| Homegrown Terrorism Inside of Democratic States |
14 Dec 2012 |
93 pages |
| Authors:
Warwick S Miller; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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 | This thesis examines the London bombings in 2005 by Islamist homegrown terrorists, the Murrah building attack in 1995 by Timothy McVeigh, and the Tokyo subway attack in 1995 by the Japanese terrorist religious cult Aum Shinrikyo. The primary research question is as follows: Are there aspects of democracies that shield homegrown terrorism from detection? The recent conflict in Iraq and the current conflict in Afghanistan have given rise to a ... |
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| The Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries Organization: A Strategic Analysis as a Security Enhancement Intergovernmental Organization |
14 Dec 2012 |
146 pages |
| Authors:
Jose C Mimoso; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The current wide-ranging and complex relations in the international environment demand a comprehensive approach to challenges in world security. Regional organizations play a decisive role in the peaceful settlement of disputes and in conflict prevention. This is especially important in Africa, given the many enduring problems that affect this continent. Considering that security is a basic condition for development and prosperity, this thesis aims to assess the Community of Portuguese ... |
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| A Study of Slovenian Armed Forces Ammunition Forecasting Methodology |
14 Dec 2012 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Robert Slak; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The purpose of this research is to investigate the ammunition forecasting methods used by the Slovenian Armed Forces (SAF) to determine if these methods will be capable of supporting the future military challenges of the SAF in coalition operations led by NATO, the European Union, and the United Nations. Two major planning methodologies are currently in use in military organizations: Level of Effort Methodology and Target-Oriented Methodology. This study describes ... |
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| No Guarantee of Success: Unity of Command and Effectiveness in Stability Operations |
06 Dec 2012 |
84 pages |
| Authors:
Chad P Corrigan; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| The purpose of this monograph is to examine the effect that military interventions have on the outcome of an internal conflict. The monograph employs quantitative analysis to examine interventions on the side of the government by unitary actors and coalitions. Additionally, qualitative analysis in the form of case studies was performed on United Nations Operations in the Congo in 1960-1965 and the United Nations Protection Force mission to Bosnia in ... |
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| Negotiation in the Operational Environment |
06 Dec 2012 |
45 pages |
| Authors:
Wade A Germann; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Negotiation has become for many military leaders a daily task in their role of stabilizing, securing, transitioning, and reconstructing in military operations overseas. Negotiation provides commanders with an alternative to solutions involving the use of force. Whether used in the context of conflict or cooperation, negotiation is a powerful tool for operational commanders in promoting stability and in fostering fruitful, cooperative relations. Successful negotiation outcomes are most prevalent when both ... |
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| Early Warning Signs and Indicators to Genocide and Mass Atrocity |
06 Dec 2012 |
107 pages |
| Authors:
Stephen M Wisniew; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Efforts by nongovernmental organizations, research and academic institutions, charities, and international organizations to track and monitor activities and conditions in high-risk settings provide uniquely useful indicators and warnings of possible genocide and mass atrocity (GMA). Third-party access to credible and legitimate information about conflicts that may be leading to GMA can be critical to effective U.S. efforts to meet its obligations under Responsibility to Protect (R2P). U.S. interest in the ... |
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| Challenges, Benefits, and Recommendations for Continued Nigerian Peacekeeping |
02 Nov 2012 |
23 pages |
| Authors:
William M Wando; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Africa is a continent that holds a high place in U.S. national security interests, yet it is still beset with local and regional conflicts. After Western attempts to aid Somalia in the early 1990s ended in tragedy, changes in U.S. policy have made it increasingly difficult for the United States to get involved directly in peacekeeping efforts in chaotic areas such as Africa. What has evolved since then is an ... |
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| Leveraging Peacekeeping Partners: African Continental Progress One Sub-Region at a Time |
01 Nov 2012 |
25 pages |
| Authors:
Colin W Chinn; NAVAL WAR COLLEGE NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Given its political and economic influence, strategic location along the Gulf of Guinea, and vast resource capacity (e.g., energy, people and geographic size), Nigeria provides the United States the best opportunity to meet its regional objectives in sub-Saharan Africa. However, key to ensuring effective and efficient engagement of, with, and through Nigeria will be understanding (and respecting) its roles and goals within international, regional, and sub-regional organizations. In particular, the ... |
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| Ground Truth in Building Human Security |
Nov 2012 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas Batson; ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INSTITUTE
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| During the Cold War, United Nations (UN) peacekeepers patrolled buffer zones between warring interstate parties who had signed a peace agreement and consented to the UN s blue helmet presence. Post-Cold War conflicts, on the other hand, have been chiefly of the intrastate variety with its attending complexities. When UN peacekeepers deploy today, they often find no uniformed enemy to contain and no peace to keep. Donning instead blue berets, ... |
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| Ground Truth in Building Human Security |
Nov 2012 |
104 pages |
| Authors:
Douglas Batson; ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INSTITUTE
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| During the Cold War, United Nations (UN) peacekeepers patrolled buffer zones between warring interstate parties who had signed a peace agreement and consented to the UN s blue helmet presence. Post-Cold War conflicts, on the other hand, have been chiefly of the intrastate variety with its attending complexities. When UN peacekeepers deploy today, they often find no uniformed enemy to contain and no peace to keep. Donning instead blue berets, ... |
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| Development Fund for Iraq: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Has Missing Receiving Reports and Open Task Orders |
26 Oct 2012 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
James Shafer; Benjamin H Comfort; M G Knoepfle; L M Welsh; SPECIAL INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR IRAQ RECONSTRUCTION ARLINGTON VA
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| The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) was established in May 2003 to provide for the temporary governance of Iraq following the conclusion of major combat operations in that country. United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 created the Development Fund for Iraq (DFI) in May 2003 and assigned the CPA full responsibility for managing the fund. Resolution 1483 specified the DFI should be used in a transparent manner and for: (1) the ... |
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| State-Building Challenges in a Post-Revolution Libya |
Oct 2012 |
69 pages |
| Authors:
Mohammed El-Katiri; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) inherited a difficult and volatile domestic situation following the overthrow of Muammar Qadhafi. The new leadership faces serious and simultaneous challenges in all areas of statehood. Libya's key geostrategic position, and its role in hydrocarbon production and exportation, means that the course of internal developments there is crucial not only to the Libyan people, but also to neighboring countries both in North Africa and across ... |
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| In Search of the Good War: Just War and Realpolitik in Our Time |
Oct 2012 |
10 pages |
| Authors:
Thomas W McShane; ARMY COMBINED ARMS CENTER FORT LEAVENWORTH KS MILITARY REVIEW
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| In the two decades since the Cold War ended, idealism has dominated international relations. International organizations such as the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and liberal democratic states have aggressively promoted democratic values, human rights, and global stability. International law has been the instrument of choice to advance this liberal agenda. Toward this end, three clear lines of effort stand out: (1) A series of multilateral treaties ... |
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| War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance |
25 Sep 2012 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
Richard F Grimmett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Two separate but closely related issues confront Congress each time the President introduces Armed Forces into a situation abroad that conceivably could lead to their involvement in hostilities. One issue concerns the division of war powers between the President and Congress, whether the use of Armed Forces falls within the purview of the congressional power to declare war and the War Powers Resolution (WPR). The other issue is whether or ... |
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| The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty-Eight Years |
24 Sep 2012 |
89 pages |
| Authors:
Richard F Grimmett; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Under the Constitution, the war powers are divided between Congress and the President. Congress has the power to declare war and raise and support the armed forces (Article I, section 8), while the President is Commander-in-Chief (Article II, section 2). The Commander-in-Chief role gives the President power to utilize the armed forces to repel attacks against the United States, but there has long been controversy over whether he is constitutionally ... |
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| Case Studies on UN Information Operations: Ethiopia, Liberia, and Kosovo |
Sep 2012 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Osman Mentes; Cheree M Browne; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| Over the past 10 years, the demand for United Nations (UN) Information Operations (IO) has grown, with the UN initiating or strengthening 17 peacekeeping operations and increasing the number of deployed UN personnel. Given the growing demand for UN peacekeeping, we will examine, assess, and make recommendations for increasing UN IO effectiveness during peacekeeping (IODP). This thesis will focus on UN IODP using Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in a post-conflict ... |
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| Economic Dimensions of Civil Conflicts |
Sep 2012 |
83 pages |
| Authors:
Serdar Hacisalihoglu; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| The thesis has five chapters: (1) an introduction, (2) the economic risk factors causing civil conflicts, (3) the economic dimensions of peace building (4) a Kosovo case study, and (5) the conclusion. Chapter II discusses the economic risk factors that cause civil conflicts. Specific economic characteristics, such as the availability of natural resources, enduring economic decline (with its effects of low incomes and high unemployment), and diasporas make countries more ... |
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| Coercion: A Credible and Capable United States Military Instrument of Power Key to Future US Foreign Policy Success |
17 Jun 2012 |
102 pages |
| Authors:
Jeffrey G Pierce; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| To employ a successful foreign policy that protects United States interests in the post-Cold War environment, U.S. leadership will need to use a consistent, credible, and capable military instrument of power to apply coercion. Recent attempts to coerce other nations to modify their behaviors or actions have met with mixed results, showing that simply having the largest or most powerful military force in the world does not necessarily equal success. ... |
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| Preventing Genocide: A Framework for Military Planners |
10 Jun 2012 |
100 pages |
| Authors:
Matthew S Furlong; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Genocide and mass atrocities are a threat to the international order. They impact global security and ultimately the interests of the United States. The President has asserted that the United States is committed to the prevention of genocide and mass atrocities. Recent efforts to prevent or intervene in such crimes have achieved a certain measure of success. One of the challenges of dealing with genocide and mass atrocities is truly ... |
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| United States' Grand Strategy through the Lens of Lebanon in 1983 and Iraq in 2003 |
08 Jun 2012 |
129 pages |
| Authors:
III Bris-Bois Charles P; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The United States failed in both Lebanon in 1982-1984 and Iraq in 2003 to achieve its political objectives. While there are many reasons for this, perhaps the greatest is that the government failed to coordinate and direct all of its resources in a unified manner to achieve its goals. This paper outlines four key indicators, present in both Lebanon and Iraq, that suggest the United States did not have a ... |
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| Future Roles and Missions of the Kosovo Security Force |
08 Jun 2012 |
120 pages |
| Authors:
Enver Voca; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Sustainable peace in the Western Balkans still remains to be desired. Ethnic impatience and nationalistic extremism are still strong and capable of ruining the peace achieved. Further engagement of the International Community is critical to achieving lasting peace. Further development of the Kosovo Security Force (KSF) is necessary to make Kosovo a fully functional country and society, and also is the best guarantee of preserving the peace in Kosovo and ... |
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| The Effective Integration of the ICGLR Towards Sustainable Security and Economic Development in the GLR of Africa |
08 Jun 2012 |
103 pages |
| Authors:
Pascal Nzaramba; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Following the 1994 Rwandan genocide, an estimated two million refugees fled the country into the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The group that fled consisted of a formidable military force in varying states of combat readiness. Seventeen years after the genocide, its effects still haunt the Great Lakes Region of Africa. Until recently, the region has been marred by violence perpetrated in the DRC's rural areas by the armed ... |
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| Bridging the Ends and Means of the Responsibility to Protect: An Opportunity for U.S. Leadership |
Jun 2012 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Ivan G Carlson; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| This paper examines the merits of the concept of the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) from conceptualization through contemporary domestic and international efforts at operationalization. R2P's objective is to provide effective ways to address the recurrent problem of mass atrocities through an emphasis on prevention and a modern interpretation of sovereignty, which includes the responsibility of governments to protect their populations from internal and external threats of all types. R2P was ... |
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| International Police Cooperation on Countering Transnational Terrorism |
Jun 2012 |
124 pages |
| Authors:
Hikmet Yapsan; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEFENSE ANALYSIS DEPT
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| Since the inception of modern police organizations, the police have been on the front lines of counterterrorism operations. The changing concept of terrorism into a more transnational activity has driven police organizations to devise new means to counter this challenge. International police cooperation on countering transnational terrorism is the product of this evolution. There have been several initiatives to build a competent and effective international police cooperation organization to fight ... |
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| Who has Legal Sovereignty Over Jerusalem and which Peace Proposal has the Best Chance of Resolving the Dispute over this Symbolic Land? |
Jun 2012 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Daxton H Moore; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| There are four schools of thought as to who has legal sovereignty over Jerusalem, and this is one of the primary reasons why there has been no resolution to the problem. The first is that there was a vacuum of sovereignty in the wake of British withdrawal, which was filled by Israel after the first Arab-Israeli War and again as a need for selfdefense after the 1967 War; the second ... |
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| The Alliance Decides the Mission? Multilateral Decision Making at the UN and NATO on Libya, 2010-2011 |
Jun 2012 |
101 pages |
| Authors:
David F Lawrence; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| The United Nations Security Council quickly authorized the use of force, and NATO allies speedily took action in March of 2011 to prevent a potential humanitarian crisis in Libya when it appeared to the international community that civil protest would be met with state-sponsored violence on the level of genocide. How did the multilateral decision making processes in NATO and the United Nations, two separate but related organizations, work in ... |
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| NATO: Maintaining Relevance in the Twenty-First Century |
Jun 2012 |
85 pages |
| Authors:
Danny Martinez; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA DEPT OF NATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
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| This study interprets the political, strategic, and institutional durability of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the diplomatic revolutions of the past 20 years. In particular, the study seeks to understand the characteristics of statecraft, policy, strategy, and institutional custom and tradition that have allowed NATO as an organization and as a group of democracies to cope with the changes in the international system and the stresses and strains ... |
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| The Unintended Consequences of Killing Civilians |
17 May 2012 |
61 pages |
| Authors:
Sherry K Oehler; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Mistreatment of civilians not party to a large-scale, violent conflict is not new. The perceived lack of empathy for civilians (historically and presently) points to ambiguities about who the enemy is, rules of engagement, as well as the ongoing debate about the nature of military intervention in internal conflicts. In addition, examples of violence against civilians during the current war in the Middle East emphasize changes that have occurred within ... |
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| General Matthew B. Ridgway and Army Design Methodology during the Korean War |
17 May 2012 |
59 pages |
| Authors:
James T Outland; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Despite the vast research by Americans on General Matthew B. Ridgway's miraculous transformation of the Eighth Army during the Korean War, few studies have examined his operational approach and contrasted it with that of General Douglas MacArthur's. The constructed reality that emerges from the literature is that General MacArthur's operational desires led to a strained relationship with President Truman and ultimately limited his ability to employ forces in the manner ... |
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| Operational Art Requirements in the Korean War |
17 May 2012 |
56 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Ziegler Thomas G; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| Historical examples are an expedient way to develop an understanding of operational art theory and concepts. A historical illustration of both operational success and failure is the Korean War. Several aspects of the Korean War remain relevant to operational art in contemporary conflicts. It had a complex and evolving strategy, a dramatic interplay of tactical successes and failures, uncertainty and miscalculation, shortages of means to accomplish ends, and the difficult ... |
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| Combating Terrorism, Rebel Groups, and Armed Militias in the Face of Economic Prosperity Opportunities |
04 May 2012 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher Douglas; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Kenya, Ethiopia, and South Sudan recently embarked on a $25 billion oil production project in Lamu, Kenya. Otherwise known as the Lamu-Port-South-Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport-Corridor (LAPSSET) project, it is expected to bring these nations and others throughout East Africa out of poverty and transform their socioeconomic status from economic and social despair to economic prosperity. The LAPSSET project will include a 32-berth mega port, a railway, an oil pipeline, a highway, and a ... |
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| Israeli Operational Art: The Six Day War -- How the Israeli Defense Forces Achieved Overwhelming Success Against Overwhelming Odds |
04 May 2012 |
22 pages |
| Authors:
Mike Obadal; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Outnumbered almost 3 to 1, fighting on three fronts, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) handed its Arab adversaries a significant defeat from 5 to 11 June, 1967. The resulting destruction of Arab militaries and Israeli control of significant terrain provided Israel valuable strategic depth in the following years. In the course of the one-sided war, the IDF demonstrated superior tactics while Arab forces suffered for lack of competent leadership. However, ... |
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| Maritime Sanctions Enforcement, More Than Just Boardings |
04 May 2012 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Donovan C Rivera; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| Economic sanctions are a frequent course of action chosen by state leaders to influence or punish the actions of other states. While economic sanctions are commonly viewed as a non-violent method of compelling or deterring behavior, their enforcement frequently requires military operations. This paper will examine those operations from the perspective of a joint force commander assigned the task of planning and executing an operation to enforce economic sanctions in ... |
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| A Maritime Approach to Countering Horn of Africa Piracy |
26 Apr 2012 |
87 pages |
| Authors:
Jr Toland Ronald W; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV NORFOLK VA JOINT ADVANCED WARFIGHTING SCHOOL
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| Piracy in the waters off the Hom of Africa (HOA) has become a multimillion dollar a year business for modern-day pirates because vessel ownership groups continue to pay ransoms. The seizing of cargo ships and ransom demands have harmful economic effects on corporations and countries. Piracy operations also directly threaten U.S. interests and citizens, as displayed during a recent kidnapping for ransom action that led to the deaths of four ... |
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| Security Sector Reform in Timor-Leste: Missed Opportunities and Hard Lessons in Empowering the Host-Nation |
Apr 2012 |
76 pages |
| Authors:
Nicholas J Armstrong; Jacqueline Chura-Beaver; Isaac Kfir; ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INSTITUTE
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| In 1999, the people of East Timor voted, overwhelmingly, against a proposal that would make their island an autonomous province of the Republic of Indonesia. Though it appeared that all of the factors for a successful transition from conflict to peace and stability were present and it was expected that establishing a new state would be fairly straightforward, surprisingly, to the International Community, this was not the case. This paper ... |
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| Restoring the Unwritten Alliance in Brazil -- United States Relations |
23 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Lawrence T Brown; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| During the first half of the 20th Century, an Unwritten Alliance amicably existed between the United States and Brazil. This is not true today. Some suggest that the two countries' strategic interests continue to diverge. This perception of divergence must be reversed. In response to Brazil's emergence as a global economic and political power, the United States must reformulate its bilateral security strategy with the world's 7th largest economy and ... |
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| Why Failed States Matter: The Case of Somalia |
23 Mar 2012 |
32 pages |
| Authors:
William T Brooks; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the United States continues to conduct successful military operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan to target and disrupt Al Qaida's ability to recruit, train, and plan future attacks, terrorist organizations continue to spread in ungoverned areas of the world. Since the 1991 civil war that tore Somalia apart, no central government has been successful in reestablishing rule of law in that country. Today, Somalia is a failed state that offers ... |
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| Illicit Drug Trafficking in West Africa -- Primary Surveillance Radar Introduction |
22 Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
Gregory J Broecker; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The latest World Drug Report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) paints a grim picture of worldwide drug smuggling. Cocaine bound for wealthy industrialized countries is increasingly transiting through poverty-stricken developing countries. The UNODC reports show a clear increase in cocaine and other illicit drugs transiting West Africa. These drugs, which originate in South America, are moving via sea, land, and air through West African countries ... |
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| UNIFIL Peacekeeping and Lebanese National Security |
22 Mar 2012 |
46 pages |
| Authors:
Fawaz Arab; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
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| This Strategy Research Project (SRP) addresses the mandate, operations, and regional strategic effect of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), with a particular focus on the national security of Lebanon. The SRP examines UNIFIL's initial deployment and focuses on its expanded peacekeeping mandate, mission, and operations that took place following the armed conflict between the military wing of Hezbollah and Israeli forces in July-August 2006, and the action ... |
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| History of Space Policy |
22 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Lance K Kawane; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The emergence of the rockets during the Cold War provided the United States and the Soviet Union the ability to spy on each other from space and led to the ballistic missile. The Cold War was the focus of the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations, and it was this war that drove initial U.S. space policy and strategy. The utilization of space quickly expanded beyond the Cold War protagonists, and unfortunately ... |
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| The Search for Legitimacy: Interventions Under the Responsibility to Protect |
22 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Michelle L Ryan; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| Following the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, the United Nations Secretary-General called upon the international community to prevent similar atrocities in the future. To this end, Gareth Evans and Mahmoud Sahnoun led an international effort to examine the responsibility of both a sovereign state and the international community to protect people from mass atrocities regardless of their geographic location. In so doing, Evans and Sahnoun reframed the basic notion of sovereignty, ... |
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| The Arab Spring: Comparing U.S. Reactions in Libya and Syria |
22 Mar 2012 |
38 pages |
| Authors:
David N Wilson; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The Arab Spring began in December 2010 and blew across North Africa and the Middle East, resulting in outcomes from the implementation of modest reforms to the peaceful yet often violent removal from office of long-standing dictators. The United States claimed its national interests were at stake when it joined the European powers in an air campaign to save civilian lives from Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi's violent oppression of peaceful ... |
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| Sweden -- A Global Military Player? |
21 Mar 2012 |
50 pages |
| Authors:
Michael H Giner; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The post-Cold War strategic landscape has allowed Sweden to openly declare its aspirations to be a strong regional military power and an active member of the European Union with strong support of the European Union's military capability development. In support of Sweden's national security policy, the Swedish Armed Forces have begun a transformation into a professional expeditionary force with increased usability, interoperability, sustainability, and ability to conduct international operations. This ... |
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| Impact of the 20th Century War on Democratic Serbia Today |
21 Mar 2012 |
90 pages |
| Authors:
Zoran Nenadovic; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Serbia's 21st century security environment is based on the unsolved problems that arose before and after two Balkan wars, World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the civil war in the former Yugoslavia. These problems are a result of the disagreement between communism and capitalism, totalitarianism and democracy, and conventional and nuclear war. If we add in terrorism, the proliferation of weapons for mass destruction, organized crime, ... |
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| Regional Solutions for Regional Problems: East Timor and Solomon Islands |
21 Mar 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Prictor; PEACEKEEPING AND STABILITY OPERATIONS INST FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| The early post-Cold War era offered unprecedented opportunities for collective security responses, and yet the international response to the security crises of the 1990s and early 2000s proved disappointing. An exception was in the Asia-Pacific region where a regional middle power, Australia, led several multi-national regional interventions to halt humanitarian crises and prevent state failures. This paper argues that where certain conditions pre-exist or can be created, regional solutions, as ... |
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| Challenges of the African Military in Peacekeeping Missions in Africa |
20 Mar 2012 |
40 pages |
| Authors:
James N Mazimba; AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL
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| This SRP will highlight the challenges the African military contingents faced when preparing and deployed in peacekeeping missions in Africa. The paper will in the same vein cover the main causes attributed to the difficulties and the perpetual dependency on assistance from the developed world. The overall objective is to analyze the effects of the poor African economies on the capabilities of the peacekeepers. This will basically relate to the ... |
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| The Arab Spring: Causes, Consequences, and Implications |
18 Mar 2012 |
36 pages |
| Authors:
El Hassane Aissa; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Many experts compare the Arab spring to the popular revolutions that shook communist states in the late 1980s and early 1990s of the 20th century. After more than five decades of independence from European colonialism, autocratic rulers have failed to meet the legitimate aspirations of the Arab people. These include political freedom, economic prosperity, and human dignity. Starting with the Jasmine revolution in Tunisia, the shockwave swept through the area ... |
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| Emerging DoD Role in the Interagency Counter Threat Finance Mission |
14 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Jennifer E Carter; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| In a period of increased economic austerity and fiscal limitations, the United States must shrewdly engage beyond the comfortable boundaries of military force and employ the full arsenal of diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME) power to track, monitor, exploit, and disrupt threats to national security. This paper looks beyond the use of conventional military forces to combat terrorism and leverages the capabilities of the interagency to detect, deter, disrupt, ... |
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| Assessment of Ukranian National Defense Policy |
09 Mar 2012 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Yuriy Tsurko; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| This Strategy Research Project (SRP) examines current Ukrainian defense policy in light of changes in domestic and foreign policy made by newly-elected President Victor Yanukovych in the period 2010-2011. A short historical review provides background on the development of contemporary Ukrainian defense policy from Ukraine's independence from the Soviet Union in 1991 to the present day. An analysis of current Ukrainian defense policy assesses the effectiveness of its implementation and ... |
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| Addressing Cote d'Ivoire's Deeper Crisis (Africa Security Brief, Number 19, March 2012) |
Mar 2012 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Thierno M Bah; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC AFRICA CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES
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| The May 2011 inauguration of Alassane Ouattara as President of Cote d'Ivoire culminated a tumultuous 5-month transition of power. The unwillingness of the incumbent candidate, Laurent Gbagbo, to cede power following his electoral defeat eventually led to armed conflict between military forces who supported Ouattara and those loyal to Gbagbo. This resulted in an estimated 3,000 deaths and the involvement of forces from the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire ... |
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