Strategic Studies Institute

All Publications By Date

47 Publications Found in 2004

Added December 01, 2004

Type: Colloquium Report

Winning the War by Winning the Peace: Strategy for Conflict and Post-Conflict in the 21st Century

Authored by Colonel Lloyd J. Matthews, USA Ret..

The SSI Annual Strategy Conference theme for year 2004 was "Winning the War by Winning the Peace: Strategy for Conflict and Post-Conflict in the 21st Century." The participants probed into the question of how the West can capitalize, in this new century of omnipresent terrorism, on its superior military and economic might to achieve a satisfying and enduring modus vivendi. The search for answers to this central question was lent added relevance and urgency by the fact that the allied anti-insurgency wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were transpiring even as the conference proceeded.

Added December 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Deception 101--Primer on Deception

Authored by Dr. Joseph W Caddell.

The author reviews the basic concepts related to "deception," defining terms, providing historical examples, and discussing problems associated with deception.

Added December 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

U.S.-Ukraine Military Relations and the Value of Interoperability

Authored by Mr. Leonid I. Polyakov.

Experience of recent years demonstrates that troops of post-Soviet Ukraine have been and continue to be a potential coalition partner of the U.S. Army; so success of American future engagement could depend on how these two countries act today to build their interoperability. This monograph provides a comprehensive account of Ukrainian-American defense relations and outlines the lessons learned and challenges ahead for both partners.

Added December 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

The Paradox of Civil War

Authored by Dr. Stephen D. Biddle.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the December 2004 newsletter.

Added November 05, 2004

Type: Colloquium Brief

Chinese Crisis Management

Edited by Andy Gudgel.

Over 50 experts on China and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) gathered at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, from October 1-3, to attend the 2004 Chinese Crisis Management Conference. Cosponsored by the Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute, and the U.S. Army War College, the conference participants discussed a framework for analyzing Chinese decisionmaking during crises, and examined historical examples of domestic, regional, and international crises and how the Chinese government dealt with them.

Added November 01, 2004

Type: Book

Getting MAD: Nuclear Mutual Assured Destruction, Its Origins and Practice

Edited by Mr. Henry D. Sokolski.

With the deployment of defenses of American cities against missile attacks, the Bush administration has explicitly rejected the strategic doctrine of nuclear mutually assured destruction (MAD). But what exactly is this doctrine? Where did it come from? To what extent did the nuclear weapons powers ever adopt it, and how much sense does it make today? Getting MAD, the first critical history of this influential line of strategic thinking, supplies the answers.

Added November 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat and Response

Authored by Dr. Steven Metz, LTC Raymond A. Millen.

Modern insurgency warfare presents fresh challenges for the United States, which must re-conceptualize its approach to fighting such conflicts. Because the dominant characteristics of insurgency--protractedness and ambiguity--effectively stymie the American military's approach to war, the United States needs to reorient its strategic thinking.

Added November 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Shadows of Things Past and Images of the Future: Lessons for the Insurgencies in Our Midst

Authored by Dr. Max G. Manwaring.

The author identifies the political-strategic challenges of modern unconventional conflicts, with a focus on the political complexity of insurgency. This report comes at a time when U.S. and other world political and military leaders have been struggling with the "new" political-psychological aspects of insurgency/terrorist war.

Added November 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Islamic Rulings on Warfare

Authored by Dr. Sherifa D. Zuhur, LTCDR Youssef H Aboul-Enein.

Why do Muslims claim that beheadings, hostage-taking, and suicide attacks are un-Islamic? If key Islamic texts argue for proper conduct in war, why are they being misinterpreted?

Added November 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Unlearning Counterinsurgency

Authored by Dr. Steven Metz.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the November 2004 newsletter.

Added October 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Civil-Military Cooperation in Peace Operations: The Case of Kosovo

Authored by Dr. Thomas R. Mockaitis.

The humanitarian intervention in Kosovo illustrates the challenges and possibilities of civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) in peace operations. Properly analyzed, this case study yields invaluable lessons that may inform the conduct of future missions. The current missions in Iraq and Afghanistan make this study timely and relevant.

Added October 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Current and Future Challenges for Asian Nonproliferation Export Controls: A Regional Response

Authored by Dr. Scott A. Jones.

How countries in the Asia region respond to the relentlessly changing nature of the proliferation challenge will affect profoundly the shape of global security for many years to come. In many instances, the countries of the region are major transshipment and assembly points for critical strategic dual-use goods and technologies. This monograph examines the current state of export control system development in the greater Asia region, with particular emphasis on the economic and security environment in which these systems operate.

Added October 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Confronting an Irregular and Catastrophic Future

Authored by Mr. Nathan P. Freier.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the October 2004 newsletter.

Added September 01, 2004

Type: Book

Civil-Military Change in China: Elites, Institutes, and Ideas After the 16th Party Congress

Edited by Dr. Andrew Scobell, Dr. Larry M. Wortzel.

In November 2002, the Chinese Communist Party held its 16th Congress and formally initiated a sweeping turnover of senior leaders in both the Party and the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The meeting heralded not merely a new set of personalities in positions of political and military power, but also the emergence of a new generation of leaders. Who are these individuals, and what does their rise mean for the future of China and its military?

Added September 01, 2004

Type: Book

A Nation at War in an Era of Strategic Change

Edited by Dr. Williamson Murray.

This book contains essays on key national security challenges by students in the Army War College's prestigious Advanced Strategic Art Program. With an introductory essay by prominent military historian Williamson Murray, this book will be valuable to military and civilian leaders.

Added September 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Uncomfortable Questions Regarding the inevitable Succession of Power in Cuba

Authored by Dr. Max G. Manwaring.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the September 2004 newsletter.

Added September 01, 2004

Type: Student (Carlisle) Papers

Fighting in the Gray Zone: A Strategy to Close the Preemption Gap

Authored by CMDR Joanne M. Fish, LTC Samuel F. McCraw, COL Christopher J. Reddish.

The 2002 National Security Strategy (NSS) identified the proliferation, privatization, and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by terrorist groups and rogue states as the critical nontraditional threat of the 21st century. The cite three different recommendations.

Added August 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Is it all about Winning?

Authored by Dr. Dallas D. Owens.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the August 2004 newsletter.

Added July 08, 2004

Type: Colloquium Brief

Homeland Security and Civil Liberties

Edited by Dr. Leonard Wong, Professor Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr..

The University of Pennsylvania Law School, the Institute for Strategic Threat Analysis and Response, and the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College conducted a conference dealing with homeland security and civil liberties on June 18, 2004, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Added July 01, 2004

Type: Book

U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Policy and Strategy, 1st Edition

Edited by Dr. J. Boone Bartholomees, Jr.

This book provides a basic examination of strategy and the national security policymaking environment and process. It reflects both the method and manner the U.S. Army War College uses to teach strategy formulation to America's future senior leaders.

Added July 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Britain's Role in U.S. Missile Defense

Authored by Dr. Jeremy Stocker.

The future shape and effectiveness of U.S. missile defense will depend to some extent on the attitude and participation of America's key ally, Britain. This new monograph traces the history of British attitudes towards missile defense, and examines the UK's current policy on the subject.

Added July 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Developing Adaptive Leaders: The Crucible Experience of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Authored by Dr. Leonard Wong.

Within the complex environment of postwar Iraq, junior officers are being developed into creative, innovative, and independent leaders. This unique leader development opportunity is a result of the ambiguous, complex, and unpredictable environment of postwar Iraq.

Added July 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Strategic Ends in the Middle East

Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the June 2004 newsletter.

Added June 01, 2004

Type: Colloquium Report

Building Capability from the Technical Revolution that Has Happened

Authored by Dr. John White, Dr. John Deutch.

With U.S. military forces engaged around the world in both combat and stabilization operations, the need for rigorous and critical analysis of security transformation has never been greater. Toward this end, the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, the Strategic Studies Institute, and the Eisenhower National Security Series cosponsored a conference on security transformation.

Added June 01, 2004

Type: Student (Carlisle) Papers

Northeast Asia--Cultural Influences on the U.S. National Security Strategy

Authored by Mr. Larry B. Rogers.

The U.S. core interests and National Security Strategy are founded on Western cultural operatives that assume all nation-states will respond to its influences in a predictable manner. Today, we no longer have the preponderance of economic or military power in the region. Tolerance of what is deemed an abrasive U.S. presence is decreasing while anti-Americanism is growing.

Added June 01, 2004

Type: Student (Carlisle) Papers

Female Suicide Bombers

Authored by Ms Debra D Zedalis.

Female suicide bombers have been used in the past, but the spate of these type bombings in different venues, in different countries, and for different terrorist organizations encourages closer examination of this phenomenon. The author looks at the history, characteristics, and changes, and also provides within a strategic assessment the implications of change in future female suicide bombings.

Added May 11, 2004

Type: Colloquium Brief

Nuclear Asia

Edited by Joseph Ferguson, Gael Tarleton.

On March 18-19, 2004, in Seattle, Washington, the National Bureau of Asian Research, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, U.S. Army War College, Central Intelligence Agency, Department of Energy, Nuclear Threat Initiative, and the Ploughshares Fund co-sponsored a conference to explore the complex topics of nuclear proliferation, regional and global terrorism, and the state of nonproliferation regimes in Asia.

Added May 11, 2004

Type: Colloquium Brief

Hemispheric Strategic Objectives for the Next Decade

Edited by Dr. Max G. Manwaring.

The Latin American and Caribbean Center of Florida International University, the U.S. Southern Command, and the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College held the seventh in a series of major annual conferences dealing with security matters in the Western Hemisphere, in Miami, Florida, on March 17-19, 2004. The conference focused on "Hemispheric Strategic Objectives for the Next Decade."

Added May 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

The Exigencies of Global, Integrated Warfare: The Evolving Role of the CJCS and his Dedicated Staff

Authored by LTC Michael S. Bell.

A survey of the evolving role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff demonstrates the relevance of the Chairman, supported by a dedicated staff, in the conduct of global, integrated operations in a long-term war.

Added May 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Iraq and Vietnam: Differences, Similarities, and Insights

Authored by Dr. Jeffrey Record, Dr. W. Andrew Terrill.

The authors conclude that the two conflicts bear little comparison. They also conclude, however, that failed U.S. state-building in Vietnam and the impact of declining domestic political support for U.S. war aims in Vietnam are issues pertinent to current U.S. policy in Iraq.

Added May 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Learning from the Stones: A Go Approach to Mastering China's Strategic Concept, Shi

Authored by Dr. David Lai.

The author introduces a new approach to learning about the different ways of strategic thinking and interaction in Chinese culture. It is through learning the Chinese board game called go,that is a living reflection of Chinese philosophy, culture, strategic thinking, warfare, military tactics, and diplomatic bargaining. The author suggests that a little knowledge of go will take U.S. leaders a long way in understanding the essence of the Chinese way of war and diplomacy.

Added May 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Strategic Consequences of the Iraq War: U.S. Security Interests in Central Asia Reassessed

Authored by Dr. Elizabeth Wishnick.

The U.S.-led war in Iraq complicates security cooperation between the United States and Central Asia at a time when other regional powers—especially Russia, China, and India—are competing for influence in the region more overtly. The author argues that the United States should do more to address the underlying human security problems in Central Asia, which increase its vulnerability to terrorist movements.

Added May 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Fighting Insurgents--No Shortcuts to Success

Authored by LTC James S. Corum.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the May 2004 newsletter.

Added April 14, 2004

Type: Colloquium Brief

U.S. Security Strategies: Trade Policy Implications for Latin America

Edited by Dr. Max G. Manwaring.

The Summit of the Americas Center and Latin American and Caribbean Center of Florida International University, and the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College held the first of a series of mini-conferences dealing with security issues in the Western Hemisphere in Miami, Florida, on February 26, 2004. The theme focused on "Security Implications of Poor Economic Performance in Latin America."

Added April 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

THIS IS NOT YOUR FATHER'S, OR MOTHER'S ARMY!

Authored by Dr. Douglas V. Johnson, II.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the April 2004 newsletter.

Added March 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Security in the Americas: Neither Evolution nor Devolution--Impasse

Authored by Dr. Max G. Manwaring.

The author identifies the strategic-political challenge of effective sovereignty and security, with a focus on nontraditional threats. If the United States and the other countries of the Western Hemisphere ignore what is happening in Latin America, the expansion of terrorism, "lawless areas," and general instability easily could destroy the democracy, free market economies, and prosperity.

Added March 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

China and North Korea: From Comrades-In-Arms to Allies at Arm's Length

Authored by Dr. Andrew Scobell.

Since the ongoing nuclear crisis on the Korean Peninsula, which emerged in October 2002, the United States and other countries have pinned high hopes on Chinese efforts to moderate and reason with North Korea. Yet, as the author points out, it would be unrealistic to raise one's expectations over what China might accomplish vis-à-vis North Korea.

Added March 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Toward an American Way of War

Authored by Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II.

This monograph addresses trends in American strategic thinking to the war in Iraq. It argues that the American way of war is really a way of battle and offers some recommendations for change.

Added March 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Debating Ends, not Just Means, in the War on Terror

Authored by Dr. Stephen D. Biddle.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the March 2004 newsletter.

Added February 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Reconfiguring the American Military Presence in Europe

Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.

America has three basic options regarding the basing of ground troops in Europe--complete withdrawal, annual rotations, and restructuring the Alliance to accommodate a smaller U.S. presence. Restructuring NATO to nine integrated multinational divisions permits greater burden sharing and an expeditionary capability.

Added February 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Countering Global Terrorism: Developing the Antiterrorist Capabilities of the Central Asian Militaries

Authored by Mr. Roger N. McDermott.

The author offers a framework for improving the antiterrorist capabilities of the Central Asian militaries, including increased and focused military training with a special emphasis on Special Forces units.

Added February 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

The United States and Iraq's Shi'ite Clergy: Partners or Adversaries?

Authored by Dr. W. Andrew Terrill.

The author addressed the critical need to gain the cooperation or at least the passive tolerance of the Shi'ite clerics and community. Such an effort could become more challenging as time goes on, and one of the recurring themes of this monograph is the declining patience of the Shi'ite clergy with the U.S. presence. Some key Shi'ite clerics are deeply suspicious of the United States, exemplified by conspiracy theories.

Added February 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

Toward a New U.S. Strategy in Asia

Authored by Dr. Stephen J. Blank.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the February 2004 newsletter.

Added January 26, 2004

Type: Colloquium Brief

Strategic Deception in Modern Democracies: Ethical, Legal, and Policy Challenges

Edited by Dr. Carolyn Pumphrey, Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II.

The Triangle Institute for Security Studies (TISS) and the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) held a conference on October 31-November 1, 2003, at the Friday Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The purpose of the conference was to address the ethical, legal, and policy challenges that arise when democratic governments use deception.

Added January 01, 2004

Type: Book

Checking Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

Edited by Mr. Henry D. Sokolski, Mr. Patrick Clawson.

The fear about what Iran might do with nuclear weapons is fed by the concern that Tehran has no clear reason to be pursuing nuclear weapons. The strategic rationale for Iran's nuclear program is by no means obvious. Unlike proliferators such as Israel or Pakistan, Iran faces no historic enemy who would welcome an opportunity to wipe the state off the face of the earth.

Added January 01, 2004

Type: Monograph

Paths Diverging? The Next Decade in the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance

Authored by LTC William E. Rapp.

The author explores the changing nature of Japanese security policy and the impact of those changes on the U.S.-Japan security alliance. He begins his analysis by acquainting the reader with an insider's view of the conflicted Japanese conceptions of security policy and the various ideational and structural restraints on expanding the role of the military.

Added January 01, 2004

Type: Op-Ed

An American Way of War or a Way of Battle?

Authored by Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II.

Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the January 2004 newsletter.

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