Other Introductions to Joint Military Exercises

Panoramic Perspective on International Military Exercises 2009

A military exercise is a field drill conducted in accordance with envisioned combat operations. As an advanced form of military training, it has always been highly valued by all countries. In particular, in the recent period, the frequency and scale of military exercises of various countries have increased, and their purpose, content, scope and form are developing in a more flexible and diversified direction; moreover, a considerable number of military exercises have already transcended the traditional scope, and are becoming an important strategic tool of various countries, playing an increasingly significant role in the field of international relations. January 2009 Russian Navy and Air Force military exercises in Greek airspace March 2009 U.S.-South Korea "Key Resolve" joint military exercises April 2009 U.S.-India-Japan "Malabar 09" military exercise May 2009 May 2009 Joint military exercises "Cooperative Longbow 09" and "Cooperative Lancer 09" June 2009 Joint military exercise "Caucasus-2009" held by Russia August 2009 Large-scale joint military exercise "Polar Bear 09", organized by Canada September 2009 "West 2009", organized by Russia and Belarus September 2009 "Africa Endeavour 2009", organized by the United States and 25 African countries September 2009 The United States and 25 African countries hold the "Africa Endeavor 2009" joint military exercise September 2009 The first "Kilimanjaro 2009" joint military exercise by five East African countries September 2009 The United States and 20 other countries hold the "Coalition Forces 2009" joint military exercise "October 2009 U.S.-India "War Readiness" joint army exercise November 2009 U.S.-Japanese annual naval joint military exercise November 2009 U.S.-Israeli Juniper Cobra exercise This year, countries have generally increased their interest in military exercises, including the "Kilimanjaro 2009" joint military exercise. This year, countries have generally enhanced their understanding of the strategic position and positive role of military exercises, and have used them to carry out diplomatic cooperation, demonstrate force and seek global or regional interests. Countries have given more connotations to military exercises, making them play a more important role in international relations. This has been the main reason for the rapid development of military exercises and will influence and promote the flourishing of military exercises, especially joint military exercises, in the future. Military exercises will continue to play a positive role in maintaining and promoting world peace and stability. On the one hand, military exercises, as an important element of international military cooperation, promote exchanges, communication, cooperation and coordination among countries, effectively enhance the ability of multinationals to jointly respond to and dispose of crises, and help countries to enhance understanding, reduce miscalculation and build mutual trust, and therefore will play an increasingly important role in international security. On the other hand, military exercises play a certain deterrent role for both the exercising party and the potential opponent or threatening party. For the exercising party, military exercises can show potential opponents or threats their strength and determination, thereby deterring and containing possible military conflicts or even wars. At the same time, the participating parties are also affected by the deterrent effect to varying degrees in the course of the exercise. In the course of military exercises and simulation training in a quasi-real-war environment, the parties involved in the exercises will also have an intuitive understanding of the intensity, destruction and consequences of military confrontation, which will make the parties involved in the exercises more cautious in choosing to use force on their own initiative. Military exercises are becoming one of the main platforms for the development and innovation of military theories and practices of various countries, and may become a "non-war battlefield" for the development of national military forces and mutual rivalry. War is the art of practice. Today, when peace and development are still the mainstream of the world, military exercises have become an effective way for armies of various countries to test their weapons and equipment, prove their operational theories, develop their military thinking, and improve their combat capabilities in a peaceful manner. Under the overall stabilization of the international situation, the function of military exercises in this regard will be further highlighted. As the importance of military exercises increases, major powers will likely further utilize joint military exercises to threaten and control the region and even the globe, thereby realizing their strategic interests. Although a considerable number of today's military exercises are centered around *** with the response to the non-traditional security of the cooperative type of joint military exercises, but it should be seen, the nature of the military exercise attributes determine the military exercise in the confrontation will exist for a long time, at the same time, the content of the military exercise in a fairly long period of time will continue to respond to traditional security threats and non-traditional security threats and focus on the same time. Because of the asymmetry of strength, the big powers not only in the multinational joint military exercises in a dominant position, its military capabilities will also have to the opponents and even military exercises to participate in the strategic deterrence, so as to achieve the purpose of "not war and give up", and ultimately to realize their own strategic interests.