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=== Organizational culture === Scholars such as Elizabeth Kier and Jeffrey Legro argue that organizational cultures in the military shape military doctrines.

=== Military medicine === According to a 2025 study, which examined inter-state wars from 1900 onwards, found that militaries that have better military medicine have improved military effectiveness.

== Notes ==

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