Travando novamente a última guerra: o Afeganistão e o modelo do Vietnã. Thomas H. Johnson e M. Chris Mason; Uma máxima citada com frequência é que, em todos os conflitos do século passado, os Estados Unidos travaram de novo a guerra...
Capacitar por meio do apoio: força multinacional no Iraque. General Raymond T. Odierno, Exército dos EUA; A orientação operacional do Comandante da Força Multinacional do Iraque enfatiza "como pensamos", "como operamos" e "quem...
The Coming Test of U.S. Credibility. Amitai Etzioni; How the United States responds to challenges by Iran and North Korea has strong implications for its credibility.
Military Theory, Strategy, and Praxis. Jacob W. Kipp, Ph.D., and...
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...
Delegar a través de la supervisión: fuerza multinacional-Irak. General Raymond T. Odierno, Ejército de EUA; El pueblo iraquí representa el terreno decisivo. Debemos habilitar a nuestros homólogos iraquíes para proveer seguridad y ayudar al...
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...
There is broad consensus that attention to health sector needs plays an important role in addressing the causes of state fragility, whether to avoid conflict, during conflict, or post-conflict. Based on the premise that health-related interventions...
This monograph examines the execution of the Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP) by operational forces and offers a methodology to better its execution. This study asserts that CERP is a necessary and appropriate program for operational...
This research asked the question why had US military intervention in Haiti in the past 20 years not produced long-term stability. Haiti is a nation of internal division and racial tension, suffering from years of upheaval, external intervention,...
This study argues that there are historical reasons to focus on Jerusalem first and to use an international Holy Basin methodology to bring Israel and the Palestinian National Authority together towards a workable compromise. This analysis...
Culture awareness is the most vital criteria for a successful state or nation-building strategy for the United States. Some strategists believe the level-of-effort is the criteria for a successful state or nation-building strategy. Through the...
The United Nations (UN) intervention in Timor-Leste in 1999-2005 has been critically acclaimed as a “model” peacekeeping operation. By temporarily assuming sovereign powers on behalf of Timor-Leste, the UN Transitional Authority in East Timor...
The United States' democratization strategy since World War II demonstrates an estimated success rate of less than 3%. America currently uses a counterinsurgency / line of effort approach in democratization. This approach seeks to shape an...
Recent Government and Department of Defense publications designate stability operations as a core military mission, leading to its parity amongst other more traditional military missions along the spectrum of armed conflict. However, doctrine fails...
The attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001, originating from Afghanistan, and the earthquake in January 2010 that devastated Haiti illustrate the different dangers that weak and failed states represent to the international...
Since the end of Cold War in 1989, international crisis and conflict management have gained considerable importance. Worldwide soldiers have served together with civilian agencies in order to guarantee security, to develop economy, and to...
During a staff meeting at United States European Command (USEUCOM), while General James L. Jones was the USEUCOM commander, he said "Engineers are the maneuver force for Phase Zero operations." In this paper, I will argue why engineers should be...
Focusing efforts toward building security force capability without increasing state capacity is an ineffective strategy to achieve government victory in civil war. The purpose of this monograph is to advance and test the hypothesis that...
This monograph examines the role of policy in guidance of the British, the Soviet and the U.S.-NATO wars in Afghanistan. Set in the context of Afghanistan’s history and its socio-cultural environment, the study critically analyzes the negative...