Recent Publications

2010 SSI Annual Strategy Conference Report “Defining War for the 21st Century”
February 1, 2011 — Authors: COL Phillip R Cuccia, Dr Steven Metz The Strategic Studies Institute's XXI Annual Strategy Conference, held at Carlisle Barracks from April 6-8, 2010, addressed the topic of the meaning of war. While it did not seek to produce a definitive answer to questions about the nature and definition of war, it did highlight the crucial questions... MORE

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Transforming Defense an Era of Peace and Prosperity
December 1, 2001 — Author: Dr Conrad C Crane The ideas and issues presented in this collection of papers from the Twelfth Annual Strategy Conference conducted by the U.S. Army War College in April 2001 will educate and inform anyone interested in the past and future course of American defense reform. Though conference attendees had many differing opinions about the... 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 Russia into the 21st Century
October 1, 1997 — Authors: Dr Michael McFaul, Dr R Craig Nation In late April 1997, the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute hosted its Eighth Annual Strategy Conference. The topic for this year's conference was Russia's Future as a World Power. The concluding panel for this conference, The United States and Russia into the 21st Century, included the... MORE

The Crisis in the Russian Economy
June 30, 1997 — Author: Dr Vitaly V Shlykov Retired Soviet Army Colonel Vitaly Shlykov presents a brutally honest appraisal of the harsh realities that are a part of today's Russia. This report was presented at the Army War College's Eighth Annual Strategy Conference, "Russia's Future as a World Power," held at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, April 22-24, 1997... MORE

The Russian Military in the 21st Century
June 3, 1997 — Author: Dr Alexei G Arbatov In April 1997, the U.S. Army War College held its Eighth Annual Strategy Conference, the topic of which was "Russia's Future as a World Power." Most of the speakers discussed various aspects of the many crises besetting Russia, and there were differing views on whether Russia would be able to surmount those crises and... MORE

The Fog of Peace: The Military Dimensions of the Concert of Europe
June 9, 1995 — Author: Dr Daniel Moran Last April the Army War College held its Sixth Annual Strategy Conference. The theme of this year's Conference, "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 United... MORE

The Technological Fix: Weapons and the Cost of War
June 6, 1995 — Author: Dr Alex Roland In April 1995, the Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute held its annual Strategy Conference. This year's theme was 'Strategy During the Lean Years: Learning From the Past and the Present.' Professor Alex Roland, Professor of History at Duke University and a Visiting Professor at the Dibner Institute for the History... 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