In recent years, global players such as the United States, the European Union (EU) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) have noted Africa's growing strategic importance to their respective interests. Among those interests is the increasing...
This research explores how the peaking of world oil production influences the global balance of power. On the one hand, the geological phenomenon of peaking, modeled by the Hubbert's peak curve, gives the timeframe and the evolution of oil...
The end of the 20th Century presented the United States Army a new technological and geopolitical environment. The Army has recognized this change and is adapting to operate in this new environment. The army has developed a number of new...
Reconciliation remains an elusive concept in both domestic and international contexts as well as academic and governmental contexts. The military role in reconciliation remains even more elusive. As such, this monograph seeks to clarify what the...
Asymmetry is a United States Army doctrinal term. Research indicates that soldiers have a poor appreciation of asymmetry. The concept is often overused or just misused altogether. The cause for this is likely the doctrine itself. The primary Army...
This monograph develops a framework for focusing military operations at an adversary's decision making processes by developing the concept of decision space, analyzing theories pertaining to decision making (specifically, Boyd's...
The purpose of this paper is to answer the question: does the Army's force structure allow for a sufficient amount of infantry forces for the security challenges of the first decade of the 21st Century? This monograph examines the late 1990's Army...
It is essential for the NCO to study past campaigns, successes and failures to develop effective
campaign strategies. Each Military Campaign requires full spectrum planning and analysis of the
environment to ensure swift and resounding victory...
The purpose of this research paper is to point out some of the ethical problems that exist between the media and the military. Does an ethical problem exist between the media and the military? The hypothesis of the author is that there is an...
The Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) has been the Army’s primary trainer for contingency forces since 1987, providing exceptionally realistic and relevant training to prepare units and develop leaders for the challenge of combat operations....
Training Training or performance improvement? James B. Ellsworth Battle command: replicating the CTC experience. COL Ronald L. Bertha, US Army Training imperatives for reserve forces. BG Ronald S. Mangum, US Army From TFS to KALT:...
Course of lectures upon The Defense of the Sea Coast of the United States delivered before the U.S. Naval War College by Bvt. Brig.-Gen. Henry L. Abbot.
Should soldiers date other soldiers? Furthermore, should soldiers assigned to the same unit be allowed to date? The question seems simple enough, but in the course of human relationships far more factors figure into the equation than just a simple...
As senior non-commissioned officers we have a duty to mentor our Soldiers in the ways of the Army. To teach them to make the right choices even when it would be easier to bend the rules or take a short cut. This is where leaders step in and guide...
The American Automotive Industry, once the envy of the world, is now reduced to just another government sponsored program. We know that the country is going through some extremely difficult economic times. Unemployment running nationally at 9.5%...
The Army awards program has lost its value through years of reduction in the required standards of excellence. Regulatory guidance provides criteria for each award, yet leadership conveniently overlooks or outright ignores the guidance. The Good...
Ethical decisions made in combat, right or wrong, have a significant impact with regards to mission success or mission failure. Leadership must teach Soldiers how to conduct proper ethical reasoning and Army values to help mitigate catastrophic...
One of the most ethical problems in the Army today is one that I have known to be an issue for as long as I care to remember: the never-ending ethical inadequacy of evaluation reporting. The Army’s method of evaluating the performance of its...