| The California Central Coast Research Partnership: Building Relationships, Partnerships, and Paradigms for University-Industry Research Collaboration |
18-Dec-2009 |
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| Authors:
M Black; C Clark; T Cardinal; G Bekey; J Bellardo; S Barjami; K Abney; S Opava; D Derickson; D Clague; CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIV SAN LUIS OBISPO
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 | The primary purpose of tins project is to carry out applied research and development projects and build research capacity in areas of interest to the Department of Defense and the Office of Naval Research. Research areas include communications, computing, command and control, sensors, coastal monitoring, force protection and performance, bio- and chemical-hazard detection and mitigation, vulnerability assessment, new materials and devices, data acquisition, optical and radar imaging, autonomous vehicles and ... |
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| Defense Infrastructure: The Army Needs to Establish Priorities, Goals, and Performance Measures for Its Arsenal Support Program Initiative |
05-Nov-2009 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Brian J Lepore; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | Our objective for this review was to determine the extent to which the Army has addressed the intended purposes set forth in the ASPI authorizing legislation. Additionally, in response to congressional interest, we have provided information in enclosure 2 of this report that discusses other available authorities that the Army uses or could use to improve the viability of its manufacturing arsenals. In response to direction by the conferees to ... |
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| The DISAM Journal of International Security Assistance Management. Volume 31, Number 3, November 2009 |
Nov-2009 |
218 pages |
| Authors:
DEFENSE INST OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH
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| A few years ago DISAM decided to actively solicit more articles on process improvement for publication in the Journal. We have had a few articles over those years, but I am proud of this edition as we feature process improvement throughout the Security Assistance/ Cooperation environments of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency as well as and each of the Services. The section is kicked off by Ms. Freda Lodge the ... |
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| A Case Study in Security Sector Reform: Learning from Security Sector Reform/Building in Afghanistan (October 2002-September 2003) |
Nov-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Jason C Howk; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Security sector reform (SSR) is that set of policies, plans, programs, and activities that a government undertakes to improve the way it provides safety, security, and justice. This is a complex and involved task against which Captain Howk evaluates the early international effort to rebuild effective governance in Afghanistan. The purpose of this case study is to document the lessons learned through the development and execution of the SSR program ... |
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| ISAF COIN Advisory and Assistance Team (CAAT) |
29-Oct-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
NATO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE KABUL (AFGHANISTAN)
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| This presentation is from the Counterinsurgency Leaders' Workshop, which was held at the Battle Command Training Facility in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 27-29 October 2009. The presentation addresses the following problems in the theater of operations in Afghanistan: (1) units arrive in theater at different levels of COIN training and expertise; (2) there is insufficient or no unity of effort for COIN from Regional Command to Regional Command, between civilians ... |
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| The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation |
28-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Christopher M Blanchard; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a program to build civilian nuclear power plants and is seeking cooperation and technical assistance from the United States and others. During 2008 and early 2009, the Bush Administration and the UAE government negotiated and signed a memorandum of understanding and a proposed bilateral agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation pursuant to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954. Then-U.S. ... |
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| Financial Management of International Military Education and Training Funds |
29-Sep-2009 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
INSPECTOR GENERAL DEPT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| The International Military Education and Training (IMET) program is an assistance program that provides training to students from more than 108 allied and friendly nations. We evaluated the financial management controls over the IMET program funds. Specifically, we reviewed whether training and related costs were properly funded, accounted for, and reported; and whether the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) and Military Departments consistently applied policies and regulations. |
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| Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) |
10-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mary B Nikitin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) was formed to increase international cooperation in interdicting shipments of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), their delivery systems, and related materials. The Initiative was announced by President Bush on May 31, 2003. PSI does not create a new legal framework but aims to use existing national authorities and international law to achieve its goals. Initially, 11 nations signed on to the Statement of Interdiction Principles ... |
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| Latin America: Terrorism Issues |
02-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
Mark P Sullivan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since the September 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, U.S. attention to terrorism in Latin America has intensified, with an increase in bilateral and regional cooperation. In its April 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism, the State Department maintained that terrorism in the region was primarily perpetrated by terrorist organizations in Colombia and by the remnants of radical leftist Andean groups. Overall, however, the report maintained that the threat ... |
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| Cooperative Wideband Spectrum Sensing and Localization Using Radio Frequency Sensor Networks |
Sep-2009 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Volkan Sonmezer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis implements spectrum sensing and localization tasks using a radio frequency sensor network and analyzes the performance of this implementation through simulation. A sensor network based cooperative wideband spectrum sensing and localization scheme is proposed for the implementation of the tasks. In the proposed scheme, wavelet-based multi-resolution spectrum sensing and received signal strength-based localization methods, which were originally proposed for cognitive radio applications, are adapted to radio frequency sensor ... |
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| Homeland Security Collaboration: Catch Phrase or Preeminent Organizational Construct? |
Sep-2009 |
126 pages |
| Authors:
Kay; Raymond L II; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Since September 11, 2001, numerous documents have been produced by various governmental agencies, and the private sector, addressing homeland security issues. Many of these publications identify a need to create multidiscipline, multi-agency cooperative environments at all levels of government and within the private sector in order to resolve homeland security problems. Although these cooperative environments are deemed collaboration, a common definition of collaboration is missing from the literature. More importantly, ... |
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| Optimizing the Air-to-Ground Kill Chain for Time-Sensitive Targets |
Sep-2009 |
74 pages |
| Authors:
Bradley A Bloye; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF OPERATIONS RESEARCH
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| When groups of platforms, sensors, and weapons are able to communicate with each other in real-time, they form a network. Modern warfare increasingly involves network-centric operations, the military strategy that seeks to translate informational advantages gained through the cooperation of all platforms in the network into increased overall mission effectiveness. For this thesis, the Time-to-Kill is our metric to quantify mission effectiveness because a given time-sensitive target is vulnerable to ... |
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| New Patterns of Collaboration and Rivalry in the US and European Defense and Aerospace Industries |
19-Aug-2009 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
Ira Lewis; Bernard Udis; Raymond Franck; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| This report continues our efforts to provide useful insights and a partial framework for understanding ongoing developments in the international defense marketplace. Among other things, defense industrial affairs are becoming increasingly global and increasingly complex. In this discussion, we focus more on defense firms -- considering the organization of Boeing 787 development and production, the KC-45 aerial tanker competition, and European defense firms' direct investment in the U.S. defense market. ... |
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| Toward a Risk Management Defense Strategy |
Aug-2009 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Nathan Freier; ARMY PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The U.S. Army War College's Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute and Strategic Studies Institute are pleased to offer this important study on key considerations for DoD as it works through the on-going defense review. Mr. Freier outlines eight principles for a risk management defense strategy. He argues that these principles provide measures of merit for evaluating the new administration's defense choices. This monograph builds on two previous works - 'Known ... |
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| Taking Up the Security Challenge of Climate Change |
Aug-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Rymn J Parsons; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Climate change, in which man-made global warming is a major factor, will likely have dramatic and long lasting consequences with profound security implications, making it a challenge the United States must urgently take up. The security implications will be most pronounced in places where the effects of climate change are greatest, particularly affecting weak states already especially vulnerable to environmental destabilization. Two things are vitally important: stemming the tide of ... |
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| The Impact of Knowledge on Team Development |
Aug-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Mark Handel; Paul R Jackson; Marie Murray; BOEING CO SEATTLE WA
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| Successful teamwork requires development of trust (as well as appropriate distrust) among the team members, and understanding how trust develops in newly formed teams is essential for the development of new team-building methodologies. Research on trust formation in teams has primarily been conducted in either a lab or a classroom, which ignores factors important in the real world such as reputation/prior knowledge of teammates, knowledge of the role played on ... |
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| Field Commanders See Improvements in Controlling and Coordinating Private Security Contractor Missions in Iraq |
28-Jul-2009 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL ARLINGTON VA SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION
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| Since April 2003, private security companies and individuals, commonly known as private security contractors (PSCs), have provided physical security services to protect U.S. personnel, facilities and property as well as U.S. government contractors, subcontractors, and other parties supporting the U.S. mission in Iraq. The use of contractors, however, has not been without problems, including incidents between PSCs and Iraqis and between PSCs and U.S. forces. In late 2007, the Departments ... |
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| Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations |
24-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jeremy M Sharp; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides an overview of Jordanian politics and current issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations. It provides a brief discussion of Jordan's government and economy and of its cooperation in promoting Arab-Israeli peace and other U.S. policy objectives in the Middle East. Several issues in U.S.-Jordanian relations are likely to figure in decisions by Congress and the Administration on future aid to and cooperation with Jordan. These include the stability of ... |
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| Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations |
21-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Peter J Meyer; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Costa Rica is a relatively politically stable and economically developed nation with a long tradition of civilian democracy. Former president (1986-1990) and Nobel-laureate Oscar Arias of the National Liberation Party was elected President in 2006. Throughout his term, Arias has focused on expanding the country's social safety net and increasing free trade. He faced strong opposition to the country's inclusion in the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), ... |
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| The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments |
16-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Ted Dagne; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In October 2008, the forces of the National Congress for the Defense of the Congolese People (CNDP), under the command of General Laurent Nkunda, launched a major offensive against the Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) in eastern Congo. Within days, the CNDP captured a number of small towns and Congolese forces retreated in large numbers. Eastern Congo has been in a state of chaos for over a decade. ... |
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| U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight |
13-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
R C Mason; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The U.S. has been involved in military operations in Iraq since March of 2003. The legal framework under which the U.S. has operated includes H.J.Res. 114 (P.L. 107-243), multiple U.N. Security Council Resolutions, as well as orders under the Coalition Provisional Authority. The U.N. Security Council extended the mandate for the multinational forces through December 31, 2008. On November 26, 2007, U.S. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister ... |
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| Ghana: Background and U.S. Relations |
08-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Nicolas Cook; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report provides information on current developments in Ghana and Ghana's relations with the United States, which are close. It describes the purpose of President Barack Obama's forthcoming trip to Ghana, which will focus on issues of good governance and socio-economic and political development, and characterizes the current state of play in bilateral relations. It also summarizes the policy agenda of Ghana's president, John Atta Mills, who won office by ... |
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| Managing Strategic Competition with China (Strategic Forum, Number 242, July 2009) |
Jul-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Phillip C Saunders; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Officials in the Obama administration have highlighted the need for a positive, cooperative, and comprehensive relationship with China that can help the United States address an array of global challenges. Administration officials have not adopted the responsible stakeholder language that characterized recent U.S. China policy, but their overall approach appears compatible with that concept. Initial policy statements have focused on expanding U.S.-China cooperation, with particular emphasis on addressing the global ... |
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| The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation |
11-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Christopher M Blanchard; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a program to build civilian nuclear power plants and is seeking cooperation and technical assistance from the United States and others. During 2008 and early 2009, the Bush Administration and the UAE government negotiated and signed a memorandum of understanding and a proposed bilateral agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation pursuant to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954. Then-U.S. ... |
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| Iran's Activities and Influence in Iraq |
04-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| With conventional military and weapons of mass destruction (WMD) threats from Saddam Hussein's regime removed, Iran seeks to ensure that Iraq can never again become a threat to itself, either with or without U.S. forces present in Iraq. Some believe that Iran's intentions go well beyond achieving Iraq's neutrality -- that Iran wants to try to harness Iraq to Iran's broader regional policy goals and to help Iran defend against ... |
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| Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress |
03-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Emma Chanlett-Avery; William H Cooper; Mark E Manyin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The post-World War II U.S.-Japan alliance has long been an anchor of the U.S. security role in East Asia. The alliance, with its access to bases in Japan, where about 53,000 U.S. troops are stationed, facilitates the forward deployment of U.S. military forces in the Asia-Pacific, thereby undergirding U.S. national security strategy. For Japan, the alliance and the U.S. nuclear umbrella provide maneuvering room in dealing with its neighbors, particularly ... |
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| Deportations: Securing America or Running in Circles |
01-Jun-2009 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Shannon B Stambersky; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The United States was attacked by terrorists in 2001, and the country entered into a highly publicized debate on how to keep the country safe. Immigration reform to counter the ability of terrorists to circumvent U.S. immigration laws became the focus of much anti-terrorism legislation. Many immigration laws, especially concerning the deportability of an individual, which had been in place since the mid-1990s were expanded and additional enforcement mechanisms created. ... |
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| New Partnerships for a New Era: Enhancing the South African Army's Stabilization Role in Africa |
Jun-2009 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Deane-Peter Baker; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since emerging from the mire of its apartheid past, South Africa has become a key player in Sub-Saharan Africa. The very significant challenge of creating a truly national military during a period in which South Africa has also wrestled with tough internal socioeconomic problems has left the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) in a weakened state. Despite this, in recent years the branches of the SANDF, particularly the South ... |
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| Diverging Roads: 21st-Century U.S.-Thai Defense Relations (Strategic Forum, Number 241, June 2009) |
Jun-2009 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis M Stern; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| The 175th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce in 2008 was seized by both Thailand and the United States as a reason for celebrating a long and mutually beneficial treaty alliance. This alliance has been defined by the shared though not uncomplicated commitment to democracy and human rights, and the common interest in free and fair trade, all of which inform the tradition of bilateral ... |
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| Towards Trust-based Cognitive Networks: A Survey of Trust Management for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks |
Jun-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Ananthram Swami; Jin-Hee Cho; ARMY RESEARCH LAB ADELPHI MD COMPUTATIONAL AND INFORMATION SCIENCES DIRECTORATE
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| Managing trust in a distributed Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) is challenging when collaboration or cooperation is critical to achieving mission and system goals such as reliability, availability, scalability, or reconfigurability. In defining trust and managing trust in a military MANET, we must consider the interactions between the composite cognitive, social, information and communication networks, and take into account the severe resource constraints (e.g., computing power, energy, bandwidth, time), and ... |
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| Strategic Objectives: Contextual Understanding of the Expanded Russian-Venezuelan Relationship |
Jun-2009 |
139 pages |
| Authors:
Nathaniel D Rightsell; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The rise to power of Vladimir Putin and Hugo Chavez in the beginning of this century was accompanied by steady commodity price increases. Both leaders benefited enormously from the increased profit produced, as the gross domestic product of both countries is closely tied to the energy market, and especially to oil. The course of the recent relationship between Russia and Venezuela is marked by a steady increase in cooperation as ... |
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| Learning to Decode Nonverbal Cues in Cross-Cultural Interactions |
Jun-2009 |
150 pages |
| Authors:
Shatha N Samman; Michael Moshell; Bryan Clark; Chantel Brathwaite; GLOBAL ASSESSMENT LLC ORLANDO FL
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| The overall objective of this project is to generate guidelines for the conceptual design of an interactive, computer-based training tool to improve Soldiers' ability to decode nonverbal cues and behavior in multiple channels (i.e., vocal tones, gestures). The tool will assist Soldiers in exhibiting effective cross-cultural communication skills and will prepare them to interpret and predict behavior more accurately in cross-cultural environments. The specific objectives of this Phase I research ... |
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| Meeting the New Challenges of International Interoperability |
Jun-2009 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Steve Ewell; UNITED STATES EUROPEAN COMMAND APO NEW YORK 09128
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| Briefing on the importance of interoperability and information exchange during Coalition Operations. |
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| Improving the Interface between Industry and Army Science and Technology: Some Thoughts on the Army's Independent Research and Development Program |
Jun-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Richard Chait; John W Lyons; Jordan Willcox; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| The Army science and technology (S&T) program is conducted both in-house and in external laboratories. The program consists of basic research, applied research, and advanced development, known by their respective budget codes of 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3. All of the interfaces among the in-house laboratories, academia, and industry serve to broaden and strengthen the Army S&T program. DoD sponsorship of the Independent Research and Development (IR&D) program in industry has ... |
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| Taking Up the Security Challenge of Climate Change |
26-May-2009 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
Rymn J Parsons; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Climate change, in which man-made global warming is a major factor, will likely have dramatic and long-lasting consequences with profound security implications, making it a challenge the United States must urgently take up. The security implications will be most pronounced in places where the effects of climate change are greatest, particularly in weak states that are already vulnerable to environmental destabilization. Two things are vitally important: stemming the tide of ... |
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| Coordination Without Borders Assigning US Military Officers to NGO World Headquarters: Rhetoric and Reality |
21-May-2009 |
70 pages |
| Authors:
David S Levine; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The lack of coordination outlined in the US Institute for Peace's (USIP's) Guide for Participants in Peace, Stability, and Relief Operations primer is the driving force behind this monograph and its title. Coordination without Borders is a variation of the title of the respected Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) medical assistance nongovernmental organization (NGO). The Department of Defense (DoD) could meet the challenge of coordinating military operations ... |
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| German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications |
20-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Paul Belkin; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| German Chancellor Angela Merkel took office in November 2005 promising a foreign policy anchored in a revitalized transatlantic partnership. Most observers agree that since reaching a low-point in the lead-up to the Iraq war in 2003, relations between the United States and Germany have improved. U.S. officials and many Members of Congress view Germany as a key U.S. ally, have welcomed German leadership in Europe, and voiced expectations for increased ... |
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| Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses |
19-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| President Obama has said his Administration shares the goals of the previous Administration on Iran, but the Obama Administration is formulating strategies and approaches to achieve those goals that differ from those of its predecessor. According to President Obama, the Administration intends to expand direct diplomatic engagement with Iran. This effort was put in practice with a message to the Iranian people by President Obama marking Persian New Year (Nowruz), ... |
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| Brazil's National Defense Strategy -- A Deepening of Civilian Control |
15-May-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Ham; Linwood Jr; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Brazilian military dictatorships of 1964-1985 established a national security strategy to modernize the country and populate the vast central and western areas of Brazil. Today's strategy similarly seeks to use the military as a means to advance grand national objectives. Under the leadership of President Luiz Inacio da Silva and Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, elected Brazilian officials will seize the mantle of civilian control of the military and provide ... |
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| The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation |
14-May-2009 |
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| Authors:
Christopher M Blanchard; Paul K Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on a program to build civilian nuclear power plants and is seeking cooperation and technical assistance from the United States and others. During 2008 and early 2009, the Bush Administration and the UAE government negotiated and signed a memorandum of understanding and a proposed bilateral agreement on peaceful nuclear cooperation pursuant to Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954. Then-U.S. ... |
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| Integrating Intelligence and Information Sharing in Theater Security Cooperation |
04-May-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Robert T Flickinger; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Theater Security Cooperation plans and activities are essential in developing capable coalition partners that work with the United States to maintain regional stability and counter common threats. A critical component of Theater Security Cooperation planning is intelligence and information sharing. This paper explores how Operational Function Intelligence should be integrated into Theater Security Cooperation and campaign planning in order to most effectively support the Geographic Combatant Commander. It begins with ... |
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| Closing the Gap between the Department of State and U. S. Military Operations during Post-War Conflict |
04-May-2009 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Von; Charlie R Bergen; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| During current and recent U. S. military operations there has not been a seamless transition from phase III (Dominate) to phase IV (Stabilize). This paper argues the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization should permanently assign a team of reconstruction and stabilization experts to the Ground Component Commander within a combatant command. It discusses current interagency cooperation, the importance of the planning process and current initiatives the State ... |
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| USAFRICOM's Role in Counter-Piracy Operations Within the Horn of Africa |
04-May-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Dennis W Sampson; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Maritime piracy in the Horn of Africa has increased significantly over the last several years and continues to plague the surrounding waterways despite an increase in the presence of U.S. and Coalition naval forces, and an increase in overall international awareness of the threats to maritime security. Piracy not only threatens security within territorial waters, it threatens the maritime trade vessels transiting through the international waters linking the Indian Ocean ... |
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| Mexico at the Precipice: Are Lessons from Plan Colombia Operationally Relevant to United States Northern Command? |
04-May-2009 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
John E Dolby; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The violence from Mexico's ongoing fight against narcotraffickers has reached astounding proportions and poses a national security threat to the United States. There is currently a lack of a unified coarse of action for United States Northern Command (NORTHCOM) with respect to Mexico. United States Southern Command's (SOUTHCOM) experience during Plan Colombia can provide insight into how NORTHCOM might proceed through an integrated approach to counterinsurgency (COIN)training, border security and ... |
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| Exploiting Terrorist Vulnerabilities: A Law Enforcement Approach to Fighting Terrorist Organizations |
May-2009 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
Day; Danny Jr; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph explores some of the vulnerabilities that are present within terrorist organizations that the United States can exploit to deter, dismantle, dissuade, and defeat them. The monograph also examines the ways in which terrorist organizations have been defeated in the past so that the United States can incorporate these lessons learned in its counterterrorism strategies. The first section of the monograph provides an overview of Arab culture, the main ... |
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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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| 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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| U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight |
24-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
R C Mason; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The U.S. has been involved in military operations in Iraq since March of 2003. The legal framework under which the U.S. has operated includes H.J.Res. 114 (P.L. 107-243), multiple Security Council Resolutions, as well as orders under the Coalition Provisional Authority. The U.N. Security Council extended the mandate for the multinational forces through December 31, 2008. On November 26, 2007, U.S. President George W. Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri ... |
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| Joint Collaborative Technology Experiment |
17-Apr-2009 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Brian Skibba; Gary N Dion; Randy J Shirts; Danies Class; Rodney Brown; John Messamore; See Yee; Donny Ciccimaro; Michael Wills; Jeff Wit; Thomas Denewiler; Nicholas Stroumtsos; Gary S Anselmo; SPACE AND NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS CENTER SAN DIEGO CA
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| Use of unmanned systems is rapidly growing within the military and civilian sectors in a variety of roles including reconnaissance, surveillance, explosive ordinance disposal (EOD), and force-protection and perimeter security. As utilization of these systems grows at an ever increasing rate, the need for unmanned systems teaming and inter-system collaboration becomes apparent. Collaboration provides a means of enhancing individual system capabilities through relevant data exchange that contributes to cooperative behaviors ... |
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| Algeria: Current Issues |
16-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Carol Migdalovitz; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The situation in Algeria is fluid. Parliament passed a constitutional amendment abolishing term limits, allowing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to be reelected for a third term in April 2009. The voice of the military, the most significant political force since independence, has been muted. Low voter turnout in the May 2007 parliamentary election may have indicated lack of public faith in the political system, and so the authorities specifically boasted a ... |
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