Keyword Center of Gravity

Carlisle Papers

A Concept at the Crossroads: Rethinking the Center of Gravity

Since the 1980s, the U.S. military has placed great emphasis on the theories and concepts of Clausewitz. Concomitantly, a tremendous emphasis has been placed in doctrine on the center of gravity (COG) as a central element of campaign planning. The…

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September 1, 2007

SSI Monographs

Clausewitz’s Center of Gravity: Changing Our Warfighting Doctrine–Again!

The author cuts through the myriad interpretations surrounding the concept and gets back to the original idea as conceived by its author, the Prussian military theorist, Carl von Clausewitz. In going back to the original concept, Lieutenant Colonel Echevarria reveals…

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September 1, 2002