The Combat Morale Podcast is recording its second season and is looking for contributors. This is a new podcast that aims to provoke debate and discourse around what shapes and influences the morale and motivations of combatants in war. It seeks to answer the eternal question; what makes people fight (or not) armed conflicts? If you have an interest in this subject, are promoting a book, paper or project or have a different perspective on the subject and want to share your thoughts with an interested audience, drop me an…
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THE ROLE OF MORALE IN THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE
In January 2022, the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC published an assessment on ‘Russia’s Possible Invasion of Ukraine’. It argued that the ‘true calculation of military success can only be taken after a clash of arms begins. In addition, there are several intangibles—such as weather, urban combat, command and control, logistics, and morale—that may play a significant role in the initial stages of a war’.[1] Fifteen or so days into the conflict, morale has been highlighted as a key factor that is dictating the nature and…