Neostrategy: How to Win in the Age of Complexity

Abstract

Neostrategy: How to Win in the Age of Complexity makes two bold claims. First, the world is now in the midst of a new age, the Age of Complexity. Second, to survive and win in this Age of Complexity requires a new paradigm: neostrategy. The fundamental difference between strategy and neostrategy is the awareness of complexity and its ramifications. Whereas strategy, and strategists, are complexity nave; neostrategy, and neostrategists, are complexity aware. The difference is significant and revolutionary. As explained herein, the old paradigm of strategy is dangerously insufficient and ineffective when coping with complex systems and complex problems. As such, this research paper introduces a new paradigm--neostrategy--as a necessity to survive and win in the future international security environment. In turn and in time, neostrategy will replace strategy as the new, more effective paradigm for understanding and winning wars in the 21st century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 24, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057671

Entities

People

  • Noah J. Komnick

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognitive Complexity
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Complex Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Human Behavior
  • International Security
  • Mechanics
  • Military Communications
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Risk Analysis
  • Security
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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