{"id":11138,"date":"2024-02-10T13:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-10T13:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/how-useful-is-the-centre-of-gravity-cog-analysis-when-planning-military-operations\/"},"modified":"2024-02-10T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2024-02-10T13:38:32","slug":"how-useful-is-the-centre-of-gravity-cog-analysis-when-planning-military-operations","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/how-useful-is-the-centre-of-gravity-cog-analysis-when-planning-military-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"How useful is the Centre of Gravity (CoG) analysis when planning military operations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Structure: <\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Introduction (around 350 words)<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Background of<br \/>\nmilitary operations and the different elements that might be analysed,<br \/>\nincluding the Centre of Gravity (CoG).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Define CoG ,its characteristics,<br \/>\nand an example. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Thesis statement<br \/>\nto answer the question: Arguing that CoG is useful to be analysed in military<br \/>\noperations because (for example, it <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">focuses efforts, informs<br \/>\ndecision-making, and Enables adaptability). Counterarguments will be considered<br \/>\n(For example, subjectivity, dynamic nature, and oversimplification).<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Body (around 2300 words)<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Argument (THREE<br \/>\nparagraphs, each one is around 370 words) <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Includes the argument stated in the<br \/>\nthesis (each paragraph should have a clear topic sentence, supportive evidence,<br \/>\nreal examples with analysis, and a clear conclusion sentence which also links the<br \/>\ncurrent paragraph with the next paragraph)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Counter Argument<br \/>\n(THREE paragraphs, each one is around 350 words)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Includes the counterargument stated in the<br \/>\nthesis (each paragraph should have a clear topic sentence, supportive evidence,<br \/>\nexamples, and a clear conclusion sentence that also links the current paragraph<br \/>\nwith the next paragraph)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><i style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Conclusion (around 350 words)<\/span><\/u><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Restate the<br \/>\nanswer that analysing CoG is valid (in different words).<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Rewrite the main<br \/>\npoints. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Final thoughts. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Final clear<br \/>\nconclusion sentence. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sources: <\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">1-<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The<br \/>\ncentre of gravity concept: contemporary theories, comparison, and implications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Published<br \/>\nin:&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Defence Studies<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Sep2022<\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> , <span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">By:&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Meyer, Eystein L.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">2-<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">UK<br \/>\nEffects-Based Planning and Centre of Gravity Analysis An Increasingly<br \/>\nDysfunctional Relationship?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Published<br \/>\nin:&nbsp;RUSI Journal: Royal United Services Institute for Defence<br \/>\nStudies,Apr2008<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">By:&nbsp;Bird,<br \/>\nTim<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3-<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">February<br \/>\n18, 2021 Lonnie Henley Professorial Lecturer The George Washington University<br \/>\nTestimony before the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Hearing<br \/>\non Cros-Strait Deterrence PLA Operational Concepts and Centers of Gravity in a<br \/>\nTaiwan Conflict 1<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">4-<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Hybrid Threats To <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Transformation The Doctrine Of Military Campaign<br \/>\nBased On Historical Perspective To Achieve Comprehensively National Security,<br \/>\nby Novky Asmoro , Marsetio , Susanto Zuhdi , Resmanto Widodo Putro<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Word count:<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">3000 words<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Footnotes:<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;<\/span>I need (1) footnote from <\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">creditable<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">sources for each<br \/>\n100-150 words, which means <\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">(around 20 for the 3000 words) <span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Note<\/span><\/span><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">:<\/span><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">THEY ARE INCLUDED IN<br \/>\nTHE WORD COUNT <\/u><\/span><\/b><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Font:<\/span><\/u><\/b><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Arial 11<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><b style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><u style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">Additional notes:<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">The essay needs<br \/>\nto be argumentative. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">I gave examples<br \/>\nin the thesis to show the meaning, but you don\u2019t need to stick to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&#8211;<span style=\"font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\"><\/span><span style=\"cursor: auto; color: inherit;\">I provided the<br \/>\nsources I think might be useful; use whatever helps you in writing, but please<br \/>\nensure they are credible (Books, Peer-reviewed articles).&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"cursor: auto; 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