The U.S. Army’s Patriot force is a national strategic asset vital to stability in volatile regions of the world. Patriot deployment to foreign soil sends a strong message of commitment and resolve to protect U.S. national interests. Recently, over one-third…
A colloquium on “U.S. Military Operations in Iraq: Planning, Combat, and Occupation” was held November 2, 2005, and was co-sponsored by SSI and Johns Hopkins’ School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Three years beyond the start of that transition, the…
The author provides a critical audit of the great RMA debate and of some actual RMA behavior and warns against a transformation that is highly potent only in a narrow range of strategic cases. He warns that the military effectiveness…