Colloquium Brief

Dr. Richard Weitz Key Insights: The international security environment will remain cluttered, confusing, and uncertain; many of these problems are unavoidable; at best, we can mitigate them. More than a decade of continuous military operations, fewer materiel resources, changing threat perceptions, and novel technologies are affecting how the U.S. military deploys, operates, and fights. The …

Colloquium Brief: U.S. Army War College 25th Annual Strategy Conference Carlisle, Pennsylvania, April 8-10, 2014 — Balancing the Joint Force to Meet Future Security Challenges Read More »

Dr. Robert J. Bunker   Key Insights: A number of definitions for autonomous systems exist. One of the working definitions used at the colloquium was that in which their key feature is viewed as the ability of a given system to perform certain functions independently. Autonomous systems can support military operations by contributing to force …

Colloquium Brief: Robotics and Military Operations – Kingston Conference on International Security Read More »

Dr. Robert J. Bunker   Key Insights. Little ‘e’ (explosive events) suicide bombings have their conceptual origins in tactical actions (destructive) between military forces—including World War II Japanese Kamikazes—that, in time, evolved into acts of terrorism with strategic (disruptive) political outcomes. IED fatigue exists for troops in Afghanistan and for policymakers in Ottawa, Canada, and …

Colloquium Brief: CBRNe: The Ongoing Challenge – Kingston Conference On International Security Read More »

Mr. R. Lincoln Hines     Key Insights. Domestic, external, and technological drivers of China’s military modernization are examined.  Three plausible scenarios for the modernization of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that result from these drivers are explored. Implications of these futures for regional dynamics, the international system, and U.S.-China strategic dynamics are considered. Also, …

Colloquium Brief: The Chinese People’s Liberation Army in 2025 Read More »

Mr. Dru Lauzon A Partnership Between    Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,       Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University,          Chair of Defence Management Studies, Queen’s University, and             Land Force Doctrine and Training System of the Canadian Forces Key Insights. While the threat of another recession seems to have receded for now, the new …

Colloquium Brief: Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS-2012): International Security in an Age of Austerity Read More »

Dr. Carol K. Winkler,Dr. Cori E. Dauber         U.S. Army War College and                    Georgia State University Key Insights:       •    Visual images have real power that is separate from the words with which they appear and need to be studied distinctly from those words, using methods developed specifically for dealing with images.       •    The study …

Colloquium Brief: Visual Propaganda and Online Radicalization Read More »

Mr. Anton Wishik II     U.S. Army War College,                 The National Bureau of Asian Research,                         U.S. Pacific Command,                                 Marine Corps University Key Insights:       •    Recent People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy exercises and operations, such as the Gulf of Aden (GOA) anti-piracy deployment, point to an increasing interest in developing a presence in distant seas and …

Colloquium Brief: Learning By Doing: The PLA Trains at Home and Abroad Read More »

Dr. Tarek N. Saadawi,COL Louis H. Jordan, Jr A partnership between:     U.S. Army War College,         Strategic Studies Institute;             Center of Information Networking and Telecommunications,                 Grove School of Engineering;                     Colin Powell Center for Public Policy; and                         City University of New York, City College Key Insights: There is a relentless struggle taking place in the cyber sphere …

Colloquium Brief: Cyber Infrastructure Protection Read More »

Mr. Dru Lauzon A Partnership Between    Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College,       Centre for International and Defence Policy, Queen’s University,          Chair of Defence Management Studies, Queen’s University, and             Land Force Doctrine and Training System of the Canadian Forces Key Insights. The threat of military conflict in the Arctic is low, while the challenges associated …

Colloquium Brief: Kingston Conference on International Security (KCIS-2011): The Changing Arctic: Sovereignty, Resources, and Security Read More »

Dr. Carolyn Pumphrey A Partnership Between the            U.S. Army War College, and                   the Triangle Institute for Security Studies Key Insights. The U.S. is relatively well placed when it comes to energy security (defined as security from shocks in prices). We are finding more fossil fuels — especially natural gas — and are otherwise buffered from disaster …

Colloquium Brief: The Energy and Security Nexus: A Strategic Dilemma Read More »

Ms. Mackenzie Duelge, Esq.,Dr. Volker C. Franke A Partnership Between the          U.S. Army War College, and                        Kennesaw State University Key Insights: Security and development go hand-in-hand. Especially in fragile and failing states, the military is increasingly involved in peace- and nation-building efforts. However, military involvement is reaching unsustainable levels. Often, civilians cannot or will not deploy …

Colloquium Brief: Conflict Management: A Tool for U.S. National Security Strategy Read More »

Mr. Conor Tucker,Ms. Erin Fitzgerald A Partnership Between the      U.S. Army War College,           University of Oxford, and                 The Australian Land Warfare Studies Centre The Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College, the University of Oxford Changing Character of War Programme, and the Australian Land Warfare Studies Centre partnered to conduct an international conference entitled “Post-Heroic Warfare?” …

Colloquium Brief: Post-Heroic Warfare? Read More »

Dr. Leonard Wong Conference Key Insights Whether it is the military-industrial complex, veterans resuming civilian lives, ROTC in colleges, or early childhood education, American society has always been, and continues to be deeply intertwined with the military profession. In many aspects concerning U.S. society and its military profession, panelists often agreed on the essence of …

Colloquium Brief: American Society and Its Profession of Arms Read More »