| Prism. Volume 1, Number 1, December 2009 |
Dec-2009 |
121 pages |
| Authors:
NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC
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 | Welcome to PRISM, a national security journal tailored to serve policymakers, scholars, and practitioners working to enhance U.S. Government competency in complex operations. PRISM explores the analysis, planning, and implementation of community-wide approaches to the three Ds--Defense, Diplomacy, and Development and provides a forum for U.S. Government agencies, academic institutions, foreign governments, allied militaries, nongovernmental organizations, and other participants in the complex operations arena. PRISM is chartered to study, promote, ... |
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| Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests |
20-Nov-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jim Nichols; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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 | After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States recognized the independence of all the former Central Asian republics, supported their admission into Western organizations, and elicited regional support to counter Iranian influence in the region. Congress was at the forefront in urging the formation of coherent U.S. policies for aiding these and other Eurasian states of the former Soviet Union. Soon after the terrorist attacks on ... |
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| Layered Organization in the Coastal Ocean: Acoustical Data Acquisition Analyses and Synthesis |
04-Nov-2009 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
D V Holliday; RHODE ISLAND UNIV NARRAGANSETT GRADUATE SCHOOL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
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| The research conducted with the funding made available through this grant was from an ONR Departmental Research Initiative (DRI). The objective of the DRI was to better understand Layered Organization in the Coastal Ocean (LOCO). The explicit goal of the DRI was To understand the properties of densely concentrated, thin layers of planktonic biota that can occur in coastal ocean environments, and the interacting physical, chemical, biological and optical processes ... |
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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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| Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Set to Expire in 2009 |
29-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Edward C Liu; Anna C Henning; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Three amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) are set to expire (sunset) on December 31, 2009. S. 1692, a bill reported favorably by the Senate Judiciary Committee with an amendment in the nature of a substitute, would extend the sunset date by four years and make various modifications to existing authorities. H.R. 3845 would likewise establish a new sunset of December 31, 2013, but it would reauthorize only ... |
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| COIN Lessons Learned |
28-Oct-2009 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Storm Savage; UNITED STATES ARMY AND MARINE CORPS COUNTERINSURGENCY CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| These briefing charts discuss recent lessons learned in Afghanistan, paradoxes of COIN and observations regarding the Afghan people, culture, and government. |
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| Terrorism in Southeast Asia |
16-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Bruce Vaughn; Emma Chanlett-Avery; Larry A Niksch; Mark E Manyin; Michael F Martin; Ben Dolven; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Since September 2001, the United States has increased focus on radical Islamist and terrorist groups in Southeast Asia, particularly those in the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore. Southeast Asia has been a base for terrorist operations. Al Qaeda penetrated the region by establishing local cells, training Southeast Asians in its camps in Afghanistan, and by financing and cooperating with indigenous radical Islamist groups. Indonesia and the southern Philippines have ... |
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| The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview |
15-Oct-2009 |
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| Authors:
Sarah A Lister; C S Redhead; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On June 11, 2009, in response to the global spread of a new strain of H1N1 influenza (flu), the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak to be an influenza pandemic, the first since 1968. WHO said that the pandemic declaration was based on the geographic spread of the new virus, not on increasing severity of the illnesses it causes. Officials now believe the outbreak began in Mexico in March, ... |
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| Warfighter Support. Actions Needed to Improve Visibility and Coordination of DOD's Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Efforts |
Oct-2009 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| With the escalation of the IED threat in Iraq, DOD identified several counter-IED capability gaps and began focusing on addressing counter- IED issues. These counter-IED gaps included shortcomings in the areas of counter-IED technologies, qualified personnel with expertise in counter-IED tactics, training, dedicated funding, and expedited acquisition processes. DOD's efforts to address these gaps culminated in the creation of JIEDDO in 2006. Prior to JIEDDO's establishment, many different DOD entities ... |
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| Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests |
21-Sep-2009 |
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| Authors:
Jim Nichol; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the United States recognized the independence of all the former Central Asian republics, supported their admission into Western organizations, and elicited regional support to counter Iranian influence in the region. Congress was at the forefront in urging the formation of coherent U.S. policies for aiding these and other Eurasian states of the former Soviet Union. Soon after the terrorist attacks on ... |
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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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| Iraq: Strategic Reconciliation, Targeting, and Key Leader Engagement |
Sep-2009 |
55 pages |
| Authors:
Jeanne F Hull; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| When discussing new approaches to the insurgency in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus emphasized that his experiences in Iraq had reinforced the notion that You cannot kill or capture your way out of an insurgency. That statement acknowledges that success for U.S. forces in counterinsurgency operations is the result of a combination of persuasive and coercive measures applied against insurgent organizations and their bases of support. Some of the key principles ... |
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| Mass Care (ESF-6) Preparedness for Catastrophic Disasters |
Sep-2009 |
108 pages |
| Authors:
Charrier; Ronald J Jr; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The author of this thesis asserts that the current mass care response capability of the state of Missouri is insufficient to meet the sheltering, feeding and bulk distribution needs of the projected affected population in a catastrophic disaster. This thesis focuses on a catastrophic seismic event along the New Madrid fault zone resulting in an earthquake with a Richter scale reading approximating 7.7 or higher to determine the baseline mass ... |
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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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| Allowing the Advantaged User in a Network Centric System to Get Through the Disadvantaged Interface |
Sep-2009 |
91 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence Brandon; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| Networks and network centric systems are a technology and industry that is growing and evolving daily. These systems play an integral part in most companies, industries, organizations, and governments. The United States Navy uses networks and network centric systems in multiple facets of their daily and long term operations. Whether on ships, submarines, aircraft, or land based facilities, the Navy has implemented network centric systems to take advantage of their ... |
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| Risk Quantification of Systems Engineering Documents Improves Probability of DOD Project Success |
Sep-2009 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas C Irwin; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
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| A frame transition problem exists between project Systems Engineers (SE) and Department of Defense (DoD) Program Managers (PM). Systems engineering organizations, operating in a rational frame, must produce technical documents required for the PM operating in a political frame of constrained resources. These artifacts, required for milestone reviews, are the results of extensive technical effort that must be accounted for and adequately resourced during project planning by the PM. Programs ... |
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| An Exploratory Analysis of the U.S. System of Major Defense Acquisition Utilizing the CLIOS Process |
Sep-2009 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer Foil; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| For decades, the United States' major defense acquisition system has been under scrutiny and undergone much reform. Groups have researched the issues, publishing hundreds of reports identifying various problems and solutions. Yet, many major weapon systems continue to be well over budget and schedule. Major weapon systems are increasing in size, scope, and complexity. Technology is rapidly changing. Customer expectations are rising. Societal concerns, such as workforce and economic development, ... |
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| The Effects of the Joint Multi-Mission Electro-Optical System on Littoral Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Operations |
Sep-2009 |
164 pages |
| Authors:
Bronchae M Brown; Brian L Schulz; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF INFORMATION SCIENCES
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| The United States Department of Defense finds itself in a period of reduced resources and growing requirements. In the field of Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR), there have been calls for both manpower and system cuts, while collection requirements continue to increase. One proposed method for maximizing ISR collection efforts is the development of multi-mission capable collection equipment. In support of this concept, BAE Systems has developed the Joint Multi-Mission ... |
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| Acquisition Workforce: Additional Actions and Data Needed for DOD to Improve Its Management and Oversight |
28-Aug-2009 |
20 pages |
| Authors:
John K Needham; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Since 2001, Department of Defense?s (DOD) spending on goods and services has more than doubled to $388 billion in 2008, while the number of civilian and military acquisition personnel has remained relatively stable. To supplement its in-house workforce, DOD relies heavily on contractor personnel. If it does not maintain an adequate workforce, DOD places its billion-dollar acquisitions at an increased risk of poor outcomes and vulnerability to fraud, waste, and ... |
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| The Evolving Private Military Sector: A Survey |
05-Aug-2009 |
73 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan Hudgens; Nicholas Dew; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| The purpose of this research is to help the US Department of Defense and other government security communities better understand the evolving private military sector. The body of the report consists of three main parts. These describe the organizational demographics of the sector, the capabilities and activities of firms in the sector, and the public firms in the sector, respectively. In the final section, we discuss some possible interpretations of ... |
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| U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy |
03-Aug-2009 |
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| Authors:
Shirley A Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States faced a challenge in enlisting the full support of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the counterterrorism fight against Al Qaeda. This effort raised short-term policy issues about how to elicit cooperation and how to address PRC concerns about the U.S.-led war (Operation Enduring Freedom). Longer-term issues have concerned whether counterterrorism has strategically transformed bilateral ties and whether ... |
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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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| The Use of Performance Based Funding in a Sport Organization: A Case Study of the United States Olympic Committee |
Aug-2009 |
179 pages |
| Authors:
James T Binns; UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO GREELEY
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| The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) changed their funding strategy after the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The USOC moved to a performance based funding strategy to focus on the bottom line and medal podium performance. After eight years of claiming to be an organization focused on performance based funding principles, monetary gains have been made while continuing to focus on the development of Olympic medalists. Clearly performance based ... |
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| Gun Trafficking and the Southwest Border |
29-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Vivian S Chu; William J Krouse; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| According to the Department of Justice, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is the lead federal agency responsible for stopping the illegal flow of firearms, or gun trafficking, from the United States to Mexico. ATF has developed a nationwide strategy to reduce firearms trafficking and violent crime by seeking to prevent convicted felons, drug traffickers, and juvenile gang members from acquiring firearms from gun traffickers. These criminals ... |
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| Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa |
28-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Lauren Ploch; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On February 6, 2007, the Bush Administration announced the creation of a new unified combatant command, U.S. Africa Command or AFRICOM, to promote U.S. national security objectives in Africa and its surrounding waters. Prior to AFRICOM's establishment, U.S. military involvement on the continent was divided among three commands: U.S. European Command (EUCOM), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), and U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM). The new command's area of responsibility (AOR) includes all ... |
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| FY2009 Spring Supplemental Appropriations for Overseas Contingency Operations |
15-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Stephen Daggett; Curt Tarnoff; Rhoda Margesson; K A Kronstadt; Kennon H Nakamura; Susan B Epstein; Sarah A Lister; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On June 11, 2009, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees announced a conference agreement on H.R. 2346, a bill providing supplemental appropriations for the remainder of FY2009. The House passed the conference report (226 to 202) on June 16; the Senate passed it (91 to 5) on June 18. President Obama signed it into law (P.L. 111-32) on June 24. On key issues, the agreement includes: $5 billion, as in ... |
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| Latin America: Terrorism Issues |
14-Jul-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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| Developing Security Forces officers for the Future Operating Environment |
12-Jun-2009 |
99 pages |
| Authors:
Eric J Springer; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| In response to today's dynamic nonlinear operating environment, the United States Air Force Security Forces is executing a dramatic transformation of its Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, and Facilities. These revisions aim to produce a capabilities-based and combat-focused force, with the capacity to actively defend and enable airpower in all operational environments, against all potential adversaries. This vital adjustment, however, has not entailed a significant revision in how the ... |
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| U.S. Counterinsurgency Doctrine: Is It Adequate to Defeat Hezbollah as a Threat Model of Future Insurgencies? |
12-Jun-2009 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Kellie S Rourke; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Hezbollah has emerged as the most dangerous terrorist group in the world. It has about 25,000 active armed members and it can muster a million more in the streets. These terrorists are disciplined, highly trained, and have incredibly lethal equipment and unprecedented information operations and counterintelligence networks. This thesis will answer the primary question of whether U.S. counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine is adequate to defeat Hezbollah as a threat model of ... |
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| Virtual Team Communication and Collaboration in Army and Corporate Applications |
12-Jun-2009 |
116 pages |
| Authors:
Tony L Jones; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Successful leadership requires clear communication between team members, yet globalization of our society has introduced the reality of directing teams who are often not co-located. In the military environment, distributed teams are increasingly common. However, the current research is primarily directed at such teams in corporate environments. Additionally, senior Army leaders typically have, at best, a passing knowledge of technology and virtual teaming. This research addresses the following question. Can ... |
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| The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview |
12-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Sarah A Lister; C S Redhead; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| On April 29, 2009, in response to the global spread of a new strain of influenza, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised its influenza (flu) pandemic alert level to Phase 5, one level below declaring that a global influenza pandemic was underway. On June 11, as the virus continued to spread on several continents, WHO declared the outbreak to be an influenza pandemic (Phase 6). WHO's pandemic declaration is based ... |
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| Military and Dual-Use Technology. Covert Testing Shows Continuing Vulnerabilities of Domestic Sales for Illegal Export |
04-Jun-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory D Kutz; GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| GAO found that sensitive dual-use and military technology can be easily and legally purchased from manufacturers and distributors within the United States and illegally exported without detection. Using a bogus front company and fictitious identities, GAO purchased sensitive items including night-vision scopes currently used by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan to identify targets, triggered spark gaps used to detonate nuclear weapons, electronic sensors used in improvised explosive devices, and ... |
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| The Hunting of the Snark: Organizing and Synchronizing of Informational Elements for Homeland Defense and Civil Support |
01-Jun-2009 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
John M Wilson; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The tension between Public Affairs (PA) and Information Operations (IO) illustrates the struggle to organize and synchronize informational elements in support of homeland defense and civil support. Public Affairs focuses on credibility by providing factual information in a responsive manner to present a positive image of the organization. Information Operations focuses on proactive operations that use influence to shape the information environment. Public Affairs and IO's purpose is to communicate ... |
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| Energy Change Detection to Assist in Tactical Intelligence Production |
Jun-2009 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Derek A Filipe; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Currently, signals intelligence (SIGINT) analysts are constantly overwhelmed by the amount of data they ingest. A relatively new technology, known as Energy Change Detection (ECD), was fashioned in order to alleviate a portion of the background noise, or signals of non-interest to the SIGINT analyst. ECD has been tested and its operational capability verified and validated by senior analysts. With the current organizational structure within which ECD resides, its utility ... |
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| The Future of Raiding: Lessons in Raiding Tactics from the Indian Wars and Law Enforcement |
Jun-2009 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
Corey A Brunkow; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The War on Terror is a fight between states and non-state actors. In this struggle, raiding has emerged as an important tactic used to deny enemy safe haven, to kill and capture known terrorists, and to gain vital intelligence to relentlessly pursue terrorists worldwide. Conducting raids is one method that coalition partners must utilize in order to defeat terrorist networks. This thesis specifically explores: how, when, and where raids prove ... |
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| Global Maritime Awareness |
Jun-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Guy Thomas; US COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC OFFICE OF GLOBAL MARITIME AWARENESS
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| This briefing charts discuss a comprehensive national effort to promote global eocnomic stability and maritime safety and security. |
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| Trust-Mistrust as a Design Contingency: Laboratory Experimentation in a Counterterrorism Context |
Jun-2009 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Mark E Nissen; Edward H Powley; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| Trust research assumes organizational managers ought to establish high levels of trust. Research also suggests trust is decreasing and therefore raises an important managerial dilemma. We study trust from a contingency theory framework and hypothesize that trust levels may vary depending on different organizational designs. Using the ELICIT multiplayer intelligence game we conduct laboratory experiments to examine the effect of trust levels and organizational design on performance. Results are mixed: ... |
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| Global Insurgency to Reestablish the Caliphate; Identifying and Understanding the Enemy |
21-May-2009 |
82 pages |
| Authors:
David A Strauss; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Since the attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States (US) has waged a Global War on Terror (GWOT) based upon the flawed strategy of countering a tactic, terrorism, as opposed to a strategy built on understanding and identifying its enemy. By focusing exclusively on terrorist organizations, the US failed to recognize the broader-based movement of establishing a dominant Islamic world power. Analysis should have been conducted encompassing the ways, ... |
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| The Rising Importance of Women in Terrorism and the Need to Reform Counterterrorism Strategy |
21-May-2009 |
60 pages |
| Authors:
Marne L Sutten; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| It is evident that women are increasingly playing a role in terrorism. The war on terror has restricted freedom of action within the security environment for terrorist organizations, making it more advantageous for terrorist organizations to use women to support or execute terrorist activities. In countries where terrorism originates and extremist organizations find safe haven and freedom of movement, the social environment also can play a significant role in leading ... |
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| How Terrorist Groups Survive: A Dynamic Network Analysis Approach to the Resilience of Terrorist Organizations |
21-May-2009 |
64 pages |
| Authors:
Glenn A Henke; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this paper is to explore the question of how modern terrorist groups manage to survive in the face of aggressive counterterrorist operations by security forces. Al Qa'ida survives to this day, despite the destruction of their Afghanistan sanctuary, the loss of countless key personnel, and continuous pressure by the United States and their allies. Why has al Qa'ida survived? Since much of the literature on terrorism focuses ... |
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| Operational Employment of the Airborne Brigade Combat Team: The 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment as a Case Study |
21-May-2009 |
92 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew J Konz; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Given the focus on the Brigade Combat Team as the Army's primary combat unit, the limited availability of U.S. Air Force airlift assets, and the U.S. Army history of employing predominantly medium sized airborne units, future airborne operations in support of operational level objectives will likely center around the Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT). The combat airborne operations of the 503d Parachute Infantry Regiment will provide a case study to ... |
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| Strategic Leadership Principles to Shape the Future |
11-May-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Carl R Rau; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Successful leadership is not about being tough or soft, but about certain essential leadership principles that every leader must learn and develop to become an effective leader. Leaders are made, not born, yet few people make the necessary sacrifices of hard work and commitment to become successful leaders. This paper examines strategic leadership principals, along with qualities fundamental to them, from the perspectives of business, sports, politics, religion, and the ... |
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| Speed Versus Accuracy: A Zero Sum Game |
11-May-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey L Scott; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Accuracy maintains the required credibility for an effective information strategy. Speed provides current, relevant information to inform and influence key populations. The requirement and role of speed and accuracy create a zero sum game in information strategy. With the importance of information in today's irregular warfare environment, an effective information strategy is based on decentralization. Operations planned and conducted and the daily interactions of the units and Soldiers on the ... |
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| Intergovernmental Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa: Partners for Security and Capacity Building |
11-May-2009 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
John B Gillis; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| Sub-Saharan Africa is emerging as a region of strategic importance. Intergovernmental Organizations (IGOs) in Africa should be considered accelerators for implementing US policy objectives aimed at helping Africans solve African problems. Resolving issues concerning good governance and substandard economic conditions will promote stability and mitigate the potential of failing or failed states that provide havens for extremist organizations. Partnering with IGOs in Sub-Saharan Africa will help assure acceptance of the ... |
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| SeaPort Enhanced Program |
06-May-2009 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR AUDITING OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ARLINGTON VA
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| Our overall audit objective was to review the award and administration of the SeaPort Enhanced (SeaPort-e) program. Specifically, we determined whether SeaPort-e contracts and task orders were consistent with Federal and DoD acquisition and contracting policies. Refer to Appendix A for a discussion of scope and methodology and prior coverage. |
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| Reconstruction and Stability Operations: Lead, Follow, or Get Out of the Way |
04-May-2009 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Richard C Hubbard; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The 7 December 2005 National Security Presidential Directive designated the Department of State (DOS) to be the lead agency for coordinating, synchronizing and conducting Reconstruction and Stabilization (R&S) operations clearly identifies the United States Government interest in transitioning operations to assist the Afghanistan central government in securing its country in order to develop long-term stability and order. For the interim, however, the sole cabinet level organization that possesses the ability ... |
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| A Better Disaster Response: Building on a Solid Foundation |
04-May-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Michael L Smith; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Recent analysis has shown the Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) mission to be a qualified strategic success. However, beneath the strategic success story is the fact that the ad hoc nature of FHA mission organization as prescribed by current doctrine runs contrary to the established operational principle of unity of effort. This paper will assess several models that seek to rectify this problem through establishing coordinating bodies within the current Joint ... |
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| Time, Space, and Force Considerations for a Joint Force Commander's Air Operations in a Counterinsurgency |
04-May-2009 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Lewis; Frederick L Jr; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The recent addition of the counterinsurgency operations being placed on par with preparations for major combat operations ushers in a new era of military thinking and doctrine. No longer will irregular warfare or small wars be regulated to the missions that the US military has to do, but doesn't want to. When a Joint Force Commander is establishing his force structure for COIN operations he will have many options in ... |
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| Joint Interagency Coordination Group - Cyber: Empowering the Combatant Commanders against the no-borders threat |
04-May-2009 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Osvaldo Ortiz; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The worldwide proliferation of technology and increased ease of access to the Internet are facilitating cyber threats from a wide range of sources. From recreational hackers to organized terrorist organizations and legitimate nation states, the threats in cyberspace continue to increase and the points of origin are becoming more difficult to pin-point. The cyber attacks on Estonia and Georgia in 2007 and 2008, respectively, prove that cyberspace is a legitimate ... |
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| Design: Tools of the Trade |
May-2009 |
77 pages |
| Authors:
Jack D Kem; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Design is a way to help you think through handling problems - and to get others around you to help using collaboration and discourse to enable the commander's visualization of a situation. In a collaborative environment, it is important that all - commanders as well as staff officers - bring in what they know and how they see things without being afraid to speak up. After all, even a commander ... |
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