The Coming Test of U.S. Credibility. Amitai Etzioni; How the United States responds to challenges by Iran and North Korea has strong implications for its credibility.
Military Theory, Strategy, and Praxis. Jacob W. Kipp, Ph.D., and...
Information operations: from good to great. BG Ralph O. Baker, U.S. Army; Army must ensure it executes information operations with the same degree of rigor and discipline that it employs in kinetic operations.
Foreword: The Profession of Arms. General Raymond T. Odierno, U.S. Army; As we look to an uncertain future, the Profession of Arms campaign is welcomed in its promise to deepen our understanding of ourselves and our sacred obligation to our Nation,...
Por la senda "luminosa" del Marxismo. José Ramón Ponce; Ha transcurrido años desde la caída del "Muro
de Berlín", el Marxismo demostró ser un fracaso, quedó muy atrás la guerra fría. Es hora de
reflexionar, no aquel escenario político...
The Infantry Squad: Decisive Force Now and in the Future. Major General Robert B. Brown, U.S. Army; The U.S. Army dismounted infantry maneuver squad is today's most decisive force on the battlefield, yet it lacks access to capabilities it needs...
Waiting for Godot in Iraq. F.J. Bing West; As the war in Iraq enters a period of uncertainty, a highly regarded former Assistant Secretary of Defense addresses the four biggest challenges facing our military effort.
Partnership for the Americas: the human rights initiative. Admiral Jim Stavridis, U. S. Navy; Alexander T. Roney; and Leana Bresnahan; USSOUTHCOM is the only combatant command with a separate office charged to monitor and coordinate human rights...
Massing Effects in the Information Domain-A Case Study in Aggressive Information Operations Lieutenant General Thomas F. Metz, U.S. Army, with Lieutenant Colonel Mark W. Garrett, U.S. Army; Lieutenant Colonel James E. Hutton, U.S. Army; and...
Full Spectrum Operations Winning the Peace: The Requirement for Full-Spectrum Operations. Major General Peter W. Chiarelli, U.S. Army, and Major Patrick R. Michaelis, U.S. Army; Task Force Baghdads campaign plan created the...
French Algeria and British Northern Ireland: Legitimacy and the Rule of Law in Low-Intensity Conflict. Lieutenant Colonel James D. Campbell, Maine Army National Guard; During the late 1950s, after a ruthless counterterrorism campaign in Algeria,...
Current tactical operations and future warfighting Changing the army for counterinsurgency operations. BRIG Nigel R.F. Aylwin-Foster, British Army; U.S. Army Transformation needs to focus less on warfighting and more on developing a genuinely...
Seeing Red: Creating a Red-Team Capability for the Blue Force. Colonel Gregory Fontenot, U.S. Army, Retired; Red teaming, a structured process executed by trained and practiced team members, is uniquely suited to...
Deconstructing army leadership. COL Christoper R. Paparone, U.S. Army; A deconstruction of the Army's theory of leadership, with its emphasis on hierarchy and management, reveals that the Army has based its theory on circular logic, improvable...
The Way Ahead. Chief of Staff of the Army General Peter J. Schoomaker and Major Anthony W. Vassalo, U.S. Army; Our Army is serving a Nation at war, so the way we approach our duties must reflect the seriousness of an Army at war. American soldiers...
A Joint Context for Training at the Combat Training Centers. Lieutenant General William S. Wallace, U.S. Army; Brigadier General Timothy D. Livsey, U.S. Army; and Lieutenant Colonel Richard A. Totleben, U.S. Army;...
Doctrine Center of Gravity Analysis. Colonel Dale C. Eikmeier, U.S. Army; Why are centers of gravity so difficult to identify or define? The Armed Forces have suffered from years of conflicting definitions. Not until 1997 did the services agree...
Behind Friendly Lines: Enforcing the Need for a Joint SOF Staff Officer. Commander Steven P. Schreiber, U.S. Navy; Lieutenant Colonel Greg E. Metzgar, U.S. Army; and Major Stephen R. Mezhir, U.S. Air Force; The Global War on Terrorism expanded U.S....
Officership Officership: The Professional Practice. Colonel Don J. Snider, U. S. Army, Retired The Army Officer as Warfighter. Major Paul Yingling, U.S. Army, and Major John Nagl, U.S. Army The Army Officer as Servant. Major Suzanne...
Force Projection Reach: Leveraging Time and Distance. Brigadier General John M. Custer, U.S. Army Putting Knowledge Reachback into Practice. Scott W. Lackey, Ph.D., 2003 Winning War a World Away. Colonel Jerry Johnson, U.S. Army, and...