This paper examines the importance of cultural understanding in the conduct of war from
the perspective of two very different military conflicts. It begins by examining how
Special Forces soldiers used their knowledge of Arabic and cultural mores...
Are Heavy Brigade Combat Teams (HBCTs) effective in counterinsurgency (COIN) operations with the capabilities to clear, hold, build, and sustain success? This research examined the modular HBCT's capabilities to execute the clear-hold-build COIN...
As operations in Iraq and Afghanistan end, it is useful to analyze the current state of stability operations within the U.S. Army and determine its ability to conduct these types of operations in the future. Analyzing the state of stability...
While the outcome of the Iraq war seems to have validated the U.S. Army's counterinsurgency manual FM 3-24, the war in Afghanistan seems to indicate there are fundamental problems associated with its historical principles and concepts. Dr....
Since the dawn of reason, man has tried to gain the advantage during his forays into the unknown. The infantry is no different. During the initial invasion of Iraq, infantry commanders poured over every map to find a way around the enemy. They...
Eight years of persistent conflict and increasing engagement requirements across the globe have followed the end of the Cold War. Appropriately, leaders and theorists recognize the professional military obligation and importance of adapting...
This monograph shows how understanding three conceptual tradeoffs of complex versus complicated, complexity at large-scale versus fine-scale, and exploration of potential problems versus exploitation of known solutions can help the military...
Third place winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the CGSC class of 2006-001. This paper explores the ramifications of insurgency waged via strategic information warfare, especially focusing on its implications for...
As maras: um desafio regional. Federico Brevé, ex-Ministro de Defesa de Honduras; O problema das maras na região centro-americana tem uma maior repercussão na Guatemala, El Salvador e Honduras, mesmo assim, os demais países não estão imunes a...
As lições aprendidas pela divisão multinacional centro-sul. Tenente-Coronel Robert Strzelecki, Exército da Polônia; É inestimável a experiência que os soldados poloneses ganharam; as habilidades que adquiriram e a confiança e conceito...
So You Want to Be an Adviser Brigadier General Daniel P. Bolger, U.S. Army Bolger, one of the Army's top advisers in Iraq, offers a vivid description of what it is like to train Iraqi security forces.
Anatomy of a Successful COIN Operation: OEF Philippines and the Indirect Approach. Lieutenant Colonel Gregory Wilson, U.S. Army; Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines offers a template for how to succeed in counterinsurgency.
Sep-Oct 2004 Winning the War of the Flea: Lessons from Guerrilla Warfare. Lieutenant Colonel Robert M. Cassidy, U.S. Army; America's enemies use guerrilla tactics to protract the war in Iraq and to erode America's...
Lecciones aprendidas: división multinacional sur-central. Teniente Coronel Robert Strzelecki, Ejército Polaco; La Guerra Global contra el Terrorismo justificó desplegar más tropas polacas en apoyo del esfuerzo de posguerra de la Coalición en...
The importance of learning from past counterinsurgency operations helps us prepare for the wars of today and tomorrow. While the tactics of some insurgents have changed, the basic principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency have remained. In...
The importance of learning from past counterinsurgency operations helps us prepare for the wars of today and tomorrow. While the tactics of some insurgents have changed, the basic principles of insurgency and counterinsurgency have remained. In...
Culture, tradition, and history often make some relations to all military operations. Depending where a military organization conducts its operations, cultural differences have capability to change the flow of military operations. Military...
The Army conducts operations in complex environments with Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) partners. Doctrine provides several concepts designed to create and sustain effective partnerships. One of these concepts, the...
Current tactical operations and future warfighting Changing the army for counterinsurgency operations. BRIG Nigel R.F. Aylwin-Foster, British Army; U.S. Army Transformation needs to focus less on warfighting and more on developing a genuinely...