| Bedrock Prime: How Can the United States Best Address the Need to Achieve Dominance within the Subterranean Domain? |
14 Dec 2012 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Michael G Dudas; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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 | Globally, potential adversaries are building ever more complex, stronger, and deeper fortifications which are largely immune to the current U.S. weapons inventory. Advanced construction and design techniques coupled with technological improvements in mining have created a perfect storm of ultra-strong fortifications located at depths unreachable to all but the most distinctive and matchless weapon systems. A new domain is emerging that must be appreciated for its dynamic effect on policy, ... |
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| The National Security Model: A Hybrid Approach for Determining the Legality of the Targeted Killing of U.S. Citizens |
14 Dec 2012 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
Omar Ebarb; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Is the targeted killing of United States citizens legal? There are two competing models that address the legality of targeted killings: the Law-Enforcement Model and the Armed-Conflict Model. This paper examines arguments for and against each model. Using the Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion methodology for legal analysis, it analyzes the facts of the case of Anwar al-Awlaki under each model, and based on judicial balancing tests, concludes that neither ... |
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| The Egyptian Military's Role in the 25 January Revolution, and the Post-Revolution Impacts on Egypt's Foreign Relations and Middle East Stability |
14 Dec 2012 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Ehab E Elhadad; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| On February 11, 2011, Egypt entered a new epoch in its history. The Egyptian people, supported by the Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF), succeeded in toppling the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak. Unlike the militaries of Syria, Libya, and Yemen, the EAF stood on the people's side, and directed the country towards democracy. Now, the rise of the Islamists has filled the political gap created by the fall of the ... |
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| Lithuanian Freedom Fighters' Tactics Resisting the Soviet Occupation 1944-1953 |
14 Dec 2012 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
Darius Bernotas; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Although the end of World War II enabled devastated countries to rebuild and enjoy a time of peace, another bloody war had just started in Lithuania. Lithuanian Freedom Fighters (LFFs) fought for almost a decade (1944-1953) against the Soviets who occupied their country after World War II. The LFFs' active resistance against Soviet forces is one of the great examples of 20th Century guerrilla warfare. However, there is still a ... |
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| Hybrid Warfare: A Military Revolution or Revolution in Military Affairs? |
14 Dec 2012 |
86 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Bjerregaard; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In the last decade, a new term, hybrid warfare, has been surfacing amongst scholars of warfare. The latest Swedish Military Strategic Doctrine also uses the term. Proponents of hybrid warfare use the term to describe the area in which regular warfare and irregular warfare intersect and blend to create a new form of warfare. This thesis uses the Williamson Murray and McGregor Knox definitions of Military Revolution (MR) and Revolution ... |
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| Agricultural Manpower Shortage in World War II: Analysis of a Historical Operational Environment |
14 Dec 2012 |
280 pages |
| Authors:
Tevina Flood; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| What caused the agricultural manpower shortage in World War II? Historians have proffered a variety of explanations that attribute linear causality to a handful of independent variables. No scholar, however, has attempted to study the manpower shortage in its full causal complexity. This thesis, following the muse of analytic eclecticism, assembles a variety of cutting-edge political-science scholarship to develop a modified version of the Institutional Analysis Framework. The thesis applies ... |
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| What Is the Potential Impact on the Department of Defense (DOD) Military Treatment Facility (MTF) Pharmacies due to the Increased Copays and the Disenrollment of a Retail Pharmacy from the TRICARE Network? |
14 Dec 2012 |
143 pages |
| Authors:
Veronica L Hager; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) has implemented an increase in Triple Option Benefit Plan Available for Military Families (TRICARE) copayments, which DoD military personnel and their dependents will pay if they use the TRICARE Retail Network Pharmacies and the TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery system. Another change is that the Walgreens retail pharmacy is no longer in the TRICARE Retail Pharmacy Network, so DoD military personnel and their dependents will no ... |
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| Instilling Aggressiveness: U.S. Advisors and Greek Combat Leadership in the Greek Civil War, 1947-1949 |
14 Dec 2012 |
174 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Harris William D; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In March 1947, the United States established an economic and military assistance program to bolster the nationalist Greek government against a communist insurgency. The Greek government suffered from a collapsed economy, deep social divisions, and an inability to defeat the insurgents in battle. The Joint U.S. Military Advisory and Planning Group provided operational advice to the Greek National Army that improved the nationalists' aggressiveness, tactics, battlefield management, and logistics. The ... |
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| The United States' Vulnerability to Coercion by China in the Rare Earths Market |
14 Dec 2012 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
William D Hobbs; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis looks at the importation of rare earth elements, which are considered vital to the security of the United States and are used to manufacture products for the U.S. defense industry. The purpose of the thesis is to answer the primary research question: Has the United States allowed itself to be placed in a position within the world economy that makes it vulnerable to coercion by another world actor, ... |
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| A National Security Strategy Framework for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago |
14 Dec 2012 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald N Jeffrey; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The primary research question is as follows: Can the principles applied by the United States of America and Great Britain in producing their national security strategies be utilized to develop a national security strategy framework for Trinidad and Tobago? This thesis first reviews the theories and methods that are used to develop a national security strategy, and then examines the theories and methods that were used by two developed nations, ... |
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| A New Use for the Aerial Reconnaissance Multi-Sensor (ARMS) Aircraft: How to Appropriately Use the Arms Aircraft for Homeland Security without Infringement on the Posse Commitatus Act |
14 Dec 2012 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Tracy L Kennepp; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Army Reserve Aerial Reconnaissance Multi-Sensor (ARMS) Aircraft are no longer required to provide overwatch in Iraq. With budgetary constraints, both the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) must employ fiscal responsibility by sharing assets. The ARMS aircraft can provide DHS similar overwatch capability as in Iraq, limiting the need for other more costly aerial assets and adding capacity. Additional mapping missions would increase operational ... |
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| What Do U.S. Army Field Grade Officers Perceive as Their Role in Building Resilience in Soldiers? |
14 Dec 2012 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Virginia A Knorr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Over the past decade, the study of resilience in humans has increased in multiple fields. During the 1970s, resilience was viewed as a trait that one was born with, but over the years this idea has decreased in popularity and resilience is now viewed as a process. When resilience is regarded as a process, there is the potential to teach people how to be more resilient. The United States Army ... |
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| The Challenges in Training of the Mechanized Infantry Units of the Republic of Korea Army in Transitioning from the Armored Personnel Carrier (K200) to Infantry Fighting Vehicle (K21) |
14 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Changho Lee; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis presents a case study of the fielding and employment of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle to provide lessons learned for training K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle units in the South Korean Army. Through an analysis of the challenges involved in training M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle units, the thesis found 21 potential training challenges for training K21 Infantry Fighting Vehicle units. The 21 training challenges were logically grouped into five ... |
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| Lansdale, Magsaysay, America and the Philippines: A Case Study of Limited Intervention Counterinsurgency |
14 Dec 2012 |
174 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew E Lembke; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Historians tend to agree that Ramon Magsaysay's leadership and his relationship with Edward Lansdale are two of the most important features of the Philippine government's campaign against the Huks from 1946 to 1954. Yet the nuances of his leadership and the nature of their relationship deserve greater investigation. This thesis seeks to further illuminate Magsaysay and Lansdale's relationship by focusing on the role that empathy and sociocultural understanding played in ... |
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| Systems Theory, Unity of Effort, and Military Leadership |
14 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Lisa J Livingood; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Joint Doctrine, explicitly, and Army Doctrine, implicitly, recommend that military commanders and staffs exercise systems thinking in operational planning and execution. However, current Military Doctrine fails to fully explicate and apply a complex systems perspective. The question arises: Does any senior military commander use complex systems theory to understand, describe, and intervene in the operational environment? To this end, I analyze two briefings and a set of command brief slides ... |
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| Toward a Regional Triad -- The Nature of Future US Strategic Engagement in the South China Sea |
14 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Justin Y Lawlor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The current rebalancing of U.S. forces to the Pacific requires an understanding of a number of factors. Among these factors are a greater understanding of emerging trends in the Chinese military, and a clearer assessment of the Chinese regional strategic plan. In addition, an examination of the political and geographical features of the South China Sea region and how these support and limit the U.S. response is required. When the ... |
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| How Can the Norwegian Leader Development Program Improve to Better Develop Leaders? |
14 Dec 2012 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Stig S Bjoernaes; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The purpose of this thesis is to examine ways in which the Norwegian Army's leadership development program can be improved to better develop junior leaders using a theoretical framework, formal guidance, and a qualitative survey of Norwegian commanders. The thesis also compares the Norwegian Army's program to the leadership development programs of the U.S. Army, the New Zealand Army, and the Boeing Corporation. The results suggest that these programs offer ... |
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| An Exit Strategy Not a Winning Strategy? Intelligence Lessons from the British 'Emergency' in South Arabia, 1963-67 |
14 Dec 2012 |
195 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen A Campbell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The British Army is often praised for its skill in small wars, or counterinsurgencies (COIN). Some attribute this to the special challenge of maintaining order across a global empire with a relatively small force; others cite the intellectual inheritance of great British military theorists and an inherent flexibility present within a small army that is used to adapting to overcome adversity. However, this view is challenged by recent scholars who ... |
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| Females and Toxic Leadership |
14 Dec 2012 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Naomi Carrington; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Is there a gender component in toxic leadership? To adequately answer this primary research question, several other secondary research questions must be addressed: What is the definition of toxic leadership?; What are the specific characteristics of toxic leadership?; Do these characteristics have a gender component to them?; What can be done to effectively identify, address, and reduce toxic leadership?; Once a leader has been identified or labeled as toxic, can ... |
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| The Professional Military Ethic |
14 Dec 2012 |
141 pages |
| Authors:
John D Cazier; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Understanding the professional military ethic (PME) first requires understanding the conceptual foundations upon which it stands. This foundation includes objective morality, the sociology of professions, professional ethics in general, and the profession of arms. This thesis argues that a genuinely normative professional ethic derives from objective morality through the context of a particular professional role. Any other approach fails to generate genuine normativity. This assertion conflicts with recent accounts of ... |
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| United States Military Support to American Strategic Goals in the Philippines |
14 Dec 2012 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
James R Coughlin; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Treaties and agreements for mutual support and defense link the United States and the Philippines. This relationship traces back to Manila Bay in 1898. In the years since 1898, the United States' role in the relationship between the two nations has transitioned from occupier, to defender, to liberator, to colonial power, to coexistent partners. Each nation has strategic goals that it would like to accomplish in its relationship with one ... |
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| Improving NATO'S Capabilities: A Roadmap to 2020 |
14 Dec 2012 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Pierre A Leroux; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Using a comprehensive approach, this study aims to recommend measures that will improve NATO's capabilities and make it a more efficient organization. For any military organization, adjusting capabilities to governmental ambitions and strategic goals is fundamental. As such, NATO needs to continuously adjust its posture and capabilities to remain relevant in the face of new threats and new requirements, especially since the end of the Cold War. This adjustment is ... |
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| New Zealand Defense into 2035 -- Future 35 Strategy |
14 Dec 2012 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Terrence McDonald; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is implementing a strategy to ensure its viability into the future, known as Future 35. The strategy focuses on the two overarching themes of organizational reform and capability renewal. The strategy was developed in a fiscally austere environment in which government seeks to gain efficiency and effectiveness from its government departments, including the defense force. This thesis examines these two key themes to determine ... |
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| Homegrown Terrorism Inside of Democratic States |
14 Dec 2012 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Warwick S Miller; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis examines the London bombings in 2005 by Islamist homegrown terrorists, the Murrah building attack in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh, and the Tokyo subway attack in 1995 by the Japanese terrorist religious cult Aum Shinrikyo. The primary research question is as follows: Are there aspects of democracies that shield homegrown terrorism from detection? The recent conflict in Iraq and the current conflict in Afghanistan have given rise to a ... |
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| Incomplete Victory: General Allenby and Mission Command in Palestine, 1917-1918 |
14 Dec 2012 |
152 pages |
| Authors:
Geronimo Nuno; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Palestine Campaign of the First World War exhibited a fighting style that brought with it various challenges in mission command. While General Allenby, commanding the Allied Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), gained several victories in the early stages of the campaign, he did not comprehensively defeat the Turkish forces in Palestine. He drove them away from their defensive line, but they escaped, avoided destruction, and retreated north to reestablish a ... |
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| Integration of Department of Defense and State Department Efforts to Continue the Global Pursuit of Violent Extremist Organizations |
14 Dec 2012 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Sean P Lucas; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States has been engaged in active conflict against Violent Extremist Organizations for over 11 years. This has given the United States the ability to effectively track and target hostile organizations before they could materialize enough manpower and resources to effectively target the U.S. homeland and significant interests abroad. Even as the United States draws down a majority of combat forces from the Middle East, its ability to effectively ... |
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| Strategic Resource Dependence, Conflict, and Implications for U.S. National Security Policy in the Twenty-First Century |
14 Dec 2012 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
David W Mayfield; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The purpose of this study was to examine technological strategic resource dependence, its potential for conflict in the 21st century, and subsequent influences on United States national security policy. In particular, the study explored whether the belief that nations are in a constant state of armed conflict over strategic resources, or preparing for such conflict, is substantiated. To gain insight into this issue, the study explored five interrelated concepts within ... |
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| The Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries Organization: A Strategic Analysis as a Security Enhancement Intergovernmental Organization |
14 Dec 2012 |
146 pages |
| Authors:
Jose C Mimoso; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The current wide-ranging and complex relations in the international environment demand a comprehensive approach to challenges in world security. Regional organizations play a decisive role in the peaceful settlement of disputes and in conflict prevention. This is especially important in Africa, given the many enduring problems that affect this continent. Considering that security is a basic condition for development and prosperity, this thesis aims to assess the Community of Portuguese ... |
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| Military Benefits that Retain Mid-Career Army Officers |
14 Dec 2012 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Shane A Roppoli; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The purpose of this thesis was to determine how important direct service benefits are to mid-career U.S. Army officers' decision to continue serving in the Army on active duty. Specifically, the thesis examined how changes in select military service benefits would affect mid-career Army officers' decision making. The researcher designed a survey that was distributed to Army officers attending the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) Intermediate Level ... |
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| Education for Philippine Pacification: How the U.S. Used Education as Part of its Counterinsurgency Strategy in the Philippines from 1898 to 1909 |
14 Dec 2012 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Louis J Ruscetta; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis examines how the United State deliberately used education as part of its counterinsurgency strategy in the Philippines to pacify anti-occupation violence and assimilate the archipelago under American governance. The thesis begins by analyzing American efforts to use education to assimilate and civilize two other racial groups before the Philippine Insurrection: African Americans during the post-Civil War Reconstruction Period and American Indians during the United States' expansion to the ... |
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| Joint Installation Management: Should the Department of Defense Consolidate all Functions Under a Single Agency? |
14 Dec 2012 |
128 pages |
| Authors:
Nathanael S Tagg; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In today's increasingly budget conscious environment, the Department of Defense must examine new ways of executing existing missions more efficiently. Given the basic core commonality of installation management functions within the current operating environment, one area the Department of Defense should consider examining is consolidation of installation management functions into a single agency or joint command. While each military department delivers virtually identical installation management services, the current organizational structures ... |
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| A Study of Slovenian Armed Forces Ammunition Forecasting Methodology |
14 Dec 2012 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Slak; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The purpose of this research is to investigate the ammunition forecasting methods used by the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) to determine if these methods will be capable of supporting the future military challenges of the SAF in coalition operations led by NATO, the European Union, and the United Nations. Two major planning methodologies are currently in use in military organizations: Level of Effort Methodology and Target-Oriented Methodology. This study describes ... |
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| United States Cybersecurity Strategy, Policy, and Organization: Poorly Postured to Cope with a Post-9/11 Security Environment? |
14 Dec 2012 |
144 pages |
| Authors:
William K Tirrell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Is United States cybersecurity strategy, policy, and organization postured to cope with the post-9/11 security environment? Following an exhaustive review of recurring and stand-alone strategic cybersecurity strategy and policy documents, and a detailed assessment of the U.S. cyber organization within the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and Department of Justice, the author concludes that the United States is vulnerable to a cyber attack. Despite recent publicity about cyber ... |
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| A Strategic Capability Review of the Georgian Armed Forces |
14 Dec 2012 |
138 pages |
| Authors:
David Usenashvili; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The National Security Strategy of Georgia describes the possibility of a large-scale military intervention into Georgian territory as one of the major threats to its security. For Georgia, diplomacy is the preferred means of resolving a potential crisis, and national leadership is responsible for seeking solutions at the diplomatic level. However, to provide national leadership with ample time to achieve the desired political solution, the Georgian Armed Forces (GAF) must ... |
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| Intelligence Fusion Paradigm: Understanding Complex Operational Environments Implementing the Institutional Analysis and Development Framework |
14 Dec 2012 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Christy L Whitfield; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| How might military practitioners incorporate social science concepts into the intelligence analytical framework to better define and understand the human dimension of an area of operation? Current military intelligence doctrine vaguely prescribes the analysis of the roles and interactions of humans in a complex operational environment. Whether soldiers are employing military force, conducting key leader engagements, or providing humanitarian assistance, the analytical process by which intelligence professionals develop assessments should ... |
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| Can the Jamaican Security Forces Successfully Reduce the Violent Impact of Gangs? |
14 Dec 2012 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
Mahatma E Williams; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis discusses the high murder rate in Jamaica as a consequence of gang activity, the negative impact of gangs on national security, and ways in which the Jamaican government can counter gang activities using Jamaican security forces. Endemic corruption, a weak justice system, an unreformed security sector, and limited social intervention with youth facilitate the gang phenomenon. The complexity of the gang problem is further illustrated by the gangs' ... |
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| Exploring the Effects of Demographic, Economic, and Social Factors on China's Economy |
14 Dec 2012 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy J Woodruff; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis examines demographic, social, and economic factors in China and their effect on China's economic growth. The thesis uses Michael Porter's economic development model and various economic indicators to compare China's economic growth from 1978 to 2011 to Japan's economic growth from 1945 to 1978, and to the United States' economic growth from 1919 to 1952. The purpose of this analysis is to identify whether China will become a ... |
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| Challenges, Benefits, and Recommendations for Continued Nigerian Peacekeeping |
02 Nov 2012 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
William M Wando; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Africa is a continent that holds a high place in U.S. national security interests, yet it is still beset with local and regional conflicts. After Western attempts to aid Somalia in the early 1990s ended in tragedy, changes in U.S. policy have made it increasingly difficult for the United States to get involved directly in peacekeeping efforts in chaotic areas such as Africa. What has evolved since then is an ... |
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| Planning for Action: Campaign Concepts and Tools |
Aug 2012 |
302 pages |
| Authors:
Jack D Kem; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Planning for Action: Campaign Concepts and Tools is designed to be used as a handbook for developing campaign plans at the US Army Command and General Staff College. This book provides working definitions of campaign concepts and tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) for campaign planners. In order to support the concepts, there are a number of thinking tools that complement and reinforce our operations process with a rational, logical approach ... |
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| The Iranian Government's Ambitions Represented in Their Nuclear Weapons Program and Its Impact on Security in the Arab Gulf Region |
08 Jun 2012 |
158 pages |
| Authors:
Feisal Abukshiem; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In the past decade, it has become apparent that the Iranian Government is not willing to give up its Nuclear Fuel Program. Though it claims that its endeavors are merely the pursuit of making nuclear fuel, the threat of an unsupervised Iranian Nuclear Program brings great worry to the security of other Arab states in the region. In a larger context, as the Iranian Nuclear Program grows, how will it ... |
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| Peer-to-Peer Learning and the Army Learning Model |
08 Jun 2012 |
142 pages |
| Authors:
Devon F Adkinson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Army Learning Model (ALM) is the new educational model that develops adaptive leaders in an era of persistent conflict. Life-long, individual-based learning will blend together self-development, institutional instruction, and operational experience across the operational and institutional components. In January 2011, the Army released the Army Learning Concept 2015, now referred to as the ALM. The ALM changes the method and manner in which education will be delivered to the ... |
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| Poppies or Peace: The Relationship between Opium Production and Conflict |
08 Jun 2012 |
138 pages |
| Authors:
Kielly A Andrews; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Presidential Study Directive-10 directed executive agencies to improve efforts in preventing human atrocities. Conflict analysis has identified that internal conflict has significant adverse effects on civilian populations. Apart from increased casualties arising out of collateral damage, civilian populations also suffer loss of income, destruction of property and food stores, internal displacement, and even involuntary conscription and forced labor. Reducing internal conflict is part of conflict prevention. Research into economic theories ... |
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| Study of the Military Intelligence Support to Domestic Law Enforcement in Counterdrug and Counterterrorism Operations |
08 Jun 2012 |
199 pages |
| Authors:
Andre A Authier; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This thesis addresses the legal restrictions placed on Title-10 military intelligence support to U.S. civilian authorities who are conducting counterdrug and counterterrorism operations. The National Defense Strategy calls for the Department of Defense (DoD) to protect the homeland from terrorist attacks and to provide support to the civilian interagency in response to natural or man-made disasters. Annual DoD congressional authorizations allow DoD to support drug interdiction efforts, while DoD Joint ... |
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| Relevance of Armor in Counterinsurgency Operations |
08 Jun 2012 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas F Baker; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Since the end of the Second World War most modern armies have been conventionally structured and equipped to fight high-intensity conflicts against like-armed nations. There also have been many low-intensity conflicts in which similarly equipped nations found themselves engaged. In response to these low-intensity conflicts, nations employed the forces available to them, which were generally armored and mechanized in nature. The result of these conflicts have made the relevance of ... |
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| Culture and Internal Security of Nepal |
08 Jun 2012 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Bhumi B Baral; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Does the reluctance of Nepalese society to change its culture (especially with respect to caste, gender, and ethnicity) affect its internal peace and security? To arrive at a viable response to this question, three secondary questions are proposed: (1) How were cultural values supported through different governments?; (2) What major incidents and issues highlight the reluctance of Nepalese society to change its culture?; and (3) What are the impacts of ... |
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| Social Media and the Arab Spring: How Facebook, Twitter, and Camera Phones Changed the Egyptian Army's Response to Revolution |
08 Jun 2012 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Robert E Barnsby; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| How should militaries think about social media as a factor in military operations? In this thesis, the author examines recent Arab Spring scholarship, with a particular focus on the significant impact of social media on events in Egypt in early 2011. Existing literature in this area centers on the ability of various social media platforms to unite and inspire population masses, yet it does not address the important effect of ... |
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| The Air Force Fitness Program and the Challenge of Creating a More Fit Force |
08 Jun 2012 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Darren P Bemis; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States Air Force believes that the current fitness test has placed a demand on airman to stay fit year round. The semi-annual test results are showing that there is a positive trend in fitness scores among all ranks and ages, and Air Force leadership is claiming these results as a success. The 2011 pass rate of 91 percent was impressive; however, this thesis will examine the numbers and ... |
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| NATO's Air War in Libya: A Template for Future American Operations |
08 Jun 2012 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy E Book; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| America's recent experience in Afghanistan and Iraq proved that it is easier to get into war than it is to get out of it. These two conflicts bleed America, not only in terms of blood, but also in terms of its financial treasures. In an attempt to avoid these expenses in the future, this paper explores if there is a better way to achieve our nation's policy objectives. This research ... |
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| Operational Design Applied: Reframing Counterdrug Support to Law Enforcement in Texas |
08 Jun 2012 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Steven T Brackin; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The lessons learned from a decade of continuous conflict have direct application to the counterdrug mission conducted by the Texas National Guard standing 32 USC 112 task force. By applying the principles of Attack the Network, the Texas Counterdrug Task Force can make a significant contribution to an emerging and comprehensive approach to confronting Mexican Transnational Crime Organizations (TCOs) -- the center of gravity of a larger threat to hemispheric ... |
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| United States' Grand Strategy through the Lens of Lebanon in 1983 and Iraq in 2003 |
08 Jun 2012 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
III Bris-Bois Charles P; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States failed in both Lebanon in 1982-1984 and Iraq in 2003 to achieve its political objectives. While there are many reasons for this, perhaps the greatest is that the government failed to coordinate and direct all of its resources in a unified manner to achieve its goals. This paper outlines four key indicators, present in both Lebanon and Iraq, that suggest the United States did not have a ... |
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