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Strategic Insights: Proxy War Norms, C. Anthony Pfaff
Strategic Insights: Proxy War Norms, C. Anthony Pfaff
Articles & Editorials
No abstract provided.
Still Soldiers And Scholars? An Analysis Of Army Officer Testing, Steven J. Condly, Arthur T. Coumbe Dr., William L. Skimmyhorn Lieutenant Colonel
Still Soldiers And Scholars? An Analysis Of Army Officer Testing, Steven J. Condly, Arthur T. Coumbe Dr., William L. Skimmyhorn Lieutenant Colonel
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
Still Soldiers and Scholars? sheds light on a neglected aspect of talent management, namely, officer accessions testing and evaluation. It does so by tracing the history of officer testing since 1900, identifying and analyzing key developments in the assessment process, and then offering recommendations about how the Army should revise its approach to officer testing. This book supplements a series of monographs written by the Army’s Office of Economic and Manpower Analysis (OEMA) and published by the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) in 2009 and 2010. In those monographs, the authors proposed an officer corps strategy based on the theory of …
Parameters – Full Issue – Autumn 2017, Usawc Parameters
Parameters – Full Issue – Autumn 2017, Usawc Parameters
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
FEATURES: Special Commentary. Limits of Negative Peace, Faces of Positive Peace — Patricia M. Shields. A Wake for Counterinsurgency? Abandoning Counterinsurgency: Reviving Antiterrorism Strategy—Steven Metz. Insurgent Defectors in Counterinsurgencies—Jacqueline L. Hazelton. War among (& for) the People. Rethinking NATO Policy on the Protection of Civilians—Sten Rynning. Military Force and Mass Migration in Europe—Matthew N. Metzel and John M. Lorenzen. War and Social Perception. Casualties of Their Own Success: The 2011 Urination Incident in Afghanistan—Paolo G. Tripodi and David M. Todd. Third-Force Influences: Hollywood’s War Films—John Chapin, Marissa Mendoza- Burcham, and Mari Pierce. Army Expansibility. Expanding Brigade Combat Teams: Is the …
2017-18 Key Strategic Issues List, Todd E. Key Col
2017-18 Key Strategic Issues List, Todd E. Key Col
Articles & Editorials
For over a decade, the USAWC has published the annual Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) to inform students, faculty, and external research associates of strategic topics requiring research and analysis. Part I of the Academic Year (AY) 2018 KSIL, referred to as the Chief of Staff of the Army Special Interest Topics, consists of critical topics demanding special attention. A subset of these topics will be addressed by the USAWC as Integrated Research Projects. Part II: Army Priorities for Strategic Analysis, has been developed by the U.S. Army War College in coordination with Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) and …
Armed Robotic Systems Emergence: Weapons Systems Life Cycles Analysis And New Strategic Realities, Robert J. Bunker Dr.
Armed Robotic Systems Emergence: Weapons Systems Life Cycles Analysis And New Strategic Realities, Robert J. Bunker Dr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
Armed robotic systems—drones and droids—now emerging on the battlefield portend new strategic realities not only for U.S. forces but also for our allies and future potential belligerents. Numerous questions of immediate warfighting importance come to mind with the fielding of these drones and droids that are viewed as still being in their experimental and entrepreneurial stage of development. By drawing upon historical weapons systems life cycles case studies, focusing on the early 9th through the mid-16th-century knight, the mid-19th through the later 20th-century battleship, and the early 20th through the early 21st-century tank, the monograph provides military historical context related …
Evaluation Of The 2015 Dod Cyber Strategy: Mild Progress In A Complex And Dynamic Military Domain, Jeffrey L. Caton
Evaluation Of The 2015 Dod Cyber Strategy: Mild Progress In A Complex And Dynamic Military Domain, Jeffrey L. Caton
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
In 2011, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, which officially recognized cyberspace as an operational domain akin to the traditional military domains of land, sea, air, and space. This monograph examines the 2015 DoD Cyber Strategy to evaluate how well its five strategic goals and associated implementation objectives define an actionable strategy to achieve three primary missions in cyberspace: defend the DoD network, defend the United States and its interests, and develop cyber capabilities to support military operations. This monograph focuses on events and documents from the period of about 1 year before and …
Clausewitz's Theory Of War And Victory In Contemporary Conflict, Emile Simpson
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.
Will War's Nature Change In The Seventh Military Revolution?, F. G. Hoffman
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.
Navigating The Third Offset Strategy, Damon V. Coletta
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.
Expansibility And Army Special Operations Forces, Eric P. Shwedo
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.
Lessons Unlearned: Army Transformation And Low-Intensity Conflict, Pat Proctor
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
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.
Parameters Winter 2017 – 2018, Usawc Press
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
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.
Terrorist Sanctuary In The Sahara: A Case Study, Joseph Guido Lieutenant Colonel
Terrorist Sanctuary In The Sahara: A Case Study, Joseph Guido Lieutenant Colonel
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
The idea to deny sanctuary to terrorist groups lies at the heart of contemporary U.S. counterterrorism strategy. Violent extremist organizations in North Africa, most notably the group al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), have used remote and sparsely populated areas in the Sahara for protection from security forces to perform a range of activities such as training, planning, and logistics in order to conduct terrorist operations like kidnapping, murder, and bombing. Even after 16 years since the September 11 attacks and the resources dedicated to efforts to deny sanctuary, the concept of sanctuary remains largely unexplored. To deny sanctuary requires …
Closer Than You Think: The Implications Of The Third Offset Strategy For The U.S. Army, Samuel R. White
Closer Than You Think: The Implications Of The Third Offset Strategy For The U.S. Army, Samuel R. White
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
The Defense Innovation Initiative (DII), begun in November 2014 by former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, is intended to ensure U.S. military superiority throughout the 21st century. The DII seeks broad-based innovation across the spectrum of concepts, research and development, capabilities, leader development, wargaming, and business practices. An essential component of the DII is the Third Offset Strategy—a plan for overcoming (offsetting) adversary parity or advantage, reduced military force structure, and declining technological superiority in an era of great power competition.
This study explored the implications for the Army of Third Offset innovations and breakthrough capabilities for the operating environment …
A Typology Of Arguments About Drone Ethics, Mary Manjikian Dr.
A Typology Of Arguments About Drone Ethics, Mary Manjikian Dr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
Many different actors oppose the use of unmanned autonomous weapons (UAV’s) from adversary states, to international governmental organizations to policymakers and academics. However, the basis for their opposition varies, as do the assumptions behind their arguments. This Letort Paper lays out distinctions between arguments about technology, arguments about policy, and arguments about strategy.
Toward A Nato Of The Gulf? The Challenges Of Collective Defense Within The Gcc, Jean-Loup Samaan Dr.
Toward A Nato Of The Gulf? The Challenges Of Collective Defense Within The Gcc, Jean-Loup Samaan Dr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
Although collective security in the Gulf is the topic of numerous policy publications, most of the available literature focuses on the political environment without considering the operational requirements of this scenario. This monograph offers an evaluation of Gulf defense cooperation programs in order to stir the discussion on the future of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as the “NATO of the Gulf.”
Strategic Landscape, 2050: Preparing The U.S. Military For New Era Dynamics, Roman Muzalevsky Mr.
Strategic Landscape, 2050: Preparing The U.S. Military For New Era Dynamics, Roman Muzalevsky Mr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
A series of megatrends will present a major challenge to the United States in the coming decades, exposing it to crises and opportunities on the battlefield and in the market. The U.S. military should stand ready to harness these dynamics to retain its edge in an operational environment marked by increased complexity, speed, and intensity of global developments.
The Clash Of The Trinities: A New Theoretical Analysis Of The General Nature Of War, Daniel Maurer Major
The Clash Of The Trinities: A New Theoretical Analysis Of The General Nature Of War, Daniel Maurer Major
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
This monograph reimagines war’s fundamental nature, extending Clausewitz’s theory of its political origin and “Trinitarian” elements in a way that embraces alternative, sociological explanations like that of John Keegan. Ultimately, it proposes a new way to visualize the complexities of war’s intrinsic elements, operating at any scale, and expresses war with a completely new and universal definition.
Insurgent Defectors In Counterinsurgencies, Jaqueline L. Hazelton
Insurgent Defectors In Counterinsurgencies, Jaqueline L. Hazelton
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Book Reviews, Usawc Press
Book Reviews, Usawc Press
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Abandoning Counterinsurgency: Reviving Antiterrorism Strategy, Steven Metz
Abandoning Counterinsurgency: Reviving Antiterrorism Strategy, Steven Metz
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Third-Force Influences: Hollywood's War Films, John Chapin, Marissa Mendoza-Burcham, Mari Pierce
Third-Force Influences: Hollywood's War Films, John Chapin, Marissa Mendoza-Burcham, Mari Pierce
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Building Partner Capacity In Africa: Keys To Success, Frank L. Jones Dr.
Building Partner Capacity In Africa: Keys To Success, Frank L. Jones Dr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
The fiscal year (FY) 2017 National Defense Authorization Act, which includes a title to reform the Department of Defense (DoD) security cooperation, has far-reaching implications for U.S. defense interests in Africa. As the Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee notes, “the Department of Defense continues to place greater emphasis on security cooperation, to include building partner capacity.” The term “building partner capacity” (BPC) widens the focus of security cooperation as a whole-of-government effort, and makes clear congressional interest in treating security cooperation as a defense institution building endeavor. In response to the law, this book examines and recommends specific …
Parameters – Full Issue – Summer 2017, Usawc Parameters
Parameters – Full Issue – Summer 2017, Usawc Parameters
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
The Summer issue of Parameters opens with an essay by Sir Lawrence Freedman entitled “Beyond Surprise Attack.” Surprise, argues Freedman, can come in any number of forms, and sometimes those that come in the middle or end of a campaign prove the most decisive. Our first forum, Reevaluating Diplomatic & Military Power, offers two articles. The first, “What Are America’s Alliances Good For?” by Hal Brands and Peter Feaver, contends the costs and risks associated with America’s military alliances are frequently overstated, while at the same time the benefits are downplayed. Brands and Feaver, thus, provide a more accurate net …
Rotational Deployments Vs. Forward Stationing: How Can The Army Achieve Assurance And Deterrence Efficiently And Effectively?, John R. Deni Dr.
Rotational Deployments Vs. Forward Stationing: How Can The Army Achieve Assurance And Deterrence Efficiently And Effectively?, John R. Deni Dr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
The Army’s force posture is out of balance, with a greater percentage of troops stationed in the United States than at any time since the late 1940s. This has forced an over-reliance on lengthy, continuous rotational deployments to achieve deterrence and assurance in theaters such as northeast Asia and Europe. This finding is based on a 9-month study assessing the costs and benefits of rotational deployments and forward stationing. The analysis reveals that in terms of fiscal cost, training readiness, morale and family readiness, and diplomatic factors, the United States could likely achieve deterrence and assurance objectives more efficiently and …
Rotational Deployments Vs. Forward Stationing: How Can The Army Achieve Assurance And Deterrence Efficiently And Effectively?, John R. Deni
Rotational Deployments Vs. Forward Stationing: How Can The Army Achieve Assurance And Deterrence Efficiently And Effectively?, John R. Deni
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
The Department of Defense can achieve deterrence and assurance objectives more effectively and efficiently through a rebalancing of its force posture. The Army should reverse the trend of the last 2 decades and forward station additional heavy units in Europe and on the Korean Peninsula, while ending lengthy, heel-to-toe rotational noncombat deployments.
Strategic Insights: Lost In Translation, M. Chris Mason
Strategic Insights: Lost In Translation, M. Chris Mason
Articles & Editorials
No abstract provided.
What Should The U.S. Army Learn From History? Recovery From A Strategy Deficit, Colin S. Gray Dr.
What Should The U.S. Army Learn From History? Recovery From A Strategy Deficit, Colin S. Gray Dr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
Does history repeat itself? This monograph clearly answers “no,” firmly. However, it does not argue that an absence of repetition in the sense of analogy means that history can have no utility for the soldier today. This monograph argues for a “historical parallelism,” in place of shaky or false analogy. The past, even the distant and ancient past, provides evidence of the potency of lasting virtues of good conduct. This monograph concludes by offering four recommendations: 1) Behave prudently. 2) Remember the concept of the great stream of time. 3) Do not forget that war nearly always is a gamble. …