The School of Strategic Landpower’s educational programs (resident and distance) develop strategic leaders by providing a strong foundation of wisdom, grounded in mastery of the profession of arms, and by serving as a crucible for educating future leaders in the analysis, evaluation, and refinement of professional expertise in war, strategy, operations, national security, resource management, and responsible command.
National Security Strategy 2017 (NSS 2017) establishes the way forward to serve national interests and meet strategic objectives in today’s environment. It characterizes the global environment as one of competition with the great powers of the People’s Republic of China,…
The reserve component has deployed Soldiers and Airman on continual basis since the 9/11 attacks on the homeland. Since 9/11, the Army National Guard (ARNG) has been an integral part of the Army’s operational force by augmenting its combat capacity…
As policy and decision makers evaluate the global strategic environment they must understand the underlying cultural and historical context in which competitors and allies view the actions taken and statements made by the United States. Kautilya’s “The Arthashastra” provides key…
Current and future veterans will require health care. The Veterans Administration (VA) healthcare system with its problems of wait time, staffing, and budget, requires radical changes to improve the services that the VA provides more cost effectively. The VA has…
USCYBERCOM’s elevation to a Functional Combatant Command (COCOM), pending nomination and confirmation of a Commanding General, places operational command of cyberspace operations under a COCOM with service component support. However, the nature of the threat and adversaries’ advancing cyber capabilities…
The security of America’s space assets – and the sanctuary of space – is being challenged by increasingly credible threats that come from three primary sources. One threat is the potential weaponization of space, for which some advocate despite the…
The United States and China are on the road to conflict based on a lack of strategic trust. To avoid this, the United States must gain a more empathetic understanding of China’s world view, based on its history, foreign policy…
To compete in today’s increasingly volatile, uncertain, and complex international security environment with great power competition, the US must maintain its superior technological advantage over its adversaries by remaining the preeminent force. Acquisition reform is critical to achieving this end…
The ex-ante evaluation of German Field Marshal Albert Kesselring’s strategic leadership competencies after the 1942 Allied TORCH landings in Africa depicts the impact of his skills on the successful denial of a swift Allied victory in the Mediterranean theater. The…