This thesis addresses the economic costs associated with corruption in Afghanistan. Accountability of government spending and growing emphasis on anti-corruption in Afghanistan justify this study. The goal is to recommend a course of action to...
The Justice Department is investigating civilian contractors involved in committing bribes with military contract officers. The outcome has determined that several military and civilian individuals accepted these bribes without conscience as a...
The Justice Department is investigating civilian contractors involved in committing bribes with military contract officers. The outcome has determined that several military and civilian individuals accepted these bribes without conscience as a...
This monograph posits that the state must structure the delivery of public goods in a sequential and hierarchical basis with safety and security and rule of law providing a foundation upon which the state builds delivery of all other public goods...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
Most of those who comment on Iran's attempt to influence Iraqi Shia, do so without considering the historical and cultural connection between these two peoples. The research presented directs its attention to the Iranian motives and capabilities...
Since the first people brought a legal tender with some kind of value, society has had problems with corruption and bribes. In this paper I will describe corruption, which is in my opinion a very big ethical problem everywhere. The law of the...
Monetary gain is one of the greatest unethical temptations. Soldiers of all ranks find themselves in tempting situations that test their ethical reasoning process. This temptation has a very broad range of circumstances, from garrison duty related...
The concept of war has historically brought out the good and bad in all those participating. The war in Iraq and Afghanistan has challenged the ethical fiber of all US Army Contracting Officers supporting the fight. The scale of US Army contracts...
Public trust and confidence in the military is at an all-time high, and public support for the troops could not greater, despite nearly a decade of persistent conflict. However, recent contracting scandals have put the military in a bad light, with...
This research discusses how the reluctance to change culture is affecting the internal peace and stability of Nepal. The Nepali culture, despite undergoing some changes, still has discriminatory practices with respect to caste, gender, and...
Major John Bates, a field artillery officer in the Kentucky National Guard, supported Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from 2005-2006. During the first half of his tour, which began in mid-2005, he served on an embedded training team...
The Peoples Democratic Republic of Korea is showing signs that the regime's control of information and its people are weakening. Increasing defections, more public officials taking bribes and a public demonstration against the regime in 2006...
In our lives, we come across situations on a daily basis that forces us to make choices. The choices we make, whether right, wrong good or bad has a positive or negative impact on our careers, units, our country, and sometimes our families. Ethics...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Guidon came into being as a weekly publication in 1966 under the title Fort Leonard Wood Guidon. Between 1966 and 1987 the title was simplified to Guidon before becoming Essayons in 1988. The name reverted back to Guidon in 1999. It has been...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
United States. Army. Engineer Center and Fort Leonard Wood.
The Essayons, originally published as the Fort Leonard Wood Guidon in 1966 then as the Guidon from 1966 to 1987. Became Essayons in 1988 and remained that way until 1999 when it reverted back to Guidon. It has been and continues to be a record of...
Introduction By Dan G. Cox and Thomas Bruscino
Failed State: A New (Old) Definition By Major Kenneth D. Mitchell Toward Development of Afghanistan National Stability: Analyses in Historical, Military, and Cultural Contexts By Lieutenant Colonel...
In 1801, Yusef Caramanli, ruler of Tripoli, declared war on the United States. Yusef expected the United States to agree to pay tribute in exchange for protection from Tripolitan corsairs. Instead, President Thomas Jefferson sent the navy. Four...
The United States declared drugs to be a clear and present danger to the country and proceeded to wage a war on them that was both justified and temporarily successful from 1970 through 1990. Although not prepared for this mission at first, the...