| Was the Invasion of the Malvinas/Falklands Islands a Correct Political Decision by Argentina? |
APR 1997 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Eduardo Bernadou; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | This paper analyzes the political decision of the Argentine government to use limited military power to obtain a political objective. It is based on different historical and diplomatic antecedents about the Malvinas/ Falklands sovereignty issue, until the Georgias Islands crisis before the invasion in April 1982. |
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| The Munitions Industrial Base: Past, Present and Future |
APR 97 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Moses Whitehurst Jr; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Downsizing of U.S. Military forces since the end of the Cold War has led to an unparalleled reduction of the Defense Industrial Base. Some critics now claim the military lacks an adequate supply of modern preferred munitions to execute the new National Security Strategy of Engagement and Enlargement. They go on to question the U.S. military's ability to execute the National Military Strategy, which requires our forces to execute and ... |
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| The March to Baghdad: Did We Stop Too Soon? |
APR 97 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Steven W. Dalbey; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On 2 August 1990, the world watched in disbelief as the Iraqi Army forcefully invaded and occupied Kuwait. Saddam Hussein's goal was to dominate the Persian Gulf region and use its vast wealth to become the greatest Arab hero of modern times and the leader of a new Arab Superpower. The United Nations immediately criticized this abhorrent behavior and called for the immediate withdrawal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait; the ... |
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| The American Dilemma: Freedoms or Security |
28 MAR 97 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Judith L. Gentner; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The fundamental U.S. ideals of freedom, justice and respect for human life have endured all major threats during the course of our nation's history. Today our nation faces a different, omnipresent challenge to these ideals - the specter of terrorism. The United States is hampered by its very ideals of freedom in restraining terrorists and preventing potential terrorist acts. Ironically, our nation's vulnerability rests in the potency of our open ... |
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| Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction Within the United States: Asymmetric Warfare Paradigm in the 21st Century |
24 MAR 97 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Michael T. Brown; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) by terrorists within the United States presents a clear and present danger to national security. In virtually every region of the world, nation states are arming themselves with WMD. Coupled to the rising spread of WMD is the growing list of nations sponsoring worldwide terrorism. The proliferating nature of this combined threat of WMD and terrorism is changing the paradigm of asymmetrical ... |
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| United States Policy on Terrorist Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) |
24 MAR 97 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
James A. Herberg; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The threat of terrorist use of weapons of mass destruction against the United States or its allies has significantly increased since the demise of the Soviet Union in 1989. The U.S. has yet to come to grips with the strategic implications this places on its national security strategy and what this means on how we fight wars and what is considered war. Terrorist use of WMD may be the most ... |
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| Islamic Fundamentalism: What the Strategic Leader Needs to Know |
16 MAR 97 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Ray J. Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper provides an overview for strategic leaders concerning the religion of Islam, fundamentalism, and varying views of this religion. The importance of understanding this religion for strategic leaders is clear: it is the essence of the very lives of one-fifth of the world's population and is a predominant influence in many world areas that involve the strategic interests of the United States. The purpose of this paper is to ... |
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| Defense of Sovereignty: Domestic Operations -- Legal Precedents and Institutional Confusion |
10 MAR 97 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Sean J. Byrne; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past few years the Department of Defense has been called on with increasing frequency to support civil authorities in an ever widening variety of domestic operations such as humanitarian relief, riot control and counter drug operations. These missions are often controversial and unpopular, especially when involving assistance to civilian law enforcement officials. Although U.S. military forces have supported civil authorities in actions of this nature since the founding ... |
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| The Dynamics of Russian Weapon Sales to China |
04 MAR 97 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J. Blank; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author focuses on Russian arms sales to China and finds that these sales and China policy, in general, reveal much that is disturbing about the nature of the Russian policy process and Russia's profile in Asia. Russian state policy has also officially joined with China in a relationship described as a strategic cooperative partnership. He examines this relationship carefully for what it reveals about both states' international security policies. ... |
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| Strategic Horizons: The Military Applications of Alternative Futures |
04 MAR 97 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Steve Metz; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author attempts to forecast the nature of the future security environment in which the Army will operate. He sketches a number of feasible future global security environments, and assesses the implications each might hold for the U.S. Army. Each system is described with respect to the forms of conflict that will dominate it, the major strategic issues the United States might face, and the resulting military implications. |
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| Information Warfare - Who is Responsible? Coordinating the Protection of our National Information Infrastructure |
03 MAR 97 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. Thompson; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The government of the United States relies on the information Superhighway, officially known as the National Information Infrastructure (NII), to pass critical information. Banking, transportation, communication, medicine, electrical power, and manufacturing are also dependent upon the NII to pass the information required for them to operate. The U.S. Military depends on the NII for the movement of personnel and equipment, voice and data communications and research and development. The nation's ... |
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| Role Perceptions of Army Healthcare Administrators: Strategic Implications for Leader Development |
01 MAR 97 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
David A. Rubenstein; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| By title, the U.S. Army healthcare administrator is caught in an apparent multiplicity of diverse role requirements. These wide- ranging duties are the product of his or her being, at the same time, a member of the military and a healthcare administrator. As an Army officer the administrator is held responsible for the combat readiness of self, subordinates, and organization. As an administrator this individual is held responsible for the ... |
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| Enlargement of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization: Creating a Wider, Deeper River |
MAR 97 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Robert W. Crawford; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The security landscape in Europe is under transition. The fall of the Berlin Wall and the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact created opportunities for former Communist countries to develop democratic forms of government and market based economies. These newly independent countries in Central and Eastern Europe are embracing pro-Western political, economic, and military orientations. However, threats exist in the form of neo-nationalism and expansionist forces that could derail the reform ... |
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| Mobility Requirements Studies: Time for a New Approach |
28 FEB 97 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Tom E. Thompson; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This study examines the Department of Defense mobility requirements study process. The thesis of the study is that while past efforts at mobility requirements determination have provided needed answers, the existing process must be revised to provide more timely and more accurate results. Mobility requirements studies are used by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff; and the Services to determine strategic lift requirements in terms of ... |
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| Joint Task Force Headquarters -- Time For Permanency? |
11 FEB 97 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Harry D. Scott Jr; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper analyzes three methods of forming a joint task force headquarters (JTF Hqs). The first way is to form an ad hoc staff by tasking the personnel and equipment from several services and posts. The second technique is to augment an existing headquarters, which serves as the nucleus of the JTF Hqs, with additional personnel and equipment. The final procedure involves establishing a permanently assigned cadre who deploys with ... |
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| World View: The 1997 Strategic Assessment from the Strategic Studies Institute |
03 FEB 97 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Earl H. Tilford Jr; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The analysts at the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) assess the strategic equation. They address those issues and factors that will affect U.S. national security strategy over the next 12-18 months. The strategic context in 1997 will be similar to that of 1996 In that it remains complex and uncertain. This year, the way the analysts assess the world of the 21st century is even more important because the Army, along ... |
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| Haiti Update |
29 JAN 97 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Donald E. Schulz; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Recent developments in Haiti, including political assassinations, have prompted questions regarding the viability of the nascent Haitian democracy and the political stability on which it rests. This has given rise to questions about the length and nature of the international commitment, including that of the Untied States. The author visited the country to gather information about the current situation and prospects for the future. He reports his conversations and gives ... |
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| Tacit Acceptance and Watchful Eyes: Beijing's Views about the U.S.-ROK Alliance |
24 JAN 97 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Fei-Ling Wang; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examines China's perception of the alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK). He believes continued acceptance of the status quo is not guaranteed and that developments in the Sino-American relationship and the course of reunification of the Korean Peninsula will affect attitudes in the future. The author discusses China's general post-Cold War security policy and apparent quiet acceptance of the ROK alliance as a ... |
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| The Peace Process, Phase One: Past Accomplishments, Future Concerns |
03 JAN 97 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen C. Pelletiere; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As a result of a conference on the peace process in the Middle East, co-hosted by the Strategic Studies Institute and North Georgia College in March 1996, the authors discussed the developing crises in that area. They have analyzed three crucial areas of relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors- -Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. In these three essays, the authors analyze several key aspects of what can be considered the ... |
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| The National Drug Control Strategy: A Reality Check |
JAN 1997 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
David P. Brostrom; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| During the past decade the United States has steadily increased its efforts to curb drug abuse and drug trafficking. Counterdrug operations have become a major area of concern in the formulation of our National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy. However, the United States international drug policies have not been able to produce evidence of success. Despite unprecedented coordination and involvement by the U.S. military, federal, state and local law ... |
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| Joint Doctrine Development: Overcoming a Legacy |
Jan 1997 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Lovelace; Douglas C Jr; Thomas-Durell Young; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Over the past decade jointness has become a paean in the quest to improve the effectiveness of the Armed Forces. Congress emphasized its importance by passing the Goldwater-Nichols Act, which increased the power of the combatant commanders in chief (CINCs), made the Chairman the principal military adviser to the National Command Authorities (NCA), and assigned him specific responsibilities for strategic planning as well as doctrine and training. In addition, the ... |
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| A Chronological Record of Historical Events Relating to Diversity in the Army Chaplaincy as Viewed by Chaplain (MG) (RET) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr |
97 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry L. Robinson; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The purpose of this study is to provide a chronological record of the historical events relating to the evolution of diversity in the Army Chaplaincy as viewed by Chaplain (MG) Matthew A. Zimmerman, Jr. USA, RET. |
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| Measurement of Quality and Military Performance in the Army National Guard |
1997 |
111 pages |
| Authors:
Jessica L. Wright; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The subject of quality accession goals for the Department of the Army and the Army National Guard remains a debate; this paper explains and recommends quality goals for Non-Prior Service (NPS) Test Category IV accessions. It answers the question: Are Test Category IV soldiers 'professionally capable' when compared to soldiers in other test categories? Department of the Army passes quality accession guidance to the Army National Guard through the Total ... |
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| Asian Security to the Year 2000 |
15 DEC 96 |
176 pages |
| Authors:
William J. Taylor; Paul H. Godwin; Robert J. Wirsing; Marc J. Gilbert; Perry L. Wood; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This collection of papers is from a conference on 'Asian Security to the Year 2000' co-hosted by the Strategic Studies Institute and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The authors examine the security policies being pursued by many key Asian nations--China, the Koreas, Pakistan, and Southeast Asia, particularly those comprising the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). They identify critical issues which frame both challenges and opportunities for ... |
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| The ASEAN Regional Forum: Asian Security without an American Umbrella |
13 DEC 96 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Larry M. Wortzel; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author argues that Asia is looking for stability and that U.S. support for the goals of ASEAN, through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum, offers a unique opportunity to foster stability, prosperity, and the furthering of democracy in that region. Therefore, the author contends, multilateral dialogues, supported by the kind of credibility that results when policy and diplomacy have the support of strong, ready military forces, is ... |
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| Do the Army and Air Force See Eye to Eye on BDA? |
09 DEC 96 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Judy M. Graffis; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This monograph studies the use of the term battle damage assessment (BDA) within the Army, Air Force, and Joint communities. The monograph uses history, official publications, and materials published by military personnel or contractors to assess understandings of BDA representative of larger groups of personnel. It determines perceptions according to service and also according to whether the document is an official, scholarly or popular publication. The monograph finds that the ... |
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| Force, Statecraft and German Unity: The Struggle to Adapt Institutions and Practices |
DEC 96 |
132 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas-Durell Young; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The authors review German security and defense policy, reflecting on the past, present, and future of this issue. Unification of Germany as an empire and a republic at various times in its history is discussed. The process of diplomatic, strategic, and collective psychological readjustment as it affects Europe, and Germany in particular, is explored. The future of war and peace in Europe and security and defense policy as an expression ... |
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| Managing Strains in the Coalition: What to do About Saddam? |
15 NOV 96 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen C. Pelletiere; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examines the recent extraordinary events in Iraqi Kurdistan and in particular the behavior of America's allies. He offers a theory of why this crisis developed, why the key coalition members are divided in response to U.S. actions, what factors might guide future U.S. policy, and what it presages for the future stability of the area. The author concludes that U.S. policy needs reanchoring if interests in this vital ... |
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| Civil-Military Relations and the Not-Quite Wars of the Present and Future |
30 OCT 96 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Vincent Davis; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Three papers are presented in this document: U.S. Civil-Military Relations and Operations Other Than War; The American Military: Some Thoughts On Who We Are and What We Are; and, Military Reluctance to Intervene in Low-Level Conflicts: A 'Crisis'? |
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| The Strategist and the Web Revisited: An Updated Guide to Internet Resources |
17 OCT 96 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
James Kievit; Steven Metz; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The authors revisit the Internet (Web) to update their guide for planners and researchers interested in the practice, problems, and policies of contemporary national security and military strategy. As with the previous version, the authors conclude that while the Web is not a solution to the need for relevant, timely information, individuals and organizations must prepare themselves for the day when a collection of Internet bookmarks will be nearly as ... |
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| Conference Report. Ethnic Conflict and European Security: Lessons from the Past and Implications for the Future |
OCT 96 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Maria Alongi; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In 1995 the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute, through our Strategic Outreach Program, joined with Women in International Security (WIIS), an international, nonpartisan educational program and professional network, to cosponsor a conference analyzing the impact of ethnic conflict on European security. This conference was held in Washington, DC, at the same time the situation in Bosnia was reaching crisis proportions and the peace talks in Bosnia had yet to ... |
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| Managing a Changing Relationship: China's Japan Policy in the 1990's |
30 SEP 96 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Robert S. Ross; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| China's Japan policy is a central component of China's overall security policy, rivaling the U.S.-China relationship in importance. As both an economic and potential military great power, Japan has the ability to make a significant contribution to Chinese security. It can contribute to Chinese economic development and become a partner in managing regional security issues in the interest of stability in East Asia and their respective national interests. Alternatively, over ... |
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| Finnish Security and European Security Policy |
27 SEP 96 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J. Blank; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In 1995 Finland joined the European Union (EU). This action culminated several years of a fundamental reorientation of Finnish security policy as Finland moved from the neutrality imposed on it by the Soviet Union to a policy with a priority on European integration through the European Union. Finland, in joining the EU, has retained its independent defense and security posture, even as it seeks to strengthen its standing abroad and ... |
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| Unification of the United States Armed Forces: Implementing the 1986 Department of Defense Reorganization Act |
06 AUG 96 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas C. Lovelace Jr; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author provides an assessment of the intended and actual effects of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act. As the 10th anniversary of the passage of the Act approaches, it is expedient to review the Act's principal objectives, measure the extent to which they have been achieved, and identify future actions which would further the Act's fundamental purposes. The author's critical analysis ends with the conclusion that the Department ... |
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| China's Quest for Security in the Post-Cold War World |
29 JUL 1996 |
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| Authors:
Smauel S. Kim; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | China's security behavior, riddled with contradictions and paradoxes, seemed made to order for challenging scholars and policymakers concerned about the shape of things to come in post-Cold War international life. With the progressive removal of the Soviet threat from China's expansive security parameters from Southeast Asia, through South Asia and Central Asia, to Northeast Asia, coupled with the growing engagement in international economic and security institutions, came perhaps the most ... |
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| China's Quest for Security in the Post Cold War World |
29 JUL 96 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Samuel S. Kim; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author argues that despite all the estimates that the post- Tiananmen People's Republic of China is about to take the stage as a world power, the reality is far different. He believes that China, in fact, is a weak nation torn by internal economic and environmental problems. The author asserts that its communist leadership is desperately trying to put the democracy genie back in its bottle even while supporting ... |
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| China's Transition into the 21st Century: U. S. and PRC Perspectives |
29 JUL 96 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
David Shambaugh; Wang Zhongchun; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The two essays contained in this volume are useful in that they help us look at China from two different but fresh viewpoints. While Dr. Shambaugh contends that China is, despite an impressive economic surge in the past decade, a weak and divided country, Colonel Wang holds that the PLA is united, committed, and determined to modernize. With the fall of the Soviet Union, China has, indeed, inherited the mantle ... |
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| India's Security Environment: Towards the Year 2000 |
29 JUL 96 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Raju G. Thomas; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examined the shifting dynamics of India's security environment and the changing strategic relationships among India, Pakistan, China, Russia, and the United States. He also analyzes India's security environment and the challenges that India confronts in this post-Cold War period--internal, conventional military, and nuclear. While these challenges are profound and interrelated, the author believes that stability in the South Asia region will continue, at least in the early years ... |
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| Central Asia: A New Great Game? |
17 JUN 96 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Dianne L. Smith; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examines struggle for influence in the region by Russia, Iran, Pakistan, India, and China. Serious political, economic, ethnic, religious, and social challenges confront the region, which seem to present opportunities for these states; but, the risks that increased instability would ricochet back on them are too great. Thus in its own way, each has promoted regional stability while seeking to expand its influence through economic means. Since the ... |
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| Reform, Conflict, and Security in Zaire |
05 JUN 96 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
Steven Metz; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Sub-Saharan Africa is at a crossroad. For several decades economic decay, corrupt and repressive governance, and violent conflict dominated the region. Then Africa seemed to turn a corner. Some long-running conflicts lurched toward resolution due, at least in part, to the end of the Cold War. A tide of democracy swept away some of the region's longest ruling dictators. And, according to the World Bank, economic policies in Africa are ... |
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| U.S. Participation In IFOR: A Marathon, Not a Sprint |
JUN 96 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
William T. Johnson; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examines the U.S. decision to join the Implementation Force (IFOR) for the Bosnia Peace Agreement. He begins by analyzing whether the Peace Agreement can be fulfilled prior to IFOR's planned departure in December 1996. He concludes that, given current trends, a lasting political solution is not likely to emerge prior to this withdrawal. The author then identifies potential outcomes resulting from IFOR's planned departure and assesses the consequences ... |
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| International Politics in Northeast Asia: The China-Japan-United States Strategic Triangle |
31 MAY 96 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas L. Wilborn; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author analyzes three bilateral relationships connecting China, Japan, and the United States to each other, taking into account vital U.S security and economic interests in Northeast Asia, one of the most dynamic regions of the world. He suggests that in the short range, Washington should avoid significant changes of policy; but in the long range, establish ways for the major states, particularly China and Japan, to assert greater initiative ... |
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| Yemen and Stability in the Persian Gulf: Confronting the Threat from Within |
22 MAY 96 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen C. Pelletiere; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examines the recent eruption of hostilities between Yemen and its neighbor, Saudi Arabia. He describes how the two countries have come to be so alienated from each other, and suggests ways in which Yemen could be assisted economically and also how tensions between it and Saudi Arabia could be relaxed. If Yemen and Saudi Arabia were to get into a real shooting war, the author concludes, this could ... |
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| The Troubled Path to the Pentagon's Rules on Media Access to the Battlefield: Grenada to Today |
15 MAY 96 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Pascale Combelles-Siegel; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examines the relationship between the military and the media since the early days of the Vietnam War and analyzes the factors contributing to the mistrust that grew between the armed forces and the press. The author focuses on the development of the 1992 Joint Doctrine for Public Affairs as a practical tool for reducing tension and providing press access to the battlefield. In the information age, media coverage ... |
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| Russian Security Policy in the Asia-Pacific Region: Two Views |
MAY 96 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Peggy F. Meyer; Anatoly Bolyatko; Stephen J. Blank; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since the end of the Cold War and, in particular, the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the tendency in the West was to overlook the new Russia's place in Asia. The authors discuss a wide range of Russian defense and security policies from civil-military relations to defense economics, and regional policies: Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, and the Asia-Pacific Region, particularly Western and Russian views on ... |
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| China and the Revolution in Military Affairs |
MAY 96 |
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| Authors:
Bates Gill; Lonnie Henley; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author of the first essay, 'China and the Revolution in Military Affairs: Assessing Economic and Socio-cultural Factors,' argues that, for a variety of reasons, China cannot seize the Revolution in Military Affairs. For example, China is missing a generation of educated men and women due to the excesses of the cultural revolution. The author of the second essay, 'China's Capacity for Achieving a Revolution in Military Affairs,' argues that ... |
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| The Invitation to Struggle: Executive and Legislative Competition Over the U.S. Military Presence on the Korean Peninsula |
MAY 96 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
William E. Berry Jr; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author examines the history and the ongoing debate between the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. Government regarding policy in Korea, particularly the presence of U.S. troops. Most of the current congressional criticism is focused on the effectiveness of the administration's counterproliferation policy with respect to North Korea. Concerns over the North Korean nuclear threat has become an important issue. Dr. Berry concludes that, until the nuclear issue ... |
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| China's Strategic View: The Role of the People's Liberation Army |
25 APR 96 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
June T. Dreyer; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author argues that the armed forces of China, although large, simply are not capable today of militarily endorsing the kind of actions recently undertaken in the Taiwan Straits and the Spratly Islands. The PRC's actions may be eliciting equal and opposite reactions from Asian nations that feel their interests are being threatened. She believes the People's Liberation Army is unable to support the kind of assertive foreign policy that ... |
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| Shaping China's Future in World Affairs: The U.S. Role |
25 APR 96 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Robert G. Sutter; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author analyzes the key factors that shape China's domestic and international policies. He outlines a regime that is pragmatic in its international political and economic relations but highly protective on territorial and sovereignty issues, noting that it is a regime in transition and giving interpretations of where that transition might be headed. The author reviews U.S. objectives and courses of action and suggests that Chinese leaders will have as ... |
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| Prague, NATO, and European Security |
17 APR 96 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen J. Blank; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| One of the fundamental issues in European security is NATO expansion. This study examines the Czech Republic's reasons for wanting to join NATO as well as its overall security policy in Europe. Because the Czech Republic is one of the premier candidates for NATO entry, understanding its motives and aspirations is important as a guide to promoting a better grasp of security issues in Central and Eastern Europe and to ... |
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