| Lost Unconventional Warfare Lessons from the Yugoslav Front |
06 Dec 2012 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Michael H Adorjan; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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 | During the early years of the Cold War, the United States Army developed the new doctrine of Unconventional Warfare. This doctrine focused on U.S. soldiers working through and with indigenous guerrilla units to achieve tactical successes in support of the larger theater campaign. However, these early doctrine writers failed to incorporate three key lessons from the guerrilla war fought in Yugoslavia (1941-1945). The lessons were the selection and employment of ... |
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| It's Not New: Historical U.S. Army Security Forces Assistance Efforts |
06 Dec 2012 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
James D Scrogin; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The 2010 U.S. National Security Strategy emphasized that the United States would use security sector assistance to build the capacity of at-risk nations and reduce the appeal of violent extremism in those nations. The 2010 Department of Defense Quadrennial Review responded by announcing that it would strengthen and institutionalize the U.S. military's general purpose force capabilities for security force assistance to accomplish U.S. strategic objectives. The use of general purpose ... |
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| Natives in Blue: The Employment of Armed Auxiliaries in the Philippines, 1899-1913 |
06 Dec 2012 |
96 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Volpe; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The United States, upon ratifying the Treaty of Paris, extended its empire beyond North America. The Spanish-American War's successful termination resulted in the acquisition of Puerto Rico, the West Indies, and Guam; the liberation of Cuba; and forced the sale of the Philippines to the United States. An insurrection in the Philippines (1899-1902), and several uprisings thereafter, delayed the transition from military to civilian governance and contributed to the creation ... |
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| Borders and Borderlands in the Americas |
Aug 2012 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
Harold Trinkunas; Maiah Jaskoski; Arturo Sotomayor; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY CONFLICT
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| The sheer variation across the Americas in terms of cross-border flows of persons, goods, and data has created a highly complex set of challenges for states and non-state actors in this hemisphere. Globalization has accelerated and increased these flows across the Western Hemisphere's borders, within both licit and illicit networks. Traditional territorial security concerns declined in the Americas following the end of the Cold War, and NAFTA in North America ... |
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| What's Good Enough -- Stability or Democracy as a Strategic End in State-Building |
08 Jun 2012 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Janine T Taylor; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| What kind of policy can the United States and the international community pursue that increases the likelihood that stability emerges in failed and failing states? This thesis develops a theory of state-building to guide decision makers. The theory states that if decision makers want to foster stability in other countries via state-building, they should prioritize the following: (1) the cultivation of indigenous systems (economic, security, judicial, and social) over externally-imposed ... |
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| Orde Wingate and the British Internal Security Strategy during the Arab Rebellion in Palestine, 1936-1939 |
08 Jun 2012 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
Mark D Lehenbauer; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Arab Rebellion and British Counter-rebellion campaign of 1936 to 1939 in Palestine exhibited many features of modern insurgency and counterinsurgency. This thesis traces British military thought and practice for countering rebellion as influenced by their Small Wars' experiences, and then presents the Arab rebellion and counter-rebellion campaign as a case study in their military and political contexts. The thesis focuses on the evolution of Britain's internal security strategy, and ... |
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| The Struggles of an Eternal American Colony |
20 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Ricardo A Javier; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper explores the controversial political status of Puerto Rico, its relationship with the United States, and the ongoing debate over its self-determination. The paper reflects upon the events throughout Puerto Rico's history that have had an impact on its current situation, from its native inhabitants, through its experience as a Spanish colony, to its commonwealth status under U.S. sovereignty. The paper also examines the circumstances leading to the three ... |
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| Analysing the New Taliban Code of Conduct (Layeha): An Assessment of Changing Perspectives and Strategies of the Afghan Taliban |
Mar 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas H Johnson; Matthew C DuPee; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Periodically, Afghanistan's Taliban leadership formally issues Layeha or codes of conduct for their fighters and supporters. Layeha offer important insights into the Afghan Taliban's objectives, strategies, and the psyche/perspective of Taliban leadership. This article presents an analysis of the Taliban's code of conduct and examines what Layeha tell us about Taliban objectives, strategy, and organization. Such information would seem particularly important as the United States and its coalition allies assess ... |
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| Value Focused Thinking for Nation Building in Afghanistan: A Regional Perspective |
Mar 2012 |
166 pages |
| Authors:
Muhammad S Riaz; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
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| This thesis is an effort to mathematically model the nation building effort that is underway in Afghanistan. The thesis examines this nation building effort from the perspective of a local person who understands Afghan culture better than a foreigner. The thesis employs value-focused thinking to categorize the factors that we need to focus on for nation building in descending order of priority. This research adds a new dimension to the ... |
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| Advising Success: Lessons from American Military Assistance Efforts Since World War II |
01 Dec 2011 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan K Batson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The United States has been providing advisors to foreign security forces for over 120 years. Recent changes in military advising doctrine have resulted from efforts to make modern advising efforts more effective. An analysis of three cases from the U.S. military advisory experience shows that successful advisory efforts have a number of factors in common. Regardless of the size of the mission, four factors trend toward success when applied in ... |
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| Finding the Right Indigenous Leader and Force for Counterinsurgency Operations |
Dec 2011 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
David J Hodges; Robert E Rowland; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| In recent decades, insurgents and other nonstate actors with their nontraditional styles of warfare have become significant threats to the United States and its allies. Failing to draw lessons from past conflicts has been a root cause of the misguided strategies implemented against insurgents in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Combating these insurgencies using a military-heavy strategy has proved to be a drain on both the U.S. economy as well as ... |
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| Countering Al-Shabaab: A Case to Minimize Transnational Terrorist Threats Against Uganda |
Dec 2011 |
75 pages |
| Authors:
Geoffrey B Kambere; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| This thesis analyzes the first transnational terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab in Kampala, Uganda, on July 11, 2010. It provides the history of Al-Shabaab as well as a chronology of the group's activities from 2006 to 2010. The study examines the factors that may have contributed to Al-Shabaab becoming transnational in its focus and striking hundreds of miles away from its homeland of Somalia. The findings show that the recruitment of ... |
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| The Importance of Vertical Engagement in Village Stability Operations |
01 Nov 2011 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Feitt; ARMY SPECIAL FORCES COMMAND (AIRBORNE) FORT BRAGG NC
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| A variety of recent media reporting has highlighted the success and challenges of ongoing local engagement initiatives in Afghanistan. Under the banner of Village Stability Operations (VSO), these initiatives are efforts by U.S. Army Special Forces (SF) and other Special Operations Forces (SOF) to improve local governance, security, and infrastructure throughout the country. The current National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Afghanistan suggests that VSO and the associated development of Afghan ... |
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| Restoring Mexican Confidence in the Government: Rural Development as a Tool to Stem Migration |
28 Oct 2011 |
24 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher J Ireland; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| To restore public confidence, the Government of Mexico must stem the tide of internal migration and the resultant increase in informal employment by focusing on development in rural areas. Decades of disruptive rural economic policies have resulted in an agrarian sector unable to keep up with population growth and economic liberalization, leaving rural Mexican communities without a viable livelihood. Yet, the ongoing U.S.-Mexican cooperation scheme, the Merida Initiative, lacks socioeconomic ... |
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| Beyond SWEAT: Developing Infrastructure in Stability and COIN Operations |
05 Oct 2011 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Chad Livingston; ARMY ENGINEER SCHOOL FORT LEONARD WOOD MO
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| The revised FM 3-24, Counterinsurgency, defines a role for restoring essential services as one of five key lines of effort in counterinsurgency (COIN) operations. By mid-2008, the U.S. Government had spent over $50 billion in the reconstruction of Iraq, the largest relief and reconstruction effort for one country in U.S. history. Since 2004, Congress has authorized $2.64 billion for Afghanistan. This large expenditure of money enabled the completion of infrastructure ... |
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| A False Foundation? AQAP, Tribes and Ungoverned Spaces in Yemen |
Sep 2011 |
178 pages |
| Authors:
Gabriel Koehler-Derrick; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| Events in Yemen are moving at a rapid pace. Economic, environmental, and political crises that have long limited Yemen's attempts at developing a strong centralized state now threaten to overwhelm the country. Protest movements similar to those that pushed out autocratic regimes in Tunisia and Egypt have plunged Yemen into deeper instability, and multiple competing factions are currently fighting for control of the government. Reports of rising Islamist militancy and ... |
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| Threat Posed by Mounting Vigilantism in Mexico |
Sep 2011 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
George W Grayson; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In this monograph, George W. Grayson, an authority on Mexican affairs, examines the roots of vigilantism, the circumstances in which it occurs, its perpetrators and targets, and its linkages, if any, with President Felipe Calderon's version of the war against drugs. His conclusions raise questions about whether there is a major upswing in so-called community justice. The monograph contains the author's preliminary findings, some of the most important of which ... |
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| Effectiveness of Selected Native Plants as Competitors with Non-indigenous and Invasive Knapweed and Thistle Species |
Sep 2011 |
152 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Smith; Ann L Hild; ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER CHAMPAIGN IL
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| This work examined the response of native grass populations to long-term presence of non-indigenous invasive plant species (NIPS). Two native grass species common to arid and semi-arid rangelands were identified (alkalai sacaton [Sporobolus airoides] and needle and thread grass [Hesperostipa comata]) as remnants of native communities subjected to NIPS Russian knapweed [Rhaponticum repens]). Maternal grass individuals were collected to examine the influence of the invasions on population genetics and phenology ... |
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| Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS-2011): The Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Resources, and Security |
26 Aug 2011 |
14 pages |
| Authors:
Dru Lauzon; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The sixth annual Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS-2011), on The Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Resources, and Security, was held June 13-15, 2011, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The conference was organized by the Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen's University; and the Chair of Defence Management Studies, School of Policy Studies, Queen's University; the Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) of the U.S. Army War College; and the Land Force Doctrine and ... |
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| Buy Afghan, By Afghans, For Afghans: The ANSF Boot Acquisition Success Story |
Aug 2011 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Darren W Rhyne; DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIV FT BELVOIR VA
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| The Afghanistan National Security Forces (ANSF), with financial assistance from NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan (NTM-A)/Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A), has had responsibility for procuring its own food since 2005. However, the NTM-A/CSTC-A Security Assistance Office, Afghanistan's (SAO-A's) Local Acquisitions Office, has retained the procurement responsibility for many other warfighting and support commodities, including ANSF combat boots. In 2010, the Local Acquisitions Office embarked on a literally ground-breaking task: Improve the quality ... |
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| Nigeria's Pernicious Drivers of Ethno-Religious Conflict (Africa Security Brief, Number 14, July 2011) |
Jul 2011 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Chris Kwaja; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| Nigeria's statutory framework grants local officials the authority to extend or deny basic rights to citizens in their jurisdictions, thereby creating incentives for the politicization of ethnicity and escalating intercommunal violence. Ineffective state responses to repeated ethnic clashes have highlighted a lack of political will to address this violence. While currently concentrated in central Nigeria, the systemic drivers to identity conflict have the potential to spread elsewhere in the country ... |
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| Effective Local Security Forces: Some Ideas for the Counterinsurgent |
10 JUN 2011 |
307 pages |
| Authors:
Dustin R. Mitchell; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The security force framework devised for prosecuting a counterinsurgency campaign is essential. A security framework identifies roles and responsibilities for the different organizations that constitute the overall counterinsurgent force. Part of this overall force is responsible for security in a defined geographical area, or the task of local security, and often takes the form of militias, police, or even military forces. In an effort to understand the factors that most ... |
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| Forging a Comprehensive Approach to Counterinsurgency Operations |
JUN 2011 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Jr. Caslen Robert L.; Bradley S. Loudon; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States will face a myriad of new strategic challenges and opportunities in the 21st century that will test its capability and capacity to succeed in an increasingly competitive, dynamic, and uncertain operating environment. The single most important prerequisite for the assured success of future stability operations will be the ability to foster the conditions required to achieve a comprehensive whole-of-government approach that is forged from unity of effort ... |
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| KITAE III: Unit Construction for Effect in Battlespace Helmand |
JUN 2011 |
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| Authors:
WILLIAM MITCHELL; ROYAL DANISH DEFENCE COLLEGE COPENHAGEN
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 | This paper examines a counterinsurgency (COIN) organizational concept developed in Helmand, Afghanistan. The participant observations for this study are taken from daily warfighting activities in one of the most violent areas of Afghanistan, the Upper Gereshk Valley (UGV) in Helmand province, which is within the area of responsibility belonging to Task Force Helmand (TFH) and the Danish Battle Group. It focuses on operations with an Afghan special operations unit known ... |
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| The Pashtun Behavior Economy: An Analysis of Decision Making in Tribal Society |
JUN 2011 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Jeremy W. Holton; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| Little scholarship exists regarding the ways in which members of conflict societies think about the economic decisions they face, and what information they value as relevant to those decisions. The literature of the emerging field of behavioral economics suggests that in uncertain environments, considerable weight may be given to identity and cultural factors when people make decisions that affect personal safety, income, and self-fulfillment. This thesis examines the factors that ... |
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| Home Guard, Police, and the Social Contract |
15 Mar 2011 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Kevin S MacWatters; PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Establishing local security through indigenous security forces or Home Guard programs has proven beneficial in establishing security and separating the civilian population from the insurgents. Joint and Army doctrine provide for host nation government creation of Home Guard security forces, but it does not go far enough in stressing their importance. Research from previous counterinsurgency campaigns has identified the linkages of Home Guard, auxiliary forces, and police forces with the ... |
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| Economic Assistance During Stability and Support Operations |
Jan 2011 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Jerry Sollinger; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| As part of stability operations, U.S. Army personnel have become increasingly involved in providing assistance to support economic and infrastructure development. Officers in Afghanistan and Iraq have had to select and implement assistance programs in their areas of operation. In many instances, they have neither the background nor the training to make informed decisions about which programs to support and how to go about implementing them. They therefore need better ... |
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| Addressing Commanders' Needs for Information on Soft Factors |
Jan 2011 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Kristin J Leuschner; RAND ARROYO CENTER SANTA MONICA CA
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| There is growing recognition within the Army and Joint world that recent U.S. military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan including information operations and influence operations have turned in large measure on an understanding of soft factors. However, along with this recognition have come many questions, including: How do commanders view their requirements for cultural preparation of the environment? How can these sorts of factors be considered more systematically in planning ... |
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| Strategic Implications of the Native Hawaiian Sovereignty Movement |
09 Nov 2010 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Bruce D Jenkins; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| There is a vocal undercurrent of supporters that endorse Native Hawaiian Sovereignty as specified in the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act (known as the Akaka Bill). This proposal could create a Native Hawaiian governing entity that would provide everything from special privileges for persons of Native Hawaiian ancestry to potentially an outright full secession of the State of Hawaii as an independent nation. There are significant implications domestically and regionally ... |
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| In Defense of Freedom: Protection of Human Rights at Home and Abroad |
Oct 2010 |
44 pages |
| Authors:
Frances K Scott; AIR FORCE ACADEMY COLORADO SPRINGS CO LIBRARY
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| This Special Bibliography Series, Number 111 , In Defense of Freedom: Protection of Human Rights at Home and Abroad, was developed by Social Sciences Bibliographer and Reference Librarian Frances K. Scott in support of the 52nd annual Academy Assembly to be held at the Air Force Academy, 19-22 October 2010. Each year, beginning in 1959, the Air Force Academy sponsors the Academy Assembly as a forum for college students to ... |
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| Life as a NATO Engineer |
Aug 2010 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew F Louvet; NATO INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE FORCE KABUL (AFGHANISTAN)
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| Individual augmentee taskings are daunting enough by themselves, but getting orders as a senior captain to be a chief engineer on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) staff was especially intimidating. Things started to look up when I finally made contact with the British captain that I was replacing, but then I discovered that as chief engineer, I was replacing not only him, but his entire platoon as well. I ... |
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| Middle Eastern Geographies of World War I |
28 Apr 2010 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
James G Riely; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Military history demonstrates the vital role that geography plays in the planning, execution, and results of any conflict. This project espouses a comprehensive notion of geography that encompasses both physical and human contextual characteristics, as well as the relationships that exist between the two. Theorists Carl von Clausewitz and Antoine de Jomini include geography in their discussions on strategy and tactics, and they challenge military leaders to understand its effects ... |
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| Misinterpreting Ethnic Conflicts in Africa (Africa Security Brief, Number 4, April 2010) |
Apr 2010 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Clement M Aapengnuo; GEORGE MASON UNIV FAIRFAX VA INSTITUTE FOR CONFLICT ANALYSIS AND RESOLUTION
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| There is a general perception that Africa is trapped in a never-ending cycle of ethnic conflict. The Rwandan genocide, Darfur, northern Nigeria, Cote d'Ivoire, and the violent aftermath of the controversial Kenyan elections, among other cases, seemingly substantiate this perception. As grievances accumulate and are defined at the group rather than individual level, the motivation for reprisals is never ending. The centuries-old inertia behind these animosities, moreover, defies resolution. The ... |
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| Unity of Effort: Key to Success in Afghanistan |
Oct-2009 |
13 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher J Lamb; Martin Cinnamond; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC INST FOR NATIONAL STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| The Barack Obama administration is debating alternatives to the population-centric counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan that it unveiled in March 2009. The reevaluation is prompted by the recent submission of supporting civil and military campaign plans that indicate substantial additional resources are required for success. The resource issue is important, but as General Stanley McChrystal, USA, the new commander of U.S. and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan, argues, ... |
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| Chile: Political and Economic Conditions 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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| Following a violent coup against democratically elected Marxist President Salvador Allende in 1973, Chile experienced 17 years of military rule under General Augusto Pinochet before reestablishing its elected civilian democracy in 1990. A center-left coalition of parties known as the Concertacion has governed Chile for the nearly two decades since the end of the dictatorship. The coalition has enacted a number of constitutional changes to strengthen civilian control of the ... |
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| Peru: Current Conditions and U.S. Relations |
21-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Maureen Taft-Morales; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Peru shows promising signs of economic and political stability and the inclination to work with the United States on mutual concerns. President Alan Garcia is, however, facing challenging times during this, the third year of his 5-year term. Widespread social unrest has increased as growing inflation combines with unmet expectations that social conditions for Peru's poorest citizens would improve with Peru's economic growth. Peru's economy has been stronger than virtually ... |
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| Ottoman Pacification of the Balkans, 1450-1650 C.E |
12-Jun-2009 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Anthony J Rudd; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Ottoman Empire is often portrayed as a bloodthirsty Empire bent on conquering Europe through its military strength. From its beginnings in the 13th century until its demise in 1924, the Ottoman Empire expanded its territory over the vast expanses of the Middle East and throughout much of Southeastern Europe, the core of which it held for over 400 years. While Ottoman history is not devoid of acts of rebellion ... |
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| Political Integration of Hezbollah into Lebanese Politics |
Jun-2009 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas G Esposito; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Hezbollah has proven itself to be a resilient, relevant military and political force within Lebanon as well as across the Middle East. This thesis focuses on the approach through which Hezbollah -- as a military, political, and social organization -- integrates itself into Lebanese society and polity. The thesis examines how this Islamic organization, which was perceived as a terrorist-group in the mid-1980s, continues to transform itself. Hezbollah is now ... |
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| The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Jordan and Syria: A Comparison |
Mar-2009 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Billy R Fondren; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Islamic group the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) exists in many countries around the world, but each group is fundamentally different than its parent organization. Why is this so? Like-minded organizations that are built upon common guiding principles superficially have little reason to change. The goal of this thesis is to understand why MB groups in three different countries did in fact change and become something highly differentiated from their progenitor ... |
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| Denying Sanctuary: Rejecting Safe Havens in Counterinsurgency Operations |
26-Feb-2009 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Robert M Monarch; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Physical sanctuary is one of the bedrocks of a successful insurgency. Denial of these safe havens is critical to a successful counterinsurgency campaign and the eventual defeat of the insurgents by the host state. The United States must create a policy or strategy to combat insurgency through the elimination or minimization of safe havens. The National Military Strategy Executive Summary (published in 1985 in light of experiences in Vietnam) recognizes ... |
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| Application of the Classic Light Infantry Model in Afghanistan |
20-Feb-2009 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
J D Winfrey; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| Marine Corps Vision and Strategy 2025 assesses the future security environment as one characterized by what it terms hybrid conflicts. Combining the lethality of modern state capabilities with the fervor, fanaticism, and unpredictability of irregular threats, future adversaries in these conflicts will seek to neutralize the conventional military might of U.S. forces by selecting from the whole menu of tactics and technologies which best fit their own strategic culture and ... |
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| Cultural Knowledge Education |
20-Feb-2009 |
16 pages |
| Authors:
Justin Zevenbergen; MARINE CORPS UNIV QUANTICO VA
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| Cultural awareness training is inadequate in current and future conflicts which require education in cultural knowledge through immersion, interaction, and integration. Soldiers and marines, warfighters, must have the ability to operate within foreign cultures that are significantly different. Enemy that operate within a foreign population have inherent cultural advantages. Education in cultural knowledge mitigates those advantages. |
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| The Collocation Policy: A Useful Personnel Assignment Policy for Those Who Don't Understand Counterinsurgencies |
20-Feb-2009 |
19 pages |
| Authors:
C L McCutchan; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| I enlisted as a track vehicle mechanic, so, to be honest with you, I never really expected to ever have to fire my weapon. This simple statement by a female soldier who found herself engaging the enemy at close range while patrolling the streets of Ramadi, Iraq, with Marines in 2004, signifies all that is wrong with the current policy on the assignment of service women. Since 1994, the DoD-wide ... |
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| Keeping COIN Simple: The Outhouse Strategy for Security Development |
Jan-2009 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Herb Daniels; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| As U.S. Armed Forces execute the Global War on Terrorism, varying strategies are required to facilitate victory within those sovereign states that are hesitant to permit a significant number of U.S. personnel on their soil. The Philippines is an excellent example of how the U.S. military can still achieve victory while under severe operational constraints imposed by a host government. U.S. Army advisors working with the Armed Forces of the ... |
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| Guerrilla Counterintelligence: Insurgent Approaches to Neutralizing Adversary Intelligence Operations |
Jan-2009 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Turbiville; Graham H Jr; JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIV HURLBURT FIELD FL
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| Insurgent groups need to secure their operations to ensure effectiveness. This leads them to develop counterintelligence rules and an organizational structure that ensures security. In small groups this may be limited to security-focused rules of conduct, but as groups grow in size and complexity, the need for a more robust security organization is needed. Dr. Turbiville highlights the critical element of security and how insurgent groups ignore it at their ... |
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| Developing a Cultural Intelligence Capability |
12-Dec-2008 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
Todd J Clark; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The Global War on Terror (GWOT) requires that the military modify its methodology for conducting global operations. The military is transitioning from primarily lethal-focused offensive and defensive operations to full-spectrum operations that also include stability operations. The military must therefore address the need for personnel that can operate globally to accomplish missions. The contemporary areas of operation place United States (U.S.) military forces in foreign lands. The indigenous populations are ... |
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| Data Integration to Explore the Dynamics of Conflict: A Preliminary Study |
Dec-2008 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Eric Hartunian; Wade A Germann; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This thesis is an exploration of the concepts of data integration with respect to military operations. It is an attempt to establish practices that analysts and operators can use to integrate many types of data from disparate sources. The project focuses on two software platforms: Palantir Technologies and Google Earth. These specific programs are utilized because they provide off-the-shelf products that are easy to use, require little training, and are ... |
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| Afro-Latinos in Latin America and Considerations for U.S. Policy |
21-Nov-2008 |
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| Authors:
Clare R Seelke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The 110th Congress has maintained an interest in the situation of Afro-Latinos in Latin America, particularly the plight of Afro-Colombians affected by the armed conflict in Colombia. In recent years, people of African descent in the Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of Latin America - also known as Afro-Latinos - have been pushing for increased rights and representation. Afro-Latinos comprise some 150 million of the region's 540 million total population, and, ... |
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| Oil and Gas Development in the Arctic Ocean -- Understanding the Legal and Regulatory Framework |
Sep-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Fatima Ahmad; Samuel Rauch; Mark Hodor; NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION SILVER SPRING MD
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| Oil and gas companies have been focusing their efforts and devoting substantial resources to the Arctic Ocean with the goal of extracting potentially large oil and gas resources. While the Arctic Region may provide significant sources of energy for the United States, industry and Federal regulatory agencies must consider the impact of increased development in the Arctic environment, which is currently experiencing deterioration of sea ice due to changing climactic ... |
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| Getting Ready for Arctic Operations |
Sep-2008 |
7 pages |
| Authors:
Kurt A Hansen; Michael Inman; Michael Cerne; COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CT
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| Currently the U.S. Coast Guard has no personnel or facilities permanently assigned north of the Arctic Circle. As the ice cover is reduced, the resulting additional shipping will require the performance of missions in areas never seen before. Before this happens, analysis needs to be done to determine how the service can best organize and execute its missions. The first major steps are being taken this year to determine what ... |
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