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The End of Hegemony
The era of US global hegemony is drawing to a close. Within the next quarter century, revolutionary
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Japan's New National Defense Program Guideline
This paper analyzes Japan's National Defense Program Guideline (NDPG), which was approved by the Se
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Loose Words, Not Nukes
America appears poised to redefine its extended deterrent commitment to NATO. This paper evaluates
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Countering Asymmetric Strategies
"This paper examines diversity as it relates to countering asymmetric security threats. It views di
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Targeting National Security
Many theories have arisen to describe how best to use the military as a coercive tool. This thesis
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United States Military-to-Military Contacts With the People's Liberation Army
The growth and importance of the People's Republic of China (PRC) necessitates that the United Stat
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Piracy or Maritime Terrorism? Developing a Comprehensive U.S. Counter-Piracy Policy
In this post-9/11 world, maritime security has taken on a much greater importance than in the past.
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Focus Targeting in a COIN Environment
Senior military leaders in Afghanistan recognize that there is a systemic problem in how our intell
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Coercive Complementarity
This study explores the complementary nature of the economic and military instruments of power in c
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Ensuring Relevancy
The world has changed dramatically since the Washington Treaty of 1949 established the North Atlant
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The US Policy of Dual Containment Toward Iran and Iraq in Theory and Practice
The policy of dual containment has been adopted by the Clinton administration as a method whereby t
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Blue Horizons Alternative Futures Resurgent Russia
In August 2007, Major General Pavel Androsov, Commander of the Russian Strategic Bomber Force, anno
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Miscalculated Ambiguity
This study analyzes how the new nuclear declaratory policy, espoused in the 2010 Nuclear Posture Re
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Grand Strategy for a Globalized World
Globalization has resulted in a deeply interdependent international system. Strategists and policy
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Strategic Planning Process and the Need for Grand Strategy
This monograph explores the strategic dilemma facing the Australian Strategic Planning System in th
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Study of China's Possible Military Intervention in the Event of a Sudden Change in North Korea
This study addresses potential scenarios as to how a North Korean collapse could occur, whether Chi
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NATO Response Forces a True First-in Capability or Just a "Toothless Tiger璽?
At the Prague Summit in 2002, NATO Heads of State announced the creation of the NATO Response Force
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The European Theater Missile Defense Program
"One of the primary impacts of the Gulf War on Western opinion was to underline the reality of a ba
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Proliferation Weapons of Mass Destruction and International Insecurity
In present discussions on international security the issue of "Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Des
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Wooing the Dark Continent
This monograph evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese foreign policy towards Africa, dis
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Leveraging U.S. Intelligence to Defeat Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization
According to the Mexican daily newspaper Reforma, in 2009 there were 6,567 drug-related homicides i
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India as a Responsible Nuclear Power
"After the tests of 1998, India has merely moved sideways from existential to minimum deterrence. F
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US-China Military Engagement in the 21st Century
This research paper examines the current framework of military engagement between the US and China
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India in Africa
This monograph examines India's rapidly expanding network of influence in Africa. The author analyz
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NATO's New Strategic Concept
The evolution of the Strategic Concept, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) blueprint f
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Proliferation of Russian Military Equipment
Russia is flooding world markets with military equipment. This flood of equipment is acting like a
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Potential for Normal Political Relations Between the United States and Iran Following Presidential Elections in Each Country
With Presidential elections in both the United States and Iran occurring within eight months of eac
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How is MS-13 a Threat to US National Security?
Street gangs have been a regional problem in the United States for a long time, but today's gangs s
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Russian Elite Image of Iran
Since the late Soviet era, the presence of Iran has loomed large in the minds of the Russian elite.
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Strategic Implications of Chinese Influence in the Latin America Region
Chinese engagement and influence in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region has increased rap
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NATO-Russia Relations
Following the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on America, it is no surprise that combating glob
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La Familia Drug Cartel
La Familia Michoacana burst onto the national stage on September 6, 2006, when ruffians crashed int
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Protecting the Heavens
On 11 January 2007, the People's Republic of China successfully flight tested an antisatellite (ASA
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Intergovernmental Organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa is emerging as a region of strategic importance. Intergovernmental Organizations
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United Nations and Military Interventions
Numerous UN military interventions have taken place in the post-Cold War era. Some stand out as fai
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The European Theater Missile Defense Program
"One of the primary impacts of the Gulf War on Western opinion was to underline the reality of a ba
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Strategic Mobility, the Force Projection Army, and the Ottawa Landmine Treaty
Current and emerging United States Army doctrine places great emphasis on the concepts of strategic
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The International Dimension of Culture and Conflict
This CADRE Paper contains the edited transcript of The International Dimension of Culture and Confl
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Guantanamo Bay
This paper compares the costs of detention operations at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba against the benefits
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Gulf Security in the Twenty-First Century
This Document was developed to explore the various aspects of security for the countries of the Gul
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Theater Nuclear Forces and Extended Deterrence in a Multipolar World
The role played by nonstrategic nuclear forces in the cold war logic of extended deterrence is chan
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The US Policy of Dual Containment Toward Iran and Iraq in Theory and Practice
The policy of dual containment has been adopted by the Clinton administration as a method whereby t
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Jerusalem
Although there are several stumbling blocks to peace, Jerusalem is the most central, critical and c
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China's Military Modernization
As China's power rises and its national interests expand, China will seek to maintain its own "free
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Deterring Iran's Nuclear Program
By leveraging their own source of influence and rethinking their charter, Gulf Co-operation Council
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Dilemmas of Brazilian Grand Strategy
This monograph analyzes Brazilian grand strategy under President Luiz In獺cio Lula da Silva. During
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China's Nuclear Forces
Recent books and journal articles published in China provide new insights into nuclear doctrine, op
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The South China Sea
The economic, political and military influence of China continues to grow at a rapid rate. As China