The use of scenarios for the consolidation of a defense policy

This is a reflection that proposes the relevance of the applicability of prospective scenarios for the improvement of the analysis process for the construction of the Military Force. With a qualitative bias, a deductive perspective was adopted, based on bibliographic research, treated with the suppo...

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Authors: Migon, Eduardo Xavier Ferreira Glaser, Silva, Marco Aurélio Vasques
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Brasil
Institution:Exército Brasileiro (EB)
Repository:Coleção Meira Mattos (Online)
Language:Portuguese
English
Spanish
OAI Identifier:oai:meiramattos.eceme.ensino.eb.br:article/9530
Online Access:https://ebrevistas.eb.mil.br/RMM/article/view/9530
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Military Sciences
defense management
prospective scenarios
military capabilities
content analysis
Ciencias Militares
gestión de la defensa
escenarios prospectivos
capacidades militares
análisis de contenido
ciências militares
gestão de defesa
cenários prospectivos
análise de conteúdo
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Summary:This is a reflection that proposes the relevance of the applicability of prospective scenarios for the improvement of the analysis process for the construction of the Military Force. With a qualitative bias, a deductive perspective was adopted, based on bibliographic research, treated with the support of content analysis. Since war is a concrete social phenomenon, which is expressed on the battlefield, the perspective that Military Sciences approach Applied Social Sciences is corroborated. Therefore, it is suggested that the application of prospective scenarios, resulting from a multidisciplinary analysis, provides elements of reflection that analytically contribute to a more solid study of the Military Force and, therefore, an improvement of the necessary military capabilities to achieve the Objectives. Nationals of a Nation. In this context, the need to devise a coherent methodology for conducting the analyzes and observations collected is highlighted, to avoid the bias and individualism of the conclusions, as well as reporting the gain in the quality of the analyzes with the increase of the scenarios prospects as a substantive factor in the analysis process of the Military Force, essentially, in the definition of the ideal military capabilities.