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Publications | Dec. 17, 2025

Parameters | Winter 2025–26

Welcome to the Winter 2025–26 issue of Parameters, which consists of an In Focus special commentary, two forums (Indo-Pacific Deterrence and Considerations for Modern Warfare), and the new Strategic Competition Corner.
China Landpower Studies Center | Jan. 14, 2026

Can the 15th Five-Year Plan Fix the People’s Liberation Army’s Procureme...

China’s newly released 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) proposal, unveiled after the Fourth Party Plenum in October 2025, not only marks Beijing’s quest to achieve the People’s Liberation Army’s goal of building a so-called world-class military by
Publications | Jan. 12, 2026

A Human-Centric Framework: Employment Principles for Lethal Autonomous W...

As lethal autonomous weapon systems become a battlefield reality, the Department of War must establish unambiguous employment criteria to allow war fighters to use these controversial systems ethically and responsibly. The updated policy should shift
Publications | Jan. 12, 2026

A Long, Hard Year: Russia-Ukraine War Lessons Learned 2023

As the Russia-Ukraine War passed the two-year mark, the conflict ground to an entrenched, apparent stalemate. Nevertheless, the conflict, with a blend of conventional warfare and innovative technology, offers new lessons to the US Joint Force about
Publications | Jan. 12, 2026

The 2024 Carlisle Conference on the PLA: Protracted War Against the PRC

The US Army War College’s 2024 Carlisle Conference on the People’s Liberation Army was held on October 16 and 17 at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The conference brought together experts to discuss the People’s Republic of China’s understanding of
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The US Army War College Quarterly, Parameters, is a refereed forum for contemporary strategy and Landpower issues. It furthers the education and professional development of senior military officers and members of government and academia concerned with national security affairs.

Parameters is indexed in, inter alia, Air University Library Index to Military Periodicals, US Government Periodicals Index, LexisNexis Government Periodicals Index, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts, Lancaster Index to Defence & International Security Literature (UK), and PAIS Bulletin. Book reviews are indexed in Gale Group’s Book Review Index. Parameters is also available through ProQuest and UMI.

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Cover of The Politics of War and Peace: A Survey of Thought by Abbott A. Brayton and Stephana J. Landwehr
The Politics of War and Peace: A Survey of Thought
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Cover of Alliances & Armor: Communist Diplomacy and Armored Warfare During the War in Vietnam by Jim Pomeroy
Alliances & Armor: Communist Diplomacy and Armored Warfare During the War in Vietnam
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Cover for World War II Battles Reconsidered: Game Theory and Decision Science Perspectives on Gazala, El Alamein, Falaise, and Arnhem by Mark Thompson
World War II Battles Reconsidered: Game Theory and Decision Science Perspectives on Gazala, El Alamein, Falaise, and Arnhem
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Cover of Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945 – Second Edition by Peter L. Hahn
Crisis and Crossfire: The United States and the Middle East Since 1945 – Second Edition
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Cover of A Day in September: The Battle of Antietam and the World It Left Behind by Stephen Budiansky
A Day in September: The Battle of Antietam and the World It Left Behind
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Cover for Generals and Admirals, Criminals and Crooks: Dishonorable Leadership in the U.S. Military
Generals and Admirals, Criminals and Crooks: Dishonorable Leadership in the U.S. Military
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Cover for Defining the Mission, the Development of US Strategic Military Intelligence up to the Cold War
Defining the Mission: The Development of US Strategic Military Intelligence up to the Cold War
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Cover for A Search for Strategy: British–American Military Collaboration in 1942
A Search for Strategy: British–American Military Collaboration in 1942
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