Recent Publications

Transnational Threats: Blending Law Enforcement and Military Strategies
November 1, 2000 — Editor: Dr Carolyn Pumphrey On February 2-3, 2000, the U.S. Army War College, the Triangle Institute for Security Studies, and the Duke University Center for Law, Ethics, and National Security co-sponsored a conference in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The conference examined transnational threats, including terrorism involving weapons of mass... 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

Time’s Cycle and National Military Strategy: The Case for Continuity in a Time of Change
June 1, 1995 — Author: Dr David Jablonsky Every April the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute hosts its Annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme, "Strategy During the Lean Years: Learning from the Past and the Present," brought together scholars, serving and retired officers, and civilian defense officials from the United States, Canada, and the... MORE

The Army and Multinational Peace Operations: Problems and Solutions
November 1, 1993 — Author: COL William J Doll Effectiveness in multinational peace operations has become an important issue for the Army. In addition to traditional peacekeeping to monitor cease-fires and truces, the Army is now involved in activities such as peace enforcement and the reconstruction of failed states. While the Army has well-established procedures for... MORE