The Islamic Republic of Iran remains defiant to the United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1696 which demands that "Iran suspend all nuclear enrichment-related and reprocessing activities, including research and development." Iranian...
The United States and Iran have been in conflict since the Iranian Revolution. Iran is seeking to increase its power in the Middle East while America is seeking to maintain its own power in the region while simultaneously containing Iran’s...
Following the fall of the Taliban government in Afghanistan in late 2001, members of the former regime and Al-Qaeda found refuge in Waziristan. Waziristan is a tribal area in Pakistan located along the border with Afghanistan whose majority ethnic...
This paper aims to analyze the impediments involved in integration of the FATA in the national mainstream of Pakistan with a view to make suitable recommendations. This paper briefly discusses the historical background and provides a short overview...
This thesis explores the applicability of current US counterinsurgency doctrine in Joint Publication 3-24, Field Manual 3-24 and Field Manual 3-24.2 to the Lebanese Hizballah and Taliban insurgencies. In particular, this thesis examines the Cold...
This monograph examines the French experience in Algeria (1954-1962) and the Israeli experience in Lebanon (1982) in order to determine how operational forces can overcome the operational advantages an adversary derives from border sanctuaries in...
This monograph describes the interaction and impact of the Afghan culture with the numerous instances of foreign intervention in the country. Prior to the American intervention in 2001, most recall of foreign intervention in Afghanistan focused on...
In December 1995, the Dayton Peace Accords led to a US Army deployment to Bosnia for participation in a complex, multinational peace enforcement mission, Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR. The 1st Armor Division led the first US force, Task Force Eagle, to...
I have deployed four times in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (OEF), the third rotation is the subject for this paper. The battle space where we operated contained an enemy force that was and is engaged in a full scale guerrilla war that...
In the latest news, Russian intelligence services has been providing valuable intelligence to the Hezbollah terrorist group concerning Israeli military activities, prompting concerns in Tel Aviv that any future initiatives against Hezbollah may not...
McCathern Jr., Robert; Woods, Dennis J.; Hinton Sr., Deon L.; Dean, Darryl W.; Sutton, Minh D.
Thesis Statement: The lack of a stable Afghanistan government over the last 100 years has led to a failed state. The Soviet Afghan War is an example of many causes and effects. The decision of the Soviet Military to intervene in Afghanistan was...
Afghanistan’s story is tragic. The war-torn and besieged country has been invaded countless times in its long history. Past conquerors include Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, and the British Empire twice in the 19th century. It is a country...
Peleck, Michael J.; Harris, Christopher; Neascu-Mogos, George E.; Reed, Kurt L.; Sims Jr., Oscar; Todd, Timothy
Abstract: Racial acceptance and equality in the United States would have been established in the early 1900s had the Republican Party “stayed the course” with its Civil War Reconstruction initiatives that foreshadowed today’s Full-Spectrum...
The Civil War was over and the period of Reconstruction was underway the government's plan to support reconstruction seemed to be having a positive effect for newly freed Blacks in the South. This positive effect was mainly due to Federal Troops...
Today's military is facing enemies in both Iraq and Afghanistan that are practicing guerilla type insurgency tactics that are far from standard war doctrine. Our military forces have faced this sort of enemy before and adjusted, albeit painfully...
This paper addresses a broad definition of the term Actionable Intelligence (AI) and define the intelligence disciplines. The paper will provide an overview of intelligence collection means and effectiveness in gathering AI during the Indian Wars...
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...
This study investigates the constitutional legitimacy of the Chilean presidency under Salvador Allende from November 1970 to September 1973. The analysis focuses on the significant factors that influenced decisions, policies, and programs which...
The relationship that developed between the military and the media during the Mexican War is the primary focus of this thesis. This paper looks at the media’s coverage of the war from 1846 to 1848, spotlighting a comparison and contrast of the...
This study examines whether the UN Operation in Somalia could have succeeded with a different approach or application. Somalia plunged into catastrophic humanitarian crises amidst brutality by the repressive regime and the civil war that followed...