Mark D. Mandeles
Mandeles, M. (2017). Revolution in military affairs. In P. Joseph (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of war: Social science perspectives (pp. 1468-1470). Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. doi: 10.4135/9781483359878.n559
Mandeles, Mark D. "Revolution in Military Affairs." In The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives, edited by Paul Joseph, 1468-1470. Thousand Oaks,, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017. doi: 10.4135/9781483359878.n559.
Mandeles, M 2017, 'Revolution in military affairs', in Joseph, P (ed.), The sage encyclopedia of war: social science perspectives, SAGE Publications, Inc., Thousand Oaks,, CA, pp. 1468-1470, viewed 18 July 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781483359878.n559.
Mandeles, Mark D. "Revolution in Military Affairs." The SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives. Ed. Paul Joseph. Thousand Oaks,: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2017. 1468-1470. SAGE Knowledge. Web. 18 Jul. 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781483359878.n559.
The concept of revolution in military affairs (RMA) is best approached as a research program that melds academic historical research with defense policy. Academics examine and compare the development and alignment of physical and social technologies, organization, training, and equipping of forces to describe how military forces have exploited tactical and operational advantages over their adversaries and interacted with society at large. Policy makers seek to translate insights about emerging scientific and technological advances into management strategies and plans to affect a military balance or a correlation of forces. As such, the RMA research program encompasses military, political, social, and economic history and social science topics, including dynamics of organizational search and adaptation, decision making and satisficing, epistemology, and methodology for testing hypotheses.
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