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Parameters VOL. 45 NO. 1 Spring 2015

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Fighting the “Islamic State”: The Case for US Ground Forces by David E. Johnson Megacities: Pros and Cons by Kevin M. Felix, Frederick D. Wong, Michael Evans, William G. Adamson Culture and the US Army by Matthew Morton, Charles D.…

Parameters VOL. 44 NO 4 WINTER 2014-15

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Asia Pacific: Reassessing China by David Lai, Thomas M. Kane, Timothy L. Thomas, Christopher Bowen Johnston Middle East: Defeating the Islamic State by Huba Wass de Czege, Paul Rexton Kan A War Examined: Gaza 2014 by Eitan Shamir, Eado Hecht,…

Parameters VOL. 44 NO. 3 AUTUMN 2014

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Confronting the “Islamic State” by W. Andrew Terrill, David S. Sorenson, Ross Harrison, Dana El Kurd NATO’s Rebirth: Rhetoric & Reality by John R. Deni, Luis Simón Challenges in Russia & Afghanistan by Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, Daniel Glickstein and Michael…

Parameters VOL. 44 NO. 2 SUMMER 2014

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Rebalancing the Rebalance by Michael Spangler Strategy Versus Statecraft in Crimea by Lukas Milevski Eisenhower and US Grand Strategy by Raymond Millen Private Contractors & Military Professionals by Scott L. Efflandt, Christopher Spearin, Birthe Anders Special Commentary: Insights from the…

Parameters VOL. 44 NO 1 SPRING 2014

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The New Cold War: A Way Ahead for US Strategy by Michael G. Roskin Options for Avoiding Counterinsurgencies: Learning from Afghanistan by David H. Ucko and Robert C. Egnell Rethinking Small-Footprint Interventions: Thomas Schelling’s “Tipping” Points by Stephen Watts and…

Parameters VOL. 43 NO. 4 WINTER 2013-14

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American Power in Transition: Isaiah Wilson, James E. Goodby and Ken Weisbrode, Anna Simons. Fighting Irregular Fighters: Sibylle Scheipers, Robert J. Bunker, Robert L. Feldman and Michel Ben Arrous. Conflict by Other Means: David J. Katz, Juan Zarate, Douglas W.…

Parameters VOL. 43 NO. 3 AUTUMN 2013

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Dilemmas for US Strategy: David S. Sorenson, Gregory Aftandilian, Richard W. Weitz, Dennis V. Hickey. US Landpower in Regional Focus: Kimberly Field, James Learmont, Jason Charland, W. Andrew Terrill, John R. Deni. Lessons From Limited Wars: Todd R. Greentree, David…

Parameters VOL. 42 NO. 3 AUTUMN 2012

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American Landpower and the Middle East of 2030 by Micael R. Eastman. The Afghanistan Experience: Democratization by Force, by Cora Sol Goldstein. COIN is Dead–Long Live Transformation, by Matthew Ford, Patrick Rose, and Howard Body. Afghanistan: Strategy and War Termination,…

Fear and Outrage as Terrorists’ Goals

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On the morning of 9/11, Americans across the country witnessed al Qaeda’s terrorist attacks as appalling images that provoked shock at the slaughter, grief for the victims, and furor toward the perpetrators. Islamist radicals had succeeded in striking an intensely…