Rule of law is in force when an individual is secure in their own person and property, the state is bound to law, and human rights and fundamental freedoms are protected by the state. Rule of law doctrine for the United States Army is in its...
The United States agricultural industry generates more than $1 trillion in annual economic activity and provides an abundant food supply for the United States and other countries. Since the 9/11 attacks, the United States government has recognized...
This study assesses the Colombian opium and heroin production threat to the U.S. since it was first perceived in about l990. It compares and contrasts the production of heroin to that of cocaine, including the cultivation, processing and...
Agbay, Kelly R.; PascualJackson, Cielito; Phillips, Ralph L.; Wells, Jeffrey A.; Franklin, Anthony
The annals of history can attest that Biological Warfare is not a new concept. In fact, many historians have documented the use of Biological Warfare even in ancient times. In earlier times, Biological Warfare took on primitive forms: use of dead...
This study examines a military need for research and development of a malaria vaccine from several aspects: (1) the documentation of the incidence of malaria and the resultant non effectiveness time experienced by American soldiers during two...
Drug trafficking has been a menace in most Latin American countries for many decades. We know enough about how the phenomenon works as an economic and social problem and how it affects the continent, but in the last decade, with the attention of...
This paper is an account on the ethical dilemma regarding "comradeship or pakikisma" among Filipino soldiers. This trait gain significant praises when applied in a righteous manner. However it becomes misconduct and ruins the personality of an...
Biological weapons pose a clear and present danger to U.S. national security, U.S. forces, and key allies and friends. Their low cost, low visibility, high potency, accessibility, and easy delivery make BW attractive to adversaries seeking new...
Afghanistan supplies 87 percent of the global opium product, and terrorist organizations are using the narcotics trade to fund their operations. The nascent Afghani government has a limited capacity to combat this problem without significant...
This monograph examines the US military involvement in the "drug war" since l989, as well as some of the issues that the military officer may have to deal with while conducting counterdrug operations in Peru. In 1989, the Secretary of Defense...
A key ethical problem in the Army today is how the senior leadership functions. Having been in the Army for 22 years, I've seen more than my share of poor decisions being made. I have seen key leaders make poor decisions based on what they wanted...
The events of September 11, 2001 set in motion the Global War on Terror, which historically to this point in time had only had sporadic attempts to carry the fight back to the parties responsible for acts of terrorism. Once the Global War on Terror...
Through research and development, many countries have used various pathogens to create weapons of mass destruction. These weapons have been used by many nation-states not only for military power, but also for terrorist acts on an unsuspecting...
Many Presidents determined that the war on drugs was a direct and critical threat to our nation’s national security. President Reagan made it a national priority and made it policy to involve the United States Military. Reagan focused on South...
Stearns, Henry; Bartosch, Mark; Majors, William; Powers, Mario; Cockrell, Mario
The United States Military is the most well equipped and trained force to deal with the war on drugs. We must take the threat of illegal drugs attacking the very fiber of our nation as serious a threat to our national security, as weapons of mass...
In 1902, MAJ Robert Bullard was given the mission to civilize the Moros around Lake Lanao in the Southern Philippines. MAJ Bullard was an enthusiastic and motivated officer. He understood that advancement in the military ranks was not achieved...
It is admitted that the occurrence of abuse among the trainees of the US army is nothing new, nor is it uncommon. The much publicized charges of sexual abuse against officers of the Aberdeen Proving Ground and the death of PFC. Scarano are evidence...
This paper will compare and contrast the history of Full Spectrum Operations from Vera Cruz against Iraqi Freedom. Even though both of these wars were very different in location, culture, and tactics they also have several similarities about how we...
It's becoming clear that the so-called “War on Terror” is not just any war, and, therefore, is not a matter of getting in and getting out. When the U.S. pulled out of South Vietnam in light of the Paris Peace Accords, the country toppled,...
Although there is a tremendous amount of activity that is going on around the issue of bio-terrorism in the United States, some members of the medical and public health community are concerned about the lack of vaccines, antibiotics and local...