Jan 14, 2013
The evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present offers important lessons for dealing with similar problems in the future.
Stacie L. Pettyjohn
Mar 6, 2012
Commercial television production practices inspire an approach to managing exploitation of the Air Force's rapidly growing motion imagery collections.
Lance Menthe, Amado Cordova, Carl Rhodes, Rachel Costello, Jeffrey Sullivan
Jan 19, 2012
The author examines the state of the Israeli military before the Second Lebanon War, the lessons it learned during that conflict, the reforms it undertook to address its deficiencies, and how it fared during Operation Cast Lead three years later.
David E. Johnson
Aug 18, 2011
Examines Russia's evolving framework for nuclear deterrence and its implications for U.S. military operations in Europe.
James T. Quinlivan, Olga Oliker
Jul 27, 2011
Analyzes the impact of demographics on the prospective production of military power and the causes of war by projecting working-age populations through 2050 and assessing effects on manpower, national income and expenditures, and human capital.
Martin C. Libicki, Howard J. Shatz, Julie E. Taylor
Mar 3, 2011
Air Force families confront issues related to children, finances, employment, and the effects of moves and deployments but, by and large, remain satisfied with Air Force life.
Laura L. Miller, Sarah O. Meadows, Lawrence M. Hanser, Stephanie L. Taylor
Apr 2, 2010
The United States needs a coherent space deterrence strategy that operates on both sides of a potential adversary's cost-benefit decision calculus to better protect U.S. national security space infrastructure and strengthen first-strike stability.
Forrest E. Morgan
Nov 5, 2009
The revision of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's strategic concept is a chance to build much-needed consensus over the alliance's future. This paper assesses five possible directions the alliance might take.
Christopher S. Chivvis