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U.S.-Mexico Homeland Defense: A Compatible Interface
No full textThis paper responds to a previous Strategic Forum (no. 243, July 2009) entitled U.S.-Mexico Defense Relations: An Incompatible Interface by Craig Deare. Some of the assertions and conclusions within Dr. Deare’s paper were flawed due to an outdated U.S.-Mexico paradigm that preceded the 9/11 attacks and recent counter-drug operations in Mexico. If his work had been published prior to the establishment of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), it would have been well received, but times have changed. Because of our collective experiences over the past 6 years, we find implausible the notion that USNORTHCOM is not staffed or experienced enough to support Mexico’s security cooperation needs. Hence, U.S.-Mexico Homeland Defense: A Compatible Interface is intended to set the record straight by pointing out the numerous areas of cooperation between Mexico and the United States since the establishment of USNORTHCOM.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/1058/thumbnail.jp
Global Commons and Domain Interrelationships: Time for a New Conceptual Framework?
No full textOver the last several years, examination of U.S. national security interests within the context of the global commons has emerged as a major policy issue in the defense community.2 At the highest levels of the Department of Defense (DOD), there is now an awareness that the U.S. military will be confronted by a host of challenges “to stability throughout the global commons.”3 Furthermore, the Nation can “expect to be increasingly challenged in securing and maintaining access to the global commons and must also be prepared for operations in unfamiliar conditions and environments.”4 In response, the 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review Report has now assigned “assured access” to the commons as a top priority for U.S. military forces.5https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/1053/thumbnail.jp
Nuclear Politics in Iran
No full textThis collection of analyses on the unintended consequences of Iran’s nuclear policy for its domestic and international relations is the first in a series of papers that will examine the impact of critical issues and developments on key countries in the Greater Middle East and on U.S. security interests. Succeeding papers will identify similar emerging issues in Turkey, Iraq, Yemen, and the Persian Gulf region. For the most part, the papers will represent the independent research and opinions of academic scholars and regional experts prepared for and presented at the National Defense University.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/middle-east-strategic-perspectives/1000/thumbnail.jp
The 71F Advantage: Applying Army Research Psychology for Health and Performance Gains
No full textThis book grew out of paper presentations and discussions at the Army Research Psychology Biennial Conference held April 24–25, 2008, in Bethesda, Maryland. It provides a snapshot of groundbreaking research currently being done by Army research psychologists around the globe. The book illuminates the many contributions of Army research psychologists to supporting Soldiers and their families, as well as enhancing their performance and wellbeing.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/ndupress-books/1001/thumbnail.jp
Africa’s Irregular Security Threats: Challenges for U.S. Engagement
No full textThis paper provides an overview of Africa’s irregular, nonstate threats, followed by an analysis of their strategic implications for regional peace and stability, as well as the national security interests of the United States. After reviewing the elements of the emerging international consensus on how best to address these threats, the conclusion highlights a number of new and innovative tools that can be used to build political will on the continent to confront these security challenges. This paper is intended as a background analysis for those who are new to the African continent, as well as a source of detailed information on emerging threats that receive too little public or policy-level attention.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/1057/thumbnail.jp
Private Contractors in Conflict Zones: The Good, the Bad, and the Strategic Impact
No full textIn Iraq and Afghanistan, the use of contractors reached a level unprecedented in U.S. military operations. As of March 31, 2010, the United States deployed 175,000 troops and 207,000 contractors in the war zones. Contractors represented 50 percent of the Department of Defense (DOD) workforce in Iraq and 59 percent in Afghanistan. These numbers include both armed and unarmed contractors. Thus, for the purposes of this paper, the term contractor includes both armed and unarmed personnel unless otherwise specified. The presence of contractors on the battlefield is obviously not a new phenomenon but has dramatically increased from the ratio of 1 contractor to 55 military personnel in Vietnam to 1:1 in the Iraq and 1.43:1 in Afghanistan.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/1052/thumbnail.jp
Joint Force Quarterly 58 (3rd Quarter, July 2010)
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Islamic Radicalization in the United States: New Trends and a Proposed Methodology for Disruption
No full textThis paper addresses the growing and evolving threat of domestic terrorism that is advocated and perpetrated by radical Islamic ideologues. Specifically it will review terrorist attempts on American soil and against the American population in order to offer recommendations.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-tech-papers/1031/thumbnail.jp
An Extended Deterrence Regime to Counter Iranian Nuclear Weapons: Issues and Options
No full textThis paper examines the idea of creating an American-led extended deterrence regime in the Middle East to address potential Iranian acquisition of nuclear weapons and missiles in a setting where the U.S. already possesses these weapons and is trying to employ them to geopolitical advantage.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/defense-tech-papers/1041/thumbnail.jp
The United States and the Asia-Pacific Region: National Interests and Strategic Imperatives
No full textFrom its earliest days, the United States has been engaged in trade with East Asia. In February 1784, the Empress of China left New York harbor, sailing east to China, arriving at Macau on the China coast in August of that year. The ship returned to the United States the following May with a consignment of Chinese goods, which generated a profit of $30,000. In 1844, China granted the United States trading rights in the Treaty of Wanghia.https://digitalcommons.ndu.edu/strategic-forums/1073/thumbnail.jp