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Information As Power
The U.S. Army War College is pleased to present this anthology of selected student work from Academ
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Ignoring the Present
Combat is no longer an idea of massed armies marching off to face a fielded foe. This conclusion ca
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China's Grand Strategy From Confucius to Contemporary
Analysts and policy makers articulate growing concerns on whether China's rapid rise will remain pe
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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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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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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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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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Democratic Governance and the Rule of Law
The 2009 Failed States Index identifies many nations as being in danger of becoming failed states-i
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Torture
As a part of the response to the Al Qaida attacks on 11 September 2001, the United States found its
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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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The China Syndrome in Latin America
Since the Monroe Doctrine of 1823, the US has regarded the Western Hemisphere as its own domain. Un
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Saudi Arabian Reactions to a Nuclear Iran
An Iran with nuclear weapons would greatly increase the risk of other nations in the Middle East fo
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.