| Cyclone Nargis and Burma's Constitutional Referendum |
09 MAY 2008 |
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| Authors:
Michael F. Martin; Rhoda Margesson; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | Cyclone Nargis struck the coast of Burma in the evening of May 2, 2008 and cut a path of destruction across the southern portion of the country. The storm left in its wake at least 22,000 dead, 41,000 more missing, and extensive damage to the nation's premier agricultural areas. Some have speculated that the final number of dead could reach 100,000. Vital infrastructure was destroyed by the storm, severely limiting ... |
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| Korea-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress |
28 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Larry A. Niksch; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The United States has had a military alliance with South Korea and important interests in the Korean peninsula since the Korean War of 1950-53. Many U.S. interests relate to communist North Korea. Since the early 1990s, the issue of North Korea's development of nuclear weapons has been the dominant U.S. policy concern. Experts in and out of the U.S. government believe that North Korea has produced at least six atomic ... |
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| A US Strategy for Iran |
APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Charles A. Douglass; Michael D. Hays; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This study uses the lens of history to elucidate barriers that have confounded a successful U.S. strategy for Iran. This strategy blends pressure and engagement to overcome these barriers. Iran's perceptions and patterns have historical roots in a sense of Persian greatness, resentment of foreign influence, strategic Persian-Shiite loneliness, and the emergence of pragmatic national interests replacing revolutionary ideology. Analysis further demonstrates how Iran's unique characteristics, such as the populace ... |
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| Afghanistan and Opium - Can the US Military Do More |
21 MAR 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Richard G. Kaiser; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | It is all too clear that there is a linkage between Afghanistan's drug lords and the Taliban and other anti-government extremists. Public statements indicate that this has been recognized strategic levels, but the linkage has not truly been acknowledged at the operational and tactical level. As a result, US military forces have provided relatively limited support to counter-narcotics efforts. There are frequent misconceptions about the ability of US forces to ... |
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| US-Pakistan Trust Deficit and the War on Terror |
19 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Rizwan Akhtar; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The relationship between Pakistan and United States has been and continues to be complex and varied. Throughout Pakistan's brief history, the two countries have oscillated from an uneasy alignment, to nearly a complete detachment, to re-alignment, then to renewed sanctions, and now back to being allies. During the periods of cooperation, both countries had compelling coincident interests and generally overlooked past or ongoing differences. The global war on terrorism (GWOT) ... |
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| Colombia's National Security Strategy, A New "COIN" Approach |
07 MAR 2008 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
Alberto Mejia; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This study analyzes the impact of the Government of Colombia's new National Security Strategy (NSS) over the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) long term strategic plans. For more than five decades Colombia has suffered the terrible spiral of violence. A broad mix of criminal actors representing the far left or right of the political spectrum, supported by narcotics trafficking, have endangered the country's process of democratic consolidation. This terrible ... |
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| Defense or Development? A Decisive Question in Latin America |
05 MAR 2008 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Esteban Guarda; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The purpose of this work is to inform the reader about the recent past, present, and future tendency in the Latin American countries regarding the balance of expenditures between defense and development. First, this paper reviews the theory for establishing the concepts of defense expenditures and development/social expenditures, second, it analyzes the facts and possible relation in the expenses in defense and development in the countries, and finally, it identifies ... |
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| Projecting Pyongyang: The Future of North Korea's Kim Jong IL Regime |
MAR 2008 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Scobell; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This monograph considers the future trajectory of the Pyongyang regime and explores a range of future scenarios. It does not consider the future of North Korea as a geographic or territorial entity. Some analysts and observers discuss the future without clarifying whether they are discussing the country of North Korea or the Pyongyang regime. In this monograph, the focus is on the fate of the regime dominated by the Kim ... |
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| The Arab Citizens of Israel: Motivations for Collective Action |
MAR 2008 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Eric J. Gust; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Israeli Arabs are torn between their Palestinian identity and their Israeli citizenship. Discrimination against Arabs is evident in numerous aspects of Israeli society, such as the declaration of the country as a Jewish state, unequal state funding of Arab and Jewish programs, and the expropriation of Arab lands. Most studies of collective action and social mobilization predict that repressed groups will eventually mobilize if inclusion in the political process is ... |
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| Sino-Japanese Relations: Cooperation, Competition, or Status Quo? |
MAR 2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Fred H. Taylor; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Over the course of their history, bilateral Sino-Japanese relations have experienced a paradoxical relationship of autonomy and interdependence, mutual respect and suspicion, and admiration and condescension. The approach these regional powers take towards their bilateral relations whether it is competition, cooperation, or the status quo will circumscribe the framework for regional stability in the coming decades. To the casual observer, the cultural animosities stemming from World War II atrocities might ... |
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| The Indonesian Imperative |
29 FEB 2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Kenneth S. Hara; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States must improve relations with Indonesia because of Indonesia's improving democratic institutions, growing political power in Eastern Asia, strategic location, and market potential, and because it is has the largest Muslim population of all the world's nations. This Strategy Research Project (SRP) describes the benefits of the National Guard's State Partnership Program (SPP). It then examines Indonesia's role as a critical U.S. strategic partner and identifies risks if ... |
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| Nigeria's Center(s) of Gravity: A Complex and Violent Operational Environment |
28 FEB 2008 |
51 pages |
| Authors:
Michael A. Blessing; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper examines the history and value of the center of gravity concept, and the use of an analysis of the political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and informational (PMESII) systems to define Nigeria's operational environment and determine Nigeria's current strategic and operational center(s) of gravity. Through a PMESII analysis, the author determined that the president of Nigeria, Yar'Adua, is the country's strategic center of gravity. The Nigerian president has the ... |
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| Serbia: Current Issues and U.S. Policy |
26 FEB 2008 |
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| Authors:
Steven Woehrel; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Serbia faces an important crossroads in its development. It is seeking to integrate into the European Union (EU), but its progress has been hindered by a failure to arrest four remaining indicted war criminals. Serbia has sought closer ties to NATO, but the government is divided on whether to seek eventual NATO membership. The United States recognized the independence of Serbia's Kosovo province on February 18, 2008. Britain, France, Germany, ... |
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| U.S. Nuclear Cooperation with India: Issues for Congress |
12 FEB 2008 |
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| Authors:
Paul K. Kerr; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| India and the United States announced July 27, 2007, that they had reached agreement on the text of a nuclear cooperation agreement. Since then, New Delhi and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have met four times to formulate a nuclear safeguards agreement. Such an agreement is required by P.L. 109-401, the Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006, which President Bush signed into law ... |
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| Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy |
28 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| U.S. and outside assessments of the effort to stabilize Afghanistan are mixed and subject to debate; many note progress on reconstruction but some deterioration of security and only halting progress, if any, on expanding governance. A November 2007 Bush Administration review of U.S. efforts in Afghanistan reportedly concluded that overall progress was inadequate, and a number of efforts to augment the U.S. stabilization effort are underway or under further consideration. ... |
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| North American Oil Sands: History of Development, Prospects for the Future |
17 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Marc Humphries; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| When it comes to future reliable oil supplies, Canada's oil sands will likely account for a greater share of U.S. oil imports. Oil sands account for about 46% of Canada's total oil production and oil sands production is increasing as conventional oil production declines. Since 2004, when a substantial portion of Canada's oil sands were deemed economic, Canada, with about 175 billion barrels of proved oil sands reserves, has ranked ... |
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| Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe |
09 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Steven A. Hildreth; Carl Ek; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Successive administrations have urged the creation of an antimissile system to protect against long-range ballistic missile threats from rogue states. The Bush Administration believes that North Korea and Iran are strategic threats and questions whether they can be deterred by conventional means. The Administration has built long-range missile defense bases in Alaska and California to protect against North Korean missile threats. Although the system has been tested, most agree that ... |
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| Pakistan's Nuclear Future: Worries Beyond War |
JAN 2008 |
386 pages |
| Authors:
Henry D. Sokolski; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Raise the issue of Pakistan's nuclear program before almost any group of Western security analysts, and they are likely to throw up their hands. What might happen if the current Pakistani government is taken over by radicalized political forces sympathetic to the Taliban? Such a government, they fear, might share Pakistan's nuclear weapons materials and know-how with others, including terrorist organizations. Then there is the possibility that a more radical ... |
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| COIN of the Realm: U.S. Counterinsurgency Strategy |
JAN 2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Ralph Wipfli; Steven Metz; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The "Future Defense Dilemmas" seminar series is a new partnership between the 21st Century Defense Initiative at the Brookings Institution and the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. Its goal is to bring together defense experts and policy leaders from academia, the military and defense community, other governmental organizations, and nongovernmental institutions for discussions on looming defense questions and dilemmas. On October, 22, 2007, the 21st Century Defense Initiative ... |
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| Jordanian National Security and the Future of Middle East Stability |
JAN 2008 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
W. A. Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States and Jordan have maintained a valuable and mutually supportive relationship for decades as a result of shared interests in a moderate, prosperous, and stable Middle East. This monograph highlights Jordan's ongoing value as a U.S. ally and considers ways the U.S.-Jordanian alliance might be used to contain and minimize problems of concern to both countries. Although Jordan is not a large country, it is an important geographical ... |
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| Turkey as a U.S. Security Partner |
2008 |
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| Authors:
F. S. Larrabee; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| Since the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949, America's security partnership with Turkey has been a strategic asset that both parties value. Now, however, trends in the greater Middle East, in Turkish security policies, and within Turkish society itself appear to be eroding the commonality of interests that constitutes the foundation of that partnership. Left unchecked, these trends could diminish U.S. influence in Turkey and increase instability ... |
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| The Rise of Political Islam in Turkey |
2008 |
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| Authors:
Angel Rabasa; F. S. Larrabee; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| As a Muslim-majority country that is also a secular democratic state, a member of NATO, and a long-standing U.S. ally, Turkey is pivotal to U.S. strategy to shape the Middle Eastern security environment. Turkey also is a key test case for the role of Islam in politics and its influence on external policy. Until recently, Islamic parties in Turkey were largely a fringe movement. However, the success of the Justice ... |
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| An Argument for Documenting Casualties: Violence Against Iraqi Civilians 2006 |
2008 |
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| Authors:
Katharine Hall; Dale Stahl; RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INST SANTA MONICA CA
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| The problem of measuring the number of civilian fatalities in Iraq gained widespread media coverage when the Lancet published a study in October 2004 claiming that more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians had been killed since the U.S. invasion in March 2003. The authors of this study later released another report, published in October 2006, asserting that 655,000 Iraqi civilians had been killed since the invasion. The findings of both Lancet ... |
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| Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy |
21 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Carol Migdalovitz; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After the first Gulf war, in 1991, a new peace process consisting of bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon achieved mixed results. Milestones included the Israeli-Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Declaration of Principles (DOP) of September 13, 1993, providing for Palestinian empowerment and some territorial control, the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty of October 26, 1994, and the Interim Self-Rule in the West Bank or Oslo II accord ... |
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| The March 2004 Riots in Kosovo: A Failure of the International Community |
14 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Egil Daltveit; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In June 1999, the international community, represented by the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), entered Kosovo and started one of the most costly peace-building operations ever. In March 2004, a part of the Albanian majority in Kosovo carried out riots that primarily targeted the Serb minority. The riots reversed much of the perceived progress achieved after 5 years of hard work by ... |
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| Testing the Nuclear Will of Japan |
DEC 2007 |
115 pages |
| Authors:
David A. Backer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Increasing instability in the Northeast Asian region, decreasing faith in the U.S.-Japan security alliance, and the growing Chinese presence in the Northeast Asian region have caused Japanese politicians to revisit an issue that has been discussed three times in their history. The current issue is that, based on the above factors, Japan is once again considering whether or not the advantages of becoming a nuclear power outweigh the advantages of ... |
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| The Political Economy of Counterdrug Policy: The Case of Bolivia, 1997-2006 |
DEC 2007 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Raul Rocha; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Analysts have long argued that Latin American countries will not implement tough counterdrug policies because: (1) they view drugs as a demand-side (U.S.) problem; (2) drugs play a central role in their economies; (3) there are strong pressures from domestic interest groups not to; and (4) international pressure can only generate minimal compliance. Despite this, a variety of governments have implemented tough policies since the mid-1990s. The explanation: a president's ... |
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| The Trinity: A New Approach to Civil-Military Relations? |
DEC 2007 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
David J. Bennett; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The literature on civil-military relations has always focused on democratic civilian control of the armed forces. There is currently a debate in the civil-military relations field concerning the amount of military knowledge politicians should possess in order to effectively control the armed forces. While one side argues this knowledge can be minimal, the other argues politicians need to have a general working knowledge of military affairs. This thesis attempts to ... |
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| Toward a Concept of Risk for Effective Military Decision Making |
DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
David R. Mandel; DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TORONTO (CANADA)
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| This report critically examines existing concepts of risk and offers recommendations for improving the definition of risk and other risk-related terms. The author highlights the fact that the concept of risk is problematic because it is ambiguous and vague. In the vernacular, risk has multiple meanings including (a) risk as potential loss, (b) risk as a probability of a negative event occurring, and (c) risk as variability, volatility, or uncertainty ... |
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| Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries |
27 NOV 2007 |
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| Authors:
Steven Woehrel; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Russian oil and natural gas industries are increasingly important players in the global energy market, particularly in Europe and Eurasia. Another trend has been the increasing concentration of these industries in the hands of the Russian government. This latter phenomenon has been accompanied by an increasingly authoritarian political system under the control of President Vladimir Putin, in which former intelligence officers play key roles. Russian firms have tried to purchase ... |
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| German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications |
03 OCT 2007 |
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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 view Germany under Chancellor Merkel as a key U.S. ally in Europe. Despite continuing areas of divergence, President Bush and Congress have welcomed ... |
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| Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis? |
03 OCT 2007 |
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| Authors:
Rhoda Margesson; Jeremy M. Sharp; Andorra Bruno; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The humanitarian crisis many feared would take place in March 2003 as a result of the war in Iraq continues to unfold as a result of postwar insurgency and sectarian violence. It is estimated that in total (including those displaced prior to the war) there may be as many as 2 million Iraqi refugees who have fled to Jordan, Syria, and other neighboring states, and approximately 2.2 million Iraqis who ... |
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| The United States and Asean-China Relations: All Quiet on the Southeast Asian Front |
OCT 2007 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Ian Storey; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| While the overall security situation in Southeast Asia is something of a mixed bag with grounds for both optimism and pessimism, one of the most encouraging trends in recent years has been the development of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) relations with major external powers. Relations between China and ASEAN in particular have demonstrated a marked improvement over the past decade, thanks to a combination of burgeoning economic ... |
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| The Limits of Friendship: US Security Cooperation in Central Asia |
OCT 2007 |
276 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J. McCarthy; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL COLL OF AEROSPACE DOCTRINE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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| This research paper explores the history of U.S. security cooperation programs in Central Asia from 1993 to the present, identifying five distinct phases of development as those programs sought to achieve U.S. objectives in denuclearization and proliferation prevention, democratization and military reform, regional cooperation, and improvement of military capabilities. These security cooperation efforts were limited by a variety of factors, including the lack of political and economic reform in the ... |
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| North Korean Refugees in China and Human Rights Issues: International Response and U.S. Policy Options |
26 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Rhoda Margesson; Emma Chanlett-Avery; Andorra Bruno; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| North Koreans have been crossing the border into China, many in search of refuge, since the height of North Korea s famine in the 1990s. The State Department estimates that 30,000-50,000 North Korean refugees currently live in China (some non-governmental organizations estimate the number is closer to 300,000) and believes those who are repatriated may face punishment ranging from a few months of labor correction to execution. A number of ... |
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| Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy |
09 JUL 2007 |
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| Authors:
Carol Migdalovitz; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After the first Gulf war, in 1991, a new peace process consisting of bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon achieved mixed results. Milestones included the Israeli-Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Declaration of Principles (DOP) of September 13, 1993, providing for Palestinian empowerment and some territorial control, the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty of October 26, 1994, and the Interim Self-Rule in the West Bank or Oslo II accord ... |
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| State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations |
13 JUN 2007 |
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| Authors:
Connie Veillette; Susan B. Epstein; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The annual State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bill is the primary legislative vehicle through which Congress reviews the U.S. international affairs budget and influences executive branch foreign policy making in general. Funding for Foreign Operations and State Department/Broadcasting programs has been steadily rising since FY2002, and amounts approved for FY2004 in regular and supplemental bills reached an unprecedented level compared with the past 40 years. Emergency supplementals enacted ... |
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| Serbia and the NATO Partnership for Peace Program |
JUN 2007 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Nikolay Kotsev; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis explores Serbia's relationship with NATO, focusing on two questions: How can Serbia and NATO benefit from the Partnership for Peace program? How can Serbia identify its needs for assistance as a consumer of security and also actively contribute to regional security under the overarching PfP program? Serbia's main problems include: (1) weak civilian control of the military and intelligence services, (2) inadequate legal basis and appropriate legislation for ... |
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| State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2008 Appropriations |
30 MAY 2007 |
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| Authors:
Connie Veillette; Susan B. Epstein; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The annual State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies appropriations bill is the primary legislative vehicle through which Congress reviews the U.S. international affairs budget and influences executive branch foreign policy making in general. Funding for Foreign Operations and State Department/Broadcasting programs has been steadily rising since FY2002, and amounts approved for FY2004 in regular and supplemental bills reached an unprecedented level compared with the past 40 years. Emergency supplementals enacted ... |
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| Operation Iraqi Freedom: Preliminary Observations on Iraqi Security Forces' Logistics and Command and Control Capabilities |
28 MAR 2007 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
William S. Solis; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| In light of the broad congressional interest in Iraq, we have undertaken this engagement under the authority of the Comptroller General to conduct evaluations at his own initiative to provide information on the status and challenges of developing ISF support capabilities. Specifically, our objectives were to determine (1) the current state of the logistical, command and control, and intelligence capabilities of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense; and (2) the current ... |
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| Ungoverned Territories: A Unique Front in the War on Terrorism |
2007 |
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| Authors:
Angel Rabasa; Steven Boraz; Peter Chalk; Kim Cragin; Theodore Karasik; Jennifer D. Moroney; Kevin A. O'Brien; John E. Peters; RAND CORP SANTA MONICA CA
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| This research brief describes a RAND Project AIR FORCE study of the factors that give rise to ungoverned territories and make some of them conducive to terrorists and insurgents. |
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| Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy |
12 DEC 2006 |
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| Authors:
Carol Migdalovitz; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After the first Gulf war, in 1991, a new peace process involved bilateral negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon with mixed results. Milestones included the Israeli-Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Declaration of Principles (DOP) of September 13, 1991, providing for Palestinian empowerment and some territorial control, the Israeli-Jordanian peace treaty of October 26, 1994, and the Interim Self-Rule in the West Bank or Oslo II accord of ... |
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| India-U.S. Relations |
09 NOV 2006 |
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| Authors:
K. A. Kronstadt; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The end of the Cold War freed India-U.S. relations from the constraints of global bipolarity, but interactions continued for a decade to be affected by the burden of history, most notably the longstanding India-Pakistan rivalry and nuclear weapons proliferation in the region. The new century, however, has witnessed a sea change in bilateral relations, with far more positive interactions becoming the norm. Today, President George W. Bush calls India a ... |
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| The Persian Gulf States: Issues for U.S. Policy, 2006 |
21 AUG 2006 |
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| Authors:
Kenneth Katzman; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The U.S.-led war to overthrow Saddam Hussein has virtually ended Iraq's ability to militarily threaten the region, but it has produced new and unanticipated security challenges for the Persian Gulf states (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates). The Gulf states, which are all led by Sunni Muslim regimes, fear that Shiite Iran is unchecked now that Iraq is strategically weak. The Gulf states strongly resent ... |
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| India-U.S. Relations |
31 JUL 2006 |
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| Authors:
K. A. Kronstadt; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The end of the Cold War freed India-U.S. relations from the constraints of global bipolarity, but interactions continued for a decade to be affected by the burden of history, most notably the longstanding India-Pakistan rivalry and nuclear weapons proliferation in the region. The new century, however, has witnessed a sea change in bilateral relations, with far more positive interactions becoming the norm. Today, President George W. Bush calls India a ... |
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| U.S. Policy Towards an Emerging Iranian-Shia Hegemon |
25 MAY 2006 |
58 pages |
| Authors:
Mark G. Wiens; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Iran is pursuing a public nuclear policy that it hopes will make it a regional hegemon, and give it international respect. The Persian Gulf is a vital region that America and its trading powers require to maintain their economies. A disruption of Persian Gulf petroleum production and export will have a global economic impact. To avoid a conflict with a burgeoning nuclear power in this vital region, the United States ... |
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| Effects-Based Operations: Air Power as the Sole Military Instrument of Power, Has it Matured Enough? |
APR 2006 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Jan G. Kristensen; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Effects-Based Operations (EBO) has been a buzzword and a part of Air Force lingo since the overwhelming success of the air campaign in Operation Desert Storm in 1991. Even though EBO was not coined in military operational terms until the last decade of the 20th century, thinking in effects has existed in the military trade for ages. One need only look at the early doctrine of strategic bombing from the ... |
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| Ethnic Discontent in Western China: Can China's Provincial Policy Contain Instability? |
APR 2006 |
41 pages |
| Authors:
III Mosle William B.; AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This paper examines the People's Republic of China's provincial policy and its ability to contain instability in the western autonomous regions of Xinjiang and Tibet. While the PRC appears monolithic, the western provinces have a unique context that sets them apart from greater China. First, these provinces do not have a continuous history of peaceful rule by Chinese regimes. Both regions are considered potentially unstable with subversive elements desiring greater ... |
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| United States Policy on Weapons in Space |
15 MAR 2006 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Donald P. Christy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Space Commission Report identifies the United States' ever-growing reliance on space and space technology both militarily and economically. It outlines the vulnerabilities of its systems and warns that it must be prepared to prevent a "Space Pearl Harbor." Does this concern dictate that the next logical step is to begin the process of space weaponization? United States government space policy is under review and may alter the current "wait ... |
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| More Dreams in Longer Night: United States China Policy |
15 MAR 2006 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Troy L. Dixon; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Much strategic thinking today is devoted to determining what China's interests are and what role they seek to play internationally in the next 15 years. But an equally fundamental question is as follows: What role does the United States want China to play in the future? Only by answering this question can the United States assess the strategic environment and develop a proactive strategy that builds a desirable relationship with ... |
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