The defence organisation and how it is managed in a democracy
Thomas-Durell Young, Ph.D.
The defence organisation and how it is managed in a democracy
Thomas-Durell Young, Ph.D.
The defence organisation and how it is managed in a democracy
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Autumn 2024

This course is an introduction to graduate students of defence organisations and their effective management under democratic governance. The overall objective of the course is to provide students with basic knowledge of these unique organisations and provide some key skills to enable them to understand how they differ from any other government ministries. With this basic knowledge and skills, students successfully completing this course will be able to analyse and assess a country’ defence organisations (operating within the framework of democratic governance) and appreciate how and why they are organised and managed.

For communication with the teacher, please use this email: tdyoung@nps.edu

Session 1: Course requirements / Introduction to ‘defence’
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Teacher recommends to study from 23/9/2024 to 29/9/2024.
Session 2: Introduction to defence organisation: definitions and models
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Teacher recommends to study from 30/9/2024 to 6/10/2024.
Session 3: Introduction to defence management: Iron laws
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Teacher recommends to study from 7/10/2024 to 13/10/2024.
Session 4: The philosophy of war
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Teacher recommends to study from 14/10/2024 to 20/10/2024.
Session 5; Execution coherence: CONOPs, war plans, and contingency planning guidance
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Teacher recommends to study from 21/10/2024 to 27/10/2024.
Session 6: Why does defence planning always fail?
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Teacher recommends to study from 28/10/2024 to 3/11/2024.
Session 7: Introduction to defence economics and why money matters
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Teacher recommends to study from 4/11/2024 to 10/11/2024.
Session 8: Application of defence economics without context: PPBS.
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Teacher recommends to study from 11/11/2024 to 17/11/2024.
Session 9: Western defence industry in transition.
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Teacher recommends to study from 18/11/2024 to 24/11/2024.
Session 10: Importance of concepts: Logistics in CEE.
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Teacher recommends to study from 25/11/2024 to 1/12/2024.
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Session 11: Importance of human capital and how to manage it.
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Teacher recommends to study now - from 2/12/2024 to 8/12/2024.
Session 12: Organisational lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian war.
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Teacher recommends to study from 9/12/2024 to 15/12/2024.
Session 13: Case study assessing the Romanian defence organisation.
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Teacher recommends to study from 16/12/2024 to 22/12/2024.
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