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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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A Study of Central Asia to Identify Future Threats to Regional Stability
The breakup of the former Soviet Union led to the independence of 11 states called the Commonwealth
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China-Latin America Military Engagement
This monograph examines Chinese military engagement with Latin America in five areas: (1) meetings
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China-ASEAN Relations
The author traces the evolution of China-ASEAN relations since the early 1990s and examines some of
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Big Brother or Big Bully? Future Scenarios of the Role of the United States on the Geopolitical Stage
The geopolitical evolution of the US will play a pivotal role as the world struggles to address the
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No Fly Zones
This study attempts to determine if no-fly zones are effective tools of US foreign policy. In doing
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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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The Virtual State
As is the case with many academic arguments, it is all but impossible to unequivocally prove the ex
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The Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally and the War on Terror
The aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US created a fundamental change in the globa
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The Proliferation Security Initiative
This Air University research paper is an examination of the Proliferation Security Initiative. Thro
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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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Industrial Policy in Turkey
At a time when many advanced and emerging economies are adopting more active industrial policies, t
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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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Operational Implications of Private Military Companies in the Global War on Terror
This monograph discusses the implications of private military companies (PMCs) in the global war on
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Understanding Measures of Effectiveness in Counterinsurgency Operations
Both the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy recently recognized that insu
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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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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