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The transformation in warfare that is going on before our eyes has so far only managed to eliminate its now obsolete aspect of policing confrontation between states. Yet in doing so its true nature, that of all-out conflict involving every ruse and act of violence of which man is capable, persists in unregulated low-intensity conflict. Warfare has changed, but not man. This is a powerful essay, inspired by the recent republication in French of Marin Van Creveld's 1991 work, The Transformation of War.

The author presents the major topics discussed at the UMP's (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire) Defence Convention of 20 September 2011, as an illustration of the place which defence occupies in the party's programme for the presidential elections. He highlights the priorities involved, European defence, the link between the armed forces and the nation and industrial policy, while not forgetting the underlying financial realities.

Christian Malis's book: Raymond Aron et le debat strategique francais: 1930-1966 ([Aron and the French Strategic Debate: 1930-1966]) published by the editions Economica in 2005, presents a clear & didactic lecture of the works by Raymond Aron within the domain of military & strategic affairs. Adapted from the source document.

An article in the Jan. 2005 issue of "National Defense" argued that ground troops will no longer play an important part in the nation's defense. In response to this article, a general of one of the ground forces divisions, Pierre-Dominique d'Ornano, offers an analysis that contradicts the earlier published one. D'Ornano, the author of this piece, argues that ground troops, working as seamlessly as possible with other elements of the armed forces, are & will remain an important part of the national defense. Adapted from the source document.