| War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress |
03-Dec-2009 |
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| Authors:
Steve Bowman; Catherine Dale; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | With a deteriorating security situation and no comprehensive political outcome yet in sight, most observers view the war in Afghanistan as open-ended. By early 2009, a growing number of Members of Congress, Administration officials, and outside experts had concluded that the effort?often called America's other war required greater national attention. For the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA), the war is both a struggle for survival and an ... |
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| Rising Dragon: Infrastructure Development and Chinese Influence in Vietnam |
Jun-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas D Moon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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 | This thesis will contribute to the on-going debate over whether China's rise as a regional and potential global power will be benign or disruptive for Southeast Asia. The central argument is that China is creating mechanisms that can exert influence on Vietnam by developing infrastructure links and creating regional economic dependencies. These mechanisms are being formed as a consequence of economic development programs associated with bilateral and regional initiatives. These ... |
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| Russia and NATO Enlargement: The Assurances in 1990 and Their Implications |
Jun-2009 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Adam R Heller; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the alleged assurances made to Moscow during German unification discussions in 1989-1990. Specifically, Moscow alleges that Western governments offered assurances to the Soviet Union that NATO would not expand beyond its then current borders if Moscow agreed to allow a unified Germany to join NATO as a full member. Since the first post-Cold War round of NATO expansion in 1997-1999, Moscow has raised the issue of broken ... |
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| Termination or Transition: A 21st Century Perspective on the Military's Role in Conflict Resolution |
May-2009 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Polidoro; John R Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The termination theories developed since the Korean War that influenced the development of joint doctrine are confusing and contradictory. Joint doctrine therefore did not address the military's role in obtaining US national interests in the long-term. As a result, US military planners developed termination criteria focused on the short-term cessation of military operations for most conflicts between 1990 and 2003. Campaigns framed upon such criteria resulted in destabilization, thus hampering ... |
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| Rogue States and Deterrence Strategy |
02-Apr-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Scott A Enold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| To effectively engage rogue states who have proliferated nuclear weapons or weapons of mass destruction or are attempting to proliferate them, the United States must develop and implement an effective policy designed to persuade, pursue and punish those governments and regimes. The United States government must possess extreme tactics and measures. Preemptive targeting must be available if rogue states or actors utilize nuclear terror tactics to seek political gains or ... |
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| Buying Down Strategic Risk: Institutionalizing Security Force Assistance |
31-Mar-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey W Dill; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Armed Forces of the United States will continue to organize, train, equip and advise security forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other partner countries for the foreseeable future. This project examines ongoing efforts by the Department of Defense to bring irregular warfare, of which foreign security force assistance is a key component, into strategic balance with conventional (traditional) warfare. The research identifies gaps that exist between the new defense strategy, ... |
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| U.S. Policy toward the Korean Peninsula Unification: A Cross-Cultural Perspective |
18-Mar-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Michael H Chung; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Cultural awareness is especially important in a complex, globalized environment. Because each culture has different priorities in its basic values and beliefs, cultural collisions occur with some frequency. This paper uses the Korean unification issue as a case study to identify the cross-cultural awareness gaps between South Korea and the United States. It will discuss current U.S. security policy toward the Korean peninsula's unification by looking at two feasible policy ... |
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| Information Operations: The Military's Role in Gaining Information Superiority |
17-Mar-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Dominique; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| The use of Information Operations (IO) as an integration process is paramount in today's information environment to achieve information superiority. If it is true that information is an element of national power, then IO is the U.S. military's contribution to supporting the national information effort. Formalization of IO into the U.S. Army structure began in 1999 with the establishment of IO as a functional area. Over the past ten years, ... |
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| Deterrence as the Cornerstone of a Counter-Terror Strategy |
Mar-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel E Stoltz; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper offers the option of deterrence as opposed to preemption as part of a broader counter-terror strategy. It by no means proffers that this course of action is the only one that may or may not be feasible, but it does take a hard line approach to solving a seemingly unsolvable problem by a means that many have forsaken. In order to deter, one must be willing to punish. ... |
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| Between Scylla and Charybdis: Constructing the Nicaraguan Army |
18-Feb-2009 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Robert J M Gaddis; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Established in 1979, the Nicaraguan Army is the youngest Army in the Americas. Its creation is a result of a 150- year struggle between internal Nicaraguan partisan politics (Scylla) and the influence of United States (U.S.) foreign policy and commercial interests (Charybdis). Like Homer's Odysseus, the Nicaraguan Army constantly struggles to maintain its course as an apolitical, professional military force as it steers clear of the hazards of partisan politics ... |
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| Attaining Stability: A Case for Accepting a Nuclearized Iran |
11-Feb-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Naushad Kayani; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Iran is currently viewed by the United States as a source of instability within the Middle East. The recent emergence of a more strident Iranian government, apparently pursuing the acquisition of nuclear weapons, has further destabilized the fragile regional environment. The prospect of a nuclear-capable Iran poses a profound threat for both the balance of power in the region and the security of Israel. This paper examines the social-economic-political context ... |
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| Field Guide: The Culture of the Chinese People's Liberation Army |
Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Alison A Kaufman; Peter W Mackenzie; CENTER FOR NAVAL ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the world's largest standing army; it protects the world's fastest-rising economic power. In recent years Americans have gained a much greater understanding of the PLA's equipment and capabilities. However, knowledge of the values, beliefs, and essential cultural features that influence the way PLA members behave, interact, and make decisions is much less widespread. This guide is aimed at U.S. personnel who will interact with ... |
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| War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress |
23-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Catherine Dale; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| As the 111th Congress convenes and the Obama Administration assumes office, the war in Afghanistan has entered its eighth year. With a deteriorating security situation and no comprehensive political outcome yet in sight, most observers view the war in Afghanistan as open-ended. By early 2009, a growing number of Members of Congress, Administration officials, and outside experts had concluded that the effort often called America's other war - required greater ... |
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| Nuclear Heuristics: Selected Writings of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter |
Jan-2009 |
684 pages |
| Authors:
Henry Sokolski; Robert Zarate; NONPROLIFERATION POLICY EDUCATION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
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| This publication is an edited volume of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetters' key writings relating to nuclear proliferation and national security affairs, with commentaries by the Wohlstetters' colleagues and students. It also serves as a testament to the continuing relevance of the work of Albert and Roberta Wohlstetter in the fields of nuclear and security policy analysis. Albert and Roberta wrote hundreds of articles and studies on U.S. policy on the ... |
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| Coercive Engagement: A Security Analysis of Iranian Support to Iraqi Shia Militias |
Jan-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Forrest; DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON DC
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| According to the U.S. Air Force Posture Statement 2008, at any given moment the USAF has more than 26,000 Airmen deployed to fight the global war on terrorism. Of those deployed, over 6,200 directly support the land component commander by filling in lieu of taskings with the U.S. Army. While deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility, our Airmen face a growing tactical threat from increasingly hostile and deadly ... |
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| Saudi-Iranian Relations Since the Fall of Saddam. Rivalry, Cooperation, and Implications for U.S. Policy |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Frederic Wehrey; Alireza Nader; Lydia Hansell; Theodore W Karasik; Jeremy Ghez; Robert A Guffey; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The fall of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003 and the war in Iraq have affected sweeping changes in the strategic landscape of the Middle East, radically shifting the regional balance of power. Old security paradigms have been thrown into question, and local states appear to be reaffirming, renegotiating, or rethinking their relations with one another and with outside powers. Saudi Arabia and Iran have in many respects been the ... |
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| A Question of Balance: Political Context and Military Aspects of the China-Taiwan Dispute |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Toy I Reid; David A Shlapak; David T Orletsky; Murray S Tanner; Barry Wilson; RAND CORP ARLINGTON VA NATIONAL SECURITY RESEARCH DIV
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| The military balance across (the Taiwan Strait is changing in ways that make more complex both the set of operational challenges associated with defending Taiwan against a possible Chinese attack and the strategic imperative of shaping Chinese behavior so that no such attack ever occurs. This report documents a follow-on effort to one published in 2000 (Shlapak, Orletsky, and Wilson, 2000), reassessing and expanding that earlier study's snapshot of the ... |
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| Human Security Concept: The Root of U.S. National Security and Foreign Policy |
Jan-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen L Cosby; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| The concept of human security Was first defined by the UN Development Program (uNDP) in 1994.. It was defined as the security of persons in seven domains: economic security (assured basic income); food security (physical and economic access to food); health security (relative freedom from disease and infection); environmental security (access to sanitary water supply, clean air and a non-degraded land system); personal security (security from physical , violence and ... |
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| China's Rise to Power: Revitalizing the Ties with the Republic of the Philippines to meet 21st Century Security Interests |
Jan-2009 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Keith H Topel; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| In this emerging, multi-polarized, and complicated Asian security environment, one way the United States (US) can balance the Chinese rise to global power and counter Chinese anti-access, or area-denial strategies, is to utilize the four elements of national power to strengthen the relationship with the Philippines and this strong relationship will maintain an acceptable balance of power in the region. Discussion: The manner in which China has rapidly risen to ... |
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| US Africa Command: Paradigm Change for the Combatant Command |
Jan-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas W Parker; MARINE CORPS COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND QUANTICO VA
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| All geographic combatant commands must be reorganized, similar to USAFRICOM, to incorporate interagency players into planning and operations, in order to more effectively apply the elements ofnational power to successfully achieve US. national security objectives. Discussion: Due to the increasing complexities ofmodem warfare, the United States must adapt to successfully counter emerging threats to national security. The unified command plan was designed to defeat and contain cold-war enemies, and relied ... |
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| Sources of Anti-Americanism in South Korea |
Dec-2008 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Young P Hong; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The goal of this thesis is to identify the causes of increasing anti-Americanism in South Korea. To accomplish this, three areas will be researched. First, the transformation from an authoritarian regime to a democratic government in the 1990s has provided previously unheard of democratic freedom in South Korean society. Second, the perception of inequality in the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and the civilian crimes committed by U.S. military personnel, ... |
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| Russia-A New Empire Under Construction. The Russian Policy towards Former Communist Satellites-Mechanisms of Exertion of Influence |
Dec-2008 |
189 pages |
| Authors:
Mariusz Nogaj; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The bankruptcy of the communist ideology left Russia in an uncomfortable position at the top of falling Empire. This new geopolitical reality had demanded redefinition of the Russian national interests and goals. Recovering from the shock of the lost Cold War lasted in Russia almost a decade, and was symbolically ended when the old and ailing President Yeltsin was replaced by young and active Putin. Under President Putin the Russian ... |
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| Implications of the Chinese Anti-Satellite Test for the United States Navy Surface Forces |
01-Sep-2008 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew J Dillon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| On January 11, 2007, China successfully tested an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon. This thesis seeks to view the test's implications with regards to the prospect of China holding a false impression of offense dominance by using its ASAT weapon to temporarily create a shift in the strategic balance between it and the United States. Although China announced to the world that its test was not directed at any one country, its ... |
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| Russian Anti-Americanism: Origins and Implications |
01-Sep-2008 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
Mark B Leskoff; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| After enjoying close ties from 1991-2000, the United States and Russia have seen their partnership deteriorate with post-Soviet relations reaching an all-time low in mid-2008. In principle, the fault for this breakdown of these relations could be traced to Putin, Bush, U.S. policy, Russian nationalism, or Russia's struggle to strengthen its position in the international balance of power. The objective is to identify the main causes of Russian anti-Americanism through ... |
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| The Angolan Proxy War: A Study of Foreign Intervention and Its Impact on War Fighting |
13-Jun-2008 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Bissonnette; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The ability to understand the impact of foreign intervention and its ramifications on conflict is a vital requirement for the United States military. As the United States continues to confront unconventional and irregular global threats, in conjunction with host nation military forces, the ability to understand its impact becomes paramount. This study examines the influence of foreign intervention on war fighting during the Angolan Civil War and analyzes how the ... |
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| Closing the Gap: The Effect of China's Rise on Taiwan's Independence Policy |
01-Jun-2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Stacey A Prescott; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the shifts in Taiwan's independence policy since 1991 to determine whether Taipei has been more restrained in times of military vulnerability. The objective is to determine whether Taipei's actions favoring independence are dependent on threats to its security from offensive actions by the People's Republic of China (PRC), and if so, to determine the effect of the PRC's growing military capability on those independence policies. The level ... |
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| The Figure 8 Model of International Relations |
22-May-2008 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Jerome T Sibayan; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The 20th century is described within a model of international relations using power scales to define the conditions of the international system. These power scales are circumscribed by political informational military and economic definitions. Models improve our understanding of empirical phenomena instilling discipline in our thinking. The Figure 8 Model is presented first in a Cartesian format and then in geometrical form. This model is an intuitive idea based on ... |
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| Chain Reaction: Avoiding a Nuclear Arms Race in the Middle East |
27-Feb-2008 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley Bowman; SENATE (UNITED STATES) WASHINGTON DC COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
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| Iran s nuclear program remains one of the most serious threats to U.S. interests and Middle East peace, despite the December 2007 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) conclusion that Iran abandoned its nuclear weapons program in 2003. Iran continues to enrich uranium-the most difficult component of a nuclear weapons program-and continues to conduct work that could contribute to nuclear weapons development. As the NIE states, Iran now possesses the scientific, technical, ... |
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| Strategic Studies Quarterly. Volume 2, Number 4, Winter 2008 |
Jan-2008 |
153 pages |
| Authors:
AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This issue of Strategic Studies Quarterly begins with an editorial titled, Charting a Strategic Course in Interesting Times, by Lt Gen Allen G. Peck, USAF. Feature articles are as follows: Transformation in the French Air Force in an Era of Change, by General d'armee aerienne Stephane Abrial; In Service to the Nation...Air Force Research Institute Strategic Concept for 2018-2023, by Gen John A. Shaud, USAF, Retired; Understanding Airpower: Bonfire of ... |
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| A China Policy for the Twenty-First Century |
Jan-2008 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Freeman; Chas W Jr; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| How should we deal with China, in all its dimensions -- global, regional, bilateral, multilateral, and domestic? Given everything else on the plate, the new president could well decide that the condition of U.S.-China relations is good enough for government work and defer the task of developing a comprehensive strategy for dealing with it. But that would be a mistake. China and our relations with it will determine a good ... |
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| Influence through Airpower Security Cooperation in Egypt and Pakistan: Lessons for Iraq |
DEC 2007 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas G. Thies; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The recent demise of the Iraqi Air Force creates an airpower vacuum in the region that affords the United States an opportunity to garner influence through the development of a robust airpower security cooperation program. The question is what are the characteristics of airpower security cooperation that will best serve U.S. interests with respect to Iraq and the broader region? In seeking to answer this question, this thesis examines the ... |
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| Defense Implications of a Nuclear Iran for Turkey |
DEC 2007 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Erkan Arslan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Iran's possible acquisition of nuclear weapons along with more assertive Iranian foreign policies poses new security challenges for Turkey in the Middle East. A nuclear-weapons-capable Iran with its important strategic position would pose a great danger to peace and stability in the Middle East. An Iran with the capability of mass destruction would fundamentally alter the balance of power and this situation is not acceptable for Turkey's security. Turkey expects ... |
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| A Fragmented Ukraine: Part of the West or Apart from the West? |
DEC 2007 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Michael D. Madsen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis examines the formation of Ukrainian national identity. The formation of this national identity will determine the pace and direction of Ukrainian modernization and unfolds in concert with the unification of Europe: the further progress of NATO enlargement and the revival of Russian nationalism at the end of the first decade of this century. The Ukrainian process is logically suggested by the country's neighbor: Poland. In the Polish model ... |
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| Soft Means and Hard Ends: Assessing Hugo Chavez's Efforts to Counter United States' Preponderance |
DEC 2007 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Samuel R. Allen; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Since the end of the Cold War, the United States has maintained the dominant role in the international system, a role that has come to be challenged by certain small states. Presenting a four-tier model of the international system, this thesis examines how United States' preponderance is being challenged. In focusing on Venezuela as a case study, this thesis addresses the question: How has Hugo Chavez challenged U.S. preponderance regionally ... |
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| Regional Threats and Security Strategy: The Troubling Case of Today's Middle East |
NOV 2007 |
57 pages |
| Authors:
James A. Russell; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Like the Arab-Israeli Six-Day War of 1967, the U.S. invasion of Iraq is fundamentally reordering regional politics and security in ways that will be felt for a generation, if not longer. The Pandora's Box opened by the United States in Iraq adds a new level of unwelcome complexity to an already strained regional fabric. Threats to regional security stem from global, interstate, and intrastate sources. The complicated, multidimensional, and interrelated ... |
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| Special Report: Iraq and the Gulf States. The Balance of Fear |
AUG 2007 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Jon B. Alterman; UNITED STATES INST OF PEACE WASHINGTON DC
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| Iraq's neighbors are playing a major role both positive and negative in the country's worsening crisis. As part of the Institute's Iraq and Its Neighbors project, a group of leading specialists on the geopolitics of the region is assessing the interests and influence of the countries surrounding Iraq and the impact on U.S. bilateral relations. The Institute is also sponsoring high-level, nonofficial dialogue between Iraqi national security and foreign policy ... |
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| Implementation of Abuja II Accord and Post-Conflict Security in Liberia |
JUN 2007 |
95 pages |
| Authors:
Emmanuel O. Ikomi; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this thesis, the author shows that ECOWAS and the international community, in a bid to secure an end to Liberia's intractable civil war, acceded to a power-sharing arrangement among the warlords. This arrangement, which granted the warlords political legitimacy and considerable influence and control over the transition process, led to the unsustainable warlord peace of 1997. The preoccupation of the warlord-dominated Council, ECOWAS, and the international community with the ... |
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| Frameworks and Insights Characterizing Trends in Cyberspace and Cyberpower |
JUN 2007 |
35 pages |
| Authors:
Franklin D. Kramer; Stuart H. Starr; Larry Wentz; Elihu Zimet; Daniel Kuehl; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| During the course of the Department of Defense's (DoD) 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review, it was observed that DoD lacks a coherent, holistic framework to formulate and assess policy issues associated with cyberspace and cyberpower. To redress that shortfall, the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) directed the Center for Technology and National Security Policy (CTNSP), National Defense University (NDU), to undertake a cyberpower study. As stated in the study's Terms of ... |
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| Redemption: A Case Study in Insurgency Analysis |
10 MAY 2007 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Derek R. Fix; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Insurgency is one of the most difficult challenges confronting operational leaders and planners across the range of military operations. A comprehensive analysis of an insurgency is a critical first step of any operational design to counter such a threat. By utilizing Southern conservative resistance to Republican Reconstruction governments from 1865-1877 and subsequent Redemption as a case study, this paper will demonstrate the efficacy of such an approach both for identifying ... |
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| Naval Presence with a Purpose: Considerations for the Operational Commander |
10 MAY 2007 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Richard M. Myer; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| For centuries Navies around the world have operated under the idea that the mere presence of a warship bearing their flag within sight of a potential adversary's coastline would have an impact on that adversary's political decision making process. This mission of naval presence is still valid in today's world even though many things have changed. Among these many changes are the codification of laws of the sea, increased weapon ... |
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| Balancing the Instruments of National Power at the Operational Level in the GWOT |
10 MAY 2007 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Arie C. Richards; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| There is a gap between the strategy and tactics of the United States in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT): a lack of operational leadership with tasking authority and an imbalanced application of the instruments of national power. This balance is critical to the success of the United States in the GWOT. An early indicator of potential failure in the GWOT is the deteriorating situation in Iraq. A historical basis ... |
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| Joint Operations for the 21st Century |
May-2007 |
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| Authors:
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENCE CANBERRA (AUSTRALIA)
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| Our purpose is very clear: we are responsible to the Government of Australia for the protection of Australia, our people and our national interests, whenever and wherever those interests lie. In undertaking this mission the Australian Defence Force (ADF) enabled by the Defence Organisation might act independently, or it might contribute to a broader effort of other Australian or international civilian agencies or military forces. The 21st century promises a ... |
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| The Politics of Identity: History, Nationalism, and the Prospect for Peace in Post-Cold War East Asia |
APR 2007 |
62 pages |
| Authors:
Sheila M. Jager; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The main source of regional instability and potential conflict in Northeast Asia consists of those factors to which most international relations theorists have paid the least attention, namely, issues of memory, identity, and nationalism. The potential for violent military clashes in the Taiwan Strait and the Korean peninsula largely involve disputes over history and territory, linked as they are to the unresolved legacies of the Cold War: a divided Korean ... |
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| Blood and Treasure Putting Perspective Into the Numbers from Iraq |
25 MAR 2007 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel Elzie; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The national debate surrounding America's involvement in Iraq is complex and confusing. While it has been full of vitriol and invective, it has been notably lacking in balance, perspective and texture. In the middle of this national debate are the American warrior and an immediate group of family and supporters. More often than not, these fully committed participants remain quiet while listening to the raging war of words, or watching ... |
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| European Security in the Wider Black Sea Area |
12 MAR 2007 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Aurelian Stinga; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| At the beginning the third millennium, the world balance of power changed. The events of 9/11 necessitated a reorientation of U.S. foreign policy and a new approach to the wider Black Sea security environment. After a decade of decline due to its energy policies, the Russian Federation has recovered and is trying to regain its position as the World's second greatest power. To accomplish this goal, communist Russia uses dirty ... |
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| Joint Transformation and the Decision to Use Force |
09 MAR 2007 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Jay S. Mallery; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the United States military transforms to fulfill its goal of Full Spectrum Dominance, it is expected to have greater speed, precision, lethality, endurance, and a reduction in collateral damage. These are all characteristics that would conceivably make the use of force more acceptable to the public. Potentially a military campaign could produce fewer casualties and less destruction while still bringing about the defeat of the enemy. This paper couples ... |
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| Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy |
12 JAN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Christopher M. Blanchard; Kenneth Katzman; Carol Migdalovitz; Alfred Prados; Jeremy Sharp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Iraq's neighbors have influenced events in Iraq since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime in 2003, and developments in Iraq have had political, economic, and security implications for Iraq's neighbors and the broader Middle East. Ongoing insurgency and sectarian violence in Iraq and discussion of options for modifying U.S. policy toward Iraq are fueling intense consideration of Iraq's future and the current and potential policies of Iraq's neighbors. Policymakers ... |
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| China, Russia and the Balance of Power in Central Asia. Strategic Forum, Number 223, November 2006 |
NOV 2006 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Eugene B. Rumer; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Russia and China increasingly seek to offset U.S. influence in Central Asia through enhanced cooperation conducted under the banner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). While its impact is often exaggerated, the SCO does offer certain benefits to the states of the region, as well as to Moscow and Beijing, that the United States can ill afford to ignore. The United States and its North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies play ... |
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| Security for Justice. Israel and Palestine: Diverging Perceptions of the Middle East Conflict Since the Beginning of the Second Intifada and Their Influence on the Peace Process |
NOV 2006 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Monika Izydorczyk; GEORGE C MARSHALL CENTER APO AE 09053 EUROPEAN CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES
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| The following project focuses on the last four years of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, starting with the outbreak of the Palestinian II Intifada in September 2000. Its main purpose is to analyze different interests and perspectives of the parties directly involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as those of the international community. Israelis and Palestinians view their environment through different lenses and the key question that the international community should ... |
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| The Eagle Heads Home: Rethinking National Security Policy for the Asia-Pacific Region |
15 MAR 2006 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Emilson M. Espiritu; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Despite the attention the Middle East has received with the emerging new Iraq and Afghanistan other significant threats are causing instability in the Asia-Pacific Region. The conflict between North Korea and South Korea in particular continues to increase due to North Korea's recent declaration to seek/develop nuclear weapons and add them to its Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) arsenal. Increased pressure and demands to allow North Korea's development of nuclear ... |
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