01.02.2023, 23:22
https://warontherocks.com/2023/01/learni...ic-states/
Zitat:Lessons Learned from Teaching Lessons
There is no shortage of analysis about applying lessons-learned from the conflict in Ukraine to the defense of Taiwan. In any case, most of this existing work focuses on what the war should teach Taiwan about the nature of contemporary high-intensity warfare, the need for an asymmetric defense posture, whether Russia’s attack on Ukraine will or will not make a war over Taiwan more likely, or what Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his generals might be learning from the ongoing war.
Our focus is different. We believe the lessons from how the United States, along with its NATO allies, helped Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Ukraine to transform their militaries in a matter of years are the best model for training the Taiwanese military. For the Baltic states, these changes began with the lead-up to their admission into NATO in 2004. For Ukraine, the process began after Russia’s two-pronged invasion in 2014 sent shockwaves through the Ukrainian military, which then-Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko described as “an army literally in ruins.”
Seven lessons stand out:
- Small-Unit Training Focused on Concrete Warfighting Skills
- Joint and Multinational Exercises Facilitated Learning Among Senior Leaders and Staffs
- The State Partnership Program Built Relationships … When It Had Time to Take Root
- Defense Institution Building Was Essential
- Warzone Learning Labs
- Professional Military Education
- Rapid Change Demanded a Comprehensive Approach
In dem Beitrag wird jeder der gerade genannten Aspekte ausführlich detailliert.
Recommendations for Washington and Taipei
How, then, should Washington proceed? We offer three recommendations.
- Training, Not Arms Sales, Should Be the New Priority
- Authorize and Fund a Comprehensive, Bottom-Up Security Cooperation Program
- Reinforce Bottom-Up Change with a Concerted Push for Top-Down Reform