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Cover for the Academic Year 2025–26 Annual Estimate of the Strategic Security Environment
Academic Year 2025–26 Annual Estimate of the Strategic Security Environment
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Cover for Cognitive Defense: 2024 Homeland Defense Symposium;
Cognitive Defense: 2024 Homeland Defense Symposium
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Cover for Thompson’s Rifle Battalion: The Original Unit of the Army of the United Colonies (Now the United States Regular Army)
Thompson’s Rifle Battalion: The Original Unit of the Army of the United Colonies (Now the United States Regular Army)
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Cover for Assessing the Zeitenwende: Implications for Germany, the United States, and Transatlantic Security
Assessing the Zeitenwende: Implications for Germany, the United States, and Transatlantic Security
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Cover for Toward a More Effective DoD Contribution to Strategic Competition in the Western Hemisphere
Toward a More Effective DoD Contribution to Strategic Competition in the Western Hemisphere
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Cover of Pretexts for War and the Preinvasion Crisis in Ukraine by
Ron Gurantz
Pretexts for War and the Preinvasion Crisis in Ukraine
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Cover for Bargaining for Justice: Ukraine, Gaza, and the Ethics of Conflict Termination
Bargaining for Justice: Ukraine, Gaza, and the Ethics of Conflict Termination
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Cover for John R. Deni and Lisa A. Aronsson's monograph, "The Role of America’s European Allies in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2022–24"
The Role of America’s European Allies in the Russia-Ukraine War, 2022–24
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Cover for Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War
Satellites in the Russia-Ukraine War
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Cover for Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson Jr.: Central Pacific Theater Army Commander for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1943–45
Lieutenant General Robert C. Richardson Jr.: Central Pacific Theater Army Commander for Admiral Chester W. Nimitz 1943–45
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Cover for A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force
A Call to Action: Lessons from Ukraine for the Future Force
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Cover for Decisive Decade: PRC Global Strategy and the PLA as a Pacing Challenge – 2023 PLA Conference – Updated and Expanded
Decisive Decade: PRC Global Strategy and the PLA as a Pacing Challenge – 2023 PLA Conference – Updated and Expanded
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Cover for Emerging Technologies and Terrorism: An American Perspective
Emerging Technologies and Terrorism: An American Perspective
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Deterrence Gap: Avoiding War in the Taiwan Strait
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Cover for the monograph "The Future Role of Strategic Landpower"
The Future Role of Strategic Landpower
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Cover for the monograph "Americans and the Dragon: Lessons in Coalition Warfighting from the Boxer Uprising"
Americans and the Dragon: Lessons in Coalition Warfighting from the Boxer Uprising
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Cover for the monograph "China's Future Military Capabilities"
China's Future Military Capabilities
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Cover for the monograph "Trusting AI: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Army's Professional Expert Knowledge"
Trusting AI: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into the Army's Professional Expert Knowledge
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Cover for the monograph "PLA Logistics and Sustainment: PLA Conference 2022"
PLA Logistics and Sustainment: PLA Conference 2022
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Cover for the monograph "Countering Terrorism on Tomorrow's Battlefield: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resiliency (NATO COE-DAT Handbook 2)"
Countering Terrorism on Tomorrow's Battlefield: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resiliency (NATO COE-DAT Handbook 2)
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Cover for the monograph "What Ukraine Taught NATO About Hybrid Warfare"
What Ukraine Taught NATO About Hybrid Warfare
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Cover for the monograph "Enabling NATO's Collective Defense: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resiliency (NATO COE-DAT Handbook 1)"
Enabling NATO's Collective Defense: Critical Infrastructure Security and Resiliency (NATO COE-DAT Handbook 1)
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Cover for the monograph "The Future of the Joint Warfighting Headquarters: An Alternative Approach to the Joint Task Force"
The Future of the Joint Warfighting Headquarters: An Alternative Approach to the Joint Task Force
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Cover for  Coercing Fluently: The Grammar of Coercion in the Twenty-first Century
Coercing Fluently: The Grammar of Coercion in the Twenty-first Century
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Cover for Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
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Cover for The Grand Strategy of Gertrude Bell: From the Arab Bureau to the Creation of Iraq
The Grand Strategy of Gertrude Bell: From the Arab Bureau to the Creation of Iraq
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Cover for China, Europe and the Pandemic Recession: Beijing’s Investments and Transatlantic Security
China, Europe and the Pandemic Recession: Beijing’s Investments and Transatlantic Security
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Cover for monograph, Contested Deployment.
Contested Deployment
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Cover for the monograph "Framing the Future of the US Military Profession"
Framing the Future of the US Military Profession
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Cover for the monograph, The People of the PLA 2.0
The People of the PLA 2.0
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Cover for monograph by US Army War College: Veteran Disability Compensation and the Army Profession: Good Intentions Gone Awry
Veteran Disability Compensation and the Army Profession: Good Intentions Gone Awry
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  •  Parsing Chinese-Russian Military Exercises

    Parsing Chinese-Russian Military Exercises

    Parsing Chinese-Russian Military Exercises Dr Richard Weitz Letort Paper by US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "China and Russia have engaged in an increasing number of joint exercises in recent years. These drills aim to help the two countries deter, and if necessary defeat, potential threats—such as Islamist terrorists trying to destabilize Central Asian governments—while also reassuring their allies that China and Russia will protect them from such threats. Furthermore, the recurring exercises, and other joint Russia-China military activities, have a mutual reassurance function insofar as they inform Moscow and Beijing about the other’s military potential and thereby build mutual confidence."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  Confidence Building in Cyberspace: A Comparison of Territorial and Weapons-Based Regimes

    Confidence Building in Cyberspace: A Comparison of Territorial and Weapons-Based Regimes

    Confidence Building in Cyberspace: A Comparison of Territorial and Weapons-Based Regimes Dr Mary Manjikian Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "This monograph examines two historic examples of the development of confidence-building measures (CBMs) so as to make recommendations regarding the development of CBMs for cyberspace. The first study looks at CBMs aimed at preventing the escalation of conflict in contested territories such as the Indo-Pakistan border. The second study looks at the development of a chemical weapons ban following World War I and the establishment of reporting and monitoring procedures to stem the proliferation of chemical weapons. Both cases offer lessons for cyber-based CBMs: One can borrow from territorial CBMs to establish a secure environment, or one can borrow from weapons-based CBMs to shape the development of new cyber technologies and prevent their proliferation."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  Space-Based Solar Power: A Technical, Economic, and Operational Assessment

    Space-Based Solar Power: A Technical, Economic, and Operational Assessment

    Space-Based Solar Power: A Technical, Economic, and Operational Assessment Mr Jeffrey L Caton Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "The concept of generating electrical power from solar energy using satellites and then transmitting that power to Earth is decades old and generally considered to be technically feasible. If successful, such systems could provide constant access to almost unlimited power and thus play a significant role in U.S. national and international energy security strategies. However, the practical application of this method of power generation requires economical and operational feasibility as well. This monograph examines the current progress of space-based power in these three areas: technology, economy, and operations. The scope of discussion is at the survey level of detail to provide senior policymakers, decisionmakers, military leaders, and their respective staffs an overall appreciation for the challenges, opportunities, and risks associated with space-based solar power systems."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  Thucydides Was Right: Defining the Future Threat

    Thucydides Was Right: Defining the Future Threat

    Thucydides Was Right: Defining the Future Threat Dr Colin S Gray Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "This monograph examines the challenge in future threat definition. In order to do so, it is necessary to understand where identification of threat originates, and how and why such identification is made in the context of international political relations. This analysis makes fairly heavy use of the ideas in Thucydides’ great History of the Peloponnesian War. Effort is expended here to explain why a work written in Greece, in the late-5th century B.C., has high value for us today as a vital aid to understanding of our own current, and indeed future, security context."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  Strengthening Statehood Capabilities for Successful Transitions in the Middle East / North Africa Region

    Strengthening Statehood Capabilities for Successful Transitions in the Middle East / North Africa Region

    Strengthening Statehood Capabilities for Successful Transitions in the Middle East / North Africa Region Dr Mohammed El-Katiri Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "In this monograph, Dr. El-Katiri focuses on the variety of challenges that face reform attempts in the post revolution Arab countries. He examines underlying factors that have prevented new political elites and post-revolution institutions from successfully implementing essential reforms, and how these failures have affected the building of their political legitimacy. He concludes with a series of specific policy recommendations, with the aim of preventing further deterioration to the detriment of U.S. interests."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  Maturing Defense Support of Civil Authorities and the Dual Status Commander Arrangement through the Lens of Process Improvement

    Maturing Defense Support of Civil Authorities and the Dual Status Commander Arrangement through the Lens of Process Improvement

    Maturing Defense Support of Civil Authorities and the Dual Status Commander Arrangement through the Lens of Process Improvement Dr Ryan Burke, Dr Sue McNeil Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "The role of the military during homeland defense and civil support operations has significant strategic implications for U.S. national security efforts. Considerations for the future employment of Active Component forces during missions in the homeland have evolved into a major topic of conversation among policymakers and military strategists alike. In this context, there is a philosophical conflict between federalism and state sovereignty that continues to present itself as an impediment to success. Balancing the institutionally divergent approaches to achieve a unified, efficient, and effective response continues to prove problematic. The dual status commander (DSC) initiative offers a coordination mechanism intended to address the challenges of unity of effort between state and federal military response activities. However, there are numerous gaps in the available DSC guidance, which leads to increased complexity and confusion during domestic disaster response."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  The State-Society/Citizen Relationship in Security Analysis: Implications for Planning and Implementation of U.S. Intervention and Peace/State-building Operations

    The State-Society/Citizen Relationship in Security Analysis: Implications for Planning and Implementation of U.S. Intervention and Peace/State-building Operations

    The State-Society/Citizen Relationship in Security Analysis: Implications for Planning and Implementation of U.S. Intervention and Peace/State-building Operations Dr Yannis A Stivachtis Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "In this monograph, Dr. Yannis A. Stivachtis, an international security analyst who currently serves as Associate Professor of International and Strategic Studies at Virginia Tech, argues that due to the presence of several “weak” states in the international system, the United States needs to devise and employ strategies aimed at preventing and managing the outbreak of domestic conflicts that have the potential of undermining regional and international peace and stability. He notes that states differ from one another in many ways and therefore their national security question is context dependent. As a result, U.S. strategists should be fully aware of what constitutes a security issue for social groups and individuals in third countries. Thus, U.S. strategic planning and actions should be based on the adoption of the broaden definition of security as well as the idea of human security. Since international stability is based on the stability of states, the United States needs to assist the creation and maintenance of “strong” states. "
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  Evolving Army Needs for Space-Based Support

    Evolving Army Needs for Space-Based Support

    Evolving Army Needs for Space-Based Support Mr Jeffrey L Caton Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "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 evolutionary path for future Army space activities to meet the changing environment for unified land operations as well as the diverse challenges of ongoing global operations, technological advances by potential adversaries, increased international competition, and domestic resource constraints."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
  •  Toward a Unified Military Response: Hurricane Sandy and the Dual Status Commander

    Toward a Unified Military Response: Hurricane Sandy and the Dual Status Commander

    Toward a Unified Military Response: Hurricane Sandy and the Dual Status Commander Dr Ryan Burke, Dr Sue McNeil Monograph by the US Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press "U.S. military forces have played a role in supporting civil authorities in varying locations and capacities from the Whiskey Rebellion to Hurricane Sandy. In a large-scale incident response scenario requiring combined support from the National Guard and federal military, effective management and coordination continues to challenge all involved. There are issues of constitutionality, legality, policy, financial considerations, and even politics, all uniquely situated between individual states’ interests and those of the Federal Government. In this context, there is a philosophical conflict between federalism and state sovereignty during military civil support missions that continues to present itself as an impediment to success..."
    • Published On: 4/1/2015
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