Studies

Responding to Environmental Challenges in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin Arthur L Bradshaw, Dr Kent H Butts, Prof Bernard F Griffard, LTC Edward L Hughes Study by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership "Following the success of the Environmental Security Conference held in Oman in April 2000, U.S. Central Command conducted an Environmental Security Conference for Central Asia and the Caspian Basin from March 6-8, 2001 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The event was cosponsored by the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment (DUSD-I&E), the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, and the Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) of the U.S. Army War College."

The Russian Armed Forces at the Dawn of the Millennium Michael H Crutcher Study by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership "This anthology is an outgrowth of a conference titled “The Russian Armed Forces at the Dawn of the Millennium,” held at the Collins Center of the Army War College’s Center for Strategic Leadership from 7 through 9 February 2000. The genesis for the conference was the realization by several members of the staff of the Collins Center and Army War College faculty that the U.S.-led NATO operation in Kosovo resulted in a significant shift of Russian views on the United States and NATO. The conference also complemented our general objective of examining the changing environment in which the United States—including its armed forces—finds itself. "

The Role of the Military in Protecting the World's Water Resources Arthur L Bradshaw, Dr Kent H Butts, Mr Brian D Smith Study by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership " 'The Role of Militaries in Protecting the Environmental Quality of the World’s Bodies of Water' was a workshop hosted and conducted by the Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) of the U.S. Army War College and sponsored by the Principal Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security) on 3-5 November 1999. The workshop was coordinated with UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC). The objective of the workshop was to explore the use of the military as an instrument of engagement in the environmental security context of assessing and protecting the environmental quality of the world’s bodies of water. "

Caspian Sea Environmental Security Game Arthur L Bradshaw, Dr Kent H Butts Study by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership "The Caspian Sea and International Environmental Security Game was the second annual international environmental security exercise conducted by the Center for Strategic Leadership (CSL) of the U. S. Army War College. Held at the CSL’s Collins Center, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, on 16-17 November 1998, this year’s exercise focused on the energy resources, geopolitics, and environmental security of the Caspian Basin."

Regional Asia-Pacific Defense Environmental Workshop Dr Kent H Butts, Ms Catherine A J Phinney Studies Paper by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership "The Environmental Security Trilateral Partners of the Australian, Canadian, and United States Departments of Defence hosted a regional Asia-Pacific Defence Environmental Workshop in Darwin, Australia, from 11 to 14 May 1998. The theme of this workshop was “Defence Dimensions of Contemporary Environmental Issues” and was a follow-up to the September 1996 “Asia-Pacific Defence Environmental Conference” held in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. The purpose of the workshop was to provide a forum where defence and environmental officials from Asia-Pacific Nations could examine the importance of defence related environmental issues to regional stability. Participants of the Hawaii Conference requested future regional workshops, suggested topics and asked to participate in panels and presentations. This workshop was structured in response to those requests. "

International Environmental Security: The Regional Dimension Arthur L Bradshaw Study Paper by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership "This environmental security exercise specifically capitalized on the exceptional talents and perspectives of our senior International Fellows from this year’s U.S. Army War College class, drawing upon their unique personal and professional experiences, and the national and regional perspectives that they bring from their countries. "

NATO/CCMS Environmental Security Conference Dr Kent H Butts Study Paper by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership

Environmental Security and Preventative Defense John D Auger Studies Paper by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership "The strategy of Preventive Defense is built on the premise that defense establishments have an important role to play in building democracy, trust and understanding, and in addressing problems that lead to regional tensions or in promoting communication and cooperation. Defense environmental cooperation can support this essential component of our national strategy. In light of this, the Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environmental Security) asked the Center for Strategic Leadership, U.S. Army War College to address environmental degradation and scarcity and the role they play in the causes of conflict and instability in the post--Cold War world. "

A Blueprint for a Bold Restructuring of the Organization for National Security Prof James O Kievit, Prof Michael J Pasquarett Study Paper by the US Army War College, Center for Strategic Leadership "Throughout history the proficient application of combined arms on the ground battlefield has been a key to tactical success, and so military leaders and institutions have expended tremendous intellectual and physical resources to ensure their organizations and subordinate leaders were capable of such integrated activities. As just one example, today the vast infrastructure of the U.S. Army’s Training and Doctrine Command exists primarily to ensure that no other land forces in the world will be more proficient at combined arms than are American forces."