We continue our discussion on the Center of Gravity with COL Dale Eikmeier. How important is the relationship between different CoG? What impact does this relationship have for operational planning? Does the CoG breakdown when their are multiple actors? How are they...
We talk to retired COL Dale Eikmeier about the Ends, Ways and Means methodology for determining the Center of Gravity. We talk about some of the problems with the Clausewitzian Centre of Gravity construct. What role do the critical factors, critical capabilities,...
Whilst everyone agrees that determining the Center of Gravity is really important, but there is not a lot of information on the actual process to do that. We look at the inside out methodology by Rueschoff and Dunne as a way of determining the CoG. This methodology...
Was the loss of the 2nd Punic War related to a faulty understanding of the Center of Gravity? Hannibal was clearly one of the best Generals in history. How could he win 3 major battles against Rome, but he wasn’t able to win the second Punic war. We discuss...
In a surprise move, we look 2,200 years to look at the Battle of Cannae, a defeat so severe that it is said that every mother in Rome mourned the death of a son. How could such a crushing defeat of a Roman Army. What was the Roman Center of Gravity? In 1992 the...
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