Administration: This assessment is worth 40% of the final grade. The following C

Administration:
This assessment is worth 40% of the final grade.
The following CLOs are assessed:
CLO1 Identify key theories of warfare, conflict and military strategy and explain how these have evolved over time. (25%)
CLO2 Apply key principles of warfare to a range of historical and contemporary operational challenges. (25%)
CLO3 Describe how military theory continues to develop as a result of the changing strategic environment. (25%)
CLO4 Develop logical arguments regarding continuity and change in relation to warfare and military strategy. (25%)
Background:
The Russo-Ukrainian War started in February 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula and increased support for pro-Russian separatists in the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. After 2014, the conflict covered a wide spectrum: including naval incidents, cyberwarfare, disinformation campaigns, and of course military activity. Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Political leaders as well as military and political commentators all over the world predicted a short war – one lasting perhaps two to three months at most.
Essay question:
Write an essay on why – after eighteen months – Russia’s operation has failed to achieve its aims.
Instructions:
Type of assessment: Essay (500 – 750 words with a ten per cent word leeway). This excludes the references, the bibliography, and any tables or figures you choose to use.
As this assessment takes place in lieu of the final examination, no drafts will be read prior to submission.
Submission date: TBA.
Rubric: attached
use graphs and maps to help explain ( since they provide alot of information and are not part of the word count ). when refering to the graphs or maps. they should be labeled and you refer to them as figure #
Freedman is great reference for this
Word count is important