Cultural awareness – an important component of military training
Cultural awareness – an important component of military training

Summary/Abstract: As proved by the present-day geo-strategic developments, the face of conflicts has changed significantly: new wars have emerged, e.g. asymmetric, hybrid, by proxy, centric, network-based, on terror, etc. The parties involved are not only the opposing forces, but also the insurgent ones, the local leaders, the non-compliant forces, the civil population which often becomes collateral damage, and others. The new operational environment calls upon a new profile of the military leader and soldier alike who must understand the aforementioned actors and anticipate the effects that the latter’s decisions translated into actions and responses will have both on the local population and the country as a whole. The bottom line is that servicemen and women nowadays need cultural awareness as a decision support tool. This skill should be acquired by any modern army through a coherent educational program as an integral part of military training.

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