This monograph examines whether the addition of design to U.S. Army doctrine, along with other changes, can clarify the concept of the learning organization and make it more achievable by operational units at the battalion and brigade levels. While...
Organizational transformations are inherently difficult to achieve in any public or private sector. As such, there has been a significant body of writing developed primarily in business and the military as to how to achieve successful...
U.S. Army direct and organizational level leaders faced challenges in Operation ENDURING FREEDOM and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, which combined to create an environment permeated by ambiguity and replete with uncertainty. Although it may be impossible...
Third Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the 2010 CGSC Class. Much has been written on the topic of the Army as a learning organization. The focus has primarily been on the Army as a whole organization. The...
As the nature of warfare evolves, the Army must produce leaders who comfortably interact with diverse populations and embrace complexity. This emerging truth dictates a need for change in how Army officers are trained and selected to lead at the...
This monograph analyzes the history of United States Army leadership doctrine from 1983 through 2011 to identify the evolution of strategic leadership theory and practice in Army doctrine. Using leadership doctrine, the focus is on the analysis of...
Due to the parallels between Colombia and Afghanistan facing narcotic funded insurgencies, Colombia offers insights into Afghanistan's future. The monograph compares case studies of campaigns in Colombia and Afghanistan. These case studies locate...
The Joint Advanced Warfighting School (JAWS) has admission requirements that do not allow the school to meet its stated mission goals. JAWS is a new school at the Joint Forces Staff College (JFCS) that awards Joint Professional Military Education...
Inteligência, a Que Preço? Um Estudo de Caso sobre as Consequências da Liderança Ética (e da Antiética) Major Douglas A. Pryer, Exército dos EUA O verão de 2003 foi um período quente e frustrante para as Forças da coalizão no Iraque. Em...
ساحة المعركة داخل الأسلاك: عمليات الاعتقال تحت اللواء دوغلاس ستون
The Battlefield inside the Wire: Detention Operations under Major General Douglas Stone
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Refighting the Last War: Afghanistan and the Vietnam Template. Thomas H. Johnson and M. Chris Mason, America lost in Vietnam because of a failure to establish legitimacy and the inability to protect the people from insurgents. The same failures...
La conscripción, el futuro de la república y de los Estados Unidos. Adrian R. Lewis, Doctor en Filosofía; El Ejército de EUA y el Cuerpo de Infantería de Marina son demasiado pequeños para hacer todo lo que les pedimos y exigimos que hagan, y...
First Place Winner of the MacArthur Military Leadership Writing Competition for the 2006 CGSC Class. The army's current model for identifying and developing its strategic leaders occurs far too late in an officer's career progression, thus limiting...
The United States Army is changing and so must the chaplaincy. At the heart of the ongoing Army transformation is a critical thinking (CT) approach to problem solving and decision-making. Given the many complex choices Army leaders face on a daily...
The Army of the 21st century has experienced a change in the nature of war with the asymmetric global war on terrorism. No longer is the Army facing the conventional armies of the past but is now facing an asymmetrical force which is causing the...
Trust is an essential element that forms the core of the professional military ethic. As a foundational concept, trust, from an organizational perspective, facilitates the lasting commitment to meet strategic aims. Trust involves the expectation...
This research examines existing leadership theories, doctrine, and practices to determine the appropriateness of institutional preparation and development (education and training) of future Joint leaders for holistic, systemic, problem...
A common perspective among U.S. interagency partners today is that any step towards more effective and coordinated responses to contemporary security challenges requires an improved and shared understanding of the nature of the conflict and the...
Since its introduction, Army Design Methodology (ADM) has met resistance from senior military leaders. This monograph researches the question why ADM faces resistance among senior Army officers. The resistance to integrating ADM within the Army...
Emory Upton believed that politicians should leave war to professionals. This led to two assumptions that became conventional wisdom: first, an apolitical army represented a more professional force; and second, the problems at the tactical and...