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Drones Over Yemen: Weighing Military Benefits And Political Costs, W. Andrew Terrill
Drones Over Yemen: Weighing Military Benefits And Political Costs, W. Andrew Terrill
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Drones: Legitimacy And Anti-Americanism, Greg Kennedy
Drones: Legitimacy And Anti-Americanism, Greg Kennedy
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
A National Security Staff For The 21st Century, Jack A. Lecuyer Dr.
A National Security Staff For The 21st Century, Jack A. Lecuyer Dr.
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Our legacy 1947/1989 national security system is unsuited for the dynamic and complex global security environment that has developed since the end of the Cold War. Over time, the National Security Council has evolved from the very limited advisory group initially imagined by President Truman to that of a vast network of interagency groups that were developed since 1989. These interagency groups view themselves as deeply involved in integrating policy development, crisis management, and staffing for the President. However, the National Security Staff (NSS) and the national security system are relics of the industrial age—vertical stovepipes—in …
Venezuela As An Exporter Of 4th Generation Warfare Instability, Max G. Manwaring Dr.
Venezuela As An Exporter Of 4th Generation Warfare Instability, Max G. Manwaring Dr.
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Almost no one seems to understand the Marxist-Leninist foundations of Hugo Chavez’s political thought. It becomes evident, however, in the general vision of his “Bolivarian Revolution.” The abbreviated concept is to destroy the old foreign-dominated (U.S. dominated) political and economic systems in the Americas, to take power, and to create a socialist, nationalistic, and “popular” (direct) democracy in Venezuela that would sooner or later extend throughout the Western Hemisphere. Despite the fact that the notion of the use of force (compulsion) is never completely separated from the Leninist concept of destroying any bourgeois opposition, Chavez’s revolutionary vision will not be …
The Impact Of President Felipe Calderón’S War On Drugs On The Armed Forces: The Prospects For Mexico’S “Militarization” And Bilateral Relations, George W. Grayson Dr.
The Impact Of President Felipe Calderón’S War On Drugs On The Armed Forces: The Prospects For Mexico’S “Militarization” And Bilateral Relations, George W. Grayson Dr.
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In the absence of honest, professional civilian law-enforcement agencies, President Felipe Calderón assigned the military the lead role in his nation’s version of the “War on Drugs” that he launched in 2006. While the armed forces have spearheaded the capture and/or death of several dozen cartel capos, the conflict has taken its toll on the organizations in terms of deaths, corruption, desertions, and charges by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) of hundreds of human rights violations. The nation’s Supreme Court has taken the first step in requiring that officers and enlistees accused of crimes against civilians stand trial …
India's Changing Afghanistan Policy: Regional And Global Implications, Harsh V. Pant Dr.
India's Changing Afghanistan Policy: Regional And Global Implications, Harsh V. Pant Dr.
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Since 2001, the situation in Afghanistan has afforded New Delhi an opportunity to underscore its role as a regional power. India has a growing stake in the development of peace and stability in Afghanistan; and the 2011 India-Afghan strategic partnership agreement underlines India’s commitment to ensure that a positive momentum in Delhi-Kabul ties is maintained. This monograph examines the changing trajectory of Indian policy toward Afghanistan since 2001, and it is argued that New Delhi has been responding to a strategic environment shaped by other actors in the region. U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization forces are …
Beyond The Battlefield: Institutional Army Transformation Following Victory In Iraq, G. Scott Taylor Lieutenant Colonel
Beyond The Battlefield: Institutional Army Transformation Following Victory In Iraq, G. Scott Taylor Lieutenant Colonel
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The Army goes to great lengths to capture lessons learned and preserve these lessons for current practitioners and future generations. Though the Army is one of the most self-critical organizations found in American society, a well-deserved reputation has also been earned for failing to inculcate those lessons by transforming the institutional Army. Change is achieved through a continuous cycle of adaptive innovation, experimentation, and experience. In Iraq, out of necessity while in contact with a dynamic enemy, the Army transformed on the battlefield with radical changes in doctrine, organization, training, and materiel, which significantly enabled battlefield success. As a result …
Jihadist Cells And "Ied" Capabilities In Europe: Assessing The Present And Future Threat To The West, Jeffrey M. Bale Dr.
Jihadist Cells And "Ied" Capabilities In Europe: Assessing The Present And Future Threat To The West, Jeffrey M. Bale Dr.
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The first of two interrelated security threats is multifaceted inasmuch as it stems from a complex combination of religious, political, historical, cultural, social, and economic motivational factors caused by the growing predilection for carrying out mass casualty terrorist attacks inside the territories of “infidel” Western countries by clandestine operational cells that are inspired by, and sometimes linked to, various jihadist networks with a global agenda. The second threat is more narrowly technical: the widespread fabrication of increasingly sophisticated and destructive improvised explosive devices (IEDs) by those very same jihadist groups. These devices, if properly constructed, are capable of causing extensive …
A "Hollow Army" Reappraised: President Carter, Defense Budgets, And The Politics Of Military Readiness, Frank L. Jones Dr.
A "Hollow Army" Reappraised: President Carter, Defense Budgets, And The Politics Of Military Readiness, Frank L. Jones Dr.
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For more than 3 decades, the term “hollow army” or the more expansive idiom, “hollow force,” has represented President Carter’s alleged willingness to allow American military capability to deteriorate in the face of growing Soviet capability. The phrase continues to resonate today. In this current period of declining defense resources, the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have articulated how the newly released strategic guidance and budget priorities signify a concerted effort not to “hollow out” U.S. forces. They have affirmed their dedication to preventing the recreation of …
Russia's Homegrown Insurgency: Jihad In The North Caucasus, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
Russia's Homegrown Insurgency: Jihad In The North Caucasus, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
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The three papers offered in this monograph provide a detailed analysis of the insurgency and counterinsurgency campaigns being conducted by Islamist rebels against Russia in the North Caucasus. This conflict is Russia’s primary security threat, but it has barely registered on Western minds and is hardly reported in the West as well. To overcome this neglect, these three papers go into great detail concerning the nature of the Islamist challenge, the Russian response, and the implications of this conflict. This monograph, in keeping with SSI’s objectives, provides a basis for dialogue among U.S., European, and Russian experts concerning insurgency and …
How Nation-States Craft National Security Strategy Documents, Alan G. Stolberg Dr.
How Nation-States Craft National Security Strategy Documents, Alan G. Stolberg Dr.
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The need for security and the institutionalization of that security in national strategy and its associated documents is becoming a significant concern for nations in the 21st century international system. This need requires the development of national-level strategies that are designed with objectives; the attainment of which can ensure that the conditions necessary for security for a given actor in the international system can be met. The intent of this monograph is to explore the actual processes that nation-states employ to craft their national security strategy-related documents. The study aligned individual case studies of nation-states conducting their national strategy document …
State-Building Challenges In A Post-Revolution Libya, Mohammed El-Katiri Dr.
State-Building Challenges In A Post-Revolution Libya, Mohammed El-Katiri Dr.
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Following the overthrow of Muammar Qadhafi, Libya’s National Transitional Council inherited a difficult and volatile domestic situation. The new leadership faces serious challenges in all areas of statehood. Libya’s key geostrategic position, and role in hydrocarbon production and exportation, means that the internal developments in Libya are crucial not only to the Libyan people, but also to neighboring countries both in North Africa and across the Mediterranean in southern Europe. Therefore, mitigation or prevention of conditions that could lead to Libya becoming a failing or failed state is of vital importance. A review of the major challenges to the new …
The Future Of American Landpower: Does Forward Presence Still Matter? The Case Of The Army In Europe, John R. Deni Dr.
The Future Of American Landpower: Does Forward Presence Still Matter? The Case Of The Army In Europe, John R. Deni Dr.
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In this monograph, Dr. John R. Deni explores the utility of forward presence in Europe, placing the recent decisions—and, in particular, the arguments against forward presence—in the context of a decades-long tradition on the part of many political leaders, scholars, and others to mistakenly tie the forward-basing of U.S. forces to more equal defense burden sharing across the entire North Atlantic alliance. In assessing whether and how forward presence still matters in terms of protecting U.S. interests and achieving U.S. objectives, Dr. Deni bridges the gap between academics and practitioners by grounding his analysis in political …
The Future Of American Landpower: Does Forward Presence Still Matter? The Case Of The Army In Europe, John R. Deni
The Future Of American Landpower: Does Forward Presence Still Matter? The Case Of The Army In Europe, John R. Deni
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Parameters – Full Issue, Usawc Parameters
Parameters – Full Issue, Usawc Parameters
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
American Landpower and the Middle East of 2030 by Micael R. Eastman. The Afghanistan Experience: Democratization by Force, by Cora Sol Goldstein. COIN is Dead–Long Live Transformation, by Matthew Ford, Patrick Rose, and Howard Body. Afghanistan: Strategy and War Termination, by Christopher Tuck. The Futility of Force and the Preservation of Power: British Strategic failure in America 1780-1783. by Daniel T. Canfield. The Internet, New Media, and the Evolution of Insurgency, by Steven Metz
Book Reviews, Usawc Press
Book Reviews, Usawc Press
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Hidden Dragon, Crouching Lion: How China's Advance In Africa Is Underestimated And Africa's Potential Underappreciated, David E. Brown Mr.
Hidden Dragon, Crouching Lion: How China's Advance In Africa Is Underestimated And Africa's Potential Underappreciated, David E. Brown Mr.
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The explosive growth of China’s economic interests in Africa—bilateral trade rocketed from $1 billion in 1990 to $150 billion in 2011—may be the most important trend in the continent’s foreign relations since the end of the Cold War. In 2010, China surpassed the United States as Africa’s top trading partner; its quest to build a strategic partnership with Africa on own its terms through tied aid, trade, and development finance is also part of Beijing’s broader aspirations to surpass the United States as the world’s preeminent superpower. Africa and other emerging economies have become attractive partners for China not only …
From The Editor, Robert H. Taylor
From The Editor, Robert H. Taylor
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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American Landpower And The Middle East Of 2030, Michael R. Eastman
American Landpower And The Middle East Of 2030, Michael R. Eastman
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
The Afghanistan Experience: Democratization By Force, Cora Sol Goldstein
The Afghanistan Experience: Democratization By Force, Cora Sol Goldstein
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
The Futility Of Force And The Preservation Of Power: British Strategic Failure In America, 1780-83, Daniel T. Canfield
The Futility Of Force And The Preservation Of Power: British Strategic Failure In America, 1780-83, Daniel T. Canfield
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Afghanistan: Strategy And War Termination, Christopher Tuck
Afghanistan: Strategy And War Termination, Christopher Tuck
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
The Internet, New Media, And The Evolution Of Insurgency, Steven Metz
The Internet, New Media, And The Evolution Of Insurgency, Steven Metz
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
No abstract provided.
Coin Is Dead—Long Live Transformation, Cora Ford, Patrick Rose, Howard Body
Coin Is Dead—Long Live Transformation, Cora Ford, Patrick Rose, Howard Body
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Editor's Shelf, Usawc Press
Editor's Shelf, Usawc Press
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Off The Press, Usawc Press
Off The Press, Usawc Press
The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters
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Russia And The Current State Of Arms Control, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
Russia And The Current State Of Arms Control, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies
Arms control remains the central issue in U.S.-Russian relations for many reasons,including the respective capabilities of these two states and their consequent responsibility for preventing both nuclear proliferation and the outbreak of war between them. The bilateral relationship is usually directly proportional to the likelihood of their finding common ground on arms control. To the extent that they can find such ground, chances for an agreement on what have been the more intractable issues of regional security in Eurasia and the Third World grow, and the converse is equally true. The chapters in this volume focus on Russian developments in …
Lead Me, Follow Me, Or Get Out Of My Way: Rethinking And Refining The Civil-Military Relationship, Mark R. Shulman Dr.
Lead Me, Follow Me, Or Get Out Of My Way: Rethinking And Refining The Civil-Military Relationship, Mark R. Shulman Dr.
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This monograph explains why robust civil-military relations matter and discusses how they are evolving. Part I discusses A More Perfect Military: How the Constitution Can Make Our Military Stronger by Diane Mazur, a book that examines the jurisprudence that has reshaped civil-military relations. Mazur maintains that since the Vietnam era, the U.S. Supreme Court has hewn the armed forces from general society in order to create a separate—and more socially conservative—sphere. Part II discusses The Decline and Fall of the American Republic by Bruce Ackerman, a wise and wide-ranging book which argues that the nation’s polity is in decline and …
The Prospects For Security Sector Reform In Tunisia: A Year After The Revolution, Querine Hanlon Dr.
The Prospects For Security Sector Reform In Tunisia: A Year After The Revolution, Querine Hanlon Dr.
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In the year since the revolution, Tunisia has achieved what no other Arab Spring country has managed: peaceful transition to democratic rule through national elections widely viewed to be free and fair. The legacy of the previous regime, however, remains. Dr. Querine Hanlon assesses the prospects for Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Tunisia and concludes that Tunisia’s new government faces major challenges dismantling and reorienting the mandate and institutional culture of Tunisia’s labyrinth of security institutions. Serious SSR will be critical for building trust in the new governments and its security institutions and essential if Tunisia’s transition to democratic rule …
Perspectives On Russian Foreign Policy, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
Perspectives On Russian Foreign Policy, Stephen J. Blank Dr.
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The essays gathered here represent a panel at SSI’s annual Russia conference in 2011. They focus on the analysis of Russian foreign policy both on its material side or actual conduct as well as on the cognitive bases of Russian thinking about international affairs and Russian national security. They span much of the gamut of that foreign policy and also show its strong linkages to the Russian historical tradition and to the imperatives of Russian domestic development.