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 | WINNING BATTLES LOSING WARS : A DISTURBING TREND IN AMERICAN WARFARE
Since winning World War II and despite decades of U.S. hegemony, we must
acknowledge an ironic and disturbing trend: America is winning battles, but losing wars. While these strategic losses may be the collective fault of many, our oath as U.S. military officers requires us to act boldly to reverse this trend. If we do not act, America may lose again or forfeit
her power to influence global affairs and deter potential enemies. This strategic research paper analyzes the disturbing trend in our ...Read more > | 22 Pages 108.76 KB |
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 | MODERNIZING CHINAS MILITARY OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSTRAINTS
The key determinant of a country’s ability to expend resources on its
military forces is the size of its economy. From a U.S. military planning
perspective, the major question concerning China’s economy is its
ability to generate military capabilities both in absolute terms and in
comparison to the U.S. economy. This chapter first measures China’s
economic output. It then assesses the potential for China’s economy to
continue to grow rapidly over the course of the next three decades. ...Read more > | 299 Pages 2.21 MB |
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 | ARMY FIELD SUPPORT BRIGADE A SOLUTION TO INTEGRATING ACQUISITION,LOGISTICS AND TECHNOLOGY
The current United States Army Chief of Staff, General Peter J. Schoomaker, recently testified to the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee that the successes enjoyed during the initial stages of Operation Iraqi Freedom were the result of an integrated logistics team of
soldiers, civilians and contractors, all of whom developed innovative solutions to a range of challenges caused by major capability gaps in the current logistics systems. In order to fill the gaps, sustain the future force ...Read more > | 23 Pages 155.75 KB |
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 | MILITARY OFFICER INTELLIGENCE CORPS EVOLVING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY
For the past two decades the Military Intelligence (MI) Officer Corps of the United States Army, has evolved in response to legislative requirements, organizational culture and the changing security environment of the nation. Throughout these transitions, the basic challenge to acquire enough officers to meet field grade requirements has resulted in several initiatives. At the same time, the MI Corps has sought to develop and refine areas of expertise within the profession. The future readiness ...Read more > | 33 Pages 170.38 KB |
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 | INDIA US RELATIONS : A ROAD MAP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY
After more than half a century of unrealized potential, India is now emerging as an important state in the global balance of power. In the years ahead, India will have an opportunity to shape the outcomes on some of the most critical issues of the twenty first century: the construction of Asian stability, globalization, economic prosperity, cultural vibrancy,
neutralization of extremist ideologies, terrorism and fundamentalism and upholding democracy. Given the magnitude of the global security ...Read more > | 22 Pages 65.37 KB |
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 | THE EFFECTS-BASED APPROACH TO OPERATIONS AND THE FUTURE OF ARMY DOCTRINE
This thesis addresses the implications of the Effects-Based Approach to Operations (EBAO) concept on U.S. Army doctrine. EBAO has the potential to radically change the Joint concept of warfare if one considers it as a more holistic approach to planning and conducting operations. Despite the Army’s resistance to apply EBAO below the Corps level, numerous case studies from Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) exist to prove otherwise and demonstrate how EBAO can be ...Read more > | 77 Pages 403.04 KB |
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 | ISLAMISM AND RADICALISM IN THE MALDIVES
This thesis aims to explore the rise of Islamism and Islamic radicalism in the Republic of Maldives. It analyzes the causes and grievances which have fueled the rise of political Islam, as well as its radical elements and the main groups operating in both the political and social space as well as on the fringes, including an analysis of their main ideological drivers and their social and political ...Read more > | 83 Pages 252.23 KB |
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 | ADAPTIVE, TACTICAL MESH NETWORKING : CONTROL BASE MANET MODEL
Mobile Ad Hoc Networks (MANET) do not depend on any kind of established infrastructure; therefore, they can be deployed without any need of fixed infrastructure. MANET are expected to play an important role in delivering real time services to war fighters in tactical military networks by providing infrastructureless ...Read more > | 63 Pages 1.22 MB |
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 | OUTSOURCING, MANAGING, SUPERVISING AND REGULATING PRIVATE MILITARY COMPANIES IN CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS
This thesis examines the utilization of private military companies (PMCs) by government agencies of the United States in contingency operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the roles that PMCs play in current contingency operations and to analyze how PMCs can become more useful instruments in contingency operations if they are properly outsourced, managed, supervised and regulated. In this regard, this study largely rests on transaction cost economics to ...Read more > | 145 Pages 494.88 KB |
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 | CLOUD COMPUTING IN SUPPORT OF SYNCHRONIZED DISASTER RESPONSE OPERATIONS
During disaster response, key resources are supplied from a variety of channels including: government agencies,
volunteer organizations, commercial businesses, educational institutions and others. While many of the entities have efficient internal methods of communication and coordination, global collaboration has historically been hindered by political, social and technological ...Read more > | 126 Pages 1.79 MB |
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