Center of gravity (COG) is a military concept referring to the primary source of strength, balance, or stability necessary for a force to maintain combat operations. Centers of gravity can be physical, moral, or both, and exist for all belligerents at all tactical, strategic, and operational levels of war simultaneously. [1]

2007年8月31日 · Carl von Clausewitz defined center of gravity as the “hub of all power and movement,” but some military thinkers debate whether his theories are relevant to today’s battlefield.5 Recent writers...

2017年5月11日 · We employ neo-institutional theory to investigate how Carl von Clausewitz’s physics metaphor “Center of Gravity” (from his book On War) has not only become a constraint to the individual and...

Currently, center of gravity is part of US military doctrine, but the full implications and applications of the concept have not been explored. This is particularly true at the strategic...

A center of gravity (COG) is a source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action, or will to act. 1 Analyzing COGs provides a means of focusing friendly efforts, both offensively and defensively.

Given that COG remains a key concept in U.S. military doctrine, understanding the concept’s use and application in both the classical and modern eras will help operational planners bring the concept forward into the future.

center of gravity was the Franco-British maneuver armies (as opposed to the Maginot Line armies) whose advance into Belgium enabled the German Panzer Group to encircle them in their rapid breakthrough to the Channel ports.

How does the U.S. military understand and apply the center of gravity concept in the contexts of theory, doctrine, and planning for the conduct of operations? In particular, does the center of gravity serve as an effective tool when applied in accordance with current military doctrine and

Joint Publication 1 -02, Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms, dated 12 April 2001, defines centers of gravity as "those characteristics, capabilities, or localities from which a military force derives its freedom of action, physical strength, or will to fight.

In this article, Antulio J. Echevarria II argues that contemporary military doctrine has made the concept of center of gravity the prerequisite for operational art. But the art really lies in knowing when not to use it.