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Book Review: The Age of AI and Our Human Future
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Reviewed by Dr. Russell W. Glenn, principal, Innovative Defense Research LLC
Notable for its authoritative arguments and analysis of the nature and potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI), this short, effective primer complements many longer treatments and journal articles on the subject. Readers well-versed in AI will find little new here, but the book’s national security implications merit consideration. Primary themes include the transformative character and criticality of establishing international agreements regarding the application of AI. The authors remind readers of humanity’s control of AI development and the contingent responsibility to ensure AI products align with acceptable values.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1011/thumbnail.jp
From the Acting Editor in Chief
Get PDFWelcome to the Summer 2023 issue of Parameters. The issue includes two In Focus special commentaries. a Taiwan forum, a Clausewitz and Strategy forum, a Historical Studies forum, and the SRAD Director’s Corner
Book Review: Original Sin: Power, Technology and War in Outer Space
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Reviewed by Jeffrey Caton, colonel, US Air Force (retired), and president, Kepler Strategies LLC
Based on three key arguments, Original Sin covers the development of spacepower during the Cold War, space technology’s progress, and the weapons, planning and doctrine that surround space warfare. The reviewer notes, “What sets Original Sin apart from similar books is the outstanding context it provides and its willingness to challenge trite slogans attached to spacepower.”https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1027/thumbnail.jp
From the Acting Editor in Chief
Get PDFWelcome to the Autumn 2023 issue of Parameters. This issue includes two In Focus special commentaries, a Strategic Challenges forum, a Historical Studies forum, and the SRAD Director’s Corner
Introduction to the China Landpower Studies Center
Get PDFWelcome to the Director’s Corner for the China Landpower Studies Center (CLSC). This will be a regular feature in Parameters that will discuss critical military and security issues related to China, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). It will also highlight the Center’s research agenda and key activities. My objective in this first installment is to outline the purpose, organization, capabilities, research agenda, and expected products of the Center
Book Review: War of Supply
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Reviewed by Dr. John A. Bonin, consultant, US Army War College
The reviewer notes, “While there are thousands of books about World War II, there are relatively few on the war in the Mediterranean and fewer on its logistics.” Dworak provides just that, with a chronological account of Operation Torch in North Africa; Operations Husky, Avalanche, and Shingle in Sicily and Italy; and Operation Dragoon in southern France.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1031/thumbnail.jp
Book Review: Clear, Hold, and Destroy: Pacification in Phú Yên and the American War in Vietnam
No full textAuthor: Robert J. Thompson III
Reviewed by Dr. Samantha A. Taylor, assistant professor of military and security studies, Air Command and Staff College
Published on April 20, 2023. There is no shortage of books that explore the Vietnam War and why it ended the way it did. This book does not focus on strategy or events but on the middle-level US and South Vietnamese pacification policy in the Phú Yên province and the communist strategy to counter it.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1004/thumbnail.jp
Book Review: The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War
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Reviewed by Dr. Robert J. Bunker, director of research and analysis, managing partner, C/O Futures LLC
In this field guide, Galeotti departs from his customary focus on Russia and covers a broad area of new ways—or emerging twenty-first-century means—of warfare. His expertise and penchant for illustrative and entertaining vignettes allows him to inject informed insights into his work and syncretize military historical and contemporary examples pulled from time and space.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1010/thumbnail.jp
Book Review: Without Flyers, No Tannenberg: Aviation on the Eastern Front of 1914—Evolution of a Critical Role for Modern Warfare
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Reviewed by Greg Pickell, US Army lieutenant colonel (retired)
Providing valuable historical context, Without Flyers, No Tannenberg “offers a wealth of previously unavailable information and provided needed context to the German triumph over the Russian 2nd Army in the opening weeks of the First World War.” The book describes how aviation developed in Germany and Russia and offers detailed maps and graphics. The latter part of the book covers events following the defeat of Russian General Samsonov’s 2nd Army, to include the Battle of the Masurian Lakes and the campaign that followed.https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters_bookshelf/1028/thumbnail.jp
The Strategic Importance of Taiwan to the United States and Its Allies: Part Two – Policy since the Start of the Russia-Ukraine War
Get PDFTaiwan has become increasingly important to the United States and its allies as the Russia-Ukraine War has united democracies against authoritarian expansionism and indeed has developed an international democracy-authoritarianism dynamic in global affairs. Part one of this article clearly outlined the geopolitical, economic, and soft-power reasons why Taiwan is strategically important. Part two reviews the development of US and allied policy statements on Taiwan—from the invasion of Ukraine in 2022 to the present—and provides policymakers and military strategists with incremental but realistic recommendations for understanding the current dynamic of the region and fashioning responses to deter further authoritarian aggression