There’s no doubt that the U.S. has the most superior military firepower in the world that can defeat enemies on the traditional battlefield in a conventional war with their highly advanced equipment and skilled personnel, but how well equipped are they to handle gray zone conflicts?
Gray zone conflicts are the new, contemporary methods that are being used today by state actors. These types of actions are done in order to stay below that threshold for violence that warrants “traditional military campaigning”, takes advantage of the Western “views of war” and “its inherent restraints” (Echevarria, 16-17). Some critics’ say that gray zone conflicts (or irregular warfare) target the “deficiencies in U.S. planning and strategy processes” and therefore
Gray zone conflicts are the new, contemporary methods that are being used today by state actors. These types of actions are done in order to stay below that threshold for violence that warrants “traditional military campaigning”, takes advantage of the Western “views of war” and “its inherent restraints” (Echevarria, 16-17). Some critics’ say that gray zone conflicts (or irregular warfare) target the “deficiencies in U.S. planning and strategy processes” and therefore