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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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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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Right Sizing the People's Liberation Army
This volume addresses how the leadership of China and the PLA view what size of PLA best meets Chin
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Security in Afghanistan the Key First Ingredient to Building Peace in a "Failed State"
Operations in Afghanistan began less than 1-month after the horrific events of 11 September 2001. A
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The Mechanism for Strategic Coercion
In the post-cold war environment of shrinking budgets and uncertain threats, America can no longer
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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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Toward a More Perfect Union
The international security environment is transforming in the aftermath of the Cold War. Leveraging
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Nuclear Iran
"Iran will have nuclear weapons. Diplomatically, the United States is unable to stop it. Economical
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From Islands to Networks
From Islands to Networks A Blueprint for a Comprehensive US Security Strategy in the Asia-Pacific R
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Denting the Hub, or Strengthening the Spokes?
In March 2007, Japan and Australia signed a Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation (JADSC)--Japa
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The Strategic Implications of Culture
In this paper, the author used Mary Douglas' group/grid typology model for framing culture to descr
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Is the United Nation's Current Policy in Iraq Effective? Evaluation of Economic Sanctions and the Oil-for-Food Program
The United Nations policy toward Iraq, consisting of economic sanctions and what has come to be kno
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Defeating a Genocide
"Using the Rwandan genocide as a backdrop, this paper will show how genocide intervention requires
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US Power Dominance in the 21st Century
This study comprises an analysis on why the United States will remain the world's pre-eminent super
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Post-Cold War American Foreign Policy
This study assesses American foreign policy since the end of the Cold War. As the world's sole supe
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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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INSS Strategic Perspectives 1
The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is National Defense University's (NDU's) dedica
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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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The Wings of the Dragon
This analysis assesses the state of capability within the PLA Air Force, both at present and also b
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Full Steam Ahead
This research paper analyzes the international political factors associated with deploying a ballis
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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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Mapro
The Mass Atrocity Prevention and Response Options (MAPRO) Policy Planning Handbook is a collaborati
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Promoting Japan and South Korea's Role in East Asian Security
The State Partnership Program, a National Guard supported initiative, is one of the many Theater Se
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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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Russia in the Arctic
The Arctic has returned with a vengeance as an area of international contention. Beginning in 2007,
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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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Great Power Cyber Competition
Routledge 出版This volume conceptualizes the threats, challenges, opportunities, and boundaries of great power cy
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Western Balkans as Base for Radical Islamists
This thesis addresses the primary research question: Are the Balkans becoming a European sanctuary
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Will Japan Rearm?
This thesis examines the possibility of Japanese rearmament using a comparative case study approach
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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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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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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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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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Resurgent Russia and America's Vital Interests
This research paper addresses the relevance of Russia's resurgence as an economic, political and mi
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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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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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CSWMD Case Study Series 5
Since its inception in 1994, the Center for the Study of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD Center) h
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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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Special Operations Forces Requirements for Africa Command
Africa holds growing geo-strategic importance and is a high priority of this Administration. It is
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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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Evolution of China's Nuclear Capability
The strategic arms control process to reduce nuclear weapons and contain the proliferation of weapo
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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
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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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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