Conventional wisdom portrays the People’s Republic of China (PRC) People’s Liberation Army (PLA) as a backward continental force that will not pose a military challenge to its neighbors or to the United States well into the 21st century. PLA writings…
Elizabeth A. Stanley analyzes developments in the Army Tactical Command and Control System as a vehicle for assessing the U.S. Army’s strategy for exploiting information age technologies. Her analysis will be of great value to those interested in several dimensions…
Professor Douglas Lovelace articulates the exigent need to begin preparing the U.S. armed forces for the international security environment which will succeed the post-Cold War era. He defines national security interests, describes the future international security environment, identifies derivative future…
In March 1996, Colonel Jim Blundell of the Association of the United States Army’s Institute for Land Warfare and Dr. Earl H. Tilford, Jr., of the U. S. Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute envisioned a symposium that would bring…
In April 1996, the Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute held its Seventh Annual Strategy Conference. This year’s theme was, “China Into the 21st Century: Strategic Partner and…or Peer Competitor.” Dr. Bates Gill of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute…
The current Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) is taking place against the background of a larger historical watershed involving the end of the Cold War and the advent of what Alvin and Heidi Toffler have termed “the Information Age.” In…
In April 1994, the Army War College and the Strategic Studies Institute hosted the Fifth Annual Strategy Conference. The theme of this year’s conference was “The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA): Defining an Army for the 21st Century.” Jeffrey R.…
We are beginning to realize the emergence of a new age–the information age. On the one hand, the full dimensions of this new age, if indeed it is such, are unknown. On the other hand, the authors argue that enough…
In April 1994, the Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute hosted its Fifth Annual Strategy Conference. The theme was “The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century.” After fourteen of the nation’s leading defense scholars presented…
In April 1994, the Army War College’s Strategic Studies Institute held its annual Strategy Conference. This year’s theme was “The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century.” Dr. Michael J. Mazarr argues that the current revolution…