| Strategic Military Leaders - Leading Tomorrow |
29 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Ng W. Kit; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | The global environment is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. In the military, where leaders have to deal with the unforeseen and where men are demanded to die if necessary to fulfill their tasks, strategic military leadership remains the most baffling of the arts. Four key leadership competencies stand out. We need strategic leaders who are good at doing the right things and doing things right leaders who have the mental ... |
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| The Army Reserve Meeting Homeland Security Obligations Amidst Transformation |
29-Feb-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Sylvester H Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army Reserve is undergoing tremendous change during transformation to include Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC). It is closing 176 reserve centers, occupying 125 new joint reserve centers; disestablishing ten Regional Readiness Commands (RRCs) and three Regional Readiness Groups, and establishing four Regional Readiness Sustainment Commands and restructuring several Operational and Functional Commands. During transformation, the Army Reserve will dissolve RRC alignment with the ten Federal Emergency Management ... |
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| Addressing Deficiencies in Army Civilian Leader Development |
28 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan S. Keller; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army has yet to implement a robust career development framework for its civilian workforce as it has for its military officers. Although inextricably linked and complementary to the other, the Army's civilians and military officers generally spend the majority of their respective careers working separately and developing differently. Producing quality professional civilian leaders is a foundation for achieving and maintaining the critical strategic leadership competencies the Army and Nation ... |
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| Nigeria's Center(s) of Gravity: A Complex and Violent Operational Environment |
28 FEB 2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Blessing; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the history and value of the center of gravity concept, and the use of an analysis of the political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and informational (PMESII) systems to define Nigeria's operational environment and determine Nigeria's current strategic and operational center(s) of gravity. Through a PMESII analysis, the author determined that the president of Nigeria, Yar'Adua, is the country's strategic center of gravity. The Nigerian president has the ... |
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| US Strategy to Deal with Hugo Chavez's Establishment of Militias |
27 FEB 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Robert D. Peterson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Hugo Chavez was reelected for another six year term as President of Venezuela in December 2006 and has aggressively put policies in place to remain in power for many years to come. His aggressive Bolivarian Revolution agenda, and anti-US policies, has spread his influence throughout Central and South America in countries like Bolivia, Ecuador, and Nicaragua through democratic elections. After a 2002 failed coups attempt, Hugo Chavez began developing and ... |
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| Family Well Being: Where We Are and How We Got There |
27 FEB 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Scott Wilson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Global War on Terror has placed intense demands on Soldiers and their families. Our Army is at War, and this includes Army families. The Army has long recognized that taking care of a Soldier's family results in the improved quality of the force. However, changes in both society and in the Army mission dictate that our family readiness programs remain relevant in the 21st Century. This is a critical ... |
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| Funding War with Supplemental Appropriations |
27-Feb-2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley K Dreyer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States has funded Global War on Terror efforts using supplemental appropriations (or separate titles within base appropriations) over multiple years. In the recent past major contingencies generally were funded initially with supplemental appropriations but later funded with base appropriations. The transition usually happened within a year or two once requirements became known or reasonably predictable. Congress has been pushing to shift war on terror funding from supplemental appropriations ... |
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| The Efficacy of Executive Agency: Does It Work? |
26 FEB 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Cindy Grier; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Department of Defense (DoD) uses the executive agent designation to manage programs that reach across multiple armed services. This Strategy Research Project (SRP) examines critical Executive Agency (EA) issues, identifying the benefits and disadvantages of using EA as a DoD management tool. The SRP begins with a general description of EA and the process for determining when EA should be applied. It cites political factors that influence the Secretary ... |
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| Aligning Initial Entry Training with the Aim Point |
26-Feb-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry Cashion; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| How do we define and train for military engagement? Trainers have struggled with this question since the attack on the World Trade Center (9/11). The initial answer focused efforts to prepare Soldiers for the immediate combat they would experience in theater. While this was a great first effort, it resulted in training that literally evolved with the situation in Iraq. Over the course of this evolution in training, numerous lessons ... |
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| Combating WMD: Is it Really a Priority? |
25 FEB 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony R. Skinner; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The National Strategies of the United States all address the potential threat of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) to our national security. National and military strategies have been developed to focus extensively on combating weapons of mass destruction. However, reaching consensus throughout the government on what the WMD threat entails remains elusive. While various strategies/policy mandate our need to improve our ability to respond and mitigate the effects of WMD, ... |
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| Leadership Makes a Difference Growing Federal Civilian Leaders |
22 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Alice Muellerweiss; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The quality of federal leaders is vital to the effectiveness of our government. No longer can we depend on leaders simply and conveniently emerging, rather we must invest in a deliberate systematic process to develop leaders at all levels. Research indicates that currently our government does not grow effective leaders. Often those "rising to the top" are technical experts with minimal leadership experiences, mostly unacquainted with the fundamentals of leadership. ... |
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| El Salvador, Iraq, and Strategic Considerations for Counterinsurgency |
22-Feb-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
James F Glynn; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Considered by many a successful counterinsurgent effort, the El Salvador counterinsurgency experience has a number of lessons for both the policymaker and the military strategist. This experience in counterinsurgency and regime change in El Salvador during the 1980's is prescient, and this paper examines the strategic environment of El Salvador and U.S. interests in El Salvador during that tumultuous period. The seven dimensions of the `Manwaring paradigm' are introduced and ... |
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| Leveraging Commercial Logistics in the Joint Arena |
19 FEB 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Stuart S. Jones; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper analyzes the strategic implications of leveraging the commercial capabilities already in place across the globe to facilitate logistics/sustainment support for regional joint operations. The paper will provide a review of current joint doctrine on logistics sustainment and the use of commercial industry to satisfy warfighting sustainment requirements. Additionally, it reviews existing vehicles used by the various Services and/or the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) along with other initiatives underway ... |
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| Individual Ready Reserve: It's Relevance in Supporting the Long War |
19 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Shelley A. Chisholm; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| With the Army Reserve's expanded mission requirements as an operational force, due primarily to its extended use in support of the Global War on Terrorism, the Army Reserve will face challenges in sustaining personnel readiness while supporting on going operations. In response to meeting these personnel readiness concerns, the Army Reserve will require the call-up of Soldiers currently serving in the IRR. With the implementation of the 12 month mobilization ... |
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| 21st Century Considerations for the Human Intelligence Strategist |
17 FEB 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
L. M. Stagg; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The goal of this paper is to generate dialogue within the intelligence planning community regarding strategic Human Intelligence (HUMINT) design. HUMINT operations have the potential to be an operational, if not strategic center of gravity to defeat the United States most challenging opponent, the insurgency. There is no doubt that America provides numerous examples of superior field craft application and tactical success. Nearly every day successful HUMINT operations occur, but ... |
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| Fostering Cooperative Relations With China: U.S. Economic and Military Strategy |
17-Feb-2008 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen B Waller; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The evolution of the U.S.-China relationship is critical in shaping the security environment and American influence in the Pacific Rim. The People's Republic of China's economic and military growth is increasingly boosting its ability to influence and control regional and global developments. America is more likely to benefit from China's economic and military growth by pursuing mutually beneficial relations with China than otherwise. Were the United States to opt for ... |
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| Homeland Security: The Road Ahead for Continued Success |
14 FEB 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin R. Griese; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Homeland security protects the United States from hazards both man-made and natural. Executing this protective task is challenging. Terrorist threats are omnipresent and must be countered on a daily basis. Additionally, natural disasters are a pervasive threat to homeland security. Their magnitude and frequency appear to be increasing. When a disaster strikes, U.S. citizens deserve the best response possible. To strengthen homeland security, collaboration and unity of effort are essential ... |
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| Lean Six Sigma Challenges and Opportunities |
13 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Linda R. Herbert; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States Army is in a state of transformation as it meets current challenges and prepares for the future. On July 11th, 2005, the Secretary of the Army published a memorandum in which he stated that the Army is transforming the force structure to realize the Army Vision. He continued to say that the business end of the Army was vital to providing ready forces. Consequently, to provide responsive, ... |
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| In-Lieu-Of Policy and It's Effects on the U.S. Air Force |
12 FEB 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Gerard V. Goodfellow; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since February 2004, the United States Air Force has made use of an In-Lieu-Of (ILO) policy which allows it to use its Airmen (basically as soldiers) to fill ground combat capability gaps. The numbers of Airmen deployed to ILO assignments is at best significant and at worst alarming. In fact in the period from February 2004 to July 2007, the Air Force deployed some 24,000 Airmen to fill ILO taskings. ... |
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| The Impact of Operation Iraqi Freedom on Building Future Coalitions |
11-Feb-2008 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Henri C Lambert; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Following years of conflict in Iraq, the initial "Coalition of the Willing" has dwindled with the loss of Spain, Britain, and Italy among others. The methods used by the United States in conducting Operation Iraqi Freedom, including perceived illegitimate preemptive war over Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), third country renditions, and torture have inflicted what may be irreparable damage to the United States' ability to generate coalition support in the ... |
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| Army Reserve Culture: A Critical Part of Transformation |
08 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Lora L. Tucker; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the United States Army Reserve undergoes a transformation called by former Chief of the Army Reserve, Lieutenant General Helmly, "the deepest, most profound change it has pursued in more than 50 years," a top priority must be understanding and shaping Army Reserve organizational and leadership culture. While resources, capabilities, and an innovative culture are three key areas necessary to complete Army Reserve transformation, this paper focuses on culture because ... |
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| The Time is Now to Remove the Ban |
08-Feb-2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Dana M Capozzella; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The upcoming presidential election in 2008 provides renewed focus on the controversial topic of removing the ban on gays and lesbians to serve openly in the U.S. military. In addition, as the United States continues to fight the Long War against terrorism, the military faces a growing military personnel turnover and shortage. Removal of the ban precluding homosexuals from openly serving in the military increases the pool of eligible recruits, ... |
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| Recruiting and Retaining Cyberwarriors |
07 FEB 2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Roger H. Westermeyer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In response to growing national reliance on cyberspace and the increasing vulnerability to it from state and non-state actors the United States Air Force stood up the Cyberspace Command on November 2nd, 2006. Establishment of this new command requires a highly-skilled Information Technology (IT) savvy workforce capable of controlling and dominating the cyber domain. Recruiting and retaining this highly skilled workforce is a significant challenge for the Air Force due ... |
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| Improving Cultural Awareness in the U.S. Military |
06 FEB 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Hershel L. Holiday; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Congressional and military leaders have made clear the need for improvement in cultural awareness training throughout the Department of Defense. However, there are severe challenges to accomplishing this goal, especially in an era of limited resources, transformation, and combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. Research shows that culturally aware decisions may not always achieve their desired effects. Cultural experts suggest that the use of civilian anthropologists in training would achieve ... |
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| Unmanned Aircraft Systems' Role In Network Centric Warfare |
04 FEB 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Duane T. Carney; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Recent proliferation of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) has significantly affected combat operations. Current operational theaters serve as proving grounds for both programmed and experimental UAS; many are successfully supporting the commanders situational awareness requirements. Wartime commanders are increasing their requests for UAS. The Department of Defense's (DOD) subsequent actions to fulfill these requirements attest to their growing relevance. Like many of the technical capabilities fielded as part of DOD transformation, ... |
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| Contemporary Counterinsurgency (COIN) Insights from the French-Algerian War (1954-1962) |
03 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth M. DeTreux; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Following the successful major combat operations that ousted Saddam Hussein and liberated Iraq from his dictatorial regime, the U.S. finds itself embroiled in a very complex, challenging, and inherently dangerous counterinsurgency environment in Iraq. History is replete with illustrative examples of past counterinsurgencies and the study of these campaigns can provide relevant insight and perspective of the complexities and challenges confronting the counterinsurgency force. Through research and analysis, these examples ... |
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| A Roadmap for Future Security in the West Balkans |
01 FEB 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Roland Berzani; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| What is the present level of security and cooperation in the Western Balkans and what should these countries do in order to achieve a stable region in the future? Regional developments and challenges will be examined initially through a short geopolitical introduction of Western Balkan countries. While today the countries in the region are more closely connected through various cooperation schemes than nine years ago, this fragile stability could be ... |
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| Engineer Support to Future Full-Spectrum Operations |
01-Feb-2008 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas O'Hara; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Afghanistan and Iraq has shown that current warfare is a brigade commander's fight. With the transformation to modularized BCTs, it is clear that future combat will continue to be executed at the BCT level. The nature of full spectrum combat also points to a continually changing environment that will require these BCTs to transition from stability to major combat operations rapidly and often. The Engineer Regiment also has transformed in ... |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa and the Global War on Terrorism |
FEB 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Napoleon W. Stewart; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On September 11th, 2001, terrorists hijacked commercial airplanes and attacked the U.S. by crashing them into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania. Consequently, President Bush announced that the U.S. would use the extent of its capabilities to prevent or preempt possible future attacks, and thus the U.S. became involved in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). President Bush vowed that al Qaeda, the terrorist organization ... |
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| Efforts of Proliferation of Small Arms in Sub-Sahara Africa |
31 JAN 2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Frankonero Nganga; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Proliferation of small arms and light weapons (SALW) has had (and continues to have) devastating consequences in the Horn of Africa and the Great Lake Regions. Belligerents in the conflict areas for example Somali Sudan and parts of northern Uganda use the small arms and light weapons as the primary tools of violence causing deaths and injuring thousands of people among them innocent civilians. In Sub-Saharan African countries experiencing violent ... |
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| Bulgaria as a Strategic Partner |
31 JAN 2008 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Dimitar K. Iliev; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Modern Bulgaria is building its presence and future as part of the democratic societies in the world. Bulgarian interests, ratified agreements and conventions are the foundation of the country's structure and policy. Priorities of the Bulgarian policy are loyalty and the mutual benefit in relation with other countries and international unions. That attitude confirms Bulgaria as a source of security and common defense. The will expressed by it for NATO ... |
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| Putting the 'NZ' Back into ANZUS: Does it Matter |
29 JAN 2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Howard V. Duffy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In 1951, the Australia New Zealand United States (ANZUS) Treaty was signed. This treaty was written when there was concern of communist expansion into South East Asia and beyond. In 1986, New Zealand's membership of this treaty was suspended by the United States due to incompatible positions regarding nuclear weapons: New Zealand declared itself nuclear free, and the United States would neither confirm nor deny if any of its ships ... |
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| Strategic Maritime Domain Awareness: Supporting the National Strategy for Maritime Security |
29-Jan-2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Francis J Campion; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The National Strategy for Maritime Security seeks to protect U.S. national and global maritime security interests by preventing aftacks and safeguarding the ocean and its resources through maximum threat and situational awareness across the vast maritime domain The purpose of this project is to present a model for Strategic Maritime Domain Awareness that will enhance U.S. maritime security by linking the national and global maritime domains using the capabilities of ... |
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| Global Warming, Africa and National Security |
15 JAN 2008 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
John C. Hinkley; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Global warming and the resulting climate change is an issue with far reaching security ramifications for the United States. The US has vested interests in regional stability in many critical areas throughout the world. Few of these areas are growing in importance as quickly as Africa. The United States' interests in Africa include reliable access to resources, support against extremist groups, and cooperation on regional security issues to name a ... |
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| Army Reserve Component Employment in Theater Engagement Operations |
08 JAN 2008 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Jonathan Kraft; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| By employing strategic guidance, the geographical Combatant Commanders (CCDR) achieve our nation's strategic priories. They develop plans to engage their regional areas, ranging from peacetime security cooperation activities to full combat to post-reconstruction activities. A critical component of the theater security process involves shaping the regional environment by conducting peacetime engagement activities As a force provider to the CCDRs, the Army Reserve Components (RC) participate in many exercises and humanitarian ... |
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| Revolt of the Generals: A Case Study in Professional Ethics |
01-Jan-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Martin L Cook; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The fact that a joke like that could be told in front of an audience including the President, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Chief of Staff, and many other Washington dignitaries spoke volumes for the state of relations between senior military leaders and their civilian superiors. For those recently retired general officers who chose to go public with their criticisms of then-Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld ... |
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| The Strategic Importance of Central Asia: An American View |
01-Jan-2008 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen Blank; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Undoubtedly Central Asia's strategic importance in international affairs is growing. The rivalries among Russia, China, United States, Iran, India, and Pakistan not tomention the ever-changing pattern of relations among local states (five former Soviet republics and Afghanistan) make the region's importance obviously clear. Central Asia's strategic importance for Washington, Moscow, and Beijing varies with each nation s perception of its strategic interests. Washington focuses primarily on Central Asia as an ... |
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| Developing Adaptive Leaders, A Cultural Imperative |
17 DEC 2007 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas S. Mulbury; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Army initiated transformation as a response to the demands and requirements of the 21st Century operational environment. One of the key factors of this new operational environment is the nature of our adversaries often described as asymmetric. Asymmetric adversaries pose unique challenges to the Army and exhibit the ability to very rapidly make changes and adapt to our operations. Because of this the ability of Army leaders to be ... |
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| T. Miller Maguire and the Lost Essence of Strategy |
01-Dec-2007 |
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| Authors:
Geoffrey Demarest; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | T. Miller Maguire was a prolific British instructor, author, and commentator on military subjects. (A Summary of Modern Military History (1887); Outlines of Military Geography (1899); Guerilla or Partisan Warfare (1904); General Von Clausewitz On War (1909); etc.) Well read among British students of strategy at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, his name and writings all but disappeared from the active literature after his death in 1920. ... |
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| Structural Vulnerabilities of Networked Insurgencies: Adapting to the New Adversary |
01-Dec-2007 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Martin J Muckian; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The ongoing conflict in Iraq has sparked a renewed interest in the study of counterinsurgency, leading many to comb the wars of the twentieth century, the "golden age of insurgencies," for lessons that can be applied to today. Much of this recent analysis has focused on the knowledge gained from fighting Marxist revolutionaries. The insurgent of today, however, is not the Maoist of yesterday. His organization and methods are strikingly ... |
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| Changing Army Culture: Creating Adaptive and Critical Thinking Officer Corps |
27-Nov-2007 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Frederick S Clarke; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As an open system organization the Army is constantly affected by variations in the environment that should ultimately spark change in the way Army leaders view, approach, and resolve problems. But this ability to demonstrate mental agility and adapt effectively is, unfortunately, not always the case. The world is evolving, threats are changing, and the organizational force structure is in the process of a significant transformation. The boat has left ... |
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| Leader-Development: Are We Keeping Pace? |
15-Oct-2007 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas M Gabram; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper provides analysis, discussion, and recommendations about our current leader- development systems and structure. The complex security environment will force our leaders to operate and win in extremely turbulent and ambiguous situations around the world. The Army recognizes that intellectual change must precede physical change, not only on the current battlefields, but also in the institutional domains. We are an Army at war with a new strategic reality that ... |
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| Responding to a Nuclear Iran |
01-Sep-2007 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Hemmer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| What should American foreign policy be if current efforts to discourage Iran from developing nuclear weapons fail? Despite the recent resumption of high-level contacts between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the potential for stronger action by the United Nations Security Council, an Iranian nuclear weapon remains a distinct possibility. The current debate regarding US policy toward Iran revolves around the relative merits of a preventive military strike, ... |
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| Stabilizing Lebanon: Peacekeeping or Nation-Building |
01-Sep-2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Mooney; William K Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The summer 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war demonstrated that Israel views the problem of Hezbollah geostrategically, as a proxy military challenge supported by its long-term enemies Syria and Iran. This view led the government of Israel to attempt the eradication of Hezbollah through the application of overwhelming military force, an effort that was flawed in design and failed in execution. Similarly, the United Nations has viewed the problem as a conflict between ... |
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| Propaganda: Can a Word Decide a War? |
01-Sep-2007 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis M Murphy; James F White; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Two years ago, the Lincoln Group, a government contractor, sold unattributed pro-United States stories to Iraqi newspapers in an effort to win the war of ideas and counter negative images of the US-led coalition. The mainstream American press, members of Congress, and other government leaders immediately and loudly condemned these actions as "propaganda" and contrary to the democratic ideals of a free press. A Pentagon investigation, however, found that no ... |
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| Voyage to the Dark Side: The Tortured Path of United States' Detainee Interrogation Policy |
13 AUG 2007 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Jon L. Lightner; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the development of the United States detainee interrogation policy during the conduct of Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). This paper asserts that the President's statements concerning the inapplicability of the Geneva Conventions to Al Qaeda and Taliban personnel in Afghanistan created an environment of uncertainty of proper standards for the treatment and interrogation of detainees. The decision to not apply the Geneva Conventions was driven by tactical ... |
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| Shaping a Culture of Public Health Preparedness and Medical Emergency Response; How the Department of Health and Human Services is Transforming to Meet Tomorrow's Health Threats |
10-Jul-2007 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Michael S McDonald; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This project will outline a strategy for the Department of Health and Human Services in shaping the culture of public health preparedness and medical emergency response. Implementation of this strategy will focus on the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response on its strategic mission, vision, and goals. Shaping a culture defined by operational values of service to the nation, teamwork, leadership, and integrity. The events and experiences ... |
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| A Social Network Approach to Understanding an Insurgency |
01-Jul-2007 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Reed; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The study of networks, interactions, and relationships has a long history in academia. The different forms and methods of study have varied over the years and the ideas pertaining to these studies have been shaped by scholars from various fields. A network analysis of war and insurgency differs markedly from conventional approaches, a fact that might require us to rethink some of our more conventional analytical tools. War, as an ... |
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| Stimulating Innovation and Accelerating the Development of Complex and Slowly Maturing Technologies Through Advanced Technology Prize Competitions |
15-Jun-2007 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Alvin B Lee; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper offers real examples of how advanced technology prize competitions are being used to accelerate the development of complex and slowly maturing technologies for ground robotic autonomous vehicles, which are a critical part of the Army's Future Combat System (FCS) program Advanced technology prize competitions have been used since the 18th century to spur innovation and advance the development of complex and slowly maturing disruptive technologies The Defense Advanced ... |
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| Cognitive Biases in Military Decision Making |
14-Jun-2007 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Janser; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the applicability of recent findings from behavioral economics to military decision making. Army manuals concerning the Military Decision Making Process mention general biases in decision making but do not mention specific biases or specific mechanisms for mitigating bias. Recent research has shed light on specific biases to include: overconfidence, insensitivity to sample size, availability, illusionary correlation, retrievability of instances, escalation, break even, snake bite, fear of regret, ... |
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