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Parameters Spring 2007 Ryan C. Hendrickson |
The Miscalculation of NATO's Death NATO's history, its ability to overcome crises, an analysis of NATO expansion, its institutional flexibility, and evidence of renewed interest in the alliance by many of the world's great powers. |
Parameters Autumn 2006 Stephen J. Coonen |
The Widening Military Capabilities Gap between the United States and Europe: Does it Matter? Military and political experts on both sides of the Atlantic assert that the widening military capabilities gap between the United States and Europe creates a more challenging environment for transatlantic cooperation. |
National Defense June 2006 |
NATO Needs a Unified Elite Force, Experts Contend A NATO commando formation would be better qualified -- particularly in counterterrorism scenarios -- to respond to contingencies, military experts say. |
National Defense January 2006 Harold Kennedy |
Europe-Based NATO Reaches Deep into Asia, Africa U.S. and allied military forces in Europe -- grappling with a lengthy, global war on terrorism -- are expanding their reach far beyond their traditional perimeters, deep into Eastern Europe, Asia and Africa. |
Parameters Spring 2004 Peter B. Zwack |
A NATO-Russia Contingency Command The time may be opportune to consider establishing a tangible, combined NATO and Russian military entity to jointly face the challenges of the post-9/11 world. |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 Steven E. Meyer |
Carcass of Dead Policies: The Irrelevance of NATO During the Cold War, NATO provided the proper linchpin of American--and West European--security policy, and served as a useful, even fundamental deterrent to Soviet military might and expansionism. However, NATO's time has come and gone, and today there is no legitimate reason for it to exist. |
National Defense August 2004 Roxana Tiron |
European Defense Agency Raising Hackles in U.S. The creation of the European Defense Agency is sending ripples across the Atlantic and raising questions about Europe diverting resources away from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. |
National Defense September 2015 Jon Harper |
NATO Funding Shortfalls Likely to Continue The latest Russian military intervention in Ukraine is forcing NATO to refocus its attention on its eastern flank. But concerns about a resurgent Russia will not prompt a large boost in alliance procurement. |
National Defense March 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
NATO Commander: Send More Spy Planes to Afghanistan The U.S. military has deployed thousands of unmanned surveillance aircraft to war zones, but not nearly enough went to Afghanistan, says the head of U.S. European Command. |
Popular Mechanics October 19, 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
EuroHawk UAV Finally Goes Global Last week, German military brass and Northrop Grumman officials unveiled the EuroHawk, a UAV that performs long-endurance signal intelligence missions at more than 50,000 feet. |
National Defense September 2015 Sandra I. Erwin |
U.S. Central Command Leads Push to Connect Allies in Common Network U.S. military leaders in regional commands have coped with limited interoperability with allies by setting up one-off communications systems. |
National Defense March 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Lack of Common Technology Still a Problem in Air Combat Although NATO leaders have expressed interest in acquiring interoperable technologies for tactical aircraft, the alliance is far from having a common information backbone, according to Gen. Robert Foglesong, the commander of U.S. Air Forces Europe. |
National Defense December 2004 Robert H. Williams |
NATO Struggling to Define Its Role in War on Terrorism Within the treaty organization, they noted, there is considerable disagreement over the definition of terrorism and obvious disapproval of the United States' "SWAT team" approach to combating this threat. |
National Defense April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
U.S. Wants More Help From Allies? Not Really The hope is that President Obama's extraordinary popularity in Europe will translate into "enhanced contributions to the efforts in Afghanistan." |
Parameters Summer 2007 Gary L. Guertner |
European Views of Preemption in US National Security Strategy The transatlantic divide over preemption. |
Parameters Summer 2005 Pierre Lessard |
Campaign Design for Winning the War . . . and the Peace The current Western interpretation of campaign design must reunite with its strategic roots of ends and means in its quest to seek ways of winning both the war and the peace in the post-9/11 era. |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Joseph R. Nunez |
Canada's Global Role: A Strategic Assessment of its Military Power Formally joining Northern Command, just as Canada did with NORAD, would confirm that the relationship between Canada and the United States is a model of liberal interdependency suitable for emulation. |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Alan W. Dowd |
A Different Course? America and Europe in the 21st Century Understanding the changes and challenges within Europe could help Americans respond to the changes and challenges facing the transatlantic community. |
Parameters Summer 2008 Robert Gates |
Reflections on Leadership Partners in Command, a book by Mark Perry, is an account of the unique relationship between General Dwight D. Eisenhower and General George Marshall, and how they played a significant role in the American victory in World War II. |
Parameters Summer 2005 R. D. Hooker |
Beyond Vom Kriege: The Character and Conduct of Modern War While the methods used to wage war are constantly evolving, the nature and character of war remain deeply and unchangeably rooted in the nature of man. |
Parameters Spring 2007 |
From the Editor While we are mentally and emotionally captured by the political side-bar related to the President's announced "surge" strategy for Iraq and Afghanistan we have forgotten the reality of the Long War. |
National Defense May 2014 Dan Parsons |
Special Operations a Valuable Tool In Dealing With Bloody African Conflicts Deploying small numbers of specially trained troops, namely Army Special Operations Forces that are well versed in supporting indigenous troops, can pay dividends, said Michael D. Lumpkin, assistant secretary of defense. |
National Defense May 2004 Harold Kennedy |
The New face of Peacekeeping U.S. leaders have began to rediscover the value of peacekeeping operations. |
National Defense April 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Irregular Warfare Counter-insurgency in Iraq provides a template for fighting terrorism. |
National Defense January 2006 Harold Kennedy |
U.S. European Command Seeks to Deploy More Easily As NATO wrestles with issues of growth, the U.S. European Command, which supplies American forces to the alliance, is undergoing major changes of its own. |
National Defense January 2014 Wright & Jovovic |
Opportunities Abound in NATO Defense Market Amidst market pressures, industry on both sides of the Atlantic can find both a dose of certainty and growth in perhaps a pleasantly surprising partner: NATO. |
National Defense September 2012 Aleksandar D. Jovovic |
Industry Could Benefit From Cross-Border Defense Programs A prescient Rand Corp. study some years ago warned of obstacles to joint cross-border procurement as numerous and complex, the product of parochial industry interests, domestic legacy systems and national doctrines. |
National Defense November 2004 Roxana Tiron |
Allies Essential in Personnel Recovery While Pentagon officials acknowledge that it is critical to work with coalition partners and allies to rescue and recover isolated troops in combat, the facts indicate feeble movement in that direction. |
Salon.com January 12, 2001 Laura Rozen |
Radioactive fallout Did exposure to American depleted-uranium-tipped weapons cause the cancer deaths of some European peacekeepers who served in the Balkans? |
National Defense August 2014 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr. |
U.S. Needs Cogent, Forward Looking Strategy The dilemma the nation's civilian and military leadership must grapple with is that a revised and realistic international strategy -- assuming one is found -- probably will cost far more than the nation is willing to invest. |
Reason November 2001 Ted Galen Carpenter |
Woodrow Wilson, R.I.P. The folly of humanitarian military intervention... |
Salon.com December 22, 2000 Laura Rozen |
Peacekeeping's pitfalls Growing tensions along the border between Kosovo and southern Serbia could mark the first challenge for President-elect Bush's foreign policy team. |
IDB America February 2002 Charo Quesada |
Armies for peace A former Spanish defense minister calls for democratization of the military in Latin America... |
Parameters Spring 2006 Dafna Hochman |
Rehabilitating a Rogue: Libya's WMD Reversal and Lessons for US Policy Ultimately, there is no clear formula prescribing the rehabilitation of rogues or a clear roadmap to generate voluntary disarmament. The Libyan reversal suggests that US policymakers should be mindful to appeal to a diverse array of possible approaches as a necessary. |
The Motley Fool March 24, 2011 Sean Williams |
Here's What the Libyan Conflict Could Mean for These Widely Held Stocks If these stocks are in your portfolio, it's time to pay attention to Libya. |
National Defense September 2015 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Scottish National Party Sweep Calls U.K. Trident Program Into Question Scots have historically been wary of the United Kingdom's Trident program, the country's sole nuclear deterrent, which consists of Vanguard-class submarines, Trident II D5 ballistic missiles and nuclear warheads based in Scotland. |
Parameters Autumn 2005 Sean M. Maloney |
Afghanistan Four Years On: An Assessment The situation in Afghanistan has progressed to the point where guarded optimism is justified. Unfortunately, the perception of the situation on the ground has become distorted through the prism of American partisan politics. |
National Defense July 2010 Sandra I. Erwin |
To Meet War Equipment Needs, Commanders Continue to Bypass Pentagon Acquisition System Commander's wish lists are supposed to influence the military services' buying decisions, but often do not. If they do make it into the services' budgets, it takes years for the system to deliver equipment. |
The Motley Fool August 22, 2011 Dan Dzombak |
What Libya Means for Oil Prices Rebel forces in Libya have seized the capital. What you need to know. |
Mother Jones October 1999 Todd Gitlin |
The End of the Absolute No The American left's reflexive opposition to U.S. military intervention broke down over Kosovo. A veteran activist says it's about time. |
National Defense July 2005 Sandra I. Erwin |
Language Barriers Hinder Multinational Operations U.S. military allies view language barriers, rather than incompatible technology, as a primary obstacle to multinational operations. |
National Defense September 2013 Yasmin Tadjdeh |
Army Seeks Robots That Are Interoperable With Allies From disarming improvised explosive devices to scoping out buildings before troops arrive, unmanned ground vehicles have played an integral role in warfare over the last decade. U.S. forces and NATO allies are now seeking to collaboratively develop UGVs. |
AskMen.com |
Is Afghanistan Winnable? The Army general chosen to take over as top commander of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan told senators Tuesday he believes the war can be won if a proper counterinsurgency campaign is undertaken. |
National Defense June 2006 Harold Kennedy |
Special Operators Gain Civilian Assistance As it plans for an extended struggle against terrorism, the U.S. Special Operations Command is realizing that it is going to need a lot of outside help, and it is reaching out to civilian agencies, allied nations and private contractors. |
National Defense April 2013 Nathaniel H. Sledge Jr. |
10 Reasons to Reform U.S. National Security Policy The U.S. security enterprise must be reformed to bring foreign policy in line with national values, and to enable improved fiscal health at the federal level. |
Parameters Autumn 2006 Liotta & Owen |
Sense and Symbolism: Europe Takes On Human Security A European culture with dubious historical reputation for cosmopolitanism is being thrust upon the global stage at the very moment when its geopolitical concepts are poised on the precipice of desuetude. |
TIME Asia June 14, 2010 Tim McGirk |
Armed Farces The U.S. has spent $26 billion building up the Afghan army. But it is still poorly trained and rife with internal rivalries. Will it ever be fit to fight? |
The Motley Fool November 10, 2009 Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Unmanned aerial vehicles spread wings and take flight around the globe. Invest in this trend today. Move too slow, and it may fly away from you. |
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin |
Services Sign Off on Common Procedures for Close-Air Support In an effort to reduce the risk of friendly fire and make close-air support more helpful to ground troops, U.S. military aviators from all branches of the armed forces are now required to follow common guidelines. |
Parameters Winter 2003/2004 |
Book Reviews Reconstructing Eden: A Comprehensive Plan for the Post-War Political and Economic Development of Iraq... The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad... Defense's Nuclear Agency, 1947-1997... Diem's Final Failure: Prelude to America's War in Vietnam... etc. |