Recent Publications

The Age of Revolutions
March 1, 1998 — Author: LTG Claudia Kennedy Lieutenant General Claudia Kennedy, the Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, postulates a future world where challenges to the national security and national interests of the United States will come from many sources. Not only will the armed forces of the United States have to be prepared to counter attacks by... MORE

Joint U.S. Army-Navy War Planning on the Eve of the First World War
February 16, 1998 — Author: COL Adolf Carlson All the histories of the First World War devote considerable attention to the impact of war plans and war planners—how in the foreign relations among the great powers war plans became factors in their own right. Many of these plans revealed volumes about the attitudes of the officers who wrote them, from the offensive a... MORE

Force Planning Considerations for Army XXI
February 1, 1998 — Author: Dr William T Johnsen The U.S. Army has moved along the path of preparing for the 21st century. This process began with the conceptual examinations and assessments carried out under the "Louisiana Maneuvers" and the Army's Battle Labs, and matured through the Force XXI process. The Army recently completed its first series of Advanced... MORE

Searching for Stable Peace in the Persian Gulf
February 1, 1998 — Authors: Dr Kenneth Katzman, Dr Stephen C Pelletiere Congressional Research Staffer Kenneth Katzman reviews the history of dual containment, and shows how adherence to the policy has eroded. He suggests it is time for Washington to change course in the Gulf, and lays out a course of action the United States should follow to maintain its leadership... MORE

World View: The 1998 Strategic Assessment from the Strategic Studies Institute
February 1, 1998 — Author: Dr Earl H Tilford Jr World View presents the annual strategic assessments of the analysts at the Strategic Studies Institute. It is fifth in a series that reflects both our individual forecasts and collective review of the key security issues facing the United States. The process that produces World View also leads to our annual Research... MORE

Shadow Politics: The Russian State in the 21st Century
December 8, 1997 — Author: Dr Peter J Stavrakis In April the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute hosted its Eighth Annual Strategy Conference at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The theme for the 1997 Strategy Conference was "Russia's Future as a World Power." For two days, scholars, military professionals, and policymakers from the United States,... MORE

The United States and the Transformation of African Security: The African Crisis Response Initiative and Beyond
December 5, 1997 — Authors: COL Daniel W Henk, Dr Steven Metz Helping Africans develop a capability to avoid or solve their region's security problems has reemerged recently as an important goal of American strategy, and the African Crisis Response Initiative (ACRI) is its centerpiece. Based on their testimony presented to the Africa Subcommittee of the U.S. House of... MORE

The CINCs’ Strategies: The Combatant Command Process
December 1, 1997 — Authors: COL William W Mendel, Dr Graham H Turbiville Jr The authors report their observations of the different ways combatant commanders-in-chief (CINCs) produce a strategy document, and suggest that new joint doctrine is needed to bring a degree of regularity and orderliness to the CINCs' strategic planning process. The CINCs' Strategies: The... MORE

Problems and Solutions in Future Coalition Operations
December 1, 1997 — Authors: Mr Phillip Kaiser, Mr Jon Kessmeier, Mr Thomas J Marshall Each year, the United States Army, Europe (USAREUR) undertakes a conference-study program on a matter of strategic significance, with several objectives. The topic relates to USAREUR’s mission; anticipates future requirements; contributes toward building democratic norms within the... MORE

Multinational Land Formations and NATO: Reforming Practices and Structures
December 1, 1997 — Author: Dr Thomas-Durell Young The problems Dr. Young grapples with in this account have been exacerbated by a variety of evolving realities stemming from the new, post-Cold War security environment. Reduced national force structures, new NATO roles and missions emanating from the military implementation of Alliance Strategy and the rapid reaction... MORE

NATO Enlargement and the Baltic States: What Can the Great Powers Do?
November 18, 1997 — Author: Dr Stephen J Blank NATO's enlargement has brought it to the borders of the Baltic states who covet membership in NATO. However, admitting them into NATO is one of the most difficult problems for the Alliance because of Russia's unconditional opposition to such action and because of NATO's own internal divisions on this issue. Nonetheless, a... MORE

“Enhancing” the Australian-U.S. Defense Relationship: A Guide to U.S. Policy
November 17, 1997 — Author: Dr Thomas-Durell Young Notwithstanding the end of U.S. basing in the Philippines, a revised defense framework with Japan, and starts and stops in Chinese-American military contacts, U.S. security relationships in the Pacific have enjoyed remarkable continuity since the end of the Cold War. The United States has promoted, thus far... MORE