| China's Maritime Quest |
Jun-2009 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
David Lai; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) turned 60 on April 23, 2009. China held an unprecedented celebration on this occasion. For the first time in its history, China invited foreign navies to the PLAN's birthday event. Yet behind the smiling faces, the world saw an ambitious Chinese navy eager to edge its way to the center stage of world maritime affairs. At the strategic level, China has raised the ... |
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| The Proposed 2009 War Powers Consultation Act |
19-Mar-2009 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Michael L Smidt; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| President Obama and the 111th Congress should repeal the 1973 War Powers Resolution (Resolution) and enact the Proposed 2009 War Powers Consultation Act (Act) in its place. The Act will correct the constitutional issues and policy defects associated with the Resolution. More importantly, the Act will serve to restore the proper balance of power between the President and Congress relating to any decision to commit U.S. Armed Forces to significant ... |
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| U.S. Grand Strategy for the Future |
23-Feb-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Brenda Edmonds; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In today's changing international environment, U.S. military power remains unparalleled. But, if the United States makes going it alone its predominate foreign policy; we may suffer a consequence with an aggressive adversary trying to shift the balance of power. The right approach to grand strategy is vital to winning the War on Terror. In defending against aggressors targeted at the United States, a question is raised as to how can ... |
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| Iranian Strategy in Iraq: Politics and 'Other Means' |
13-Oct-2008 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph H Felter; Brian Fishman; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| Iran has a robust program to exert influence in Iraq to limit American power projection capability in the Middle East, ensure the Iraqi government does not pose a threat to Iran, and build a reliable platform for projecting influence further abroad. Iran has two primary modes of influence. First, and most importantly, it projects political influence by leveraging close historical relationships with several Shi'a organizations in Iraq: the Islamic Supreme ... |
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| Balance of Power Theory: Implications for the U.S., Iran, Saudi Arabia, and a New Arms Race |
01-Jun-2008 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Randall G Turner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| As a study in the Bush Doctrine of preventive warfare, the conflict in Iraq has been of great interest. However, the unintended consequences of the war and its impact on regional instability also demand attention. There is a balance of power struggle taking place between Iran and Saudi Arabia which, because of Iran's nuclear ambitions, has drawn the attention of the international community and the ire of the United States. ... |
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| Life After the George W. Bush Administration: A New US Strategy Towards China for Future Administrations |
15-May-2008 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald B Ross; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In November 2008, U.S. citizens will go to the polls to choose a new President and a new administration. The Bush administration's strategy of engagement with China is designed to build a peaceful relationship through diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME) dialogue. Whether U.S. policy makers follow the status quo or choose another strategy will be of great importance in America's effort to retain its status as the sole superpower. ... |
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| A Balance of Power-Army Transformation and Modernization in an Era of Persistent Conflict |
04-Apr-2008 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew S Kinkead; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| The enduring mission of the U.S. Army is to provide ready forces and land force capabilities to the Combatant Commanders in support of the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy and the National Military Strategy. The purpose of this paper is to ascertain if the U.S. Army transformation and modernization efforts are truly nested with the higher level security strategies, and likewise if these two initiatives are essential to ... |
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| Two Independent Pillars of Policy -- The Saudi and American Approaches to Iran |
04-Apr-2008 |
98 pages |
| Authors:
Macalintal; Romeo R Jr; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT FORCES STAFF COLL
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| With the 2003 invasion of Iraq and subsequent instability in Iraq, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Iran find themselves at the center of a struggle for power in the Middle East. The Sunni-dominant Kingdom, with its oil wealth, religious and cultural importance, and Arab voice, competes in a battle to increase soft power influence against the Shiite-dominant Islamic Republic, a nation strengthened by the collapse ... |
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| Is Federalism Based on Ethnic Partition a Viable Solution in Iraq? |
14 DEC 2007 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas W. Merritt; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The U.S. strategy in Iraq from 2003 to 2007 focused on transitioning Iraq into a unified democratic nation state with majority and minority leaders working toward common goals. One seemingly unforeseen issue was that primordial nationalism overshadowed modern nationalism. Primordial nationalism provided an exploitable seam for outside actors and internal ethnically driven leaders to create instability despite the efforts of the United States. Under the confines of the initial U.S. ... |
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| The Balancer Policy Reviewed from the Perspective of the ROK-U.S. Alliance: Toward a Mature ROK-U.S. Alliance |
DEC 2006 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Jihoon Yu; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the viability of the South Korean balancer policy in terms of the ROK-U.S. alliance and suggests directions in which the alliance should proceed. The balancer policy announced by President Roh in March 2005 implies that, if it is adopted, South Korea will play the role of a balancer between the regional powers in Northeast Asia. The so-called balancer policy has been a source of controversy since its ... |
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| Air War Beyond the First Island Chain: Implications of China's Military Modernization for U.S. Maritime Strategy |
23 OCT 2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
David Little; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Since China's provocative military exercises across the Taiwan straits in March 1996, the strait remains calm and little has changed diplomatically, but the balance of power in the region is changing. The remarkable rate in which China has modernized its military in the last decade has left many to question its intentions and whether its modernization is based on a change in maritime strategy. Many analysts believe that if China ... |
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| British Strategic Leadership: Food for Thought (Shrivenham Paper, Number 2, October 2006) |
Oct-2006 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Julian Lindley-French; DEFENCE ACADEMY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM SHRIVENHAM (UNITED KINGDOM)
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| Strategic Leadership is being thrust upon Britain. The strategic environment is evolving, and not for the better, as state power is once again preeminent. Emerging great powers, strategic terror, proliferating destructive technologies, radical belief systems and the increasing imbalance between available energy supplies and burgeoning demand are driving a new strategic agenda. One-dimensional American leadership, European isolationism, the lack of a strategic consensus in the West, and the weakness of ... |
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| A Newer World Order - The Return to a Multipolar Era |
03 JAN 2006 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Jr DeYeso Robert L.; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In 1991 the international system's Bipolar Era and its balance of terror standoff between the United States and the Soviet Union ended peacefully and not as the result of a cataclysmic war. The Soviets and their allies eventually succumbed to the economic burdens of competing in an arms race with the West for nuclear superiority. When the dust cleared the Soviet Union disintegrated into sixteen independent nations and the iron ... |
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| Contending Perspectives: Southeast Asia and American Views on a Rising China (Colloquium Brief, September 2005) |
10-Sep-2005 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Corazon S Foley; DEPARTMENT OF STATE WASHINGTON DC
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| The State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR), the National Bureau of Asian Research, the Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies of Singapore, and the U.S. Army War College conducted a colloquium on Southeast Asian and American views of China in August 2005 in Singapore. The event brought together analysts and scholars from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and the United States to examine the economic, diplomatic, and ... |
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| Reshaping the Sword and Chrysanthemum: Regional Implications of Expanding the Mission of the Japan Self Defense Forces |
MAR 2005 |
118 pages |
| Authors:
Robert F. Hight Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Since taking office in 2001, Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi has pressed for greater expansion to the mission of the Japan Self Defense Force (JSDF), first by endorsing deployments in support of counter-terrorism operations in the Indian Ocean, and eventually the domestically unpopular decision to deploy to Iraq. Recently, an update to the 1996 National Defense Program Outline was published that accelerated the shift in the mission of the JSDF away ... |
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| Measuring National Power |
2005 |
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| Authors:
Gregory F. Treverton; Seth G. Jones; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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 | At the dawn of the 21st century, the concept of power is more important than ever and also more debated. How to measure the power of the United States fundamental to the major debates over American foreign policy. If, as the globe's unipolar power, the United States has power beyond precedent, then its foreign policy problem is simplified, because friends and allies will have to follow it whether they like ... |
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| Plan Colombia: How U.S. Military Assistance Affects Regional Balances of Powers |
JUN 2004 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Omar Pina; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Scholars are usually attracted to South America because of the characterization of this zone of the Western Hemisphere as a zone with a "long peace". However almost 200 years after achieving independence from Spain and Portugal some countries are still facing unsolved territorial and boundary disputes. Thus the purpose of this thesis is to assess the importance the balance of power has in the inter-state relationships in the Western Hemisphere. ... |
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| Missile Proliferation and the Strategic Balance in South Asia |
17 OCT 2003 |
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| Authors:
Andrew Feickert; K. A. Kronstadt; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has long been concerned about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and their delivery systems in South Asia. This concern became acute after May 1998, when both India and Pakistan tested nuclear explosive devices. Since that time, both countries have continued testing nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and both have established command and control authorities to oversee their nuclear arsenals. India and Pakistan have fought three wars since 1947 and ... |
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| Significance of Hemispheric Security for Mexico |
07 APR 2003 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Enrique G. Jaramillo; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Significant world changes have occurred in the last decade. The end of the Cold War has impacted the balance of power among nations. All countries have had to face the social, economic, and political effects of this transformation. Mexico is not the exception. Her strategic position, interests, diplomatic tradition, necessities of development, and most important, the victory of Vicente Fox affect the Mexico's stability. There is not currently enough evidence ... |
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| Balance of Power and the Prospects for Peace: The Case of the Levant |
DEC 2002 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan J. Green; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Over the past 50 years, the Levant has seen more political violence than any other region in the world, This thesis argues that the root cause of this violence is the vast imbalance of power between Israel and its neighbors. Such an imbalance naturally leads to the more powerful country - in this case, Israel - to resort to force in pursuing Israeli interests. Similarly, the imbalance of power acts ... |
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| Facing the Hydra: Maintaining Strategic Balance While Pursuing A Global War Against Terrorism |
MAY 2002 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Conrad C. Crane; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Arguments to maintain strategic balance while fighting the global war on terrorism usually fall on receptive ears in the Pentagon. Although some are ready to disengage internationally to focus on fighting terrorists, most clearly see the value of continuing activities that deter crises and assist tremendously in the resolution of conflict when deterrence fails. Fewer seem to realize that maintaining strategic balance will require more than just better guidance, planning, ... |
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| Assuring Access and Projecting Power. The Navy in the New Security Environment |
APR 2002 |
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| Authors:
Jr Cote Owen R.; MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE
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| In the new security environment, the U.S. military's deployments and operations will reflect a greater strategic concern with the balance of power along the long arc of the Mediterranean-Indo-Pacific littoral than on the balance between the major continental powers on the Eurasian land mass. The balance of power on the Eurasian land mass will remain important, but it will also remain stable without significant U.S. military support or intervention because ... |
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| Political Control Over the Use of Force: A Clausewitzian Perspective |
MAY 2001 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Suzanne C. Nielsen; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The author addresses the issues regarding the ideal relationship between the commander and the statesman in time of war and the balance between political control and military operational expertise by examining what Carl von Clausewitz has to say about civil-military relations and the use of force. She looks in depth at Clausewitz's arguments, reviews his theoretical approach, and discusses four key implications of the basic idea that political purposes govern ... |
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| What the Chinese Learned from Sun-Tzu |
APR 2001 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Colleen K. HOlmes; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Sun-tzu ping-fa (Sun-tzu: The Art of Warfare) dates back to the Warring States period (c. 403-221 B.C.) making it the oldest and most widely studied military classic. The Warring States period was a formative phase of Chinese civilization. In addition to Confucian, Mohist, and Legalist philosophers, there were specialists schooled in military tactics and strategies for waging effective warfare. Sun-tzu is the best known of the military specialists and ... |
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| 60 Minutes Interview with Saddam Hussein - September 13, 1988 |
Jan-2001 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Carol Kessler; Darryl De Burke; Michel Monval; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| Wallace: Good evening. This is Mike Wallace. We have an extraordinary interview to air tonight. After considerable effort, I managed to convince Saddam Hussein to give us his own post-mortem on the Iran-Iraq War that ended earlier this year. The story you are about to see is true. I have to forewarn viewers with small children that due to Mr. Saddam's character and the fact that his statements have not ... |
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| Balance of Power vs. Balance of Threat: The Case of China and Pakistan |
2001 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Michael P. Watson; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The balance of threat suggests that States form Alliances to prevent stronger powers from dominating them and to protect themselves from States or Coalitions whose superior resources pose a threat to National Independence. Georgraphic proximity, offensive power, and aggressive intentions affect the threat level. During the Cold War, the SINO-PAK balance of threat was forged to counter the perception of Soviet and Indian Hegemony in the region. China's problems with ... |
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| U.S. National Security and Japan: A Strategy for the 21st Century |
2001 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
D. J. Gardner; Melvin A. Goodman; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| One cannot underestimate the level of importance of the multifaceted alliance between the world's two largest and most technologically advanced economies the U.S. and Japan. With shared democratic values and principles, both have much to gain or lose with a shift in the balance of power in Asia. This paper examines the U.S.- Japan alliance in the context of U.S. national security interests, threats to those interests, opportunities to increase ... |
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| China - The Next Military Rival? |
15 DEC 2000 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin L. Kelley; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Since the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the United States has been the sole superpower of the world. In concert with its allies, the United States has been able to act with relative impunity militarily around the globe. The most recent example of that unshackled military strategic freedom was the United States led NATO campaign, Allied Force, of 1999. The campaign was conducted against Serbia, despite the strenuous objections of ... |
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| Executive Privilege vs. Legislative Statute: National Security Classification Policy |
24 MAR 2000 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Shirley A. McMonigle; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Secrecy has been used since the Colonial days to protect our national interests. With the end of the Cold War and a perceived lack of serious and visible threats to our national security, members of Congress are taking the opportunity to push for statutory reform of the classification system. Starting with the Truman Administration, presidents have issued executive orders to classify secrets and protect national security. ... |
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| Balance of Threat Theory and the Case of Yugoslavia, 1943 - 1964 |
JAN 2000 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory J. Cook; VIRGINIA UNIV CHARLOTTESVILLE
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| Since 1945 Yugoslavia has often occupied a unique, prominent, and sometimes unwanted, place on the world stage. The role this country has played and the amount of attention it received was quite often out of proportion to the modest resources and power Yugoslavia possessed. This is especially true of the period 1945 1964 when Yugoslavia played a significant role in Cold War international politics. Historically this ... |
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| Balancing U.S. Power in the 21st Century |
2000 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
John Caves; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| The (neo)realist balance of power model stipulates that states seek to provide for their own security in an essentially anarchic international system by balancing the power of other states that pose or could pose a threat to their national interests. Consistent with that proposition, this essay endeavors to show that the United States' current status as the world's sole superpower is impelling other states, including some U.S. allies, to seek ... |
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| The Balance of Power in South Asia: The Strategic Interests and Capabilities of India, China and Pakistan |
DEC 1999 |
114 pages |
| Authors:
Brian K. Hedrick; TEXAS UNIV AT AUSTIN
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| In May of 1998 India and Pakistan each detonated a series of nuclear devices, and as a result the world perception of the strategic situation in South Asia has changed considerably. While the timing of the tests may have caught some analysts off guard, the tests themselves were not overly surprising. It has been understood by many experts in the field for some time that both ... |
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| The Systemic Basis of American Power |
24 SEP 1999 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Eric A. Kraemer; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| Eight years into the post-Cold War Era, however, wide areas of disagreement and even confusion over the nature of American power continue to exist in policy and academic circles. Consensus exists on a number of key points: the United States is the unchallenged superpower with global powers far exceeding those of any other actor; American power rests on its economic and military strengths; and there is no immediate prospect of ... |
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| Reinventing Vietnam: DOI MOI as a New Revolution |
JUN 1999 |
178 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen G. Rady III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Deep changes have taken place in Vietnam in the 25 years since the end of the Vietnam War. In this tumultuous period Vietnamese society, economy, and polity have been remade several times. No change in Vietnam is more dramatic than the transformation of its economy from a Stalinist centrally planned system to a capitalist market. Yet, unlike the states of Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, Vietnam has retained ... |
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| National Security Study Memorandum 3 (NSSM-3): A Pivotal Initiative in U.S. Defense Policy Development |
SEP 1998 |
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| Authors:
Robert L. Bovey; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| National Security Study Memorandum 3 (NSSM-3) was signed by Henry Kissinger, the newly appointed Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, the day after President Nixon's inauguration in January 1969. The memorandum required, by 1 July, a review of our military posture and the balance of power as well as the security and foreign policy implications of a wide range of alternative budget levels and strategies ... |
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| Arms Control and Disarmament Between India and Pakistan - An Appraisal |
10 APR 1998 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Shahid Masud; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Paper examines the possibilities and prospects of * exercising the option of arms control and disarmament to improve adversarial relations between India and Pakistan. The experiences of arms control and disarmament regimes in Europe and the Middle East are discussed to assess their feasibility in India-Pakistan scenario. Finally, the conclusions are drawn concerning opportunities for a peaceful South Asia. |
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| Ultimate Brinkmanship: Iraq's Use of Weapons of Mass Destruction to Raise the Stakes |
12 FEB 1998 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Jackson D. Self; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| This paper discusses the ability of regional powers, such as Iraq, to challenge the United States militarily within their specific region using Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). It looks at the U.S.'s readiness to counter proliferation of these weapons and our adversaries desire to have them to tip the balance of influence with the threat of use or actual use of WMD. This paper also looks at the reasons for ... |
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| Going to Tchepone: Oplan El Paso |
1998 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Collins; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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| The Ho Chi Minh Trail, which linked North and South Vietnam via the Laotian panhandle, was an indispensable source of supplies for communist forces operating below the 17th parallel in the 1960s and early 197Os. Air interdiction and special operations forces slowed but never stopped the flow of materiel. President Lyndon Johnson, primarily for political considerations, would not approve air strikes around Hanoi and Haiphong, which might have been more ... |
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| Subic Bay: The Last Five Years has USCINCPAC Strategy Changed? |
19 MAY 97 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Earl K. Hampton Jr; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI
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| Almost five years have passed since the United States vacated its military bases at Subic Bay, Philippines. USCINCPAC not only changed its paradigm for conducting day to day operations in the Western Pacific, but was faced with reviewing its strategy in East Asia. For decades, the United States military relied on the Philippine bases for logistics support, ship and aircraft maintenance and critical training to maintain combat readiness. The loss ... |
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| After the Cold War: A National Security Vision for America |
MAR 1997 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn M. Pollick; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This research paper examines the current international environment and how shifts in centers of power since the end of the Cold War affect the national security policy of the United States. The author examines the question of what role America, as the world's sole superpower, should play in international affairs in light of an apparently reduced threat to its security and the increasing competition for non-defense spending. This research establishes ... |
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| The Conflict Between Federal Acquisition Reform and Executive Order 12, 969 (Federal Acquisition and Community Right-To-Know): What's Best for the Environment or What's Best for Politics? |
24 JAN 97 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Ursula P. Moul; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| This paper examined the history and development of Federal acquisition reform, which culminated in the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 and the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996, and the Clinton Administration's alleged commitment to continued reform. It next set forth the sources of presidential authority to issue executive orders-the Constitution; congressional delegation by statute and collateral expressions of congressional intent, and custom. It reviewed the relevant Supreme Court ... |
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| China's Grand Strategy and the Statecraft of Zhou Enlai |
1997 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Wanda L. Nesbitt; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| Communist China's decision to initiate a dialogue with the capitalist, imperialist United States led to the watershed visit to Beijing of President Nixon and changed the dynamics of international politics. Zhou Enlai, the statesman entrusted by Chairman Mao with carrying out this extraordinary reversal, guided a risky venture to solid success by employing a strategy that focused on the geopolitical factors pushing the two nations together rather than on the ... |
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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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| 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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| The Merchants of Mesopotamia and the Causes of the Persian Gulf War |
APR 96 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Patrick J. Sharon; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MIL ITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph sets out to prove that Geoffrey Blainey's theory about a disagreement over relative power between nations explains the causes of the Persian Gulf War of 1990-1991. Blainey describes the diplomatic crisis leading to war 'like a crisis in international payments... The currency of one nation or alliance is out of alignment with that of the others. These currencies are simply estimates which each nation nourishes about its relative ... |
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| EAGLES and DRAGONS at Sea: The Inevitable Strategic Collision Between the United States and China |
06 MAR 96 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Ulysses O. Zalamea; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Collision is imminent. To advance China's expanding maritime interests, the Chinese Navy is altering its strategic direction from ground- support missions to open-water operations. Meanwhile, the U.S. Navy is maintaining a steady course to strongly affirm the U.S. continuing commitment in the region. Thus, on the 'offshore' waters of the Western Pacific, the strategies of these two navies will inevitably collide. East Asia remains vital to America's economic renewal. It ... |
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| Reforging the Trans-Atlantic Relationship |
FEB 96 |
229 pages |
| Authors:
Charles Barry; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| This is a book devoted to the state of relations between the United States and its allies in western Europe. The regions of central and eastern Europe, and of the former Soviet Union states, are all dealt with in detail, but only in the context of being trans-Atlantic concerns. History is likely to judge the ties that have been cemented between Europe and the U.S. over the past fifty years ... |
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| Strategic Appraisal 1996 |
96 |
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| Authors:
Zalmay Khalilzad; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Western victory in the Cold War has left the United States as the world's preeminent power. At the moment, it faces no global rival and no significant hostile alliance that might threaten its security or vital interests. Despite a decline in its relative economic power, the United States still has the world's largest economy. Moreover, the United States possesses military predominance, and American political and economic ideas have broad ... |
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| Zhou En-Lai and the Normalization of Relations with the United States |
1996 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Jr McDonald John H.; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| It is highly ironic, and yet instructive, that the seeds for ending almost a quarter century of bitterness between China and the United States were sown in the late 1960s, during the height of the Cultural Revolution and after the election of the foremost anti-Communist of the 1950s, Richard M. Nixon, as President of the United States. The casual observer might have expected the situation to worsen, especially in light ... |
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| Is There a New Peer Competitor in Your Future? How Will You Know? What Should You Do About It |
1996 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Ion L. Lellenberg; NATIONAL WAR COLL WASHINGTON DC
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| Nearly 50 years of the cold war experience has made the United States proficient at building coalitions to contain or defeat explicit military threats. We did it in Europe with NATO, prepared to fight a major war against the Soviet Union and Warsaw Pact. We did it on an ad hoc basis in the Persian Gulf five years ago, putting together a multinational coalition to expel Iraq from Kuwait. We ... |
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