This doctrinal analysis describes the U.S. Army and Joint frameworks integrating stability, irregular warfare and security cooperation.

It establishes a combined framework and describes its constituent parts, and then discusses…

Iran is currently viewed by the US as a source of instability within the Persian Gulf region. The recent emergence of a more strident Iranian government, apparently pursuing the acquisition…

In 2009, U.S. troop commitments are increasing in Afghanistan, complicating the ability to deploy and sustain forces operating in the region. To deploy and sustain up to sixty-thousand U.S. forces…

What does the Department of Defense hope to gain from the use of autonomous weapon systems (AWS)? This Letort Paper explores a diverse set of complex issues related to the…

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, a number of gas disputes between Russia and Central and Eastern European countries have unveiled the strategic dependence of Europe on Russian piped…

This AY-09 USAWC Resident Student paper examines peace at the individual, collective, and inter-collective levels. It does so by addressing three central questions: first, how is peace defined and what…

The ‘hybrid’ theory of war set forth in this document is the result of combining the best aspects of existing war theories with the unique influences of the current strategic…

The President, Secretary of Defense and the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff routinely publish strategic guidance in the form of the National Security Strategy, National Military Strategy, National Defense Strategy…