Military theorists such as David Alberts contend that information technologies will allow for wider and more rapid sharing of information. In order to take advantage of the emerging possibilities presented by information technologies the theorists...
This work proposes a novel approach to military transformation, 'Adaptive Transformation,' that accounts for an inescapable reality in the current and future operational environment: uncertainty. Military planners and decision makers have to face...
The current U.S. Army Transformation process has experienced several changes due to operational commitments in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) and different perceptions about required military capabilities among political and military authorities....
Until the end of the Cold War, NATO was the dominant organization for collective security in Europe. Throughout that time it had always been a particular American interest to increase the European contribution to security on the European continent...
From 1871 to 1897, France progressively expanded her colonization over Tonkin, in the North of Vietnam, also called Indochine. Three attempts were necessary to completely gain control, then pacify this territory. Navy and Army officers played a...
Does following the rule of law assist security forces in defeating an armed insurgency? If so, what factors assist or prevent security forces from conducting operations in accordance with rule of law principles? Counterinsurgency literature and...
In December 2011, the United States removed all combat troops from Iraq, leaving only a handful of military personnel within the U.S. Embassy. This military presence--in the form of the Office of Security Cooperation–Iraq (OSC-I)--seeks to assist...
Although seemingly as antiquated as the horse cavalry, the lessons from the Apache Wars of 1865 to 1886 are still relevant to the US Army. Indeed, the US Army’s current occupation of Iraq is remarkably similar to the occupation of New Mexico...
This research explores the ambivalence that surrounds Singapore's post-independence defense policy. On the one hand, Singapore's defense policy has complemented the nation's overall development with its robust efficacy and fiscal efficiency....
This monograph is an assessment of the performance of the Iraqi Army in selected major operations from 1941 to 1988. Focused primarily at the operational level, this study first describes the Iraqi Army's performance in an abbreviated 1941 conflict...
The purpose of this monograph is to provide operational commanders and staff with a glimpse of the potential of non-lethal power of culture. This monograph suggests that it maybe possible to weaponize culture, specifically through the use of...
This monograph examines rear battle doctrine and artillery fires to determine the adequacy of doctrine as it relates to the use of artillery fires in the rear. It analyzes rear battle doctrine as a whole and as it pertains to the effective and or...
Military forces conduct information operations against one of the most complex, adaptive systems – the human mind. Linear thought processes, prevalent in the military, correspond to, and understand well, the linear mathematics that measure the...
The construction, attack, and defense of field works, with a particular emphasis on field fortification; includes an introduction to the science of general fortification.
This monograph examines whether current U.S. Army river crossing doctrine is adequate to meet the unique challenges of tomorrow's battlefield. Under the Air-Land Battle Future Concept (ALB-F) the future battle-field is expected to be highly...
This monograph examines the evolution of command and control (C2) in contingency operations with respect to the implementation of the Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986. This piece of legislation encompassed a broad set of reforms, to...
After ten years the ESDP has reached an important milestone in its development. It is one of the most dynamic policy areas in the framework of the European Union (EU) and is a substantial integration project. Behind this background the study...
The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA) remains one of the most publicized, yet least understood, concepts among contemporary defense analysts. Too often, professional academic evaluation of military revolution is force-centric, neglecting the...
The Norwegian Army is partly a conscript army and partly a volunteer force. The Army has one year to conduct basic training and combat preparations of the conscript force, which forms the basis for international operations and recruitment to the...
China gained formal accession to the WTO in December 2001 after fifteen years of negotiations and domestic economic reforms. Since then, China’s economy has been on an upward trajectory, surpassing Germany and Japan to become the second largest...