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Parameters: Spring 2026
Parameters | Spring 2026
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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.

Recent Publications
Publications | April 29, 2026

Can AI Pass the US Army War College?

The US Army War College oral comprehensive examination serves as the institution’s capstone, measuring its senior officers’ strategic thinking. In early 2026, three faculty panels applied that standard to four leading commercial artificial
China Landpower Studies Center | April 28, 2026

On the Pacific, USARPAC, and China

In this episode, COL Mike Long and LTG Joel B. Vowell discuss the US Army Pacific and the role of USARPAC.
China Landpower Studies Center | April 16, 2026

2026 Carlisle Conference on the PLA: The PLA’s Capability to React to Cr...

The US Army War College (USAWC) Strategic Studies Institute’s (SSI) held its annual Carlisle Conference on the PLA on March 25 and 26, 2026, in the Army Heritage and Education Center at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The China Landpower Studies
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Parameters  Bookshelf
Cover of GSG 9: From Munich to Mogadishu: The Birth of Germany's Counterterrorism Force by Martin Herzog
GSG 9: From Munich to Mogadishu: The Birth of Germany's Counterterrorism Force
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Cover of Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan by Frank K. Sobchak
Training for Victory: U.S. Special Forces Advisory Operations from El Salvador to Afghanistan
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Cover of The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II by Stephen R. Platt
The Raider: The Untold Story of a Renegade Marine and the Birth of U.S. Special Forces in World War II
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Cover of Victory ’45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders by James Holland and Al Murray
Victory ’45: The End of the War in Eight Surrenders
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Cover of Ransom War: How Cyber Crime Became a Threat to National Security by Max Smeets
Ransom War: How Cyber Crime Became a Threat to National Security
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Cover of Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War
Tradecraft, Tactics, and Dirty Tricks: Russian Intelligence and Putin’s Secret War
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Cover for Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War
Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War
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Cover for How Drones Fight: How Small Drones Are Revolutionizing Warfare
How Drones Fight: How Small Drones Are Revolutionizing Warfare
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