Advocates of Army Leader Development Strategy (ALDS) and the liberal arts share the same goal: cultivation of "agile, adaptive, and innovative" people. Yet, the Army does not have an implementation plan for cultivating these attributes, and its...
The study of military ethics should be the most important part of every unit's professional development program. Without military ethics, our actions would be aimless. Webster dictionary defines ethics as a principle of right and good behavior. It...
Ethical failures during the current era of persistent conflict have had significant operational costs. To minimize the effects of these operational costs, leaders must morally asses their forces and strive to implement programs to minimize future...
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...
All professions must have codes of ethics, for it is in observing such obligations that one becomes a member of the profession. There can be no military profession without a code of ethics. What makes the military's sense of ethics different from...
This thesis is about contemporary Romania and its adherence to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The object of research and analysis is to determine the extent to which Romania, as a NATO member, constitutes a reliable military ally...
Is there a gender component in toxic leadership? Existing conceptions of toxic leadership fail to account for gender. The real world significance of these conceptions is that female leaders labeled with the pejorative of being toxic leaders suffer...
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...
Since the 1970 establishment of centralized senior noncommissioned officers (NCOs) promotion boards, the Army has utilized the noncommissioned officers evaluation report (NCO-ER) as its key indicator of promotion potential. Although revised in...
Like any person I was brought up to respect certain values; certain beliefs about how one should live their life. My parents are still my personal standard bearers of ethics and morality. Upon entering the u.s. Army I learned that everyone does not...
From the mid-1990s forward in the United States, and especially since 9111, many books have been published to explore terrorism from an American perspective. These books have been popular, I believe, because Americans are as genuinely interested in...
In 2007, four US Army Soldiers gang raped a fourteen year old Iraqi girl then murdered her and her family. In another incident Soldiers were convicted of torturing prisoners and photographing them at Abu Garuib. These unethical dilemmas paint a...
There is a general understanding that leadership is the key to the success of any organization. This research examined whether the leadership style of Kofi Annan as the Secretary General of UN had an impact on the successful implementation of the...
The events of 11 September 2001 brought the threat of terrorism into American public focus and gave politicians political capital to pursue terrorism with all elements of national power. Since then the United States has fought an unconventional war...
This thesis explores a possible model to help predict the participation of countries in coalitions aimed at military interventions. The model is composed of six factors drawn from modern political science and international relations theories, as...
This thesis seeks to illustrate both the benefits and limitations associated with using road building in COIN campaigns in South Asia, as well as highlight factors that should be considered from planning through long-term use. When employed in a...
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...
This thesis explores the role of the military in conflict related development, recently dubbed "expeditionary economics." The thesis examines this role through relevant strategic guidance, development protocol, economic theory, military expediency,...
This monograph examines the phenomenon of the disproportionate volunteerism of members of Delaware's Presbyterian Ulster-Scot community in the sole Regiment from Delaware to join the Continental Army. It posits Ulster-Scots represented a majority...