China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate over the past twenty years has been phenomenal and if continued even at a slightly slower pace, could exceed the GDP of the United States (US) by 2020. It is highly conceivable that China might...
In the twenty-first century military organizations throughout the world are going through an identity crisis in a changing world as the international community is faced with the vagaries of major shifts in the security environment. This environment...
The defense of Aachen and the Stolberg Corridor, the LXXXI Corps (situation in mid-September 1944), their counterattack and stalemate, and the defense of the Lammersdorf Corridor and the West Wall are detailed.
The dissolution of the Warsaw Pact and Soviet Union has removed the traditional Cold War logic and security rationale for the forward deployment of theater nuclear weapons (TNWs) in Europe. Moreover, with a reduction of almost 90 percent of U.S....
The term asymmetric warfare is comparatively new in Chinese defense circles, and it is often used in reference to the U. S. Yet China has a long theoretical and historical tradition of seeking asymmetric responses to strategic challenges throughout...
This paper looks at the Russian conquest of the Caucasian mountaineers (1801-59), the subjugation of Central Asia (1831-81), the reconquest of Central Asia by the Red Army (1918-33), and the Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979-89). The history of...
The Information Age presents a unique opportunity to China with regard to both modernization and building an Information Warfare (IW) capability. China's active pursuit of an IW capability will cause a change in Chinese strategic culture.
This monograph addresses whether current peace enforcement doctrine (the threat or use of force to compel compliance, in order to maintain or restore peace and support political settlement) is inclusive of historical (ancient) principles. By...
In the first half of the twenty-first century, China represents perhaps the most critical and complex factor affecting the national security interests of the United States. China’s rapidly rising economic and military power coupled with its...
This monograph examines the ambiguities of Chinese strategic and military thought and introduces a new concept of Chinese Strategic Art to help analysts understand how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) thinks about and practices strategy. This...
The art and science of geopolitics was developed to explain history and international relations by identifying and incorporating the role of geography and climate in the complex adaptive organic system that is human civilization. The application of...
The recent U.S. military reorganization has led to the preponderance of forces being stationed in the continental United States (CONUS). The 1992 National Military Strategy (NMS) followed this reorganization. Force projection formed the centerpiece...
Since the death of the Prophet Mohammad sectarian violence has existed in the Middle East. This monograph details the history of the Sunni - Shia split and explains the origins of the violence still present today. This conflict presents...
China's growing military capabilities serve its ambition to become the greatest power in Asia. Correspondingly, the PLA continues to modernize its forces. Established American economic and military relationships in Asia dictate national strategies...
This monograph evaluates the security implications for the European continent as NATO enlarges its membership to include former eastern bloc countries. Specifically, it addresses whether NATO enlargement will enhance or jeopardize European...
An infantry handbook founded on rational method. It is intended to explain in a practical manner the use of military force and improvements in the discipline and movement of armies.
The dominance of the U.S. Army’s conventional capabilities has forced our adversaries to generate asymmetric techniques in order to marginalize our advantages. One technique they may pursue is to target our extensive use of information...
The Ottoman Empire is often portrayed as a bloodthirsty Empire bent on conquering Europe and opposing the great European powers of its time through its military strength. From its beginnings in the thirteenth century the Ottoman Empire expanded its...
The present challenge to the nation-state system broadly, and USG specifically, consists of non-state actors operating within the context of weak governance and unofficial economy. This thesis explores USG effectiveness in disrupting terrorist or...