| An Approach to the 40-Year Drug War |
17 May 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Dustin E Phillips; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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 | In 1969, President Nixon started the now well-known War on Drugs. The reason behind his declaration of war was the increasing national security threat posed by transnational drug trafficking organizations (DTOs). In 1990, the Southwest border supported only 20 to 30 percent of the drugs smuggled into the United States. However, the success of interdiction operations in the Caribbean forced DTOs to find an alternate smuggling route, and the alternate ... |
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| Poland: Lone Eagle over Europe |
17 May 2012 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Paul A Rozumski; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The military defeat of Poland in 1939 was not the result of fighting the combined armies of Germany and the Soviet Union. Rather, the failure can be attributed to Poland's political hubris of pursuing two strategic imperatives, independence from Russia and regional dominance in Eastern Europe, using primarily military means. This monograph examines how Poland used its military to achieve its strategic imperatives across four time-periods in its history spanning ... |
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| Rise from Chaos: An Approach to Stability in Somalia |
17 May 2012 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Williams J Shavce; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In the event of an intervention, how could U.S. conventional forces operating in Somalia best support the Transitional Federal Government in stabilizing the country? Somalia stands as the greatest example of state failure and collapse in the world today. Since the overthrow of Siyad Barres dictatorship in 1991, the country has witnessed civil war and several humanitarian crises, including drought and famine. The international community responded with several unsuccessful interventions ... |
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| The United States -- India Strategic Relationship |
17 May 2012 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen P Bergeman; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| India is grappling with its current and future geostrategic role, which ranges from acting as a regional security provider in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), to assuming the role of a world economic and military power. What role India pursues will affect the balance of power in the IOR and the greater Pacific theater, as the United States refocuses towards the Pacific and the Chinese navy deploys with regularity into ... |
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| Theoretical Approaches to Dealing with Somalia |
17 May 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
John G Gibson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Current conditions in Somalia create difficult challenges for the United States. To address ungoverned spaces in the failed state of Somalia, the United States appears to seek multilateral solutions to piracy in the Gulf of Aden, and displays an unwillingness to militarily intervene in Somalia. The United States currently relies on a neo-liberal strategy of limited coalition, international organization, and multilateral agreements to combat piracy of the coast of Somalia, ... |
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| Every Soldier a Messenger: Using Social Media in the Contemporary Operating Environment |
17 May 2012 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis G Wille; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Social media has become an additional element within the operational environment within which nearly anyone with an Internet connection can participate. The speed at which participants can add content, truthful or not, to that battle space has forced the Army to change the way it has traditionally approached social media. Information age military theorists have postulated that high-speed computing and ubiquitous network connectivity, key components of social media capabilities, would ... |
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| Defining Army Capabilities to Meet Building Partnership Capacity Requirements |
17 May 2012 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
James E Barren; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The U.S. Army has an opportunity to define itself for the future in terms of force structure and mission set to meet the demands imposed upon it by national leaders. Those leaders responsible for national security, defense, and military strategies have articulated in these strategies the future requirement to build partner nation capacity through advising and assisting. Further, they stipulate that these endeavors should be small footprint excursions utilizing subject ... |
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| The Other Clash of Civilizations: Samuel Huntington and American Civil Military Relations |
17 May 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan J Dodd; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This work examines three American civil-military relationships using two frameworks presented by Huntington. Huntington s frames illustrate more clearly how the relationships in these three presidential administrations Wilson, Truman, and Johnson functioned and how the level of functionality influenced the prosecution of a war. The first framework consists of the three types of civil military relationships balanced pattern, coordinated scheme and vertical pattern. The second framework is the patterns of ... |
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| Alliance or Reliance? Reconsidering U.S. Forces in the Republic of Korea |
17 May 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Johnathon M Kupka; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| An American military presence has been prevalent on the Korean Peninsula since the end of World War II. As Korea attempted to recover from decades of bitter Japanese rule, internal struggles and politics led to the division of Korea into North and South Korea. Separation led to war, which required increased U.S. interest in South Korea to contain communist influence spreading from the Soviet Union. While South Korea attempted to ... |
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| America's Post-9/11 Grand Strategy: Matching the Response to the Threat, and Implications for U.S. National Power |
17 May 2012 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Roy P Fatur; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Bush administration chose to pursue a broad, offensive, and preemptive campaign against terrorists and their purported state sponsors, versus executing a focused response against Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda. This monograph argues that over the course of the next decade, this broad strategy, primarily leveraging military power, diverted manpower and resources away from the immediate threat, emboldened al Qaeda, and ... |
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| The Dragon's Intentions: How China's Past Is a Prologue for the Future |
17 May 2012 |
68 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas A Shoffner; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this monograph is to understand how China's culture affects the way it behaves internationally. By reviewing lessons from recent Chinese history and prevailing philosophies, we can see that China has succeeded in its goal of achieving international recognition, both militarily and economically. However, the legacy of the Century of Humiliation runs deep and will affect China's future endeavors. The United States must acknowledge that the conditions on ... |
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| The British Experience in Iraq, 2007: A Perspective on the Utility of Force |
17 May 2012 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Ian N Thomas; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Recent years have seen the United States, the United Kingdom, and other coalition nations enmeshed in protracted, complex, and intense campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan. Resilient and highly adaptable opponents have operated asymmetrically, and amongst the people, to negate the technological superiority of the West; counterinsurgency (COIN) has been the norm. Progress made has been hard won, consuming considerable resources and testing national will. Despite the achievement of often rapid ... |
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| Does Military Culture Adequately Prepare Senior Leaders to Provide Clear Objective, and Useful Strategic Advice? |
17 May 2012 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Juan K Ulloa; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Current and past military commitments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Korea, and Vietnam have been influenced by military advice to civilian leaders over the past 60 years. This study examines whether today's military processes and culture adequately prepare senior officers to render clear, objective, and useful advice to their civilian leaders. The study develops and analyzes a profile of senior U.S. military leaders along five dimensions: physical, experience, military mindset, Western mindset, ... |
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| Strategists Break All the Rules |
17 May 2012 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
III Godinez Adelaido; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Emory Upton believed that politicians should leave war to professionals. This led to two assumptions that became conventional wisdom: first, an apolitical army represented a more professional force; and second, the problems at the tactical and operational level were similar enough to be useful in developing strategic thinking. These assumptions resulted in what Samuel P. Huntington described as the normal-theory relationship between policy-makers and generals. The assumption made sense for ... |
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| Army Aviation and Unified Land Operations: Renewing Army Aviation's Role and Doctrine to Dominate the Third Dimension of Land Warfare |
17 May 2012 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A Martin; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Much has changed in the U.S. Army over the last decade. Transforming to a modular, brigade-centric force included a transition of operating concepts as well. Just as ground maneuver brigades transformed to be more versatile, adaptable, agile, deployable and tailorable, so too, did Army Aviation. The Combat Aviation Brigade embodies many of the lessons learned yet represents many of the same mistakes made throughout the history of Army Aviation. As ... |
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| Art of the Transition: How Operational Art Enables Diplomatic Relations in Post-Conflict Environments |
17 May 2012 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Lewczak; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The transition is one of the most important, but most overlooked, parts of any campaign. The United States concluded Operation New Dawn in December 2011. The U.S. is also converging towards Operation Enduring Freedom's conclusion in 2014. In both cases, the U.S. desires stable and secure environments that lead to enduring civilian-led diplomatic relationships. Many military professionals and academics present different approaches to facilitate effective conclusion to conflict, but they ... |
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| Haiti: Two Decades of Intervention and Very Little to Show |
17 May 2012 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Nathaniel T Crain; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This research asked the question why had US military intervention in Haiti in the past 20 years not produced long-term stability. Haiti is a nation of internal division and racial tension, suffering from years of upheaval, external intervention, and oppression. Haitian history is rife with political divisiveness and treachery, with only three peaceful transitions of Haitian authority in the years prior to the 1994 US intervention to reinstate Jean Bertrand ... |
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| Sanctuary in the Korean War: A Manifestation of Political Restraint |
17 May 2012 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald B Bellamy; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Technological advancements in airpower since World War II provide the United States with the theoretical ability to target enemies in any geographic area on earth. However, during numerous conflicts over the last 60 years, enemies of the U.S. have still enjoyed sanctuary due to political restraints placed on friendly military operations. The Korean War provides an excellent example of political restraints creating an enemy sanctuary. The U.S. military had the ... |
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| Regional Mass Atrocity Prevention and Response Operations in a World of Overlapping Boundaries |
17 May 2012 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
William J Meeker; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Presidential Study Directive on Mass Atrocities/PSD-10 and the 2010 National Security Strategy elevated mass atrocities to a core national security interest. This study argues that PSD-10 will be implemented in a world where international borders are not as fixed as they once were. It explores the question of whether or not preparation for, and thinking related to, mass atrocity prevention and response operations (MAPRO) captures the regional nature of mass ... |
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| U.S. Government Initiatives in Afghanistan: An Application of Diffusion of Innovations Theory |
17 May 2012 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S Titus; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This work applies the diffusion of innovations theory in the analysis of the USG's governance and development efforts in Afghanistan to determine if the key elements of diffusion of innovations are present. This study further examines if, when present, these elements correlate with the Afghans' increased adoption of the programs. Where the positive elements of diffusion of innovations are found in USG governance and development efforts, those efforts should be ... |
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| Unleashed Potential: The Potential of Civil Military Support Elements in Theater Security Cooperation |
16 May 2012 |
151 pages |
| Authors:
Clayton D Curtis; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The problem is how to employ a limited amount of Civil-Military Support Elements (CMSEs) in a theater of operations to develop and maintain a partner nation's Civil-Military Operations (CMO) capacity. The purpose of this research is to identify best practices in developing a partner nation's capacity to conduct CMO to a level at which little or no U.S. military involvement is needed. The thesis presents a case study of the ... |
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| A National Level Engagement Strategy: A Framework for Action |
15 May 2012 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Sean P LeRoy; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| To protect America's National Security in a post-drawdown world, the President needs to institute a high-level agency whose sole purpose is to decide where to expend our resources to combat terrorism around the world and preserve our national interests. The United States has come full circle from the time of President Clinton, who had a selective-engagement policy, through George W. Bush, who implemented a preemptive strike policy, and back to ... |
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| Nothing New Under the Sun: Benefiting from the Great Lessons of History to Develop a Coherent Cyberspace Deterrence Strategy |
12 May 2012 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew P Hansen; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Thousands of cyberspace attacks occur each day and the likelihood of a significant incident in the near future is high. However, the development of a coherent cyberstrategy has been slow in coming. This delay often emanates from the perception that cyberspace represents such a pervasive revolution in the conduct of warfare that successful deterrence strategies of the past are not applicable. Currently, the benefits of committing malicious actions in cyberspace ... |
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| Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation: Proposal for Department of Defense Support to the Whole of Government Approach In Afghanistan |
11 May 2012 |
112 pages |
| Authors:
Tony A Grayson; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| On October 06, 2008, the Department of Defense (DoD) stood up U.S. Forces-Afghanistan (USF-A) under U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). In cooperation with the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), USF-A has trained and supported the Afghan National Army (ANA) to protect and support the Afghan National Police (ANP) as it provides security to the people of Afghanistan. Authorities were established for a cooperative effort between the U.S. Department of State ... |
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| Securing Our Transportation Future Through Changes to the Energy Model |
10 May 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Ahn; ARMY ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY INST FORT BELVOIR VA
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| Transportation is the lifeblood of any modern society. Without the ability to economically transport people and goods throughout the country, the standard of living for each citizen would decline. Today, with the rising cost of fossil fuels transportation costs are skyrocketing, making the price of basic goods almost unaffordable for the ordinary citizen. This places a heavy strain on our economy, and also on our national security, as so much ... |
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| Overpopulated, Underdeveloped Urban Agglomerations: Tomorrow's Unstable Operating Environment |
08 May 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A Stoker; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This paper asserts that a unique future operational environment is developing: overpopulated, underdeveloped, urban agglomerations. A proposed definition for this operating environment is as follows: an overpopulated urban area that is located within a developing or underdeveloped state, has a population exceeding 5 million people, and has a government that is unable to provide basic services to its inhabitants and lacks the resources to develop and maintain a suitable infrastructure. ... |
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| Changing Interagency Culture |
04 May 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
David A Bickerstaff; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The American war experiences from Vietnam through Afghanistan and Iraq demonstrate a desire for the U.S. government to combine the capabilities of the Department of Defense (DoD) with other governmental agencies (OGA) to achieve cohesive and seamless whole-of-government, or interagency, solutions to operational problems. While top-down guidance within the DoD clearly articulates the need for such cooperation -- as evidenced by the existence of Provincial Reconstruction Teams, Joint Interagency Task ... |
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| Humanitarian Assistance and 'Soft' Power Projection |
04 May 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Danny R Bouie; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Humanitarian Assistance is not normally associated with National Power Projection. However, the U.S. military is the primary element of national power used to project hard power and support humanitarian assistance operations globally. Commanders and joint planners alike have historically underestimated the strategic effects in the link between humanitarian assistance operations and its potential as a tool in projecting U.S. Soft' power using the military element. To better understand this linkage, ... |
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| What Are We Fighting For?: The Center of Gravity in Counterinsurgency |
04 May 2012 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew C Danner; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have initiated a flood of scholarly material on irregular warfare, counterinsurgency (COIN), and so-called small wars, and this trend has been furthered within the U.S. military with the revision of several doctrinal publications focusing on irregular warfare. In nearly all literature on COIN, to include tactical directives and other guidance issued by commanders, the population is identified as the center of gravity (COG) for ... |
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| Military Diplomacy: A Need for Doctrine |
04 May 2012 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Leonardo Giovannelli; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Military Diplomacy has been in use for decades and has become an essential part of U.S. foreign policy. Although not seen as a traditional role of the military, in a period of shrinking budgets and consolidation of various governmental organizations, the military must embrace this transformation. Operational planners are expected to incorporate diplomatic operations into Theater Campaign Plans using doctrine, yet an analysis of joint doctrine shows that none exists ... |
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| Promoting Interagency Unity of Effort between AFRICOM and U.S. Embassy Country Teams (ECTs) in Africa |
04 May 2012 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Hicks Irvin; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) was established by the Department of Defense in 2007 to great fanfare and controversy. Promoted as a promising model of interagency unity of effort, AFRICOM has faced challenges in meeting this objective. This paper provides three prescriptive enablers that promote greater interagency unity of effort between AFRICOM and U.S. Embassy Country Teams (ECTs) in Africa to advance U.S. national security interests in Africa. The three ... |
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| Enhancing the Stability and Security of Iraq through the Monitoring of Former Detainee Recidivist Insurgent Activity |
04 May 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Clifton H Hutchinson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The destabilizing potential of recidivist insurgent activity in Iraq by former detainees poses a significant risk to Iraq and to United States interests in the region. Thousands of detainees were interned by United States (U.S.) forces in Iraq between 2003 and 2011. Despite unprecedented successes in U.S. detentions operations, early operational mistakes fostered a detainee population sensitive to recidivism that may be influenced to engage in future destabilizing activities. Two ... |
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| Sustaining Military Operations in the Arctic -- The U.S. Cannot do it Alone |
04 May 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
III Koss Anthony J; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| For a number of reasons, the Arctic region is seeing a significant increase in maritime activity (e.g., shipping, commercial fishing, resource extraction, tourism), and there is significant potential for that increase to continue in the future. While currently the U.S. military role in the Arctic is limited, strategic-level and operational-level leaders have recognized that as Arctic activity increases, so too will the requirement for a U.S. military presence in the ... |
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| Information Operations, Finding Success as Afghanistan Draws to a Close |
04 May 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Frank W Lazzara; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Information Operations (IO) has been a common focus when examining the successes and failures of the United States and its allies in their execution of both Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) over the course of the last decade. Strategic Communication (SC) and IO (at the operational level) have been applied with varying degrees of success but have not been decisive in the counterinsurgencies (COIN) that followed ... |
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| Design's Mechanism -- General Morphological Analysis |
04 May 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
John L Miller; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The increasing contact of the U.S. military with wicked problems over the last 20 years has driven the development of Design as a non-linear problem solving methodology. Doctrine provides little guidance on how Design is conducted. Commanders used to the traditional military planning process experience difficulty in leading and implementing a problem solving methodology that lacks structure. This paper presents General Morphological Analysis (GMA) as a Design mechanism that will ... |
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| Theater Security Cooperation in Oceania for the 21st Century |
04 May 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Palm; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This paper examines how theater security cooperation combined with unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) can provide a framework to combat some of the challenges that PACOM faces in the littorals of the Pacific Ocean. While the United States generally stands in a position of power within that region, the countries of Oceania are relatively powerless, and in most instances, they are ill-equipped to provide the necessary management and security of their ... |
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| Maritime Sanctions Enforcement, More Than Just Boardings |
04 May 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Donovan C Rivera; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Economic sanctions are a frequent course of action chosen by state leaders to influence or punish the actions of other states. While economic sanctions are commonly viewed as a non-violent method of compelling or deterring behavior, their enforcement frequently requires military operations. This paper will examine those operations from the perspective of a joint force commander assigned the task of planning and executing an operation to enforce economic sanctions in ... |
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| Planning for War Termination with China |
04 May 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence T Sullivan; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| It is as critical for the United States to prepare for war termination in the event of a conflict with China as it is to prepare for the conflict itself. AirSea Battle proposes concepts for military interaction between the two countries, but fails to specify how military leadership is to set the conditions for a transition from Phase 3 to Phase 0 operations. An armed conflict over the disputed Spratly ... |
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| Letters from Abbottabad: Bin Ladin Sidelined? |
03 May 2012 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Nelly Lahoud; Stuart Caudill; Liam Collins; Gabriel Koehler-Derrick; Don Rassler; Muhammad al-Ubaydi; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| This report is a study of 17 declassified documents captured during the Abbottabad raid and released to the Combating Terrorism Center (CTC). They consist of electronic letters or draft letters, totaling 175 pages in the original Arabic and 197 pages in the English translation. The earliest is dated September 2006 and the latest April 2011. Some of the letters are incomplete. In addition to Bin Ladin, the recognizable individuals who ... |
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| Joint Logistics: A Direct Approach to Effective U.S. Military Foreign Disaster Assistance |
03 May 2012 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Michelle A Simmons; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The unmatched joint logistics capability of the U.S. military is an invaluable asset to Foreign Disaster Assistance (FDA) operations. When the U.S. military arrives at the scene of the disaster, joint logistics is key to ensuring that the aid provided will meet the needs of the affected population. The primary role of the U.S. military is to support the lead government agency in charge of the FDA operation. Logistics support ... |
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| Lessons of the Iraqi De-Ba'athification Program for Iraq's Future and the Arab Revolutions |
May 2012 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
W A Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In December 2011, the last U.S. combat troops were withdrawn from Iraq after an almost 9-year presence in that country. This day was welcomed by the U.S. public after years of sacrifice and struggle to build a new Iraq. Yet, the Iraq that U.S. troops have left at the insistence of its government remains a deeply troubled nation. Often Iraqi leaders view political issues in sharply sectarian terms, and national ... |
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| Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012 (Annual Report to Congress) |
May 2012 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| The People's Republic of China (PRC) is pursuing a long-term, comprehensive military modernization program designed to improve the capacity of China's armed forces to fight and win local wars under conditions of informatization, or high-intensity, information-centric regional military operations of short duration. China's leaders view modernization of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) as an essential component of their strategy to take advantage of what they perceive to be a ... |
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| The Role of Small States in the Post-Cold War Era: The Case of Belarus |
May 2012 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Dmitry Shlapentokh; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Those who study foreign policy usually focus their attention on the role of the great powers. If attention is paid to small states, it is primarily to provide the framework for particular aspects of great power rivalry or to give details to the conflict. It is also usually assumed that small powers have limited opportunities to maneuver in the gravitational space of big players and can change geopolitical patrons only ... |
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| Disjointed Ways, Disunified Means: Learning From America's Struggle to Build an Afghan Nation |
May 2012 |
441 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis G Irwin; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The International Community, including NATO, is helping the Afghan Government enhance security, improve governance and step up reconstruction and development. Progress in all three areas is essential in helping Afghanistan establish itself as a secure, stable country that poses no threat to itself or the International Community. |
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| Assessing the Short-Term Effects on Output of Changes in Federal Fiscal Policies (Working Paper Series) |
May 2012 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Felix Reichling; Charles Whalen; CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE (U S CONGRESS) WASHINGTON DC
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| Changes in federal fiscal policies can have both short-term and long-term effects on output. The Congressional Budget Office s analysis of the short-term effects focuses on the impact on the demand for goods and services. That impact can be decomposed into direct effects and indirect effects: Direct effects consist of changes in purchases of goods and services by federal agencies and by the people and organizations who are recipients of ... |
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| Colombia's Experience Developing Its Capacity - To the Brink and Back |
May 2012 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Carlos Ospina; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC
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| Partnership with Mexico |
May 2012 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
NORTH AMERICAN AEROSPACE DEFENSE COMMAND PETERSON AFB CO
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| War, Law and Order - Case Study: Australian Whole-of-Government Efforts to Develop the Security and Criminal Justice Sectors in Stabilization |
May 2012 |
139 pages |
| Authors:
Marcus Fielding; ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA ARMY PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INSTITUTE
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| This paper begins with a description of an Australian Special Forces raid in Afghanistan where civilians were killed and wounded. The subsequent White Paper prompted several questions: What exactly are situations of armed conflict short of conventional war ? How does the Australian Defence Force (ADF) establish a secure environment in conflict zones ? What role should the ADF play in a stabilization situation? And what can we do to ... |
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| Implications for the U.S. of Anglo-French Defense Cooperation |
30 Apr 2012 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Peter Ito; David M Moore; Peter Antill; STUART YOUNG; Kevin Burgess; CRANFIELD UNIV (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| The paper analyzes, from a predominantly UK perspective, the implications for the U.S. of the November 2, 2010, Anglo-French Defence Cooperation Treaty. The current pressures on British and French defence budgets were the primary driving force behind this cooperative effort. London and Paris have made steps toward improving joint efforts in a number of areas with defence acquisition and industrial cooperation being prominent. In the UK, there appears to be ... |
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| Boom or Bust: Britain's Nuclear Deterrent Beyond 2025 |
26 Apr 2012 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy C Green; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Britain's submarine-launched nuclear deterrent is due to go out of service by 2025. The final decision to procure and replace it with a new system has been delayed until 2016, the latest decision deadline the procurement timeline will allow. The decision to replace the British deterrent is beset with challenging questions. Britain has over one trillion pounds of national debt. The Ministry of Defence needs to make severe cuts to ... |
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