but evolving over the centuries, can be applied to each armed conflict. In the last years of the 20th century, the international community responded to the mass violence perpetrated by the Serbian government against the Kosovo Albanians, who constituted the vast majority of the population in the province of Kosovo (in Serbian, Kosovo-Metohija), part of the former Yugoslavia (within Serbia). First by peaceful means through diplomacy, and then, as a last resort, international community try to manage the tense situation by the use of NATO military force. Did NATO's "humanitarian intervention" meet the principle of just war theory general criteria of jus ad bellum? The study seeks to answer this question comparing the controversial approaches.

The Metamorphosis of War

2025-04-03T12:27:07+02:00

Was the classical war re-evaluated or restructured in terms of political science, political philosophy, and concepts in the 19^th century? from the 21^st century century up to and including? How can the situation of the political space after the Second World War be described due to the change in the synergy of the war? Is the "transcendence" of war in political science and political philosophy visible in action in the primacy of human thought and expression of will that rebels against the laws of nature? Is war a zeitgeist or an abstract end point that has gone beyond?

Certain Similarities and Differences Between the Technological Singularity and Weapons of Mass Destruction

2025-03-31T09:57:34+02:00

A few experts would have predicted such explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) now barely two years ago. This paper analyses the technologies that underpin the technology singularity, focusing on AI as a technology with effects comparable to weapons of mass destruction. Through quantitative data collection, selected relevant literature is analysed to examine the extent to which the disruptiveness of AI can be compared to WMD, whether AI can have a direct destructive impact and whether it can be regulated by the legal instruments known during the Cold War I.

Warfare of the Gepid Kingdom

2025-02-14T08:53:52+01:00

In the second half of the 5^th century, after the battle of Nedao river in 454, the new, independent kingdom of Gepid was established. The Gepids and their allies, led by King Ardarich, won a decisive victory over the army of the Hun ruler Bleda. The new Germanic state lasted for approximately one hundred and fifteen years and fought numerous wars with its neighbours during its short history. In these armed conflicts, the Gepids were confronted by hostile peoples with different fighting styles, which influenced the fighting style of the Gepids. The aim of my thesis is to present the characteristics of the Gepid kingdom’s warfare and their application in their armed conflicts.

Generational Change in Recruitment

2025-01-29T09:05:20+01:00

The primary task of organizations struggling with workforce shortages in our time is to develop an effective recruitment policy. An integral aspect of the modernization process of the Hungarian Defense Forces is adapting to the changes in both external and internal environmental cultures. The previously established and applied organizational processes and procedures, including the redesign of succession planning, may lead to the reconsideration of traditional recruitment strategies characteristic of highly hierarchical organizations. Cadets studying in the sectoral vocational training of national defense theoretically meet this criterion and may, in the long term, be capable of providing the human resources required by the armed forces. During their training, in addition to acquiring professions closely related to the military vocation, they can also gain highly specialized and often extremely cost-intensive skills within the framework of patriotic and national defense education. In their final year, they have the opportunity to undertake reserve military service and complete basic training. Their pursuit of further military education appears to be less successful. I assume that the asymmetric and hybrid nature of ongoing wars and armed conflicts undermines the traditional, romanticized image of national armed forces, which is built on the heroism and military glory of conventional wars. At the same time, their generation's characteristic openness to technology, flexible thinking, and the appealing vision of a renewed, modern armed force – along with the diminishing role of human involvement – could reshape their perception of the military. As the myth of the heroic warrior fades, it may pave the way for the young, tech-savvy generation to engage with military careers. Traditional recruitment, which offers conventional service, must also be renewed – just as the strategic principles of warfare are evolving – despite the fact that the romance of such conflicts has faded but not entirely disappeared.

The War That Went Viral

2024-10-07T13:25:04+02:00

This study explores the role of social media – particularly Twitter, Reddit, and TikTok – in modern warfare, using the Russian–Ukrainian war as a case study. It identifies six key areas where social media functions as a tool of warfare: intelligence gathering, target acquisition, information operations, cyberspace activities, defense strategies, and command and control. The research employs a qualitative approach to analyze how these platforms shape public perception, facilitate cyberattacks, and assist in strategic coordination while also addressing challenges such as misinformation, bias, and ethical concerns. By building on hybrid warfare and information operations theories, the study underscores how social media blurs the lines between traditional media and the battlefield. Ultimately, it calls for interdisciplinary methodologies to better understand the strategic impact of social media in contemporary conflicts.

The Ethnic recruitment in armed forces and contribution of Indian Soldiers in World War One: A qualitative study

2024-10-11T07:56:21+02:00

The article is based on the historic evidences of how caste based recruitment initiated in Indian armed forces. However the system of such recruitment is no more in practice but the units already raised on the based of castes are still functioning in the same manner in the Indian armed forces. The paper will further elaborate on the idea of why Martial races were the base for recruitment in India, how cultures and religion has played along.