Frank O'Donnell
Frank O'Donnell’s profile on The Conversation
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Over the past couple of decades, many military analysts have claimed that technology has changed the very nature of war. But this is, I believe, mistaken. Two centuries ago, Carl von Clausewitz, the Prussian “philosopher of war,” described the nature of w
As we prepare to enter the month of August, we will, I’m sure, once again rehash the perennial debate concerning the morality of the use of the atom bomb against Japan. This year, the debate will be enlivened by the release of the excellent film, Oppenhei
For the past sixteen months or so, the attention of the United States has been focused on the Russo-Ukrainian War, which continues to sputter along with neither side able to achieve its goals. But dangerous as that conflict may be, there are more serious
The US military is in trouble. How do we know? First, the services are facing “unprecedented challenges” in recruiting. Officials blame a combination of circumstances: a shrinking percentage of young Americans fit for service; an inability to recruit in h