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Another View Of The Revolution In Military Affairs, Jeffrey R. Cooper Mr.
Another View Of The Revolution In Military Affairs, Jeffrey R. Cooper Mr.
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In April 1994, the Army War College and the Strategic Studies Institute hosted the Fifth Annual Strategy Conference. The theme of this year's conference was "The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA): Defining an Army for the 21st Century."
Jeffrey R. Cooper presented the following paper as part of an opening panel which sought to define the RMA. He urges defense planners to determine what strategic--as opposed to operational-- benefits might be derived from the RMA. He contends that making the internal reforms that will be required will be as challenging as coming to terms with the operational and strategic implications …
Two Historians In Technology And War, John F. Guilmartin Dr., Michael Howard Sir
Two Historians In Technology And War, John F. Guilmartin Dr., Michael Howard Sir
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In April 1994, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its annual Strategy Conference. The theme for this year's conference was "The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century." Sir Michael and Professor Guilmartin are historians who have experienced warfare; indeed, have distinguished themselves in combat. Sir Michael Howard served in the Coldstream Guards in Italy in the Second World War. Dr. Guilmartin served two tours as a U.S. Air Force rescue helicopter pilot in Vietnam. Their personal experience with warfare is expressed eloquently in the following pages as they make the point that war …
Proliferation And Nonproliferation In Ukraine: Implications For European And U.S. Security, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
Proliferation And Nonproliferation In Ukraine: Implications For European And U.S. Security, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
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Limiting nuclear proliferation is a vital goal of U.S. security policy. With this in mind, the Strategic Studies Institute cosponsored a conference at the University of Pittsburgh on March 16-17, 1994 to deal with the issues involved in achieving this objective. An additional U.S. objective is the stabilization of relationships among the members of the Commonwealth of Independent States. These two issues come together in Ukraine which, upon achieving independence, found itself in possession of nuclear missiles that were positioned in the former Soviet Union and on Ukraine's territory. Ukraine was reluctant to relinquish control of them for security reasons. …
Russia's New Doctrine: Two Views, James F. Holcomb Colonel, Michael M. Boll Dr.
Russia's New Doctrine: Two Views, James F. Holcomb Colonel, Michael M. Boll Dr.
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The future direction of Russian security and defense policies is a fundamental issue in contemporary world politics. Future Russian policies will have a major impact on all nuclear issues; on bilateral relations with the United States; and on European, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and Far Eastern security. One primary indicator of the direction of Russian policies is the new Defense Doctrine published in November 1993. This document has aroused much controversy and diverging assessments as to its significance. However, since it encompasses all the major issues in Russia's security and defense agenda, it is a major statement that is crucial …
The New Russia In The New Asia, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
The New Russia In The New Asia, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
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This monograph offers an account of the current struggle inside Russia over Asian policy and of the direction of that struggle. The author describes the dominant Russian viewpoints on policy in Asia. Current proponents of an Asian policy based primarily upon military considerations seem to hold sway. Advocates of this approach downplay economic integration with Asia, view other states mainly in terms of threat, favor an alliance with China rather than merely friendly relations, openly take a hard line with Japan, and minimize the threat of North Korean nuclear proliferation. Should this view prevail, Russian cooperation with Washington will be …
The Revolution In Military Affairs And Conflict Short Of War, James Kievit Ltc, Steven Metz Dr.
The Revolution In Military Affairs And Conflict Short Of War, James Kievit Ltc, Steven Metz Dr.
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The authors concede that the revolution in military affairs holds great promise for conventional, combined-arms warfare, but conclude that its potential value in conflict short of war, whether terrorism, insurgency, or violence associated with narcotrafficking, is not so clear-cut. Given this, national leaders and strategists should proceed cautiously and only after a full exploration of the ethical, political, and social implications of their decisions. To illustrate this, the authors develop a hypothetical future scenario--a "history" of U.S. efforts in conflict short of war during the first decade of the 21st century. It is too early to offer concrete policy prescriptions …
Whither The Rma: Two Perspectives On Tomorrow's Army, Raoul Henri Alcala Col, Paul Bracken Dr.
Whither The Rma: Two Perspectives On Tomorrow's Army, Raoul Henri Alcala Col, Paul Bracken Dr.
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In April 1994, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute hosted its Fifth Annual Strategy Conference. The theme was "The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century." After fourteen of the nation's leading defense scholars presented papers on the role of technology in warfare, Dr. Paul Bracken and Colonel Raoul Alcala concluded the conference by offering their views of the Army's future. Professor Bracken contends that the Army of the 21st century will be shaped by domestic concerns as much as by external threats to American security. While economic power has increased in importance in international …
The Revolution In Military Affairs: A Framework For Defense Planning, Michael J. Mazarr Dr.
The Revolution In Military Affairs: A Framework For Defense Planning, Michael J. Mazarr Dr.
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In April 1994, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme was "The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century." Dr. Michael J. Mazarr argues that the current revolution in military affairs is part of a larger sociopolitical transformation. The new technologies both propelling and resulting from this transformation are having a profound impact on warfare. Dr. Mazarr urges military and civilian strategists, planners, and decisionmakers to think about armed conflict in ways so novel that those used to dealing with "the unchanging truths about war" may feel threatened. …
War In The Information Age, James M. Dubik Colonel, Gordon R. Sullivan General
War In The Information Age, James M. Dubik Colonel, Gordon R. Sullivan General
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We are beginning to realize the emergence of a new age--the information age. On the one hand, the full dimensions of this new age, if indeed it is such, are unknown. On the other hand, the authors argue that enough is known to conclude that the conduct of war in the future will be profoundly different. Paradoxically, however, they claim that the nature of war will remain basically the same. In this monograph, General Sullivan and Colonel Dubik examine that paradox and draw some inferences from it. This monograph explains the governing concepts of the industrial age and how they …
Trends In German Defense Policy: The Defense Policy Guidelines And The Centralization Of Operational Control, Thomas-Durell Young Dr.
Trends In German Defense Policy: The Defense Policy Guidelines And The Centralization Of Operational Control, Thomas-Durell Young Dr.
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Like most of its NATO allies, the Federal Republic of Germany has undertaken a massive restructuring of its armed forces. The end of the Cold War, the need for unified Germany to assume responsibility for its security, and the current economic recession have made German defense planning extremely difficult. Bonn is also under pressure to reorient the Bundeswehr (Federal Armed Forces) from a defense force organized to deter war in the Central Region to one with deployment capabilities similar to those of other comparable powers. However, countervailing domestic and external political pressures have impeded this reorganizing effort. Internally, even a …
Nuclear Threats From Small States, Jerome H. Kahan Mr.
Nuclear Threats From Small States, Jerome H. Kahan Mr.
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That are the policy implications regarding proliferation and counterproliferation of nuclear weapons among Third World states? How does deterrence operate outside the parameters of superpower confrontation as defined by the cold war's elaborate system of constraints enforced by concepts like mutual assured destruction, and counter-value and counter-force targeting? How can U.S. policymakers devise contingencies for dealing with nuclear threats posed by countries like North Korea, Libya, Iraq, Iran, and Syria? These are some of the unsettling but nevertheless important questions addressed by the author. Mr. Jerome Kahan examines the likelihood that one or more of these countries will use nuclear …
America In The Third World: Strategic Alternatives And Military Implications, Steven Metz Dr.
America In The Third World: Strategic Alternatives And Military Implications, Steven Metz Dr.
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The author examines the problems of the Third World and the debates that exist regarding the most effective U.S. response to these problems. He has concluded that the Third World is undergoing such significant change that most of the basic assumptions undergirding past and current U.S. policy are no longer viable. He urges a fundamental and radical revision of our national strategy toward the Third World, and recommends a future strategy that would see far more selective and discrete involvement in these staggering problems. If our national leaders accept his theories concerning failed states, they will be less inclined to …
The Owl Of Minerva Flies At Twilight: Doctrinal Change And Continuity And The Revolution In Military Affairs, David Jablonsky Dr.
The Owl Of Minerva Flies At Twilight: Doctrinal Change And Continuity And The Revolution In Military Affairs, David Jablonsky Dr.
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Revolutions in military affairs have never been strictly military phenomena. Social and political transformations in the past have also been major and often catalytic ingredients of such revolutions. The current revolution is no exception, whether it involves the relationship of communication-information breakthroughs to the interaction of the elements of Clausewitz's remarkable trinity, or the civil- military aspects concerning the use of military force in the post-cold war era. In all this, the United States military, and particularly the United States Army, is doctrinally ready to move into the revolution underway in military affairs. On the one hand, there is the …
World View: The 1994 Strategic Assessment From The Strategic Studies Institute, Steven Metz Dr., Earl H. Tilford Dr.
World View: The 1994 Strategic Assessment From The Strategic Studies Institute, Steven Metz Dr., Earl H. Tilford Dr.
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Every year the analysts at the Strategic Studies Institute prepare current strategic assessments for their particular areas of interest. These assessments are the bedrock of the annual SSI Study Program. This year's assessments seem especially crucial as the strategic situation throughout the world is far more complex and fraught with danger than many may realize. The dramatically altered world of the post-cold war period is not the peaceful and tranquil scene many had longed for and thought had, indeed, arrived. From the Danube eastward along the southern boundaries of what used to be the Soviet Union, ethnic conflict is rampant. …
Environmental Security: A Dod Partnership For Peace, Kent Hughes Butts Dr.
Environmental Security: A Dod Partnership For Peace, Kent Hughes Butts Dr.
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International environmental issues can lead to instability and conflict that threaten U.S. security interests and may result in the commitment of U.S. forces. Chronic, unresolved environmental issues threaten stability in such critical regions as the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Recognizing this, the Department of Defense (DOD) has committed itself to using DOD assets to mitigate environmental issues that could lead to instability. However, a strategy to implement this proactive policy has not been developed. As part of the effort to create this strategy, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Environment, Safety and Occupation …
Reconciling The Irreconcilable: The Troubled Outlook For U.S. Policy Toward Haiti, Gabriel Marcella Dr., Donald E. Schulz Dr.
Reconciling The Irreconcilable: The Troubled Outlook For U.S. Policy Toward Haiti, Gabriel Marcella Dr., Donald E. Schulz Dr.
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Few foreign policy issues have been more frustrating to the U.S. Government during the past year than the Haitian crisis. Thus, this report could not be more timely. The title is suggestive. The authors describe different courses of action and the steps that the United States might take to implement them. None of the choices are attractive and none of them can guarantee success. However, because the situation facing the Haitian people continues to worsen, the sooner we come to terms with that situation the better. Drs. Schulz and Marcella have made a major contribution to that process through their …
Ethnic Conflict: Implications For The Army Of The Future, William A. Stofft Major General, Gary L. Guertner Dr.
Ethnic Conflict: Implications For The Army Of The Future, William A. Stofft Major General, Gary L. Guertner Dr.
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Ethnic conflict is an ascendant phenomenon replacing ideology as a social force most likely to promote violence and regional instability. The ferocity of ethnic violence and its potential for escalation increase the political pressures for U.S. leadership and collective engagement. The U.S. Army has a direct interest in ethnic-based conflicts because land power is the dominant means for intervention through coalition peacekeeping and peace-enforcement operations. For these reasons, the Army War College was tasked to identify potential Army requirements for responding to ethnic-based, regional conflicts. This study pinpoints specific patterns of ethnic conflict, and cautions that each may confront military …
Meeting The Challenges Of Regional Security, Leonard Sullivan Honorable
Meeting The Challenges Of Regional Security, Leonard Sullivan Honorable
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The Honorable Leonard Sullivan, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, maintains that the disorder in the post-cold war world must be addressed in radically new and innovative ways. Old alliances, structured for containment, will not be adequate in a world where the challenges may be more appropriately addressed by police forces than by traditionally structured military forces. This sweeping analysis suggests that, in the future, regional security apparatuses (RSAs) will be needed to deal with problems which issue from specific socio-cultural and economic conditions rather than from ideology or the pursuit of traditional national interests by the superpowers. Mr. Sullivan …
Can Europe Survive Maastricht?, Douglas Stuart Dr.
Can Europe Survive Maastricht?, Douglas Stuart Dr.
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Professor Douglas Stuart, with the generous support of the Ford Foundation, presents a much needed analysis of the Maastricht Treaty and its effects on Europe. He maintains that the Western European leaders have lost sight of the true meaning and potential value of European integration in recent years. This, he explains, accounts for the European Union's seeming inability to respond effectively to international crises, such as the one in former Yugoslavia. Professor Stuart concludes that unless the European Union reassesses its priorities and policies, the fundamental aspiration of maintaining European unity may be lost.
The Future Of Insurgency, Steven Metz Dr.
The Future Of Insurgency, Steven Metz Dr.
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Security professionals and strategists are discovering the post-cold war world is as rife with persistent, low-level violence as its predecessors. In fact, many regions are experiencing a rise in the amount of conflict in the absence of restraints previously imposed by the superpowers. Since frustration in many parts of the Third World is actually increasing, insurgency--the use of low-level, protracted violence to overthrow a political system or force some sort of fundamental change in the political and economic status quo--will be an enduring security problem. Unfortunately, most existing doctrine and strategy for dealing with insurgency are based on old forms …
Strategic Minerals In The New World Order, Kent H. Butts
Strategic Minerals In The New World Order, Kent H. Butts
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The author discusses U.S. dependence on overseas sources of strategic minerals essential to sustain its economy and defense sector. U.S. vulnerability to a loss of access to important mineral supplies is more pronounced now than at any time since World War II. The uneven distribution of strategic mineral reserves and their concentration in a handful of politically unstable countries make it essential that U.S. policymakers ensure mineral availability in the new world order. The author considers the geographical imbalance of mineral trade patterns, evaluates the stability of the major strategic mineral producing countries, and assesses the potential for mineral supply …
The Future Of The United Nations: Implications For Peace Operations, Steven Metz Dr.
The Future Of The United Nations: Implications For Peace Operations, Steven Metz Dr.
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President Clinton has expressed clear support for greater U.N. effectiveness in the peaceful resolution of conflict and the organization of collective security. This entails finding ways to improve U.N. peacekeeping, peacemaking, and peace-enforcement. The U.S. Army will have a vital role in this process and thus must better understand both the U.N. itself and the key issues and questions associated with peace support operations. The foundation of such understanding is debate on a series of broad issues such as the macro-level configuration of the international system, alterations in global values (especially the notion of sovereignty), and the function of the …
The Mythology Surrounding Maneuver Warfare, Richard D. Hooker Jr.
The Mythology Surrounding Maneuver Warfare, Richard D. Hooker Jr.
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Elegant Irrelevance: Fourth Generation Warfare, Kenneth F. Mckenzie Jr.
Elegant Irrelevance: Fourth Generation Warfare, Kenneth F. Mckenzie Jr.
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Alliance And Coalistion Warfare, Wayne A. Silkett
Alliance And Coalistion Warfare, Wayne A. Silkett
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Paradigm Lost?: Transitions And The Search For A New World Order, David Jablonsky Dr.
Paradigm Lost?: Transitions And The Search For A New World Order, David Jablonsky Dr.
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After every momentous event, there is usually a transition period, in which participants in the events, whether individuals or nation-states, attempt to chart their way into an unfamiliar future. In the United States in this century, there are three such transitions, each focused on America's role in the international arena. After World War I, the American people specifically rejected the global role for the United States implicit in Woodrow Wilson's strategic vision of collective security. In contrast to this "return to normalcy," after World War II the United States moved inexorably toward international leadership in response to the Soviet threat. …
Afghanistan And Beyond: Reflections On The Future Of Warfare, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
Afghanistan And Beyond: Reflections On The Future Of Warfare, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
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This report provides an historical analysis of lessons from one of the most important wars of the 1980s, the war in Afghanistan. After reading this study, you will better understand the nature of operations "other than war" in multiethnic states. Many fear that these wars will set the paradigm for wars in the 1990s and will exert pressure on U.S. forces to conduct peacekeeping, peace-enforcement and humanitarian assistance operations in especially dangerous areas. Yugoslavia and Somalia, each in their own way, bear out the ubiquity of these wars and the pressures on the United States to act. This report will, …
The Nature Of The Post-Cold War World, Charles William Maynes Mr., William G. Hyland Mr.
The Nature Of The Post-Cold War World, Charles William Maynes Mr., William G. Hyland Mr.
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The editors of the nation's two leading journals on foreign policy were asked to examine the nature of the post-cold war world and America's transitional role. These essays represent the views of Charles William Maynes, editor of Foreign Policy, and William G. Hyland, former editor of Foreign Affairs.
Charles Maynes reviews the major transitions that marked 45 years of Soviet-American strategic confrontation. Predictably, the U.S. global role and defense resources are declining as old threats decrease and domestic problems move higher up on the policy agenda. Less predictably, the relative defense spending of small powers is likely to increase, adding …
General George C. Marshall: Strategic Leadership And The Challenges Of Reconstituting The Army, 1939-41, John T. Nelson Col
General George C. Marshall: Strategic Leadership And The Challenges Of Reconstituting The Army, 1939-41, John T. Nelson Col
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The study of strategic leadership as a formal, analytical concept is relatively new. Therefore, concrete, historical examples of leaders who have wrestled with the width and breadth of strategic-level challenges are of inestimable value. Marshall's contributions were no accident of history. They resulted from the exercise of effective strategic leadership, consciously and consistently applied across a broad spectrum of activities and interests. This study analyzes the nature and effects of that leadership and captures the magnitude of Marshall's achievements as a strategic leader during what were frequently regarded as the unglamorous prewar years.
Eisenhower As Strategist: The Coherent Use Of Military Power In War And Peace, Steven Metz Dr.
Eisenhower As Strategist: The Coherent Use Of Military Power In War And Peace, Steven Metz Dr.
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Few if any American officers performed a wider array of strategic functions as Dwight D. Eisenhower--he was a staff planner in the War Department, wartime commander of a massive coalition force, peacetime Chief of Staff, and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Eisenhower was directly involved in a number of major transitions including the building of the wartime American Army, its demobilization following the war, and the resuscitation of American military strength during the initial years of the cold war. This means that Eisenhower's career can provide important lessons on how a coherent strategy should and should not be built during …