Recent Publications

Does Russian Democracy Have a Future?
July 1, 1994 — Authors: Dr Stephen J Blank, Dr Earl H Tilford Jr In 1854, on the eve of the Crimea campaign, Antoine Henri Jomini wrote, "The Russian Army is a wall which, however far it may retreat, you will always find in front of you." The political unrest and economic disarray that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the disintegration of the... MORE

Russia’s New Doctrine: Two Views
July 1, 1994 — Authors: Dr Michael M Boll, COL James F Holcomb Jr The future direction of Russian security and defense policies is a fundamental issue in contemporary world politics. Future Russian policies will have a major impact on all nuclear issues; on bilateral relations with the United States; and on European, Middle Eastern, Central Asian, and Far Eastern... MORE

Proliferation and Nonproliferation in Ukraine: Implications for European and U.S. Security
July 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank Limiting nuclear proliferation is a vital goal of U.S. security policy. With this in mind, the Strategic Studies Institute cosponsored a conference at the University of Pittsburgh on March 16-17, 1994 to deal with the issues involved in achieving this objective. An additional U.S. objective is the stabilization of... MORE

Another View of the Revolution in Military Affairs
July 1, 1994 — Author: Mr Jeffrey R Cooper In April 1994, the Army War College and the Strategic Studies Institute hosted the Fifth Annual Strategy Conference. The theme of this year's conference was "The Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA): Defining an Army for the 21st Century."Jeffrey R. Cooper presented the following paper as part of an opening panel which... MORE

Responding to Terrorism across the Technological Spectrum
July 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Bruce Hoffman In April 1994, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme was "The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century." Dr. Bruce Hoffman presented this paper as part of a panel examining "New Technologies and New Threats." Terrorism, of... MORE

The Revolution in Military Affairs: A Framework for Defense Planning
June 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Michael J Mazarr In April 1994, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme was "The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century." Dr. Michael J. Mazarr argues that the current revolution in military affairs is part of a larger sociopolitical... MORE

Nuclear Threats from Small States
June 1, 1994 — Author: Mr Jerome H Kahan That are the policy implications regarding proliferation and counterproliferation of nuclear weapons among Third World states? How does deterrence operate outside the parameters of superpower confrontation as defined by the cold war's elaborate system of constraints enforced by concepts like mutual assured destruction, and... MORE

Trends in German Defense Policy: The Defense Policy Guidelines and the Centralization of Operational Control
June 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Thomas-Durell Young Like most of its NATO allies, the Federal Republic of Germany has undertaken a massive restructuring of its armed forces. The end of the Cold War, the need for unified Germany to assume responsibility for its security, and the current economic recession have made German defense planning extremely difficult. Bonn is... MORE

Whither the RMA: Two Perspectives on Tomorrow’s Army
June 1, 1994 — Authors: COL Raoul Henri Alcala, Dr Paul Bracken In April 1994, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute hosted its Fifth Annual Strategy Conference. The theme was "The Revolution in Military Affairs: Defining an Army for the 21st Century." After fourteen of the nation's leading defense scholars presented papers on the role of technology... MORE

War in the Information Age
June 1, 1994 — Authors: COL James M Dubik, Gen Gordon R Sullivan We are beginning to realize the emergence of a new age--the information age. On the one hand, the full dimensions of this new age, if indeed it is such, are unknown. On the other hand, the authors argue that enough is known to conclude that the conduct of war in the future will be profoundly... MORE

Japan’s Self-Defense Forces: What Dangers to Northeast Asia?
May 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Thomas L Wilborn Dr. Thomas Wilborn examines Japan's defense policy and the capabilities of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) to determine if the fears of a remilitarized Japan have any basis in fact. He concludes that Japanese defense policy places rigid restraints on the SDF, and that currently there is no support for anything but a... MORE

National Interest: From Abstraction to Strategy
May 1, 1994 — Author: Dr Michael G Roskin Because the national interest is the foundation for both the National Security Strategy and its supporting National Military Strategy, it is essential that military leaders understand the political context from which the details of the national interest emerge. The guiding concept of national interest is more often... MORE