New Century, Old Thinking: The Dangers of the Perceptual Gap in U.S.-China Relations COL Susan M Puska Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "American angst over “China” and how to deal with it has spurred a seemingly endless cycle of U.S. policy debates. Each disagreement or new revelation, such as the recent allegation that the Chinese tried to buy influence through illegal funding to U.S. elections,1 feeds another round of charges that U.S. leaders are either too “soft” or too “hard” on China. These charges are usually punctuated by warnings that these actions could lead to dire consequences for the United States in the future."

The Role of the Armed Forces in the Americas: Civil-Military Relations for the 21st Century Dr Donald E Schulz Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "In November 1997, the United States Army War College joined with the U.S. Southern Command, the Inter-American Defense Board, the National Guard Bureau, and the Latin American Consortium of the University of New Mexico and New Mexico State University to cosponsor a conference entitled “The Role of the Armed Forces in the Americas: Civil-Military Relations for the 21st Century.” The meeting was held from 3 to 6 November in Santa Fé, New Mexico, and was hosted by the New Mexico National Guard."

European Security and NATO Enlargement: A View from Central Europe Dr Stephen J Blank Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "NATO’s enlargement represents a watershed event in European security. It closes the so-called “post-Cold War” epoch that began with the fall of the Soviet empire and opens the way to a new stage in European and American history. The tendencies that are now pushing Europe towards greater integration have received a new injection of energy. NATO has not only proven itself the only truly effective security provider among European institutions, it has also shown itself to be the moving force behind Europe’s other security agencies, particularly the European Union (EU)..."

Five-Dimensional (Cyber) Warfighting: Can the Army After Next be Defeated Through Complex Concepts and Technologies? Dr Robert J Bunker Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "With the end of the Cold War, U.S. national security perceptions concerning 'Who is the threat?' have been thrown into free fall along with those governmental and military institutions meant to contend with it. Resulting from the spreading chaos and ambiguity in the nation-state system, which stem from the simultaneous processes of fragmentation and regionalization, a new question now needs to be asked—'What is the threat?' "

Evolutionary Technology in the Current Revolution in Military Affairs: The Army Tactical Command and Control System Ms. Elizabeth A. Stanley Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "In this monograph, Ms. Elizabeth A. Stanley analyzes developments in the Army Tactical Command and Control System as a vehicle for assessing the U.S. Army's strategy for exploiting information age technologies. Her analysis will be of great value to those interested in several dimensions of military modernization, in particular whether we are amid a revolution in military affairs (RMA) or something less profound. If it is an RMA, then how well are we in the Army seizing the opportunities it presents?"

Force Planning Considerations for Army XXI Dr William T Johnsen Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "The international security environment can be expected to remain in a state of flux through 2010 and beyond. Despite the greatly improved security conditions, residual risks to U.S. national interests will remain from the Cold War period (though not from the Cold War). New dangers have emerged (and more can be expected). Concomitantly, the absence of superpower confrontation has removed many Cold War constraints on the use of U.S. military power for other than vital national interests. The current scope and pace of operations, therefore, can be expected to continue or increase for the foreseeable future."

Searching for Stable Peace in the Persian Gulf Dr Kenneth Katzman, Dr Stephen C Pelletiere Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "America's dual containment policy for the Persian Gulf faces difficult challenges. Key allies of the United States withhold support for military action against Iraq, despite evidence that the Iraqis are clandestinely producing weapons of mass destruction. Similarly, U.S. allies have concluded potentially lucrative deals with Iran to exploit central Asian oil resources, despite Washington's opposition to them."

Joint U.S. Army-Navy War Planning on the Eve of the First World War COL Adolf Carlson Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "The paper which follows suggests that as we reflect on the challenges ahead, we may gain some insight by casting light on the challenges of the past. It is written in the spirit of the wisdom of Patrick Henry, who in 1775 said, “I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and that is the lamp of experience. I know no way of judging of the future but by the past.” For like the turn of the coming century, the turn of the last century was characterized by a strategic pause as well."

Shadow Politics: The Russian State in the 21st Century Dr Peter J Stavrakis Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute "Assessments of Russia's future possess a lamentable tendency to oscillate between enthusiastic optimism about the development of free market democracy or brooding pessimism concerning the vitality of Russia's absolutist heritage, without providing many durable insights. The goal of this essay is to undertake a more penetrating analysis of a paradox of state power that lies at the heart of future Russian politics."