Recent Publications

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Celestino Pérez, Jr.
September 21, 2022 — Celestino Pérez, Jr.: I serve as the Chair of Executive and Strategic Leadership at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, PA. I also direct the Carlisle Scholars Program, for which I design and teach a seminar of select national-security professionals in political science, strategy, war, and military ethics. Finally, I serve as an adjunct... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Zenel Garcia
September 21, 2022 — Zenel Garcia is an Associate Professor of Security Studies in the Department of National Security and Strategy at the U.S. Army War College. His research focuses on the intersection of international relations theory, security, and geopolitics. Specifically, how interpretations of security and the geopolitical environment shape the policy... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – LTC Jeannette M. Molina
September 21, 2022 — LTC Jeannette M. Molina graduated from the University of Louisville with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and was commissioned in the Adjutant General’s Corps in 2003. She holds a Master of Arts in Union Labor and Human Resources. Following graduation from Adjutant General Corps Officer Basic Course, Lieutenant Colonel Molina was assigned to 2d... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Dr. Ricardo Herrera
September 21, 2022 — Dr. Ricardo Herrera is a visiting professor in the Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College. He specializes in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American military history. He previously served as a professor of military history at the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), US Army Command and General Staff College... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz
September 19, 2022 — Dr. José de Arimatéia da Cruz is a Professor of International Relations and Comparative Politics at Georgia Southern University, a Research Associate of the Brazil Research Unit at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA) in Washington, D.C., a visiting scholar at the Prague University of Economics and Business, Department of International and... MORE

National Hispanic Heritage Month – Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II
September 15, 2022 — Professor Antulio J. Echevarria II had a distinguished career in the US Army and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the US Army War College Press, which includes Parameters. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy, the US Army Command and General Staff College, and the US Army War College. He holds a doctorate in modern history from Princeton... MORE

Parameters | Autumn 2022
August 26, 2022 — Download the Full IssueIn Focus From the Editor in Chief Antulio J. Echevarria II Why America’s Army Can’t Win America’s Wars John A. Nagl Sino-Russian Relations and the War in Ukraine Zenel Garcia and Kevin D. ModlinWar and Its Effects Deconstructing the Collapse of Afghanistan National Security and Defense Forces Thomas F. Lynch III Linking... MORE

Parameters | Autumn 2022
US Army War College Press

Sweden and Finland are on their way to NATO membership. Here’s what needs to happen next.
August 4, 2022 — Dr. John R. Deni, 2022 in Atlatic Council Sweden and Finland have just cleared a big hurdle on their path to NATO membership with the US Senate’s overwhelming vote to welcome them into the Alliance. While several other allies still need to ratify the expansion, Finnish and Swedish membership in NATO is now not a question of whether but when.Even... MORE

Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
July 27, 2022 — Although the People’s Liberation Army is not yet a global expeditionary force on par with the US military, the former has nevertheless significantly expanded its ability to operate abroad. Through enhanced technological capabilities, robust relationships with foreign militaries, increased access to overseas military bases and dual-use facilities,... MORE

Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA – 2020 PLA Conference Papers
US Army War College Strategic Studies Institute, US Army War College Press

Russian Gas, Green Technology, and the Great Sacrifice
June 23, 2022 — Dr. Sarah Lohmann, at The Georgetown Journal of International Affairs (GJIA), June 2022 This article argues that the Russian invasion of Ukraine has highlighted the long-term energy dependencies on Moscow that Europe’s fledgling green technology will not be able to fix in the short term. While the crisis does have the power to speed their... MORE

Coalition of the unWilling and unAble
June 9, 2022 — European Realignment and the Future of American GeopoliticsDr. John R. Deni, 2022, forthcoming With the Defense Department weighing whether and how to change the U.S. military footprint overseas, it’s time to make the American military presence in the Baltic states durable. Maintaining merely periodic American boots on the ground, sometimes there... MORE

Coalition of the unWilling and unAble by John R. Deni

Yes, Russia Might Invade a NATO Country. Here’s How the Alliance Should Prepare.
June 1, 2022 — Dr. John R. Deni, 2022 in PoliticoRussia’s invasion has been a wake-up call: It’s time for NATO allies to get back to basics.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a careful balancing act on the part of NATO allies, who are eager to see Russia fail but also unwilling to jump into the war directly. This reflects the same challenge that has... MORE

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