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122407
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2012-13.
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Like his earlier works, Tom Ricks's The Generals: American Military
Command from World War II to Today, is entertaining and provocative, and has deservedly been the topic of numerous reviews,
blog posts, and discussions around the military. His central thesis is that,
since the Korean War, the United States Army has failed to produce
general officers who could link strategy with tactics. Ricks argues that one
remedy for this deficiency is for the Army to resume publicly firing division commanders for operational shortcomings as a means to increase
accountability, like it did under General George C. Marshall in World War
II. Ricks is on solid evidentiary ground while documenting the patterns
of relief for World War II division commanders, supplementing stories
with data. But in his discussion of the leaders of every war afterwards,
Ricks switches to anecdotes and assertions to make his case. He also shifts
his reference group from division commanders to theater commanders.
Much has changed in seventy years, but then, as now, there are significant
differences between two and four star generals. Thus, his argument is on
less-than-solid ground as he compares World War II "two-star apples" to
modern "four-star oranges."
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126187
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2012-13.
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Outline cybersecurity measures to combat the internet's dark side
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126186
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2012-13.
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Computer crime could soon pose a greater threat to world security then terrorism. Mark Galeotti analyses the problem and looks at the ambivalent attitude of states towards countering it.
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122399
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2012-13.
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Unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) are the wonder
weapons of today's wars. UCAVs have been credited with striking
the convoy carrying Moammar Qaddafi; killing al Qaeda's Abu
Yahya al Libi and Anwar al Awlaki; eviscerating the Taliban's ranks and
other militants in the Afghanistan and Pakistan (AfPak) theater; and hitting
targets from Asia to Africa-all without putting pilots in harm's way.
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122401
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2012-13.
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The appearance of new weapons' technologies often gives rise
to questions of legitimacy. The use of missile weapons against
armored knights was considered illegitimate and unchivalrous by
some, as well as a destabilizing influence on the conduct of civilized
warfare. An acknowledged and accepted set of rules, designed to limit the
vulnerability of the ruling elite in combat, made longbow and crossbow
technology illegitimate in the eyes of that warrior-class.1
German U-boat
actions against commerce in World War I, the use of aerial bombardment against civilian populations, and defoliation agents in Vietnam, are
modern examples of new technologies whose legitimacy was contested
in times of conflict.2
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122402
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2012-13.
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The drone debate continues hot and heavy. Critical issues range
from the morality of targeting choices and concerns about unintended casualties and anti-Americanism to matters of legal and
bureaucratic oversight.1
These are pressing questions; the United States'
use of drones as a weapon of war is on the rise, and other countries are
interested in acquiring them.2
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2012-13.
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The future role of US drones has been the subject of considerable controversy due to their use in remote parts of the world
to target individuals designated as terrorists. In his confirmation hearings, Secretary of State John Kerry expressed concerns about
overseas perceptions of such activities by stating that, "American foreign
policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone."1
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within the United States, many issues surrounding drone use clearly need
scrupulous legal and ethical consideration. Underlying all these factors,
however, must be a consideration of the issue of military effectiveness.
Regulating the use of a marginally valuable weapons-system is easy, while
regulating a highly effective system in a way that forecloses options can
be difficult since more is at stake. Careful consideration must be given
to how effectively these systems can serve US interests as well as the
negative consequences of overseas backlash to their use when evaluating
their optimal place in US strategy.
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126188
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2012-13.
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Intrusive regulation could destroy the flexibility the private sector needs to protect itself,
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126185
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2012-13.
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Cleo Paskal on the threat nature poses to world markets
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126183
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2012-13.
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Iran and the South China sea are top of the 2013 foreign policy agenda with rising tensions forcing them into the world spotlight.
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126178
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2012-13.
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The secrets of the Nordic model that has appeared immune to the crisis engulfing the rest of Europe.
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126191
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2012-13.
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Food and entertaining feature strongly in diplomatic memoirs. Brigid Keenan, an envoy's wife for 30 years, shares her experiences as she introduces excerpts form the writings of ambassadors
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122404
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2012-13.
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A defining aspect of the present period in international politics is
the lack of attention paid to nuclear weapons by United States'
policymakers. To the extent these weapons are addressed, it is
to consider significant reductions in the size of the US nuclear arsenal,
to perhaps as few as 300 deployed strategic nuclear weapons, to advance
the administration's nuclear disarmament goal. This push for reductions
is part of a broader call for major reductions by organizations such as
Global Zero.1
We argue that such reductions are strategically risky, signal
weakness, and invite challenges from US foes and worry among US allies.
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122405
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2012-13.
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Over the next decade, the United States will have to rethink its
grand strategy as it addresses the challenge of maintaining its
primacy as a global power in an increasingly multipolar world
whose center of gravity has shifted to Asia. The task will be all the more
daunting because significant fiscal and economic constraints imposed by
a federal government debt that has mushroomed to nearly $16 trillion or
about 100 percent of GDP, and a continuing economic slowdown that
has been the deepest and longest since the Great Depression will force
difficult tradeoffs as the United States seeks to realign and streamline
vital national interests with limited resources.1
The overarching national
security objective of the United States must be crystal clear: to counterbalance and contain a rising China determined to be the dominant
economic, political, and military power in Asia.
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ID:
122403
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2012-13.
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The parameters of the discussion about nuclear weapons are well
known and appear to be relatively fixed. It seems as if there has
been little new on that front in forty years. Most civilian scholars
have lost interest in nuclear weapons and moved on to other topics. But
it is the habit of the military mind to learn from the past; even today
there are lessons to be learned from Cannae, Waterloo, and Vicksburg.
It will not surprise thoughtful military officers to find that the past has
something important and interesting to tell us about nuclear weapons.
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126184
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122406
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2012-13.
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Try as we might, war and armed conflict remain at the center of
international relations and state policy. Success in war requires
many things, but surely effective strategy must top the list. Why is
making good strategy so hard? It is perhaps the most difficult task facing
senior leaders in any government. Despite a wealth of sources and millennia of useful historical examples, sound strategic thinking more often
than not eludes western democracies. Why?
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ID:
126193
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126189
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2012-13.
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Scotland has set off down the path to independence but John Lloyd a tempering of nationalist fevour and predicts a cannier approach to relations with the UK in future
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ID:
126182
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2012-13.
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A round-up of unexpected developments on the world stage in 2012, form the deaths of key Middle East players to the rise of K-pop
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