Military Force

GALVEZ LOPEZ DANIEL ANTONIO
3 min readNov 23, 2020

MILITARY FORCES.
First we are going to begin by asking ourselves this series of questions: What is the military force within a state for? Does it guarantee protection only to states or does it also do other things? Well, it is sure that all military forces aim to provide protection to states and citizens, but military forces also help states to defend their territories from attack, to force other states to behave in specific ways by threatening with an attack, and also to provide humanitarian assistance during earthquakes, tsunamis or any other natural disaster. In some cases, military force is used to stop drug smuggling in some way.
Something important to determine regarding military forces is that it can be divided into two parts, the first is called “conventional forces”, while the second is called “irregular forces.” From conventional forces, they exist to take territories, hold them and defend them. How do conventional forces do that? They do it according to their roles; For example, armies, which are mostly made up of infantry (infantry) soldiers, use to hold and defend territories. Infantry is also combined with armored vehicles (tanks, or armored vehicles that can give infantry soldiers an advantage), they are used most of the time in open terrain, and that is because in closed terrain such as cities or in the jungle It is not so easy for armors to move around those kinds of places. But the armies also have another role which is to help the people of a country to prevent people from joining the militias; that group in charge of that is called “counterinsurgency”, basically it is a group of infantry soldiers who work to “win the hearts and minds of the people of a country to avoid rebellion” as it is said in a book.
The second type of conventional force is called “marine”. Its main function is to control any passage to the sea and attack lands near the coasts. It goes without saying that the Marines are considered amphibious warfare because of the movements they have, such as moving through the sea in ships and fighting on land. The term “marines” is used primarily in Russia, the United States, and Great Britain. They basically fight against groups that attack and steal ships, in addition to protecting the territorial waters of the state from invaders.
The third type of conventional force is the “air force.” As the name implies, it refers to aircraft that bombard land or sea targets, they also intercept other aircraft. The Air Forces also carry supplies for infantrymen, counterinsurgency groups, etc. They also mobilize men to places of conflict.
Finally, the fourth element of conventional forces is called “intelligence logistics and logistics.” This section touches on the logistics to bring supplies for troops in action; There is a group of people who is in charge of planning tactics for wars, conflicts, as well as the delivery of supplies. This force is known as the “behind the scenes” since there are groups of people who analyze the terrain where a conflict develops, and according to the details and objectives of a state, provide strategies that can help them achieve what what are you looking for. Some strategies may apply electronic warfare, stealth technology, etc., it depends on what may be most beneficial to the state.

CONCEPTUALIZATION OF TERRORISM.

Let’s see how this type of authority can be named. This type of force is called “irregular force”. I can say that the term “terrorism” is something that cannot be used as simply as people think, and I say this because almost all things in life, all actions, have at least two faces (not necessarily “a good and another bad “, but different). Because, as the experts put it, what is a terrorist for one group of people is a “freedom fighter” for another group. The term refers to political violence that targets civilians in order to spread fear in a society, in that way, people feel unsafe and terrorist groups pressure governments, states or a president to make some changes to your actions. Terrorism is basically extreme brutality and fear, planned or not, that seeks the benefit of a group of people (mostly ignored in society).

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