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The Saudi-Iranian Rivalry and the Future of Middle East Security
Saudi Arabia and Iran have often behaved as serious rivals for influence in the Middle East and esp
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Relevance of the Open Skies Treaty Program in the Twenty-First Century
The Open Skies Treaty allows any signatory nation to fly specifically equipped reconnaissance aircr
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Buildling Maritime Security in Southeast Asia
The Naval War College Review was established in 1948 and is a forum for discussion of public 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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Coercing Iran
Iran's nuclear ambitions, rhetoric against Israel, and terrorism links make it a prime target of mu
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Preserving United States Dominance
From a political and military standpoint, the United States is heavily reliant on space capabilitie
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Misunderstood Dragon or Underestimated Panda
This study uses the theory of strategic culture to analyze how China reacts to an external national
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Force and Restraint in Strategic Deterrence
A great power's use of its military forces may be rendered ineffective or even counterproductive wh
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The North Korean Ballistic Missile Program
North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programs have drawn international attention for
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Turkmenistan and Central Asia After Niyazov
President Sapirmurat Niyazov, the all-powerful leader of Turkmenistan, suddenly died on December 21
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Alliances and American National Security
One of the greatest challenges facing the United States today is the translation of its overwhelmin
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The Functions and Structure of Nuclear Deterrence in the Post-Cold War World
The change reshaping the Soviet Union and other former members of the Communist bloc has also alter
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Relationships Between Political Development and Intervention
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (the Congo) received its independence from Belgium on 30 June
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The Defense of Taiwan
Recently, due to the growing economic power and political influence of China, many have speculated
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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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United States
India is grappling with its current and future geostrategic role, which ranges from acting as a reg
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Roles and Functions of Fire Support in Peace Operations
The collective security environment has changed dramatically in recent years. Ethnic conflict, trad
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Security Force Assistance
The United States Military conducted numerous attempts to train Foreign Security Forces over the pa
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Surrogate Warfare for the 21st Century
This monograph seeks to determine the adequacy of national security strategies, policies, and doctr
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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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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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Maximizing Deterrence With Respect to a Nuclear Weapons Capable Iran
This study addresses U.S. policy options to maximize deterrence of a nuclear armed Iran. It explore
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From the New Middle Ages to a New Dark Age
Security and stability in the 21st century have little to do with traditional power politics, milit
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Chinese Ambition
The Concept of this paper is to identify, analyze, and evaluate China's strategic ambition and nati
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North Korea's Military Threat
North Korea's conventional capabilities have eroded but remain significant, including its sizeable
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Comparison of the Security Strategies of the United States and the European Union
The comparison of both strategic documents shows that the analysis of the new threats of terrorism
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The United States and ASEAN-China Relations
While the overall security situation in Southeast Asia is something of a mixed bag, with grounds fo
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Breaking News
This research project was undertaken to support the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affai
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Political Trends in the New Eastern Europe
This monograph contains two individual reports: Belarus and Russia: Comradeship-in-Arms in Preempti
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Vetting the Forces We Train
The trainers and advisors of foreign forces routinely face the infiltration of insurgents and terro
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A More Active Neutrality
The United States has multiple discernable, but often times conflicting, interests in Asia. Focusin
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Russian-American Security Cooperation After St. Petersburg
Until Russia and the United States experience a change on government in 2008, the prospects for add
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Role of the National Guard in Homeland Security
The purpose of this monograph is to determine what role the National Guard should perform in homela
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String of Pearls
China's rising maritime power is encountering American maritime power along the sea lines of commun
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Prompt Global Strikes Through Space
The Air Force and U.S. Space Command have long-range plans to demonstrate the technologies necessar
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New Great Game
This monograph focuses on a region of geopolitical and strategic importance to the United States. T
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Challenges to U.S.-Russian Cooperation in the Manned Space Program
The U.S. and Russia agreed to merge their manned space program and to partner in a new internationa
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A Decade of Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, Por Ahora
This research paper uses an expository methodology to examine the last ten years of Venezuela's Hug
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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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The Ogaden Insurrection
Will Ethiopia become the next Somalia? The African continent consists of many fragile regions consi
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Conflict and Conflict Resolution
The Army faces both significant external and some internal changes. These external changes in its o
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Requirements and Challenges Facing the NATO Intelligence Fusion Center
Since September 11, 2001, both the United States (US) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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Holy Jerusalem
This paper explores the Middle East Peace Process in terms of the historical and cultural attachmen
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Conflict Termination and Regime Change
Many US military operations since the end of the Cold War have ended improperly; the failure has no
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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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Three Capitals for Two States
This study argues that there are historical reasons to focus on Jerusalem first and to use an inter
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Humanitarian Intervention in Kosovo
During 1999, NATO instituted a bombing campaign and other military operations against the former Yu
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Understanding the Form, Function, and Logic of Clandestine Cellular Networks
Since the events of September 11, 2001 the United States military counternetwork operations, theory