Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): April to June

The Peruvian Army Center for Strategic Studies (CEEEP) presents the fourth edition of its “Security and Land Power Journal”, which aims to address the analysis, discussion and generation of ideas on issues related to Security, Defense and the Military Profession. This quarterly journal publishes original and unpublished research articles focused on CEEEP four areas of study: (1) Strategic Assessment, (2) Strategic Anticipation, (3) Strategic Art and Land Power, and (4) Strategic Leadership and Institutional Management. To ensure quality, the articles are evaluated by external peers, under the double-blind system. In this sense, the present edition compiles six contributions from renowned national and international authors, as well as from CEEEP researchers.

In the first part of this publication, referring to Strategic Evaluation, Magister María Ana Leal, in the article entitled “Antarctica: Geopolitical and Economic Importance”, analyzes that many governments demand the recognition of the occupation of certain territorial spaces, within the framework of international law and agreements. In this sense, the author points out that the Antarctic region is important for geopolitical and economic reasons and its geographical location allows air communications through intercontinental transpolar routes. Additionally, Lieutenant Colonel of the Peruvian Army Oscar Ray Flores Silva, in the article entitled “The Value of Intelligence and the Development of Military Power in the Peruvian State to Face New Threats”, analyzes the need to find an adequate articulation of intelligence as a fundamental instrument to develop military power generated a greater impact on the armies of several countries. According to the author, the regional analysis allows for a timelier vision on how to orient and prepare the use of this capability at the strategic, operational and tactical levels. 

In the second part of this publication, referring to Strategic Anticipation, the Peruvian Army Colonel Vitorio Enmanuele Bossio Ballesteros, in the article entitled “Use of Military Power: Flexibility and Scope of Non-Kinetic Capabilities”, analyzes the complexity of the threats against the security and defense of the states deserves the use of military power in a resolute, gradual, flexible and wide-ranging manner that allows controlling the escalation of the conflict, while maintaining its high coercive potential. According to the author, non-kinetic capabilities, beyond contributing to the development of conventional military operations, provide a wide range of options for the application of military power below the threshold of armed conflict, since they offer flexibility and greater scope to the design and execution of a military response. Likewise, Peruvian Army Lieutenant Colonel Manolo Eduardo Villagra, in the article entitled “Mega port of Chancay: Repercussions on South American Trade and Geostrategic Impact”, examines the repercussions on South American trade and geostrategic impact of the Chancay multipurpose port terminal. The author argues that China is in constant progress in order to become the world’s leading country. Additionally, Peruvian Army Lieutenant Enrique Saúl Rivero Belveder, in the article entitled “Cyberdefense: The Challenges of the Virtual World”, analyzes the importance and evolution of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT’s) in cyberspace operations and the increased dangers posed by cybercriminals. According to the author, the platforms or systems of the country’s institutions could be breached causing a national state of emergency.

In the third part of this publication, referring to Strategic Art and land power, Master Jean Carlo Gonzalo Cuba Yaranga, in the article entitled “The New Configuration of World Power China and India: Conflicts and Coalitions”, analyzes the encounters and disagreements that these powers constantly manage, as well as the intervention of various actors and the role of politics in each of their actions, in a world scenario where war operations prevail. According to the author, the reconfiguration of the power map in the world is beginning to be in the Asian continent.

Finally, the CEEEP hopes that these articles will be of interest and pleasure to the readers, and will encourage the analysis, discussion, and generation of ideas in aspects related to Security, Defense and the Military Profession.