"Nodes and Codes" explores the reality of cyber warfare through the story of Stuxnet, a string of weaponized code that reached through a domain previously associated with information operations to bring about the physical, and potentially lethal,...
The purpose of this paper is to answer the following question: Does the generation of Iranians born after the 1979 revolution wish to continue living under the system established by Ayatollah Khomeini, or do they wish to modernize (or perhaps...
The top of the webpage had a half-page banner picture of Soldiers in front of a waiving American flag and read "Free speech, from those who help make it possible." I was interested and read on. Here were the random, yet somewhat organized thoughts...
The top of the Web page had a half-page banner picture of Soldiers in front of a waving American flag that read, "Free speech, from those who help make it possible." I was interested and read on. Here were the random, yet somewhat organized...
The emergence of social media platforms as a means of communication and information sharing marks a fundamental change to how societies interact. This new form of media played a formative role in the organization of mass uprisings and...
Strategic communication is a relatively new and currently evolving concept in the U.S. military, and it is currently not widely understood what role, if any, leaders at the tactical level have in it. In order to determine what role tactical-level...
This study examines whether the BCT is adequately trained to properly employ CA teams in the contemporary environment by examining past contingency operations, current Army doctrine, and CA doctrine. Additionally, this study obtains information...
My primary research question is: can social networks assist analysts fight terrorism? My secondary research questions are as follows. First, how does social networking create linkages? Second, how have social networks been used to solve small...
Information technology advances such as cell phones with digital cameras, and the web are posing a serious security threat for our soldiers, as well as an ethical dilemma for our leaders. Leaders are faced with the dilemma of protecting their...
In today’s ever-changing Army, Soldiers and leaders have become more and more reliant at times on technology. Technology can lead to decisions that involve new ethical problems and dilemmas. One such example was in October 2001 in the early days...
In December 2010, spontaneous protests began in Tunisia following the self-immolation of a Tunisian citizen, who was upset after having his vegetable cart seized by Tunisian police. Wide spread demonstrations followed in the capital city of Tunis....
Now that the Department of Defense has permitted the use of social media for both private and official purposes, the question becomes, can the military, the Army in particular, obtain the benefits sought from social media use without seriously...
When we want to know what are the ethical problems in the Army today we should look to the young privates especially ones that are new citizens. Our young Soldiers are very educated today and tend to ask the why question more and more. They are...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Recent world events in Iraq have highlighted the power of insurgent groups in battling a more powerful opponent like the United States. Some reports have characterized the insurgency in Iraq as a technology-empowered, network-centric organization...
Traditional models representing how messages are communicated through traditional media are inappropriate for depicting how they are communicated (or, rather, exchanged) through the new media. The former depict monologic (one-to-many) communication...
Social media has become an additional element within the operational environment within which nearly anyone with an Internet connection can participate. The speed at which participants can add content, truthful or not, to that battle space has...
Inteligência, a Que Preço? Um Estudo de Caso sobre as Consequências da Liderança Ética (e da Antiética) Major Douglas A. Pryer, Exército dos EUA O verão de 2003 foi um período quente e frustrante para as Forças da coalizão no Iraque. Em...
The Army Learning Model is the new educational model that develops adaptive leaders in an era of persistent conflict. Life-long, individual-based learning will blend together self-development, institutional instruction, and operational experience...
The thesis addresses the development of the current Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF). This topic was chosen because the international community, in consultation with the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, has established 2014...