Recent Articles

Volume 2, 2015-2016 Civil Affairs Issue Papers: Civil Affairs: A Force for Engagement and Conflict Prevention John C Church Jr., Colonel Christopher J Holshek PKSOI Paper by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, US Army War College Press "Last year, the Civil Affairs Association and its partners, launched its first Issue Papers since the early 2000’s, but with a different approach. The annual cycle of a thematically linked Symposium, Issue Papers, and Roundtable, provides a platform for the most operationally experienced community of Civil Affairs (CA) practitioners since World War II to have more direct and visible input on the discussion of the future of Civil Affairs – as a national strategic capability – at the command and policy levels, as well as capture their insights and lessons for future posterity and research."

The East Mediterranean Triangle at Crossroads Dr Jean-Loup Samaan Letort Paper by US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "For years, the Israel-Turkey partnership was believed to be an anchor of stability in the troubled Middle East. For the United States the two regional players were supposed to pave the way to a regional system, but the collapse of their bilateral relation over the last years has put an end to these expectations. As a result of this crisis between Ankara and Jerusalem, the competition in the East Mediterranean region evolved significantly. Whereas Turkey increased its inflammatory rhetoric against Israel, the latter counterbalanced Turkey‘s position by strengthening ties with two rivals of Ankara: Greece and Cyprus."

Old and New Insurgency Forms Dr Robert J Bunker Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "While the study of insurgency extends well over 100 years and has its origins in the guerrilla and small wars of the 19th century and beyond, almost no cross modal analysis—that is, dedicated insurgency form typology identification—has been conducted. Until the end of the Cold War, the study of insurgency focused primarily on separatist and Marxist derived forms with an emphasis on counterinsurgency practice aimed at those forms rather than on identifying what differences and interrelationships existed. The reason for this is that the decades-long Cold War struggle subsumed many diverse national struggles and tensions into a larger paradigm of conflict—a free, democratic, and capitalist West versus a totalitarian, communist, and centrally planned East. "

Strategic Insights: Whiskey over Books, Again? Anti-Intellectualism and the Future Effectiveness of Army 2025 Dr Don M Snider Article by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press

Military Support to Governance, Elections, and Media Mister Anthony S Lieto Guides and Handbooks by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, Joint Chiefs of Staff "This Handbook for Military Support to Governance, Elections, and Media provides fundamental guidance, planning considerations, techniques, procedures, and other information for the stabilization, development, or restoration of a country’s governance, elections, and media institutions and processes across all phases of Military Operational Planning (i.e. fragile states, failed states, and traditional post-conflict periods)."

Military Support to Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform Doctor Karen J. Finkenbinder Guides and Handbooks by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute, Joint Chiefs of Staff "This Handbook for Military Support to Rule of Law and Security Sector Reform is Book Five in a set of five handbooks developed to assist the joint force commander design, plan, and execute a whole-of-government approach. Included with the series is an overview J7/J9 Pamphlet, Executive Summary of the Unified Action Handbook Series, that describes the handbooks, suggests how they should be used, and identifies the significant interrelationships among them."

SOLLIMS Sampler (Feb. 2016) - Shifts in United Nations Peacekeeping Mister David A Mosinski PKSOI SOLLIMS Sampler by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "Over its seven decades of operations, United Nations Peacekeeping has received both international praise and international censure, from winning the Nobel Peace Prize to standing on the sidelines of genocide. In any case, peacekeeping remains a prominent tool utilized by the United Nations in the face of proliferated conflict."

The Army War College Review Vol. 2 No. 1 Dr Larry D Miller Colonel David M. Knych, Mr. Stewart C. Eales, Mr. Nathan T. Ray, Colonel David M. Kobs, Colonel Craig Simonsgaard Army War College Review by the US Army War College Press

Peace & Stability Journal, Volume 6, Issue 2 Mister Robert C Browne Peace and Stability Journal by the US Army War College, Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute "The increase in transnational terrorism and organized crime in many regions of the world has created insecurity and restricted economic development in many countries. These threats cause particular harm to countries which are emerging from conflict or are vulnerable due to a porous border and a lack of regulatory security structures. Good border management is vital to countering these threats, facilitating legal movements of people and goods, improving trade and commerce, and encouraging external investment."