LTC Raymond A. Millen
- Position: Director of Regional Security Affairs
- Area(s) of Expertise: NATO and European Security Issues, National Security Council Process, Insurgency/Counterinsurgency, and Afghanistan Security Issues
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Lieutenant Colonel Raymond A. Millen is currently assigned as the Director of European Security Studies at the Strategic Studies Institute. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1982, was commissioned as an infantry officer, and has held a variety of command and staff assignments in Germany and Continental United States. He has also served as the U.S. Army Infantry School Liaison Officer to the German Infantry School at Hammelburg, Germany; Battalion Executive Officer, 3-502d Infantry, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; and Chief of Intelligence Section and Balkans Team Chief, Survey Section, SHAPE, Belgium. He served in Kabul from July through November 2003 on the staff of the Office of Military Cooperation-Afghanistan, focusing on the Afghan National Army and the General staff. Lieutenant Colonel Millen is a Foreign Area Officer for Western Europe. He recently returned from serving with Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan. Lieutenant Colonel Millen has published articles in a number of scholarly and professional journals to include Parameters, Military Review, Joint Special Warfare Journal, Comparative Strategy Journal, Infantry Magazine, and the Swiss Military Journal. His book, Command Legacy, was published by Brasseys in April 2002 and a revised, second edition was later published in 2008. Lieutenant Colonel Millen is a graduate of the U.S. Army's Command and General Staff College, and holds an M.A. degree in National Security Studies from Georgetown University. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in World Politics at Catholic University of America.
SSI Publications by LTC Raymond A. Millen
- Added March 20, 2008
- Type: Monograph
- The Political Context Behind Successful Revolutionary Movements, Three Case Studies: Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79).
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- The author examines the extent to which some states create the conditions for revolutionary movements to flourish. He explores how the governments in Vietnam (1955-63), Algeria (1945-62), and Nicaragua (1967-79) unintentionally empowered revolutionary movements, resulting in these governments’ demise.
- Added April 01, 2005
- Type: Monograph
- Afghanistan: Reconstituting a Collapsed State.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- The U.S. effort to reconstitute Afghanistan as a fully sovereign and functioning state is endangered by endemic warlordism more so than the low-level Taliban/al Qaeda insurgency. LTC Millen offers a shift in strategy that addresses the war of ideas, the counter narcotics initiative, and the incorporation of the Afghan National Army into the provincial reconstruction teams. As LTC Millen observes, all the resources are in place, they simply need a shift in focus.
- Added November 01, 2004
- Type: Monograph
- Insurgency and Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: Reconceputalizing Threat and Response.
- Authored by Dr. Steven Metz, LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- Modern insurgency warfare presents fresh challenges for the United States, which must re-conceptualize its approach to fighting such conflicts. Because the dominant characteristics of insurgency--protractedness and ambiguity--effectively stymie the American military's approach to war, the United States needs to reorient its strategic thinking.
- Added February 01, 2004
- Type: Monograph
- Reconfiguring the American Military Presence in Europe.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- America has three basic options regarding the basing of ground troops in Europe--complete withdrawal, annual rotations, and restructuring the Alliance to accommodate a smaller U.S. presence. Restructuring NATO to nine integrated multinational divisions permits greater burden sharing and an expeditionary capability.
- Added July 01, 2003
- Type: Monograph
- Why They Fight: Combat Motivation in the Iraq War.
- Authored by Dr. Leonard Wong, COL Thomas A. Kolditz, LTC Raymond A. Millen, COL Terrence M. Potter.
- Today's U.S. soldiers, much like soldiers of the past, fight for each other. Researchers also found that soldiers cited ideological reasons such as liberation, freedom, and democracy as important factors in combat motivation.
- Added March 01, 2003
- Type: Monograph
- Strategic Effects of Conflict with Iraq: Europe.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- The vast majority of European states will contribute to the peacekeeping mission in Iraq if asked bilaterally. Given its proximity, the European Union can provide substantial economic and diplomatic resources for stabilizing the region. The European Union will seize upon the opportunities of greater regional democratization to practice diplomacy and crisis resolution.
- Added March 01, 2003
- Type: Monograph
- Future War/Future Battlespace: The Strategic Role of American Landpower.
- Authored by Dr. Steven Metz, LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- The trends in the strategic environment in the development of the Future War/Future Battlespace suggest that traditional warfighting has changed in the post 9-11 era. The strategic environment can be classified into four strategic battlespaces, within which future adversaries will operate to thwart U.S. strategic initiatives.
- Added August 01, 2002
- Type: Monograph
- Pax NATO: The Opportunities of Enlargement.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- The process of NATO enlargement has served to harmonize Central and Eastern Europe with Western Europe in a remarkable manner. That achievement alone has made enlargement worthwhile. Beyond the next round of enlargement, the reorientation of NATO enlargement towards the Middle East and North African regions recognizes future threats. These regions may never receive the full security umbrella of NATO.
- Added June 01, 2002
- Type: Book
- Tweaking NATO: The Case for Integrated Multinational Divisions.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- NATO's integrated military structure does not easily accommodate the new members, which still suffer from the effects of the Soviet system. Their nascent market economies and unsophisticated militaries represent great obstacles to NATO interoperability.
SSI Reports and Editorials by LTC Raymond A. Millen
- Added May 02, 2008
- Type: Op-Ed
- The Second Berlin Wall.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the May 2008 newsletter.
- Added June 01, 2005
- Type: Op-Ed
- Welcome Iran and North Korea to the Nuclear Club: You're Targeted.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the June 2005 newsletter.
- Added July 01, 2004
- Type: Op-Ed
- Strategic Ends in the Middle East.
- Authored by LTC Raymond A. Millen.
- Each month a member of the SSI faculty writes an editorial for our monthly newsletter. This is the Op-Ed for the June 2004 newsletter.