The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces persistent fundamental change in its strategic and operating environments. This report suggests this reality is the product of the United States entering or being in the midst of a new, more competitive, post-U.S.…
This paper explores how the concept of Human Security can perhaps move the interagency debate to the next level. Viewing Human Security as “boundary object” to bridge cultural and process divides between and among disparate organizations is a viable concept…
This monograph argues that thoughtful evaluation of the most plausible defense-relevant shocks and their deliberate integration into DoD strategy and planning provides senior defense officials with key checks on excessive convention. Further, the institutionalization of deliberate net and risk assessment…
This monograph argues that thoughtful evaluation of the most plausible defense-relevant shocks and their deliberate integration into DoD strategy and planning provides senior defense officials with key checks on excessive convention. Further, the institutionalization of deliberate net and risk assessment…
The American Military Advisor: Dealing with Senior Foreign Officials in the Islamic World is a comprehensive guide for American military officers assigned as advisors to regional officials in places very different from the United States. Starting with a definition of…
The author concludes that the Army has a new strategic reality of persistent conflict and that its doctrine and educational systems must adapt and become more agile to meet the requirements of this persistent warfare continuum.