| China's Africa Policy in Nigeria: Understanding Its Strategy and Effects |
02 Nov 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
III Lewis George E; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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 | Nigeria continues to evolve as one of the most important developing countries in Africa. With the largest population of any African nation, broad market potential and vast natural resources, foreign interests are significant and instrumental in shaping the course of Nigeria's fragile development. China is one of the most involved countries in Nigeria and has been for over sixty years. An assessment of China's economic and political history in Nigeria ... |
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| Nigeria: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back |
02 Nov 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Ricardo Miagany; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| The people of Nigeria have many grievances with their elected government. They can be grouped into three major areas or categories: poor governance, through rampant misadministration and widespread corruption; poor economic development and staggering levels of poverty; and an overall tenuous security environment, which results in an embattled subsistence way of life. Although the GON has attempted to modernize its society as a means to improving the everyday citizen's quality ... |
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| A Hollow Army Reappraised: President Carter, Defense Budgets, and the Politics of Military Readiness |
Oct 2012 |
80 pages |
| Authors:
Frank L Jones; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The term hollow army or the broader expression, hollow force, has as much currency today as it did when an Army Chief of Staff first uttered the phrase 3 decades ago. In this period of declining defense budgets, the President of the United States, the Secretary of Defense, and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff have articulated how the newly released strategic guidance and budget priorities represent a ... |
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| The Panama Canal: Writings of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Officers Who Conceived and Built It |
26 Sep 2012 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Michael J Brodhead; ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ALEXANDRIA VA OFFICE OF HISTORY
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| The works listed here deal with virtually every major consideration associated with the building of the canal. They range from discussions of political and social questions to matters of hydrology, meteorology, medicine, excavation, lock and dam construction, and the progress of the work. Some of the publications are of a technical nature and aimed at an audience of professional engineers. Others, written for popular consumption, appeared in mass circulation periodicals. ... |
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| Violent Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations in Texas: Political Discourse and an Argument for Reality |
Sep 2012 |
153 pages |
| Authors:
Mathew C Rush; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In 2006, Mexico President Felipe Calderon, with U.S. assistance, launched a military campaign to combat Violent Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations in attempt to disrupt the growing violence throughout Mexico. The result has been an uncontrollable drug war that has claimed more lives within Mexico than the U.S. campaigns in Afghanistan and Iraq combined. From the U.S. perspective, the threat of spillover violence emanating from Mexico is a wicked problem and ... |
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| Explaining Democratic Instability in Thailand 1992- 2011 |
Sep 2012 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Zackery T Williams; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| While Thailand has a long history of military-led coups, most observers believed that the establishment of democracy in 1992 had put the country on a new course. It had not. In 2006, the military overthrew the elected government and attempted to reshape the country's political system in order to favor its interests and those of its civilian and royal allies. This symbolized a period of instability and mass protest, which ... |
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| Haqqani Network Financing: The Evolution of an Industry |
Jul 2012 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Gretchen Peters; MILITARY ACADEMY WEST POINT NY COMBATING TERRORISM CENTER
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| The purpose of this report is to understand and outline the financial architecture that sustains the Haqqani faction of the Afghan insurgency. The Haqqani network (hereafter the network or the Haqqanis ) is widely recognized as a semi autonomous component of the Taliban and as the deadliest and most globally focused faction of that latter group. What gets far less attention is the fact that the Haqqanis also appear to ... |
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| A Study of Causality in Military Planning |
08 Jun 2012 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Jacob S Reeves; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Military practitioners are often asked to make plans that could have enormous strategic effects without having a good understanding of their operational environment. It is exactly this relationship between the plan, the environment, and the end state that is not well understood. Increased familiarity with scholarly theories of causation will improve military planners' and commanders' ability to understand and intervene in the world. Some literature suggests there is a gap ... |
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| Coercive Levers in Chinese Economic Statecraft: Attributed Across Earth, Rarely Apparent |
Jun 2012 |
147 pages |
| Authors:
III Doss Clayton B; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| This study considers the role of coercive lever exercise in Chinese economic statecraft. Whereas the economic statecraft literature presumes larger economic powers dominate smaller economic powers, this study considers cases in which asymmetric interdependence in specific sectors allows relatively less developed states to access coercive levers as viable policy options. It found that coercive lever exercise remains rare relative to inducements in Chinese economic statecraft consistent with evolving Chinese grand ... |
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| Explaining Humanitarian Intervention in Libya and Non-Intervention in Syria |
Jun 2012 |
219 pages |
| Authors:
Stefan Hasler; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The emergence of the revolutionary movements of the 'Arab Spring' in early 2011 surprised the world. For the western democracies the often-violent reaction of the ruling regimes in the concerned countries caused political and moral challenges. Different approaches are discernible when for the Libyan case the west was willing to intervene against the regime but for the Syrian case no decisive action was taken. This thesis examines the importance and ... |
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| Adaptive COIN in Sri Lanka: What Contributed to the Demise of the LTTE? |
Jun 2012 |
123 pages |
| Authors:
Eranda M Chandradasa; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Government of Sri Lanka declared victory over the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in 2009, putting an end to a conflict of thirty years. The sudden demise of the LTTE, one of the most ruthless yet successful insurgent organizations, is worth understanding. This thesis attempts to do this by exploring the internal political dynamics, external influence on the conflict, and the Sri Lankan military's adaptations in order to ... |
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| Disrupting Emerging Networks: Analyzing and Evaluating Jamaat al-Muslimeen (JAM) and the Development of an Extremist Threat in the Caribbean |
Jun 2012 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
Brandon Oliveira; Darby Aviles; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| For the last decade, the primary U.S. and global focus has been on combating terrorism and extremist groups in the Middle East and Asia. Limited resources have been directed to the possibility of extremists groups existing in the Western Hemisphere or the threats that could emanate from this region. Knowing that terror organizations exist globally, a closer look at the possibility of a significant terror threat near U.S. borders is ... |
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| VMLO: The Strategic, Operational and Tactical imperative for a Light Observation Squadron with the USMC |
Jun 2012 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory R Bamford; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The military, and the Marines specifically, are experiencing a gap in their light mobility, persistent ISR and CAS/FAC(A) capabilities. Ever changing international and local political and economic realities are impacting the way in which the Marines will continue to act as a force projection of the national strategy. The use of commercial off-the-shelf aircraft, integrated with existing sensors and weapons systems, is a performance and cost effective augmentation to existing ... |
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| A European Navy: Can it Complete European Political and Economic Integration? |
Jun 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
III Tranbarger Paul R; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| With the euro-crisis of the year 2011 threatening to fracture the European Union, the timing may seem wrong for makers of policy and sailors to imagine a unitary European Navy within a comprehensive European defense policy. But as Europeans explore the limits of economic and financial harmony in the EU and NATO amid financial distress, they may embrace European integration in the defense sector, especially in its maritime dimension. The ... |
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| Filling South Korea's Counterinsurgency Gap: Looking Ahead to Potential Problems Facing South Korea in the Aftermath of North Korea's Collapse |
17 May 2012 |
48 pages |
| Authors:
Joohoon Kim; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| South Korea needs to look ahead to problems it may face after North Korea's collapse and prepare to counter any North Korean insurgency that might result from the expansion of conflicts between political power groups. After the death of Kim Jong-il, the political situation in North Korea became increasingly unstable as power transferred to Kim Jong-un. There has been a growing concern about the chaotic aftermath of a regime collapse ... |
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| Theoretical Approaches to Dealing with Somalia |
17 May 2012 |
52 pages |
| Authors:
John G Gibson; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Current conditions in Somalia create difficult challenges for the United States. To address ungoverned spaces in the failed state of Somalia, the United States appears to seek multilateral solutions to piracy in the Gulf of Aden, and displays an unwillingness to militarily intervene in Somalia. The United States currently relies on a neo-liberal strategy of limited coalition, international organization, and multilateral agreements to combat piracy of the coast of Somalia, ... |
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| Will-to-Fight: Japan's Imperial Institution and the U.S. Strategy to End World War II |
17 May 2012 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Eric S Fowler; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Sun Tzu asserts that success is not winning every battle fought, but subduing the enemy's will without fighting. Nevertheless, modern military thought fails to distinguish an enemy's will-to-fight from their means to do so, limiting the ways military leaders apply operational art, problem framing, and conflict termination in pursuit of strategic objectives. The author asserts that gaining and maintaining a position of relative advantage for favorable conflict resolution requires leaders ... |
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| The Other Clash of Civilizations: Samuel Huntington and American Civil Military Relations |
17 May 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Bryan J Dodd; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This work examines three American civil-military relationships using two frameworks presented by Huntington. Huntington s frames illustrate more clearly how the relationships in these three presidential administrations Wilson, Truman, and Johnson functioned and how the level of functionality influenced the prosecution of a war. The first framework consists of the three types of civil military relationships balanced pattern, coordinated scheme and vertical pattern. The second framework is the patterns of ... |
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| Alliance or Reliance? Reconsidering U.S. Forces in the Republic of Korea |
17 May 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Johnathon M Kupka; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| An American military presence has been prevalent on the Korean Peninsula since the end of World War II. As Korea attempted to recover from decades of bitter Japanese rule, internal struggles and politics led to the division of Korea into North and South Korea. Separation led to war, which required increased U.S. interest in South Korea to contain communist influence spreading from the Soviet Union. While South Korea attempted to ... |
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| Strategists Break All the Rules |
17 May 2012 |
53 pages |
| Authors:
III Godinez Adelaido; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Emory Upton believed that politicians should leave war to professionals. This led to two assumptions that became conventional wisdom: first, an apolitical army represented a more professional force; and second, the problems at the tactical and operational level were similar enough to be useful in developing strategic thinking. These assumptions resulted in what Samuel P. Huntington described as the normal-theory relationship between policy-makers and generals. The assumption made sense for ... |
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| Nodes and Codes: The Reality of Cyber Warfare |
17 May 2012 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Mark A Cobos; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Nodes and Codes explores the reality of cyber warfare through the story of Stuxnet, a string of weaponized code that reached through a domain previously associated with information operations to bring about the physical, and potentially lethal, destruction of an adversary's critical infrastructure nodes. Stuxnet served as a proof-of-concept for cyber weapons and provided a comparative laboratory to study the reality of cyber warfare from the military powers most often ... |
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| Haiti: Two Decades of Intervention and Very Little to Show |
17 May 2012 |
49 pages |
| Authors:
Nathaniel T Crain; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This research asked the question why had US military intervention in Haiti in the past 20 years not produced long-term stability. Haiti is a nation of internal division and racial tension, suffering from years of upheaval, external intervention, and oppression. Haitian history is rife with political divisiveness and treachery, with only three peaceful transitions of Haitian authority in the years prior to the 1994 US intervention to reinstate Jean Bertrand ... |
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| Sanctuary in the Korean War: A Manifestation of Political Restraint |
17 May 2012 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald B Bellamy; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Technological advancements in airpower since World War II provide the United States with the theoretical ability to target enemies in any geographic area on earth. However, during numerous conflicts over the last 60 years, enemies of the U.S. have still enjoyed sanctuary due to political restraints placed on friendly military operations. The Korean War provides an excellent example of political restraints creating an enemy sanctuary. The U.S. military had the ... |
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| Rounding Out a Concept of Operational Art: Using Theory to Understand Operational Art's Purpose, Structure, and Content |
17 May 2012 |
54 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Kosuda; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| This monograph posits that military practitioners have a theoretical and doctrinal gap in understanding operational art. This threatens to separate tactical action from strategic purpose resulting in battlefield success that is orphaned by strategic frustration. To address this situation, this monograph proposes a theory of operational art, tempers it with historical case studies, and evaluates both Joint and Army doctrine. It demonstrates that, while operational art cannot overcome severe policy/strategic ... |
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| Lessons of the Iraqi De-Ba'athification Program for Iraq's Future and the Arab Revolutions |
May 2012 |
125 pages |
| Authors:
W A Terrill; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In December 2011, the last U.S. combat troops were withdrawn from Iraq after an almost 9-year presence in that country. This day was welcomed by the U.S. public after years of sacrifice and struggle to build a new Iraq. Yet, the Iraq that U.S. troops have left at the insistence of its government remains a deeply troubled nation. Often Iraqi leaders view political issues in sharply sectarian terms, and national ... |
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| Colombia's Experience Developing Its Capacity - To the Brink and Back |
May 2012 |
27 pages |
| Authors:
Carlos Ospina; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV FORT MCNAIR DC
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| Third-Party Opportunism and the (In)Efficiency of Public Contracts |
30 Apr 2012 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Marian Moszoro; Pablo T Spiller; CALIFORNIA UNIV BERKELEY
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| The lack of flexibility in public procurement design and implementation is a political risk adaptation by which public agents limit hazards from opportunistic third parties political opponents, competitors, and interest groups and externalize the associated adaptation costs to the public at large. Public agents endogenize the likelihood of opportunistic challenge, lowering third parties expected gains and increasing litigation costs. We provide a comprehensible theoretical framework with empirically testable predictions: Scrutiny ... |
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| The Excessive Profits of Defense Contractors: Evidence and Determinants |
30 Apr 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Chong Wang; Joseph San Miguel; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND PUBLIC POLICY
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| A long controversial issue that divides academics, government officials, elected representatives, and the U.S. defense industry is whether defense contractors earn abnormal or excessive profits at the expense of taxpayers. Using an innovative industry-year-size matched measure of excessive profit, we demonstrate three findings. First, when compared with their industry peers, defense contractors earn excessive profits. This result is evident when profit is measured by return on assets (ROA), return on ... |
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| Senegal: Background and U.S. Relations |
11 Apr 2012 |
17 pages |
| Authors:
Alexis Arieff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Senegal, a small, semi-arid nation on West Africa s Atlantic coast, has long been viewed as one of the region s most stable democracies. Political trends under former President Abdoulaye Wade (in office 2000-2012) raised concerns among analysts and policymakers over possible democratic backsliding, particularly in connection with Wade s attempt to win a third term in office in elections held on February 26. Popular anger over Wade s candidacy ... |
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| Innovation in American Grand Strategy - The Easy and the Hard |
Apr 2012 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Steven Metz; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| ROK Military Policy Recommendations Toward North Korea |
22 Mar 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Kisoo Bae; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Republic of Korea (ROK) policy toward North Korea dramatically changed during the administration of President Kim Dae-jung and continued for 10 years through the Roh Moo-hyun Administration. This unilateral policy was based on West German Chancellor Willy Brant s Ostpolitik, or Eastern Policy, toward East Germany and was based on the belief that open, positive actions toward North Korea might persuade the northern regime to change its hostile policy. ... |
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| Political Participation and the United States Army Officer Corps |
22 Mar 2012 |
42 pages |
| Authors:
Peter Crean; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Many people believe the Army has always had an ideological firewall between officers professional behavior and politics. This is not the case. Throughout its history the Army has vacillated between periods of political activity and abstention on the part of its officers. Despite George Washington s example, officers in the first half of the 19th Century openly participated in politics while in uniform. Following the Civil War, the Army underwent ... |
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| Army Water Sustainment: An Analysis of Capabilities and Capacities |
22 Mar 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas P Murphy; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| For the Army, access to water is fundamental to ensure unit readiness and preparedness to execute effective combat operations. Clean, potable water enables commanders to achieve military success in support of campaign and political objectives. Planners in general and logisticians specifically, at every level, must understand and analyze the Army s capability and capacity to purify and distribute water, in order to implement the Tenets of Unified Land Operations successfully. ... |
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| Guantanamo Detention Facility - Why is it Still There |
22 Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Steven P Gardiner; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| On 22 Jan 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13492, The Review and Disposition of Individuals Detained at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base and Closure of Detention Facilities. This order specifically targeted the closure and disestablishment of Joint Task Force Guantanamo, and directed the release of, or the relocation of the detained enemy combatants presently being held there to some other form of holding/detention facility, either domestically or abroad. Nevertheless, ... |
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| Libya: A Future Arab Democracy |
21 Mar 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Jacob Kulzer; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Libya has overthrown its long time dictator Muammar Gadhafi with the aid of both Western and Arab militaries. The United States acted under the authority of U.N. mandate 1973 as part of a broad coalition of both NATO and Arab Nations primarily in a supporting role. In Libya, as in its neighbors Egypt and Tunisia, the successful revolution has now established transitional governments who s effectiveness is yet to be ... |
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| Civil-Military Relations: The Forgotten Foundation of Security Sector Reform |
20 Mar 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Peter P Tapela; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Since World War II many colonized African countries attained self-rule. Some of these new nation-states, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, gained their independence through liberation wars. These newly independent states inherited unprofessional militaries that often aligned themselves with a particular former liberation movement that evolved into a political party. This phenomenon has led to problematic civil-military relations that have contributed to political instability in a particular country and region. Sub-Saharan Africa ... |
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| Public Confidence and the U.S. Military |
16 Mar 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Sean McKenney; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| According to major public opinion polls, the U.S. military has garnered strong public confidence since the end of U.S. military involvement in Vietnam. Two reasons for this phenomenon are acknowledged: (1) a high degree of professional competence and (2) an appropriate level of political subservience. Professional competence refers to public perception regarding the military s ability to satisfactorily accomplish assigned missions. Political subservience refers public perception regarding the military s ... |
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| Iranian Sanctions: An Actor-Centric Analysis |
Mar 2012 |
167 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew G Plumer; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Economic sanctions concerning Iran's nuclear program are not having their intended political effect. Uranium enrichment continues despite sanctions. This thesis argues that international economic smart sanctions are failing because they are not altering the relative positions of power between the factional actors in the Iranian political economy, and because the actors who desire to continue enrichment remain in control of the economy and state institutions. The Iranian political economy is ... |
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| Living with the Devil: Stability in the 21st Century World With or Without Nuclear Weapons |
Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Ryan S Nye; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL
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| The prevailing tone regarding nuclear weapons is that a world without nuclear weapons will be both safer and more stable. Yet, this latest push for eliminating nuclear weapons comes at a time when adversaries of the United States are actively pursuing nuclear technologies and enhancing their current stockpiles. The intent of this paper is to briefly review the history of weapons, their impact on warfare and to discuss whether or ... |
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| Uncertain Political and Security Situation Challenges U.S. Efforts to Implement a Comprehensive Strategy in Yemen |
29 Feb 2012 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
Charles M ; Jason Bair; Judith Williams; Brian Tremblay; Bruce Kutnick; Martin De Alteriis; Debbie Chung; Marie Mak; Mary Moutsos; Pierre Toureille (320859); GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| Yemen is an important U.S. partner in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. According to U.S. officials, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) which is based in Yemen is one of the top national security threats facing the United States. AQAP has shown the intent and capability to carry out attacks against U.S. targets both in Yemen and in the United States, including the September 2008 bombing of ... |
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| Fighting for America: So Where's the Divide? |
22 Feb 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Patton; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The relationship between the nation and its all-volunteer force has senior political and military leaders concerned. Culturally, has our all-volunteer force grown away from the larger U.S. society? Such a separation poses grave dangers for the long-term health of U.S. forces and of the nation. This strategic research project (SRP) examines two distinct but related divides between the nation s military and the civilian society. Specifically, it addresses the chasm ... |
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| Senegal: Background and U.S. Relations |
20 Feb 2012 |
18 pages |
| Authors:
Alexis Arieff; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Senegal, a small, semi-arid nation on West Africa s Atlantic coast, has long been viewed as one of the region s most stable democracies. However, recent political trends have raised concerns among analysts and policymakers. Attention is currently focused on plans by President Abdoulaye Wade (pronounced wahd ), 85, to run for a third term in elections scheduled for February 26, 2012. Opponents claim that Wade s candidacy is unconstitutional, ... |
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| The Need for Proper Military Dissent |
03 Feb 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Brian W Gibson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The future security environment is poised to become even more difficult for strategic leaders to navigate, exposing national security policy to an increasingly global and interconnected audience. Advancing technologies, further interconnecting international systems and increasing and faster media access will immediately display the civil-military discourse and its impact on the national security apparatus. The past ten years has highlighted strategic gaps in that discourse, leading to significant damage to individuals, ... |
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| Countering China's Dominance in the Rare Earth Element Market System |
02 Feb 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Eric O Estep; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This paper will discuss how the United States can exercise the economic element of national power to ensure access to rare earth elements (REE) in a China-dominated market system. Since the 1980 s, China has gained a virtual monopoly in the mining and production of REE. Today, China produces over 95% of all REE used by the world. The United States, its allies, and trading partners become increasingly dependent on ... |
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| WHAM: Winning Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan and Elsewhere |
Feb 2012 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas Henriksen; JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIV MACDILL AFB FL
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| Politics is as old as war. And political calculation has been a part of military strategy since time out of mind. Alexander and Caesar made temporary alliances, spared the lives of combatants, granted benefits to subjugated peoples, and divided enemies not from any humanitarian impulses but from canny political assessment. Turning an erstwhile adversary into a battlefield ally made for shrewd military politics. Numbers matter in conflict. Increasing the size ... |
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| Partnership between the US and Iraqi Air Forces: One Airman's Perspective |
Jan 2012 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Andy Hamann; AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND VANCE AFB OK OPERATIONS GROUP (71ST)
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| The US military has engaged in combat and training operations in Iraq for more than two decades. Most recently, our participation focused on building Iraq's capacity as a capable and credible military force in other words, we formed a partnership. However, as of New Year's Day 2012, the US military will have assumed a very different posture in Iraq. In accordance with the security agreement signed by President George W. ... |
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| Africa's Militaries: A Missing Link in Democratic Transitions |
Jan 2012 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Mathurin C Houngnikpo; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| A spate of military coups from 2008 to 2010 in Mauritania, Guinea, Niger, and Madagascar raised the specter of a return to military rule in Africa. While the subsequent resumption of civilian government in Guinea and Niger has reduced these concerns, evidence of military influence in politics remains widespread across the continent. This is prominently in view in Egypt where, in the midst of political transition, the military is attempting ... |
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| Forging an Indian Partnership |
Jan 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
II Neuman Craig H; AIR UNIV MAXWELL AFB AL STRATEGIC STUDIES QUARTERLY
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| In 2009 a new capability was introduced to the world as it rolled past a reviewing stand in China and onto newspaper and Internet opinion pages across the globe. Rumors over the capabilities and consequences of the Dongfeng 21D antiship ballistic missile raised questions over how the United States would respond to a country developing missiles with only one purpose to deter or destroy US carriers at sea, far beyond ... |
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| Modern Social Media and Social Revolutions |
16 Dec 2011 |
127 pages |
| Authors:
Brian L Mayer; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The emergence of social media platforms as a means of communication and information sharing marks a fundamental change to how societies interact. This new form of media played a formative role in the organization of mass uprisings and demonstrations known as the Arab Spring that took place in the Middle East and North Africa in 2011. The study draws data from research in social revolution, social network theory, and mass ... |
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| Countering Radicalization: Refocusing Responses to Violent Extremism Within the United States |
Dec 2011 |
109 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher J Brown; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The Obama Administration designated the local community as the first line of defense against violent extremist radicalization in the United States. In doing so, they called on communities to utilize existing structures such as community policing and to draw on successful models such as the Department of Justice's Comprehensive Gang Model. Research to date, however, has not shown how this model should be adjusted at the local level to address ... |
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