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Let Me Tell You About The Birds And The Bees: Swarm Theory And Military Decision-Making – Analysis ( Source- Eurasia Review / Author- Ben Zweibelson)

Swarm of bees ( Image credits- Wikimedia Commons / Zantastik) Source- Eurasia Review Author- Ben Zweibelson Since the 1990s, Western military organizations have demonstrated periodic interest in whether the emergent behavior of decentralized systems, commonly referred to as ‘swarm theory’ or ‘swarm behavior,’ might be relevant in military applications. Defence innovators such as the RAND Corporation sponsored multiple studies on swarm theory in the past decade and a half, and recent popular books such as The Starfish and the Spider offer tantalizing prospects on decentralized organizations for future military applications.2 Clearly, the notion of alternative organizational intelligence and decentralized problem solving has sparked the interest of military academia. Is this another techno-centric fad, or does swarm theory offer military applications superior to traditional methodologies? Can the joint military community gain anything from considering swarming constructs?

6 Mind-Blowing Tactical Tricks That Turned The Tide Of War ( Copy Right @ The Business Insider)

Image credits- Wikimedia Commons Technology and manpower never guarantee a military victory by themselves. And neither can tactics and strategy - sometimes, it takes an extra measure of trickery and subterfuge to swing the tide on the battlefield. A group of Quora users sought to answer the question  " What are the most mind-blowing tricks used during any war?"  The answers provide a fascinating insight into some of the minds responsible for the most ingenious successes in the history of war. 1. Operation Mincemeat During World War II, the British launched a successful disinformation plan called Operation Mincemeat . The operation was created in an effort to convince the Germans that the Allies planned on invading Sardinia and Greece - instead of Sicily, where they actually landed in July of 1943. The operation was carried out successfully by obtaining the corpse of a homeless man in London, who was then given a false identity as a Major in the Royal Ma