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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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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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Impacts of F-22 and Joint Strike Fighter Exports to the Middle East
In recent decades, stealth technology has provided the US with an unprecedented advantage in milita
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Reluctant Remilitarisation
While armed forces in several countries underwent deep transformations after the end of the Cold Wa
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The Elephant in the Room
This paper will assess key challenges associated with implementing the goals of President Obama's 2
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Assessing the Capabilities and Limitations of Counter-Proliferation Operations Utilizing Remote Radiation Detection Devices
A subject of national importance that poses a major security challenge for the United States and it
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Spatial Politics in Istanbul
Over the past decade, the AKP, under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has decisively turned
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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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Failing and Failed States
Since the end of the Cold War, Global security has been threatened more by weak nations than by dom
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INSS China Strategic Perspectives 4
The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is National Defense University's (NDU's) dedica
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Interpreting Chinese Cyber Attacks of 2007
Cyberspace is rapidly gaining acceptance in the US defense community as a warfighting domain on par
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The Fallacy of the Shiite Crescent and Arab Unity
Ever since King Abdullah II of Jordan quipped that the Middle East may soon see a Shiite Crescent s
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Unraveling the Persian Knot
In 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini's indirect approach ignited existing socio-economic conditions during th
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Turkey and Iran
Appraises the factors affecting the power potential of Turkey and Iran in international affairs, wi
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Russian Nuclear Weapons
This book presents several essays analyzing Russia's extensive nuclear agenda and the issues connec
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The European Union in the Horn of Africa
The EU's new security strategy, articulated in the 2004 Barcelona Report, adopts the human security
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U.S. Forward Deployment Policy
Today, Americans stationed overseas support a defense structure in the North Atlantic Treaty Organi
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Public Administration Theory
Routledge 出版What is theory? What do theorists do? Doctoral students and academics often engage with theory, but
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The Diffusion of Military Technologies to Foreign Nations
The purpose of this work is to recommend the United States government maintain the defense technolo
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NATO Enlargement
This paper analyzes NATO enlargement and explores the dichotomy between Articles 5 and 10 of the Wa
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An Introduction to International Negotiation
Routledge 出版This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the international negotiation system - its key e
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Implications of the U.S. War on Terrorism for U.S.-China Policy
The catastrophic terrorist attacks of September 11 2001 (9/11) provide both challenges and opportun
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Arms Control and European Security
The following three papers comprise one of the panels from a conference on U.S.-Russia relations th
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International Relations in a Multipolar Middle East
This volume explores the international relations of today's Middle East, a region that has become i
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Tribalism and Democracy in Libya
Routledge 出版This book examines the political and social role of tribes in post-Gaddafi Libya, focusing on the c
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Assessing SOUTHCOM's Role in US Foreign Policy in Latin America
The last decade has experienced an increased role of the military in shaping and implementing US fo
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Hard Power and Soft Power
Power is one of the more contestable concepts in political theory. In recent decades, scholars and
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Foreign Policy and a State's Hierarchy of Needs
The last 60 years saw a great change in United States involvement in the world. From an isolationis
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Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin and Russian Foreign Policy for the New Millenium
Russian foreign policy during 2001-2002 revealed an entirely new approach as President Vladimir Put
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The Impact of the Increasing Pace of Technological Developments, Particularly in the Information Sector, on the Transatlantic Alliance
Within a complex security environment, NATO now faces an information technology revolution affectin
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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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The Economic and Military Development of China and Its Implications on U.S. National Security
US, China, and Taiwan: the ties that bind The relationship of Republic of China (ROC), the People's
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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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Winning the Firefight is not Enough
This monograph establishes a theoretical foundation for stability operations doctrine. It defines a
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When Will We Listen?
The purpose of this paper is to determine if there were indicators of the invasion of Kuwait by Ira
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The Domestic Economy and Post 9/11 National Security
The American domestic economy is the backbone of US national strength. It funds the national instru
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A Resurgent Russia in 2030? A Study of the Past, Present, and Possible Future Political Situation With the Russian Federation
Mark Twain once said, "The art of prophecy is very difficult - especially with respect to the futur
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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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Building Security and Partnership Through African Regional Organizations
In 2002, the African Union (AU) was created with the aim of strengthening integration among member
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Respecting the Threat
This paper examines how Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez threatens U.S. interests in Venezuela and
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When Reality Bites
The purpose of this research paper is to show that the five Arabian Gulf States of Bahrain, Kuwait,
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Economic Sanctions
Economic sanctions are a form of non-violent warfare that has been used more frequently over the pa
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NATO Relations With Ukraine
The two fold purpose of the paper is to discuss the reasons for the current status of relations wit
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Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO
NATO has been a "nuclear" alliance since its inception. Nuclear weapons have served the dual purpos