Serves as a practical guide for officers of the Army of the United States in administering the "laws of war" and the application of correct legal principles to situations involving military government, martial law, and domestic disturbances.
The post-cold war operating environment, the strategic corporal phenomenon, the war on terrorism, and the increased public demand for ethics and professionalism in the Canadian Forces present significant challenges for the Canadian Defense Ethics...
This monograph studies the law of occupation, historical case studies on occupation, and the current U.S. doctrine on occupation. An analysis formed from the current international law, Hague Convention Number IV Respecting the Laws and Customs of...
Contains a history of the origin and activation of the Interrogation Branch, Interrogation Centers, techniques of interrogation, selection of interrogees, process and interrogation reports, and equipment used.
The Department of Defense is releasing for public use and research this multi-volume study giving the "MAGIC" or communications intelligence background of the 1941 Pearl Harbor disaster. In its review of classified records pursuant to E.O. 11652,...
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...
Prisons and detention centers are recruiting grounds for radical Islamists. The National Military Strategic Plan for the War on Terrorism Campaign Plan does not sufficiently develop a strategy to counter the violent Islamic ideologies in order to...
The Army continues to deal with problems daily. I will discuss one that I feel is growing even more. Some leaders tend to believe that respect flows up and not down. I believe that respect has to flow both up and down. If we don't develop a sense...
As I reflect over my career, I truly experienced many joys. The time that I spent as a First Sergeant clearly defines my most memorable moment in the military. I was selected for E-8 on the 2001 list while stationed at West Point, New York....
This pamphlet is intended to serve as a supplement to FM 27-10, "The Law of Land Warfare", 18 July 1956. Both Geneva and Hague conventions are described as well as additional agreements.
The purpose of this study is to trace the development of the Officer Efficiency Report System as a means of evaluating officers capabilities, limitations, and other characteristics for the purposes of competitive selection or assignment.
This paper provides a critical analysis and assessment of interagency-Department of Defense (DOD) support during combat operations, specifically stability operations during or post-conflict. The general reluctance of the Department of Defense to...
If strategists do not follow Clausewitz’s lead as a critical historian, then they risk failure by founding future policy, strategy, and operations on Kosovo myths. One must ask, was Operation Allied Force a rational use of military power to...
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...
The intent behind this paper was to develop a set of key principles that would support both planners and operators in the conduct of counterinsurgency operations. This set of principles would also be morally acceptable on an international level,...