Recent Publications

Change and Innovation in the Institutional Army from 1860–2020
August 23, 2023 — This episode showcases the understudied institutional Army, the generating force, as a critical prerequisite for overall strategic success. Competition, crisis, and conflict require more than the manned, trained, and equipped units that deploy. This podcast analyzes six case studies of institutional Army reforms over 160 years to examine adaptation in peace and war. The conclusions provide historical insights to inform current practices and fulfill the Army’s articulated 2022 Institutional Strategy... MORE

Military Virtues
June 21, 2023 — Strategic Leadership Book Review: Military Virtues George J. Fust Editors: Michael Skerker, David Whetham, and Don Carrick | Reviewed by Major George J. Fust, active-duty US Army officer | Filling the gap between theoretical and practical application, this collection of essays by leading scholars and practitioners revitalizes the application of... MORE

Military History – Book Review: Managing Sex in the U.S. Military: Gender, Identity, and Behavior
Parameters Bookshelf – Online Book Reviews

The Age of AI and Our Human Future
June 21, 2023 — Technology and War Book Review: The Age of AI and Our Human Future Russell W. Glenn Authors: Henry A. Kissinger, Eric Schmidt, and Daniel Huttenlocher | Reviewed by Dr. Russell W. Glenn, principal, Innovative Defense Research LLC | Notable for its authoritative arguments and analysis of the nature and potential impact of artificial intelligence... MORE

At Our Own Peril: DoD Risk Assessment in a Post-Primacy World
June 29, 2017 — Author: Mr Nathan P FreierView the Executive Summary The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) faces persistent fundamental change in its strategic and operating environments. This report suggests this reality is the product of the United States entering or being in the midst of a new, more competitive, post-U.S. primacy environment. Post-primacy... MORE

Another Brick in the Wall: The Israeli Experience in Missile Defense
April 13, 2015 — Author: Dr Jean-Loup Samaan View the Executive SummaryFor the last 4 decades, Israel has been challenged by the rise of ballistic arsenals in the Middle East. If, at first, the country kept relying on its traditional offensive doctrines, it eventually developed missile defense programs in the early-1980s through U.S.-Israel cooperation and then in... MORE

Real Leadership and the U.S. Army: Overcoming a Failure of Imagination to Conduct Adaptive Work
December 1, 2011 — Author: COL John B Richardson IV This monograph begins with a case study that provides a means for analyzing the complexity of organizational leadership in the contemporary security environment. As such, it presents a high stakes problem-set that required an operational adaptation by a cavalry squadron conducting combat operations in Baghdad. This... MORE

Adapting, Transforming, and Modernizing Under Fire: The Mexican Military 2006-11
September 1, 2011 — Author: Mr Inigo Guevara Moyano Since December 2006, when Felipe Calderon assumed the office of the President, Mexico has embarked upon the implementation of a culture of law and security that has triggered a war with organized crime involving all sectors of society. This implementation has activated a series of renovations in its armed forces,... MORE

Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq, 2003-09: A Case of Operational Surprise and Institutional Response

YouTube War: Fighting in a World of Cameras in Every Cell Phone and Photoshop on Every Computer
November 1, 2009 — Author: Dr Cori E Dauber Terrorist attacks today are often media events in a second sense: information and communication technologies have developed to such a point that these groups can film, edit, and upload their own attacks within minutes of staging them, whether the Western media are present or not. In this radically new information... MORE

Negotiation in the New Strategic Environment: Lessons from Iraq
August 1, 2007 — Author: Mr David M Tressler In stability, security, transition, and reconstruction (SSTR) operations like the U.S. mission in Iraq, negotiation is a common activity. The success or failure of the thousands of negotiations taking place daily between U.S. military officers and local civilian and military leaders in Iraq affects tactical and... MORE

European Adaptation to Expeditionary Warfare: Implications for the U.S. Army
November 1, 2002 — Author: Dr Andrew M Dorman The author briefly examines the European response to the changing security environment and the opportunities presented by the European Security and Defense Policy Expeditionary Force. As he correctly observes, the establishment of a European expeditionary force will be no easy matter, will require substantial investment,... MORE