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Parameters Autumn 2008 William Mcdonough |
Time for a New Strategy The Surge Strategy proposed by George W. Bush in 2007 has accomplished the majority of its goals and now is the time to significantly reduce the US presence in Iraq. |
National Defense October 2004 Joe Pappalardo |
U.S. Moves to Rearm Iraq The U.S. government--following an extended delay--is aggressively moving to train and equip Iraqi security forces to provide for the internal and external defense of that war torn nation. |
Parameters Spring 2007 Anthony J. Schwarz |
Iraq's Militias: The True Threat to Coalition Success in Iraq Analysis of the historical, political, and religious roots underlying the growth of extremism in Iraq |
U.S. Banker May 2003 Holly Sraeel |
Global Community? The World Can Only Hope. The free world is compelled to rebuild Iraq, complete with a democratic government, with the Iraqis for the Iraqis. It won't be cheap and, even more, it won't be easy. |
Parameters Summer 2005 Christopher M. Ford |
Speak No Evil: Targeting a Population's Neutrality to Defeat an Insurgency Using Iraq as a model, this article seeks to examine the relationship between the people and the insurgency, with the ultimate questions being: What role does the civilian population play in the insurgency, and how can this situation be influenced to achieve success? |
National Defense January 2006 Sandra I. Erwin |
Complex Realities Lie Behind U.S. Rush to Train Iraqi Army It has become crystal clear that fielding a competent Iraqi Army is a tenet of the U.S. exit strategy. What is far less apparent is what exactly constitutes a competent Iraqi fighting force, and how long it will be before it can relieve American troops. |
Parameters Winter 2006/2007 Gary Felicetti |
The Limits of Training in Iraqi Force Development The National Strategy for Victory in Iraq and much of the public debate surrounding it leaves the impression that additional training will go a long way toward solving the security problem and bringing our troops home. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Crock et al. |
A Most Dangerous Moment Can the U.S. restore order -- and engineer a credible transition to Iraqi sovereignty? How many troops are needed, and how many are available? |
Parameters Winter 2005/2006 Christopher M. Schnaubelt |
After the Fight: Interagency Operations The situation in Iraq may not be nearly as dire as some pundits and much of the media would have the American public believe, but there is certainly a long way to go. |
Salon.com September 6, 2002 Asla Aydintasbas |
The Kurdish dilemma Barham Salih, prime minister of Northern Iraq's Kurdistan regional government, talks about the recent attempt on his life, why he wants a regime change in Baghdad and what should happen in the days after Saddam is deposed. |
Salon.com March 20, 2002 Hadani Ditmars |
Denis Halliday The former head of the U.N.'s humanitarian program in Iraq says an American invasion would be an international crime -- and would make the U.S. even less safe... |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Bruce Nussbaum |
It's Time To Shelve The Rumsfeld Doctrine Denial is rampant in Washington. There is denial that intelligence mistakes were made in the months and years before September 11. There is denial that foreign policy mistakes were made in the runup to the war in Iraq. |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Crock et al. |
That's One Problem Solved Saddam's capture is a big break for the U.S. -- but the road to a stable Iraq remains long and treacherous. |
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 |
A Talk With Iraq's Finance Minister Iraqi Finance Minister reports the country is mainly stable and ready to grow, and he thinks the sooner the government becomes one of Iraq for Iraqis, the better. |
National Defense May 2004 Harold Kennedy |
The New face of Peacekeeping U.S. leaders have began to rediscover the value of peacekeeping operations. |
Reason April 2006 Michael Young |
How Did Iraq Go Wrong? In The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq, by George Packer, liberal hawks blame incompetence but sidestep American narcissism. |
Parameters Spring 2005 Metz & Millen |
Intervention, Stabilization, and Transformation Operations: The Role of Landpower in the New Strategic Environment A historic shift has taken place in the strategic environment as globalization and interconnectedness propel the concept of security in new, unforeseen directions |
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Iraq: Repeating A Painful History The British made many of the same nation-building mistakes in the 1920s as the US is making now in Iraq. |
Fast Company February 1, 2007 David Axe |
Digging Out The idea of putting people to work in Iraq was largely neglected after the invasion. Now, as debate mounts over troop withdrawals, one British army captain's VC strategy might help fill the void. |
Reason June 2006 |
Three Views on Iraq, Three Years Later In May 2003 George W. Bush declared "mission accomplished" in Iraq. A trio of analysts debates the current state of the region: Why I Supported the Iraq War... You Can't Bring Order to the Middle East... Six Facts About Iraq... |
National Defense February 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Iraqi Special Forces Need More Training, Equipment Iraqi commando units, known as special forces, continue to be hampered by equipment and training shortcomings, a Washington think tank expert contends. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Hearts, Minds, And Mistakes How can the U.S. win back the goodwill it lost in Iraq? First, empower the Iraqis |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Bill Park |
Iraq's Kurds and Turkey: Challenges for US Policy The pieces of the jigsaw thrown up by the US-led regime change in Baghdad are yet to hit the ground, and Washington might yet have to reap what it has sown--in Kurdistan in particular. |
Bank Technology News May 2003 Holly Sraeel |
Privacy and Regulation: Can They Co-Exist Peacefully? One horrendous day of terrorism, the passage of The Patriot Act and a defiant Iraqi dictator all have tipped the scales in favor of regulation. The price, some argue, is an individual's right to privacy. Financial institutions are caught smack in the middle. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2006 Glenn Zorpette |
Re-engineering Iraq U.S. and Iraqi officials have spent billions on restoring Iraq's electrical system. So why is Baghdad getting just six hours of electricity a day? |
BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Forging One Nation From Three Agendas What's the best way to bring Iraq's Shiites, Sunnis, and Kurds together under a cohesive democracy? |
BusinessWeek November 18, 2010 Giegner & Krause-Jackson |
After U.S. Troops Leave Iraq, the State Dept. Steps In The State Dept. is hiring thousands of contractors to help it assume duties in Iraq once the last of the troops departs in a year. |
Parameters Summer 2008 Kenneth Payne |
Waging Communication War This article sets out to explore the ramifications of poor communication and lack of support of the population in a modern war. |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Crock & McNamee |
How Long To "Stay The Course" In Iraq? Approval for the Bush Administration's open-ended commitment to its Iraq mission is eroding. |
BusinessWeek June 21, 2004 Stanley Reed |
Will Iraq's Allawi Use An Iron Fist? Iraq under Ayad Allawi might come to resemble other tightly policed Arab states. |
Inc. March 1, 2003 Walter Russell Mead |
The Storm Before the Calm Might war with Iraq spur economic growth? And what will it mean for small companies? |
National Defense January 2008 Lawrence P. Farrell |
Stability, Reconstruction Skills Key to Long Lasting Security As U.S. forces carry out the difficult job of stabilizing and rebuilding Iraq, civilian and military leaders are beginning to realize that this nation-building expertise will be critical in the future. |
Parameters Autumn 2004 Michael O'Hanlon |
The Need to Increase the Size of the Deployable Army The possibility exists that large numbers of active-duty troops and reservists may soon leave the service rather than subjecting themselves to a life continually on the road. The seriousness of the worry cannot be easily established. |
BusinessWeek April 26, 2004 |
A Talk With Iraq's Defense Chief Ali Allawi speaks out on the uprising, America's role, and investment prospects in Iraq. |
Popular Mechanics September 12, 2008 Joe Pappalardo |
6 American Weapons Systems to Rearm Iraqi Army for Withdrawal This week the Wall Street Journal reported that Iraq is starting to inquire about the purchase of F-16 fighters from the United States -- another step in the process of the expected military withdrawal. |
BusinessWeek August 25, 2003 Stanley Reed |
Who's the Real Enemy in Iraq? Until the U.S. learns to distinguish friend from foe, it'll keep alienating more and more Iraqis |
Parameters Autumn 2006 Michael R. Melillo |
Outfitting a Big-War Military with Small-War Capabilities Unfortunately, it took the tragedy of 9/11 and the challenges posed by an adaptive enemy for the U.S. to realize it was not prepared to fight war on terms other than its own choosing. |
Parameters November 2004 Franklin Eric Wester |
Preemption and Just War: Considering the Case of Iraq This article demonstrates that the use of military force by the Bush Administration against the regime of Saddam Hussein does not meet the ethical criteria for "preemptive war" set forth in the classical Just War tradition. |
Reason March 2004 Steven Vincent |
Faith, Shame, and Insurgency After visiting Iraq, the author still supports the war -- even more so, in fact. But he is less optimistic now. |
Parameters Autumn 2007 Christopher M. Schnaubelt |
Whither the RMA? The present Department of Defense (DOD) focus on technological solutions to increase capabilities may be misguided by a vision of a high-tech Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). |
Salon.com December 20, 2001 Asla Aydintasbas |
The midnight ride of James Woolsey The former CIA director presents himself as the Paul Revere of the terrorism age, trying to waken America to its greatest threat -- Saddam Hussein. Should we be listening? |
Reason December 2004 Jeff A. Taylor |
Rant: War of Addition Tearing thousands of men and women out of civilian life and sending them to battle signals more than a nation at war. It reveals a nation at a crossroads. |
National Defense August 2009 Berenson & Jovovic |
How Companies Can Capitalize On U.S. 'Smart Power' Approach Companies seeking to capture new business under new administration defense policies need to be able to work with multiple divisions of the government. |
National Defense December 2009 Erwin & Wright |
Ft. Polk Brigade to Produce 6,000 Advisors Per Year to Train Iraqi and Afghan Forces In the coming months, the Army will be augmenting its brigades in Iraq and Afghanistan with hundreds of additional officers who will take on the duties of advising and training those nations' forces. |
National Defense December 2009 Austin Wright |
Troops Learn From Foreign Role-Players The Army is using replicated war zones and cultural education to prepare U.S. troops who will help the Iraqi and Afghan armies assume security duties in the war-ravaged countries. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Kieron Murphy |
The Man in Charge of Restoring Iraq's Telecom The White House put Dan Sudnick in charge of restoring civilian telecommunications following the Iraq War. The efforts of his staff, successors, and Iraqi counterparts are beginning to bear fruit. |
Parameters Summer 2004 Gordon & Sollinger |
The Army's Dilemma The Army is perceived by many as unimaginative, obstructionist, and wedded to concepts of warfare that are increasingly irrelevant to the current geopolitical environment. This article suggests an explanation for this perception and ways the Army might alter it. |
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Stan Crock |
Iraq: A U.N. Deal Still Won't Pay The Bills Given the expected outcome in Madrid, Iraqi participants are likely to walk away disappointed -- not confident in the international community's support. And Washington will have to shoulder the burden in Iraq for much longer than the Bush team had hoped. |
ifeminists May 6, 2003 Carey Roberts |
Feminists Poised to Highjack the Iraqi Reconstruction Effort Once the hostilities ended, President Bush requested a sweeping $2.4 billion humanitarian package to aid in the reconstruction of that country. But if radical feminists get their way, men will be shunted aside by these humanitarian relief efforts. |
National Defense March 2004 Geoff S. Fein |
Washington Pulse Congressional staffers predict the fiscal year 2005 funding for the Defense Department will move quickly through the appropriations process, despite widening concerns about the administration's reluctance to disclose projected cost estimates on the war in Iraq. |