| Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in Afghanistan |
Jan-2010 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Michael T Flynn; Matthew F Pottinger; Paul D Batchelor; CENTER FOR A NEW AMERICAN SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
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 | This paper, written by the senior intelligence officer in Afghanistan and by a company-grade officer and a senior executive with the Defense Intelligence Agency, critically examines the relevance of the U.S. intelligence community to the counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan. Based on discussions with hundreds of people inside and outside the intelligence community, it recommends sweeping changes to the way the intelligence community thinks about itself -- from a focus on ... |
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| Leadership and National Security Reform (Colloquium Brief, November 2009) |
Nov-2009 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Joseph R Cerami; Jeffrey A Engel; Lindsey K Pavelka; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On June 24, 2009, the Bush School of Government and Public Service, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A&M University, and the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute conducted a Washington, DC, conference on Leadership and Government Reform. Two panels discussed Leader Development in Schools of Public Affairs and Leadership, National Security, and 'Whole of Government' Reforms. The conference theme focused on the need for significant changes ... |
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| Pakistan's Impact on Afghanistan |
Oct-2009 |
72 pages |
| Authors:
Julian Schofield; CONCORDIA UNIV MONTREAL (QUEBEC)
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| These briefing charts discuss the causes of the Afghan War, what Pakistan wants, political leaders, religious and ethnic groups in Pakistan and Afghanistan and their influence, the Soviet Union in Afghanistan, and engaging Islamic ideas in Afghanistan. |
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| 3-D Soviet Style. Lessons Learned from the Soviet Experience in Afghanistan |
Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA OTTAWA (ONTARIO)
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 | Presentation Overview: relevance of Soviet Experence in Afghanistan, defense--military operations, development--social, political and economic, diplomacy--international efforts and conclusion--lessons to be learned. |
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| Learning From Our Past: How a Vietnam-Era Pacification Program Can Help Us Win in Afghanistan |
Sep-2009 |
117 pages |
| Authors:
Amy S Bumgarner; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR STABILIZATION AND RECONSTRUCTION STUDIES
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| Weak, failing, failed and post-conflict states pose one of the greatest national and international security challenges of our day. The stabilization and development of faltering states is in both the short- and long-term interests of the United States because stable states pose fewer security challenges. Afghanistan is a failed state that presents security challenges on a global scale as well as a classic case study on insurgency that needs a ... |
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| Should Military Governance Guidance Return to its Roots? A Doctrinal Comparison Between Field Manual 27-5 (1943) and Field Manual 3-05.40 (2006)(CSL Student Issue Paper, Volume S02-09, August 2009) |
Aug-2009 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Hugh VanRoosen; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| A comparison of the 1943 United States Army and Navy Manual of Military Government and Civil Affairs with the most recent (2006) United States Army Civil Affairs Field Manual reveals major changes in doctrine in the intervening sixty three years. While to some degree changing national and international conditions make many of those changes understandable, after reading the two manuals one can argue a need to recapture the military government ... |
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| Defense Logistical Support Contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan: Issues for Congress |
24-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Valerie B Grasso; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report examines logistical support contracts for troop support services in Iraq and Afghanistan (for Afghanistan, beginning with LOGCAP IV) administered through the U.S. Army's Logistics Civil Augmentation Program (LOGCAP). LOGCAP is an initiative designed to manage the use of civilian contractors that perform services during times of war and other military mobilizations. On April 18, 2008, DOD announced the Army's LOGCAP IV contract awards to three companies--DynCorp International LLC, ... |
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| Human Rights in China: Trends and Policy Implications |
12-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Hannah Fischer; Thomas Lum; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Human rights has been a principal area of U.S. concern in its relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC), particularly since the violent government crackdown on the Tiananmen democracy movement in 1989. Some policy makers contend that the U.S. policy of engagement with China, particularly since granting the PRC permanent normal trade relations status in 2000, has failed to produce meaningful political reform. Others argue that U.S. engagement has ... |
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| The SMO-COIN Nexus: Using Social Movement Theory to Demobilize Insurgency |
01-Jun-2009 |
162 pages |
| Authors:
Robert S Lewis; Mark D Metzger; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Victory in irregular war and insurgency is not simply a matter of combat actions and civic aid; it is a matter of population mobilization. Winning the sympathy of the population will do little good for either the state or the insurgent if he fails to mobilize the population in a manner that allows him to reap the resources and legitimacy that either side needs to win. A winning strategy by ... |
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| Challenges and Prospects of Liberal Democracy in West Africa: A Comparative Assessment of Benin, Ghana and Nigeria |
Jun-2009 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
Kwesi Ayima; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The bitter lessons of history have taught West Africa that there are no longer respectable alternatives to democracy after the collapse of communism. Nonetheless, governance in West Africa in the 21st century remains the greatest problem there because illiberal democracies seem to be gaining legitimacy because they are reasonably democratic. Such illiberal democratic governments, if not exposed, will continue to plunge the subregion into a vicious cycle of semi-authoritarian rule ... |
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| Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines : A Demonstration of Economy of Force |
04-May-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
David C Palilonis; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines (OEF-P) is a joint operation administered by Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC) that has been in operation in one form or another in the southern Philippines since March of 2001. Under OEF-P, the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) operates hand in hand with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to conduct civil/military operations and combat operations to limit the power and scope of the Al ... |
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| Can Education Reform in Iraq Build a Better Peace? |
May-2009 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel E Rauch; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Iraq may well be on a course to becoming the next Iran - an Islamic republic that tramples on individual liberties in the name of religion. Arguably, the propensity of the predominately Shia country is to develop a government more concerned with adherence to the Quran than to the preservation of civil liberties. Altering Iraq's current path is a long-term effort and one particularly important point of influence for the ... |
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| U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians |
29-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jim Zanotti; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After Hamas led the PA government for over a year, its forcible takeover of the Gaza Strip in June 2007 led to the creation of a non- Hamas government in the West Bank resulting in different models of governance for the two Palestinian territories. Since then, the U.S. has dramatically boosted aid levels to bolster the PA in the West Bank and President Mahmoud Abbas vis-a-vis Hamas. Because of congressional ... |
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| A History of Socio-Cultural Intelligence and Research Under the Occupation of Japan |
Apr-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Michael B Meyer; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| American forces entered a seemingly dangerous and very foreign world following the surrender of Japan. A nation-building mission unlike any other previously in U.S. history ensued. Insight into Japanese sentiment and ways of conducting business would be paramount to the success of General Douglas MacArthur in demilitarizing and democratizing Japan. Two complementary but rival organizations within MacArthur's Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (SCAP) staff were created and charged with ... |
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| Tal Afar and Ar Ramadi: Grass Roots Reconstruction (Military Review, March-April 2009) |
Apr-2009 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Chad Pillai; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| American strategy for Iraq consists of three basic tenets: clear, hold, and build. U.S. ground forces have been successful in clearing and holding key areas in Iraq; however, the last tenet, build, as of February 2007 has been the most complicated to implement. Army Field Manual (FM) 3-0, Operations, states that ground forces should conduct stability operations to establish civil security and control, restore essential services, support local governance, and ... |
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| AFRICOM: Can America's Newest Combatant Command Stabilize Africa Using a Strategy of Sunshine and Love? |
Apr-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Les Oberg; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) promises to be a different kind of command that will take a nontraditional approach to solving African problems and achieving U.S. objectives on the continent. This unique mission includes a multi-agency and multi-organization approach. AFRICOM has incorporated within its ranks representatives from other U.S. government agencies as well as nongovernmental organizations (NGOs). And, as it sets out to achieve its goals of security and stability, ... |
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| West Africa's War on Terrorism: Time and Patience |
25-Mar-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Trygve B Trosper; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| It has become increasingly important to examine the issue of the fragility of nation states. This issue is relevant to the United States' strategic interests as it continues the Global War on Terrorism. In particular, many fragile countries in West Africa have been labeled as either fragile and/or weak states. Weak states are the result of insufficient governance, inadequate infrastructure, corruption, civil war, unprotected borders, and/or tenuous economic structures. In ... |
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| FY 2007 DoD Purchases Made Through the National Institutes of Health |
24-Mar-2009 |
106 pages |
| Authors:
Richard B Jolliffe; INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| In accordance with the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2007, we reviewed DoD purchases made using National Institutes of Health (NIH) contracts. We reviewed 34 direct acquisitions valued at $221.0 million and 6 assisted acquisitions valued at $280.0 million. DoD contracting officers continued to provide insufficient competition and inadequate documentation for direct acquisitions of goods. Also, DoD contracting officers and contracting officer's representatives provided inadequate contract surveillance. For assisted ... |
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| Before, During, and After: Can Defense and State Communicate? |
23-Mar-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher W Stockel; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Today's Long War requires, even demands, that all elements of America's national power be focused on victory. The Department of Defense (DoD) is the lead for the military element and the Department of State (DoS) is the lead for the diplomatic element, but can these two agencies communicate and synchronize their pieces of the complex victory formula? Only through a closely coordinated and synchronized war effort that relies on the ... |
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| Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance |
12-Mar-2009 |
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| Authors:
Curt Tarnoff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| A large-scale assistance program has been undertaken by the United States in Iraq since mid-2003. To date, about $49 billion has been appropriated for Iraq reconstruction. Most recently, in June 2008, Congress approved over $4 billion for Iraq reconstruction in a FY2008/2009 supplemental appropriations bill, H.R. 2642 (P.L. 110-252). The FY2009 regular foreign operations appropriations (P.L. 111-8, Division H, H.R. 1105, signed by the President on March 11, 2009) provides ... |
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| The Maneuver Enhancement Brigade and Its Role in Stability and Support Operations |
09-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Todd R Wood; UNITED STATES INST OF PEACE WASHINGTON DC
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| The evolution of the military toward embracing stability operations has been characterized by both policy decisions -- internalizing the lessons learned from the experiences of Iraq and Afghanistan -- and projections of future conflicts. The U.S. Army continues to learn and adapt lessons from the last 7 years of sustained operations. The importance of stability operations in determining overall operational success in today's environment has emerged as one of the ... |
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| The Path to Sustainable Security and Strategic Partnership in Iraq |
03-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Thomson; John C III; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Today Iraq stands on the cusp of monumental and lasting change. The surge of 2007-2008 opened a window of opportunity to move Iraq from a fragile state to a stable state. This project examines the recently concluded U.S.-Iraqi bilateral Security and Strategic Framework Agreements and the prospects they offer for a sovereign, secure, and stable Iraq, committed to just governance and regional stability, and a long-term strategic partnership. For the ... |
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| A State Partnership Program (SPP) for Afghanistan |
01-Mar-2009 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Philip A Stemple; DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION WASHINGTON DC
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| A National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) for Afghanistan will advance Afghan security and stability, build partnership capacity, enhance local governance and development, and promote a long-term, enduring relationship in support of a U.S. strategic partnership with that country. The SPP would be conducted as an integral part of U.S. Central Command's (USCENTCOM) Security Cooperation strategy, which has already established successful SPPs with the nearby Central Asian states of Turkmenistan, ... |
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| Do Good Fences Still Make Good Neighbors?-Integrating Force Protection with Homeland Security on Army Installations |
Mar-2009 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
David S Burdick; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Army installations have been uniquely affected by the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) and homeland security initiatives as a result of the attacks on September 11, 2001. Unfortunately, most have not done enough in coordinating and integrating their antiterrorism plans with the crisis response and consequence management plans of their adjacent civilian municipalities. This thesis argues that fences and guards are not enough to protect Army installations against terrorist attack, ... |
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| Judicial Review: State Supreme Judicial Views on Balancing Civil Liberties and Public Safety/Security Measures during the Global War on Terror |
Mar-2009 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
Patty A Fairweather; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Political responses to terrorism in the United States and the international community have been to place limitations upon and/or to suspend civil liberties. Since constraining civil liberties may lead to the spread of terror, balancing the competing interests of individual civil liberties and public safety/security measures imposed by government in times of national emergency is essential to reducing terrorism and to the pursuit of peace. Constitutional courts both federal and ... |
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| Cost Analysis of Electric Grid Enhancement Utilizing Distributed Generation in Post-War Reconstruction |
Mar-2009 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Darol D Fiala; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have presented significant civil infrastructure rebuilding challenges to these nations, as well as to the United States, coalition allies, and the United Nations. Iraqi and Afghan critical infrastructure has been destroyed, or fallen into disrepair, due to years of war, international sanctions, sabotage and neglect. Electrical infrastructure, in particular, is a critical economic and social component that is failing to meet the essential ... |
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| Central Asia's Security: Issues and Implications for U.S. Interests |
25-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jim Nichol; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Central Asian states (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) face common security challenges from crime, corruption, terrorism, and faltering commitments to economic and democratic reforms. However, cooperation among them remains halting, so security in the region is likely in the near term to vary by country. Kyrgyzstan's and Tajikistan's futures are most clouded by ethnic and territorial tensions, and corruption in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan could spoil benefits from the ... |
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| Surge of American Forces in Afghanistan |
20-Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter Leszczynski; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The escalation of violence in Afghanistan points heavily to the transition of regional conflict in the Middle East to a new battleground. As the stage for fighting rotates, what was a limited focus on Afghanistan begins to increase, and popular opinion and support are scrutinized. Simultaneously, the media creates a new set of criteria to judge the success or failure of strategic and operational military objectives. As a result, both ... |
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| Building Partner Capacity/Security Force Assistance: A New Structural Paradigm |
Feb-2009 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Scott G Wuestner; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On July 16, 2008 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice launched the Civil Response Corps (CRC), which would function much like our military reserve. It would ease the burden on the Armed Forces by allowing the hiring of civilians with critical skills to serve on missions abroad when America needs them. The CRC is a product of the efforts of the State Department's Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS). The core ... |
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| Counterinsurgency in Afghanistan |
Feb-2009 |
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| Authors:
James Dobbins; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| In September of 2001 the United States was attacked from Afghanistan by a global terrorist network that is now headquartered in Pakistan. American attention is now being redirected toward this region. It is not a day too soon. For the first several years after the collapse of the Taliban regime the Bush Administration ignored Afghanistan almost entirely. In Pakistan, its focus was almost entirely on Al Qaeda, while it largely ... |
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| NATO Common Funds Burdensharing: Background and Current Issues |
27-Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Carl W Ek; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) contribute to the activities of the alliance in several ways, the chief of which is through the deployment of their own armed forces, funded by their national budgets. Certain commonly conducted activities, however, are paid for out of three NATO-run budgets. These three accounts -- the civil budget, the military budget, and the security investment program -- are funded by individual ... |
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| Army Support during the Hurricane Katrina Disaster |
Jan-2009 |
282 pages |
| Authors:
James A Wombwell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS COMBAT STUDIES INST
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| In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 3 storm and was the costliest hurricane as well as one of the five deadliest storms in the history of the United States. It caused extensive destruction along the Gulf coast from central Florida to Texas. The most severe loss of life and property damage occurred in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the levee system catastrophically failed, flooding the city and ... |
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| Occupying Iraq: A History of the Coalition Provisional Authority |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
James Dobbins; Seth G Jones; Benjamin Runkle; Siddharth Mohandas; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The American engagement in Iraq has been looked at from many perspectives -- the flawed intelligence that provided the war's rationale, the failed effort to secure an international mandate, the rapid success of the invasion, and the long ensuing counterinsurgency campaign. This book focuses on the activities of the Coalition Provisional Authority and its administrator, L. Paul Bremer, who governed Iraq from May 2003 to June of the following year. ... |
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| U.S. Combat Commands' Participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative: A Training Manual |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Wolf; Charles Jr; Brian G Chow; Gregory S Jones; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) is a cooperative effort to prevent or at least inhibit the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials to or from states or non-state actors whose possession of such items would be a serious threat to global or regional security. Currently, 93 countries have endorsed PSI's purpose and principles and participate in its activities. This manual-consisting of nine lecture ... |
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| Foundations of Effective Influence Operations: A Framework for Enhancing Army Capabilities |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
Brian Nichiporuk; Amy Richardson; Cathryn Q Thurston; Lowell H Schwartz; Eric V Larson; Richard E Darilek; Daniel Gibran; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| A good deal of attention presently is focused on how to improve the nation's capabilities to influence others. These capabilities include public diplomacy, strategic communications, information operations, and other means that can be used to influence attitudes, behaviors, and decisions--i.e., win hearts and minds--without resort to (or excessive reliance on) the use of force. As will be described, we use the term influence operations to describe such efforts, whether the ... |
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| Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction |
Jan-2009 |
242 pages |
| Authors:
William Flavin; Beth Cole; Emily Hsu; Elena Brineman; Christina Caan; Megan Chabalowski; Vivienne O'Connor; Courtney Rusin; ARMY PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Guiding Principles for Stabilization and Reconstruction presents the first-ever, comprehensive set of shared principles for building sustainable peace in societies emerging from violent conflict. The manual serves as a tool for U.S. Government civilian planners and practitioners engaged in stabilization and reconstruction (S&R) missions, and is a valuable resource for international actors and nongovernmental organizations. As global demand for these missions continues to rise, so will the need for cooperation ... |
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| Governance in China in 2010 |
Jan-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Van Wie; Elizabeth Davis; ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER FOR SECURITY STUDIES HONOLULU HI
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| China appears to be many things at once; it has wealthy cities and poor villages; the futuristic cityscape of Shanghai exists alongside ancient traditional temples; it is a Communist state and a booming capitalist economy; it shows a Han Chinese face to the world as it struggles with multinational diversity; it ranks well on governance for its economic development index but still confronts enormous governance challenges. With the intentional and ... |
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| Professors in the Trenches: Deployed Soldiers and Social Science Academics |
Jan-2009 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Pauletta Otis; Jack D Kem; Rob W Kurz; Aaron G Kirby; Bartholomew Dean; Charles K Bartles; Timothy B Berger; Michael Coker; Felix Moos; FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES OFFICE (ARMY) FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| This compilation of articles originally appeared as a five-part series by Small Wars Journal. Each article was co-authored by one Army soldier/civilian and one university professor/academic as part of a joint research project. This project and product responds to the Army's objectives regarding the integration of cultural social sciences into its training and operations. The overarching goal of a Military-Social Science Roundtable, coupled with a related Delphi research process, is ... |
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| Military Authoritarian Regimes and Economic Development: The ROK's Economic Take-Off Under Park Chung Hee |
Dec-2008 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Kisung Park; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| After WW2 a lot of countries were born, many of which came to have authoritarian regimes. The authoritarian regimes depressed civil liberties among their peoples, but in some cases they contributed to their own democratization, ironically, by pursuing economic development. ROK President Park Chung Hee seized control of political power by coup in 1961. Until he was assassinated in 1979, he acted both as dictator of South Korea's political order ... |
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| Reorganizing SOF for Irregular Warfare |
Dec-2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Daniel K Hedman; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The U.S. military has developed doctrine to respond to Irregular Warfare (IW) threats. According to this doctrine, IW favors indirect approaches. Within USSOCOM, the Army Special Forces, Civil Affairs, and Psychological Operations units were created to conduct special operations of an indirect nature. These units, specifically Army Special Forces have been heavily engaged in major combat operations in OIF and OEF and unable to break away in order to return ... |
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| Iran: The Post-Revolutionary Evolution |
Dec-2008 |
119 pages |
| Authors:
Richard A Curtis; April L Kerr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Following the 1979 Iranian revolution, Ayatollah Khomeini and his followers a complicated and paradoxical government that combined an authoritative, theocratic government with democratic underpinnings. Although the structure of the government has remained relatively unchanged for almost three decades, the government's bureaucracy and policies have experienced an ongoing evolutionary process that has given rise to three distinct shifts with radicals, reformists, and conservative hard-liners taking turns steering the country and pressing ... |
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| Feeding the Peasant: The Impacts of Economics on Modern Insurgencies |
25-Nov-2008 |
47 pages |
| Authors:
Mark D Miller; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Counterinsurgency operations and studies on insurgency aims and methods dominate current military discussions and writings. As the military continues to embrace full spectrum operations discussions continue on the ability to link all elements of U.S. National Power (Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic) to facilitate a successful conclusion to operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan. This paper examines the impact of economics on insurgencies and conflicts, primarily the impact it has ... |
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| Vietnam and CORDS: Interagency Lessons for Iraq |
24-Nov-2008 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Donald M Brown; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine emphasizes the importance of unity of effort among all agencies involved in a COIN fight. That doctrine stresses that unity of effort is best achieved by consolidating all efforts under a single chain of command or leader. When multiple agencies pursue differing agendas, unity of effort suffers. Interagency coordination and synchronization issues at the highest levels of the U.S. Government continue to affect the war in Iraq. ... |
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| Developing Security Force Assistance: Lessons from Foreign Internal Defense |
18-Nov-2008 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas R Matelski; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Developing Security Force Assistance: Lessons from Foreign Internal Defense by MAJ Thomas R. Matelski. U.S. Army, 55 pages. As the United States Army continues to fight the spread of radical religious terrorism and transnational actors, there has been a realization that there is a need for development of an indirect approach as a complement to major combat operations (MCOs). The concept of Security Force Assistance (SFA) was born out of ... |
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| How Does This All End? Campaign Planning, Phase Transitions, and Conflict Termination in Iraq |
31-Oct-2008 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Goss; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| For the military commanders and staff planners at U.S. Central Command and Multinational Force-Iraq Headquarters in Baghdad, the question of how and when Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) will end has lately become urgent due to events on the ground and political pressures. The political issue of how OIF ends is inherently wrapped up in the military issues of campaign planning, desired end-states, centers of gravity, and operational phase transitions in ... |
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| Operational Diplomacy: The Missing Link |
31-Oct-2008 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Robert B Floersheim; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Many of the current difficulties with planning and coordination of American nonmilitary efforts around the world stem in part from failure of the United States, specifically the Department of State, to plan and execute credible regional approaches to diplomacy and economic pluralism in support of United States National Strategy. Analysis of agencies involved with foreign policy shows that regional combatant commands have grown to incorporate almost all of the requirements ... |
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| Azerbaijan's October 2008 Presidential Election: Outcome and Implications |
27-Oct-2008 |
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| Authors:
Jim Nichol; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After achieving independence in 1991, Azerbaijan was convulsed by secessionism by its Nagorno Karabakh (NK) region, civil disorder, and a steep economic decline. In recent years, however, the exploitation of oil and natural gas resources has contributed to a rapidly growing economy, despite rising inflation and reported corruption. Progress in democratization has been slow, according to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other observers, who have ... |
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| What Really Happened in Northern Ireland's Counterinsurgency: Revision and Revelation |
Oct-2008 |
67 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas H Henriksen; JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIV HURLBURT FIELD FL
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| The current conflicts facing the United States and its allies around the world have brought the discussion of counterinsurgency to the forefront of security studies and international politics. Dr. Thomas Henriksen's monograph on Northern Ireland wades into the discussion as a good historical case study that can provide insight into our current situation. He provides an excellent, short, historical background to frame his analysis. Understanding the historical antecedents of an ... |
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| Experimentation in Support of DoD's Homeland Defense and Civil Support Joint Operating Concept (CSL Issue Paper, Volume 12-08, October 2008) |
Oct-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Bert B Tussing; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| On 23 and 24 September 2008, the Center for Strategic Leadership hosted a Limited Objective Experiment (LOE) in support of the validation and refinement of the Department of Defense's (DoD) Homeland Defense and Civil Support Joint Operating Concept (HD-CS JOC). The event was the fourth in a series that envisions a total of 12 such experiments, all designed to help describe how Joint Force Commanders will conduct and support operations ... |
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| Programming Development Funds to Support a Counterinsurgency. Nangarhar, Afghanistan 2006 |
01-Sep-2008 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
Michelle Parker; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Introduction This paper describes one method of programming development funds at a sub-national level to positively affect a counterinsurgency, in this case, in Eastern Afghanistan. It is presented as a practical model for both students in the classroom and operators in the field to understand the complexity of a type of mission that the United States has not attempted since Vietnam. The paper explores how one interagency group, the Jalalabad ... |
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