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From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii Nov 2017

From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Expansibility And Army Intelligence, Rose P. Keravuori Nov 2017

Expansibility And Army Intelligence, Rose P. Keravuori

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article provides insights valuable to transitioning America’s military intelligence resources from counterinsurgency operations to the force necessary for responding to a near-peer competitor in a major war.


Clausewitz's Theory Of War And Victory In Contemporary Conflict, Emile Simpson Nov 2017

Clausewitz's Theory Of War And Victory In Contemporary Conflict, Emile Simpson

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article considers whether Clausewitz’s account of the nature of war is universal to all wars, in order then to assess how far his concept of victory is universal. While aspects of Clausewitz’s concept of war are still universal, others are not. Accordingly, his theory of victory is not universal to all wars, and especially not to wars fought against transnational terrorist networks.


Making Peace: Next Steps In Colombia, Seth Cantey, Ricardo Correa Nov 2017

Making Peace: Next Steps In Colombia, Seth Cantey, Ricardo Correa

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

After a brief history of the longest-running insurgency in the Western Hemisphere, this article contextualizes recent developments in the transition of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to legal politics in Colombia. The authors also provide policy recommendations for the US Department of Defense.


Expansibility And Army Special Operations Forces, Eric P. Shwedo Nov 2017

Expansibility And Army Special Operations Forces, Eric P. Shwedo

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article examines how Army Special Operations might prepare to expand in the event of a major war by resolving impediments to growth, improving recall procedures, and developing plans to expand training capacities.


Will War's Nature Change In The Seventh Military Revolution?, F. G. Hoffman Nov 2017

Will War's Nature Change In The Seventh Military Revolution?, F. G. Hoffman

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article examines the potential implications of the combinations of robotics, artificial intelligence, and deep learning systems on the character and nature of war. The author employs Carl von Clausewitz’s trinity concept to discuss how autonomous weapons will impact the essential elements of war. The essay argues war’s essence, as politically directed violence fraught with friction, will remain its most enduring aspect, even if more intelligent machines are involved at every level.


Lessons Unlearned: Army Transformation And Low-Intensity Conflict, Pat Proctor Nov 2017

Lessons Unlearned: Army Transformation And Low-Intensity Conflict, Pat Proctor

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article examines the US Army’s experiences and lessons learned during military interventions in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo. It explores why these lessons did not affect the Army transformation, directed in the late-1990s by James M. Dubik, John W. Hendrix, John N. Abrams, and Eric K. Shinseki.


The Belarus Factor In European Security, Alexander Lanoszka Nov 2017

The Belarus Factor In European Security, Alexander Lanoszka

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article challenges strategists to reconsider longheld assumptions associated with the alliance between Belarus and Russia when planning military support for the Baltic states.


Navigating The Third Offset Strategy, Damon V. Coletta Nov 2017

Navigating The Third Offset Strategy, Damon V. Coletta

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article suggests adding a “craftsman” at lower ranks to steer private-sector projects through the Third Offset Strategy. This strategy was established by experienced leadership at the Pentagon to increase military acquisitions of automation and artificial intelligence technology.


Parameters Winter 2017 – 2018, Usawc Press Nov 2017

Parameters Winter 2017 – 2018, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Deterrence & Security Assistance: The South China Sea, Tommy Ross Nov 2017

Deterrence & Security Assistance: The South China Sea, Tommy Ross

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

This article identifies how the United States can apply security assistance to support regional security in the South China Sea in order to counter China’s assertive expansion strategy.


Geopolitics Of Rare Earth Elements, Bert Chapman Oct 2017

Geopolitics Of Rare Earth Elements, Bert Chapman

Libraries Faculty and Staff Presentations

Rare earth elements (REE) contain unique chemical physical properties such as lanthamum, are found in small concentrations, need extensive precise properties to separate, and are critical components of modern technologies such as laser guidance systems, personal electronics such as IPhones, satellites, and military weapons systems as varied as Virginia-class fast attack submarines, DDG-51 Aegis destroyers, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, and precision guided munitions. The U.S. has some rare earth resources, but is heavily dependent on access to them from countries as varied as Afghanistan, Bolivia, and China. Losing access to these resources would have significant adverse economic, military, and …


Beyond Surprise Attack, Lawrence Freedman Jun 2017

Beyond Surprise Attack, Lawrence Freedman

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


The Strategic Logic Of Sieges In Counterinsurgencies, Lionel M. Beehner, Benedetta Berti, Michael T. Jackson Jun 2017

The Strategic Logic Of Sieges In Counterinsurgencies, Lionel M. Beehner, Benedetta Berti, Michael T. Jackson

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Achieving Organizational Flexibility Through Ambidexterity, Patricia M. Shields, Donald S. Travis Jun 2017

Achieving Organizational Flexibility Through Ambidexterity, Patricia M. Shields, Donald S. Travis

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Mobilization: The State Of The Field, Ken S. Gilliam, Barrett K. Parker Jun 2017

Mobilization: The State Of The Field, Ken S. Gilliam, Barrett K. Parker

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


What Are America's Alliances Good For?, Hal Brands, Peter D. Feaver Jun 2017

What Are America's Alliances Good For?, Hal Brands, Peter D. Feaver

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Employing Military Force In The 21st Century, Michel R. Matheny Jun 2017

Employing Military Force In The 21st Century, Michel R. Matheny

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Mobilizing For Major War, Olen Chad Bridges, Andrée Navarro Jun 2017

Mobilizing For Major War, Olen Chad Bridges, Andrée Navarro

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Waging Financial Warfare: Why And How, David J. Katz Jun 2017

Waging Financial Warfare: Why And How, David J. Katz

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Book Reviews, Usawc Press Jun 2017

Book Reviews, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii Jun 2017

From The Editor, Antulio J. Echevarria Ii

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Russia's Improved Information Operations: From Georgia To Crimea, Emilio J. Iasiello Jun 2017

Russia's Improved Information Operations: From Georgia To Crimea, Emilio J. Iasiello

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Us Air Force Airlift And The Army's Relevance, Robert C. Owen Jun 2017

Us Air Force Airlift And The Army's Relevance, Robert C. Owen

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Destined For War: Can America And China Escape Thucydides's Trap?, James C. Macdougall Jun 2017

Destined For War: Can America And China Escape Thucydides's Trap?, James C. Macdougall

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Unconventional Lawfare: Operational Law In The War On Terror, L. P. Miller May 2017

Unconventional Lawfare: Operational Law In The War On Terror, L. P. Miller

Political Science Student Scholarship

This thesis examines the legal work required to establish a sufficient lawfare defense by focusing on the Department of Defense Judge Advocate Generals’ Corps (JAG Corps). The work will describe the JAG Corps as a well-trenched bureaucracy with a moral mission to uphold the military’s honor through laws, and how this was interpreted by the Bush and Obama administrations.


The Myth Of Strategic And Tactical Airlift, Jacob D. Maywald, Adam D. Reiman, Alan A. Johnson, Robert E. Overstreet Apr 2017

The Myth Of Strategic And Tactical Airlift, Jacob D. Maywald, Adam D. Reiman, Alan A. Johnson, Robert E. Overstreet

Faculty Publications

In the 21st century, our ability to quickly and decisively deliver combat forces and equipment is of the utmost importance in achieving our national security objectives. The swiftness and flexibility of the US Air Force’s mobility airlift fleet is the key to executing a rapid global mobility strategy. The operational effectiveness and efficiency of military air transportation relies on the expertise and intuition of Air Mobility Command’s (AMC) mobility planners. Working in coordination with the United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and geographic combatant commands (GCC), AMC is responsible for the tasking and tracking of almost 900 daily mobility sorties worldwide. …


Mission Command In The Australian Army: A Contrast In Detail, Russell W. Glenn Mar 2017

Mission Command In The Australian Army: A Contrast In Detail, Russell W. Glenn

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Legacy Concepts: A Sociology Of Command In Central And Eastern Europe, Thomas-Durell Young Mar 2017

Legacy Concepts: A Sociology Of Command In Central And Eastern Europe, Thomas-Durell Young

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.


Commentaries And Replies, Usawc Press Mar 2017

Commentaries And Replies, Usawc Press

The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters

No abstract provided.