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Parameters | Spring 2025
March 20, 2025 — Welcome to the Spring 2025 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of two In Focus special commentaries, three forums (Russian War-fighting Capabilities and NATO Interoperability, Strategic Competition and Managing National Security, and Joint Sustainment Strategies), the regular Civil-Military Relations Corner installment, and a review essay. ... MORE

Assessing the Zeitenwende: Implications for Germany, the United States, and Transatlantic Security
February 27, 2025 — This volume examines Germany’s Zeitenwende, a policy shift sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Key themes include national security, defense spending, energy diversification, and evolving ties with Russia, China, NATO, and the EU. Despite progress, challenges in strategy, defense, and sustainability raise concerns for Washington and transatlantic cooperation... MORE

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Toward a More Effective DoD Contribution to Strategic Competition in the Western Hemisphere
February 21, 2025 — Innovative new thinking is needed on the security challenges the People’s Republic of China poses in Latin America and the Department of Defense’s role in the US response, including (1) enhanced security cooperation that helps key democratic partners succeed and provides the United States leverage and situational awareness, and (2) anticipating how the People’s Republic of China may exploit its commercial and other activities in the region in times of war... MORE

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Pretexts for War and the Preinvasion Crisis in Ukraine
December 5, 2024 — The US strategy in the lead-up to the invasion of Ukraine undermined Russian efforts to justify the war. This monograph derives lessons about counterjustification strategy through an exhaustive study of US military, diplomatic, and informational activities during the crisis... MORE

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Parameters | Winter 2024–25
November 21, 2024 — Welcome to the Winter 2024–25 issue of Parameters. This issue consists of an In Focus special commentary, three forums (Indo-Pacific, Security Cooperation, and Historical Studies), and the regular Civil-Military Relations Corner installment... MORE

Bargaining for Justice: Ukraine, Gaza, and the Ethics of Conflict Termination
September 23, 2024 — This book, drawing on the ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza, offers a unique perspective by combining insights from bargaining theory and the just-war tradition. It demonstrates how moral commitments can serve as a framework for war termination, a topic relevant to scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in international relations and conflict resolution... MORE

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The Role of America’s European Allies in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2022–24
September 19, 2024 — What more can US allies in Europe do to assist Ukraine militarily? More broadly, what can the United States expect from its closest allies in Europe in strategic competition with Russia and China? The authors assess steps Washington can take to ensure its allies fulfill their potential now and in the future... MORE

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Parameters | Autumn 2024
August 29, 2024 — In this edition: The Commandant's Strategic Vision "The Forward Edge of the Fifth US Army War College" David C. Hill, David D. Dworak, and Aaron Blair Wilcox; "Avoiding the Escalatory Trap: Managing Escalation during the Israel Hamas War" C. Anthony Pfaff and “A Long, Hard Year: Ukraine War Lessons Learned 2023,” Michael T. Hackett and John A. Nagl; A Major's Perspective “Resources Designed to Promote Professional Discourse”; Civil-Military Relations Corner, " The Military and the Election: Thinking through Retired Flag Officer Endorsements"; “Exploring Strategy in India" by Vinay Kaura... MORE

Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War
August 21, 2024 — Satellites and counterspace systems have shown themselves to be important parts of modern warfare in the Russia-Ukraine War. This monograph examines the role of space and counterspace systems in the war, the effects of satellite proliferation and commercialization, and the restrictions placed on the use of space-based capabilities to prevent escalation... MORE

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AY25 Campaign Planning Handbook
August 14, 2024 — The purpose of this document is to assist United States Army War College students during the Military Strategy and Campaigning (MSC) course. It also serves to assist commanders, planners, and other staff officers in combatant commands (CCMD), joint task forces (JTF), and Service component commands. It supplements joint doctrine and contains elements of emerging doctrine as practiced globally by joint force commanders (JFCs). It portrays a way to apply draft doctrine awaiting signature, published doctrine, and emerging concepts, all at the higher levels of joint command, with a primary emphasis at the combatant command level... MORE