Europe and Russia - Recent
NATO continues to provide security and stability in Europe itself, but also will extend its influence through security missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and other regions seeking a way out of their security dilemmas. SSI focuses on issues throughout Western and Eastern Europe, with Russia commanding a lead in the number of studies. Dr. Stephen Blank and LTC David Barsness is our Europe and Russia specialist.
- Added September 16, 2009
- Type: Monograph
- Russian Elite Image of Iran: From the Late Soviet Era to the Present. Authored by Dr. Dmitry Shlapentokh.
- Increasing numbers of Russian intellectuals became disenchanted with the West, particularly after the end of the USSR, and looked for alternative geopolitical alliances. The Muslim world, with Iran at the center, became one of the possible alternatives.
- Added September 16, 2009
- Type: Monograph
- Alien: How Operational Art Devoured Strategy. Authored by Brigadier Justin Kelly, Dr. Michael James Brennan.
- This authors argue that the idea of an operational level of war charged with the planning and conduct of campaigns misconceives the relationship between wars, campaigns, and operations, and is both historically mistaken and wrong in theory. They conclude that its incorporation into U.S. doctrine has had the regrettable impact of separating the conduct of campaigns from the conduct of wars and consequently marginalized the role of politics in the direction of war. In essence, they argue that the idea of the campaign has come to overwhelm that of strategy.
- Added September 16, 2009
- Type: Monograph
- Escalation and Intrawar Deterrence During Limited Wars in the Middle East. Authored by Dr. W. Andrew Terrill.
- This monograph seeks to analyze military escalation and intrawar deterrence by examining two key wars where these concepts became especially relevant—the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the 1991 Gulf War against Iraq. A central conclusion of this monograph is that intrawar deterrence is an inherently fragile concept, and that the nonuse of weapons of mass destruction in both wars was the result of a number of positive factors that may not be repeated in future conflicts.
- Added August 27, 2009
- Type: Letort Papers
- Mind-Sets and Missiles: a First Hand Account of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Authored by Mr. Kenneth Michael Absher.
- A detailed chronology and analysis of the intelligence failures and successes of the Cuban Missile Crisis is provided.
- Added June 25, 2009
- Type: Other
- 2009 Key Strategic Issues List. Edited by Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria, II.
- The purpose of the Key Strategic Issues List is to provide military and civilian researchers a ready reference for issues of special interest to the Department of the Army and the Department of Defense.
- Added April 22, 2009
- Type: Monograph
- New NATO Members: Security Consumers or Producers?. Authored by Colonel Joel R. Hillison.
- The issue of burden-sharing in NATO is as relevant today as it was when the alliance was originally founded in 1949. This monograph examines how well new NATO members are contributing to the alliance. Lessons learned apply directly to current burden-sharing debates and provide insights into future burden-sharing opportunities and challenges.