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  • Key Strategic Issues List
    Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    For over a decade, SSI has published the annual Key Strategic Issues List (KSIL) to inform students, faculty, and external research associates of strategic topics requiring research and analysis. Part I of the Academic Year (AY) 2015-2016 KSIL, referred to as the Chief of Staff of the Army Special Interest Topics, consists of five critical topics that will be addressed by the U...
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  • From Assistance To Partnership
    Mohammed El-Katiri / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Morocco is seeking to position itself as a regional security provider in West Africa. Over recent years, Morocco has emerged as a key partner for the development of variety of sectors in different West African countries, but it also aspires to contribute to peace and stability of this African sub-region that continues to face important challenges and significant threats. In par...
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  • Using Target Audience Analysis To Aid Strategic Level Decisionmaking
    Steve Tatham / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Albert Einstein famously stated that: 'Any fool can know; the point is to understand.' Over the past 20 years, the United States has known that there exist people with a profound hatred of all that it and the West are, and all that it stands for. During that time the American people and our allies abroad have known war in Iraq, in Afghanistan, and we know that today in Syria, I...
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  • Arab Threat Perceptions and The Future of The U.S. Military Presence in The Middle East
    Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College / W. Andrew Terrill / WAndrew Terrill
    The Middle East is currently in one of its most dramatic periods of turbulence since the post-World War I emergence of the modern state system in that region. Recently, the United States and its Arab allies have been concerned by a number of distressing regional trends including the uncertain future of Iranian influence throughout the region, the rise and persistence of the Isl...
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    21,34 €

  • Mastering The Gray Zone
    Michael J. Mazarr / Michael JMazarr / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    This manuscript examines the increasingly important form of rivalry and statecraft that has become known as 'gray zone strategies.' In regions from Eastern Europe to the South China Sea, such tactics in the hands of ambitious regional powers pose a growing challenge to U.S. and allied interests. This monograph aims to provide a broad introduction to the issue to help leaders in...
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  • The New Arab Regional Order
    Gregory Aftandilian / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The Middle East is facing a period of great instability and uncertainty. The region is beset with civil wars, sectarian conflicts between Sunnis and Shias, the rise of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and its competition with al-Qaeda, and conflicts between countries and factions opposing and supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and like-minded Islamist groups. The questio...
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  • Lethal and Legal? The Ethics of Drone Strikes
    Dr. Shima D. Keene / DrShima DKeene / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The use of drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles, has increased exponentially in the last 10 years, and this trend is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. But with this increased use has come increased controversy, in particular closer scrutiny of the legal and ethical dimensions of the use of armed drones. In this monograph, British academic and practitioner Dr. Shima ...
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  • Breaking The Bathsheba Syndrome
    Curtis D. Taylor / Curtis DTaylor / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Survey after survey across the U.S. Army continue to reveal broad concern about the Army’s top-down performance evaluation system. Many claim that it drives behavior in organizations that not only inhibits the exercise of mission command, but also rewards image management over organizational leadership. Colonel Curtis Taylor takes a hard look at this system, its benefits and it...
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  • The Gulf Moment
    Florence Gaub / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    What began in 2011 as a series of demonstrations against domestic circumstances has since evolved into a decidedly regional and therefore strategic matter. The changing of regimes in Tunis, Cairo, and Tripoli has also changed the way Arab leaders engage with each other, and the way the region as a whole orchestrates its interstate relations. Often overlooked during debates abou...
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  • THE STRATEGIC LESSONS UNLEARNED FROM VIETNAM, IRAQ, AND AFGHANISTAN
    M. Chris Mason / MChris Mason / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Military personnel who have experience in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Vietnam, as well as senior leaders and military historians alike, will find this book by Dr. Chris Mason thought-provoking and useful. Dr. Mason examines indigenous personnel issues at the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war and uses empirical data and exhaustive research to argue that all three wars...
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  • A Hard Look at Hard Power
    Gary J. Schmitt / Gary JSchmitt / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Since the end of World War II, the United States has made maintaining a favorable balance of power in Eurasia a core element of its national security strategy. It did so in good measure by maintaining a large conventional military force that was based not only at home, but also in bases spread across Europe and Asia. That strategy was buttressed by developing security ties and ...
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    33,59 €

  • Iraq’s Shia Warlords and Their Militias
    Norman Cigar / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The phenomenon of Iraq’s Shia warlords and the militias they lead has significant implications for the conduct of the war against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), including for U.S. policy interests and for U.S. Landpower forces deployed in-country. In this monograph, Dr. Norman Cigar analyzes the rapid resurgence of the Shia militias and the warlords thanks to a mass po...
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  • Always Strategic
    Colin S. Gray / Colin SGray / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The strategic quality of Landpower is widely known, but not widely understood. In this monograph, Dr. Colin S. Gray explores and explains the meaning of strategic Landpower. He is concerned particularly to argue that, although Landpower today must function in a joint environment, typically it is the dominant element in the team for U.S. national security. The monograph lays emp...
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  • Confidence-Building In Cyberspace
    Mary Manjikian / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The term 'confidence-building measures' is not new. The idea that international actors can come together to share information about their activities in order to establish trust, prevent misunderstandings and misperceptions and de-escalate conflicts is one that has a long pedigree. The development of confidence- building measures in the areas of biological and chemical warfare d...
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  • Space-Based Solar Power
    Jeffrey L. Caton / Jeffrey LCaton / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    With growing international awareness of energy security challenges, the promise of space-based solar power for clean and unlimited energy for all humankind is certainly appealing. While significant progress continues in the enabling technologies of such systems, is there compelling evidence that space-based solar power systems will provide the best energy solution? How does the...
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  • Prospects For Iran’s New Direction
    Keir Giles / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    In November 2014, tense negotiations over the status of Iran’s nuclear program resulted in a 7-month extension of a compliance deadline. In June 2015, negotiators will once again be grappling with the same intractable issues, where neither Iran nor the United States and its allies appear able to make the substantive concessions that would be necessary for a permanent agreement....
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  • Thucydides Was Right
    Colin S. Gray / Colin SGray / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    To define future threat is, in a sense, an impossible task, yet it is one that must be done. In this monograph, Dr. Colin S. Gray explains that the only sources of empirical evidence accessible to us are the past and the present. We cannot obtain understanding about the future from the future. Dr. Gray draws noticeably upon the understanding of strategic history obtainable from...
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  • Strengthening Statehood Capabilities for Successful Transitions in The Middle East/North Africa Region
    Mohammed El-Katiri / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The political transitions that followed revolutions in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia are by no means complete. They have gone through challenging phases, characterized by political volatility and tension. These challenges and uncertainties have a profound impact on the three countries’ economies and the ability of their new political elites to build credibility and political legiti...
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  • The State-Society/Citizen Relationship in Security Analysis
    Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College / Yannis A. Stivachtis / Yannis AStivachtis
    The United States is a global power with global interests and global responsibilities. The U.S. Army constitutes one of the means available to the United States to pursue and achieve its foreign policy goals. The end of the Cold War, and especially the events of September 11, 2001, have led to a redefinition of the U.S. Army’s role. In this new environment, the purpose of the U...
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  • Another Brick in The Wall
    Jean-Loup Samaan / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Over the last years, missile defense has resurfaced as a major feature of the strategic debate in the United States and among its close allies. In 2010, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit of Heads of State saw intense discussions among transatlantic partners on the strategic value of missile defense alongside the traditional deterrence means of the Alliance. But if t...
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  • Evolving Army Needs for Space-Based Support
    Jeffrey L. Caton / Jeffrey LCaton / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    To support warfighters in the 21st century, Army and joint space operations must adapt to a congested, contested, and competitive international space environment. This monograph examines how the Army is postured to meet current and future space-based support needs to conduct unified land operations. It also provides recommendations regarding how to facilitate the best evolution...
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  • Stand Up and Fight! The Creation of U.S. Security Organizations, 1942-2005
    Jacqueline Whitt / Ty Seidule / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    From the National Security Act of 1947 to the intelligence and security restructuring after September 11, 2001 (9/11), our nation has stood up new security organizations to meet new challenges. On October 10, 2010, my team and I helped give life to a new U.S. security organization when I assumed command of the United States Army Cyber Command. As its first commander, I was more...
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  • From Frozen Ties To Strategic Engagement
    Roman Muzalevsky / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Locked in a confrontational stance lasting more than 3 decades, the United States and Iran have failed repeatedly to transform their hostile relationship. The ongoing nuclear talks, however, offer better prospects of not only addressing Iran’s nuclear program challenges, but also developing a mutually beneficial strategic relationship between the United States and Iran in the l...
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  • Parsing Chinese-Russian Military Exercises
    Richard Weitz / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    China and Russia have two of the world’s most powerful militaries, and their growing defense cooperation has long been a subject of interest to the United States. Studying their military exercises provides insights for several questions of critical importance for the U.S. Army: What are the evolving power-projection capabilities of the Chinese and Russian armed forces? How have...
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  • A Hard Look at Hard Power
    Gary J. Schmitt / Gary JSchmitt / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Since the end of World War II, the United States has made maintaining a favorable balance of power in Eurasia a core element of its national security strategy. It did so in good measure by maintaining a large conventional military force that was based not only at home, but also in bases spread across Europe and Asia. That strategy was buttressed by developing security ties and ...
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    29,95 €

  • Notes on Bayonet Training
    Army War College (U.S.)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important ...
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    27,30 €

  • Getting To The Left of Sharp
    Jr. Lieutenant Genera Robert L. Caslen / JrLieutenant Genera Robert LCaslen / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The U.S. Army has been and is struggling with sexual harassment, assault, and rape in its ranks, but the future can be different. In this monograph, three seasoned officers and one cadet propose a series of steps-based on West Point’s experiences-to 'get to the left' of these incidents by changing the cultural structures that allow them to occur. This will only become more crit...
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  • The Effective Use of Reserve Personnel In The U.S. Military
    Shima D. Keene / Shima DKeene / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    The U.S. Army and the British Army are undergoingsimilar processes of rebalancing between regularand reserve personnel. The British armed forces arecurrently at a more advanced stage of this change thanthe United States, and consequently there are usefullessons to be drawn from their experience to date. Thisis particularly the case in a time of growing defenseausterity; in addi...
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    17,75 €

  • Army Support of Military Cyberspace Operations
    Jeffrey L. Caton / Jeffrey LCaton / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    Military cyberspace operations have been ongoing since before the advent of the Internet, and their influence on traditional military operations continues to increase. What are the significant changes in mission and structure of Department of Defense offensive and defensive cyberspace activities over the past decade? How do joint and Army cyberspace military operations fit into...
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    20,81 €

  • Do Fewer Resources Mean Less Influence? A Comparative Historical Case Study of Military Influence in A Time of Austerity
    Mary Manjikian / Strategic Studies Institute / U.S. Army War College / U.SArmy War College
    In the 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review, militaryplanners speak at great length about the importance ofrebalancing our armed forces. As a result of the BudgetControl Act of 2011, our U.S. Armed Forces haveabsorbed significant budget cuts, which are projectedto continue into 2016. Not surprisingly, a major themeof the Quadrennial Defense Review is the necessity ofmaking tough cho...
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