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A comprehensive approach that integrates diplomatic, economic, and military tools is necessary for U.S. reconstruction and stabilization efforts to be effective. Also includes a timely discussion of the dissent process in the U.S. government. Should the State Department's process to allow officials to express their disagreement with policy be expanded to other USG agencies?
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U.S. Army Releases New Multidomain Operations Doctrine
The U.S. Army is releasing its new multidomain operations doctrine. This is the Army's first new doctrine since 1982 and focuses on three phases of multidomain operations, including competition crisis, and armed conflict. U.S. Army Adopts New...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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More on Why U.S. International Security Assistance Needs to be Revamped
Here's another excellent article on security assistance reform, written by a U.S. Army infantry officer with experience in Afghanistan and Iraq. Sweeter Carrots and Harder Sticks: Rethinking U.S. Security Assistance - War on the...- Topic started by Michael McNaull
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International Security Assistance - Who's in Charge?
As anyone who has worked for the State Department on anything security-related will attest, questions regarding allocation of funding and responsibilities between State and Defense are a perennial concern. Senior leadership in State's...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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Former U.S. Ambassadors on Lessons Learned from Afghanistan
The article below offers some interesting comments by former U.S. Ambassadors Ryan Crocker and Ron Neumann. They focus on lack of State-DoD coordination and shortcomings in public diplomacy efforts. The tone of these experienced diplomats was...- Topic started by Michael McNaull
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Same Story, Different Battlefield: USG Relies Too Much on DOD
For experts who have been touting the importance of whole-of-government efforts for decades, a conclusion reached by the Special Inspector General for Afghan Reconstruction will come as no surprise: the U.S. government relies too much on the...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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Connections Wargaming Conference 2021 - Register Now
Register now! Connections Wargaming Conference 2021 will be held virtually from June 21-25 and is open to practitioners from every segment of the wargaming community. Wargaming and experimentation are excellent opportunities for U.S. government...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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"The DoD Is Failing to Align Expertise with the National Defense Strategy" - Opinion in Military.com
This opinion piece argues that the Department of Defense should change the way it organizes, trains, and equips regarding international security cooperation. To comply with the National Defense Strategy's emphasis on strengthening alliances,...- Topic started by Dayton Maxwell
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NATO Explores Cognitive Warfare as New Domain of Warfare
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is exploring cognitive warfare as a new domain of warfare. An article in NATO Review indicates that, The Alliance faces a range of challenges in emerging domains of conflict. These domains can arise from the...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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"The Pentagon Must Prepare for a Much Bigger Theater of War" - Lloyd Austin in The Washington Post
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has published an article in The Washington Post about the need for new thinking on how the U.S. acts as a deterrent to conflict in today's world. The cornerstone of America’s defense is deterrence, ensuring...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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What Wargaming Teaches Us When We're Paying Attention
Here’s an interesting piece on wargames that makes me reflect back on Millennium Challenge 2002 (MC02), the single largest wargame/experiment in DoD’s history, and the Global Strategy Group's major endeavor as a team. We’ve endured the problems of...- Topic started by Ronald Reichelderfer
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"Is the Department of Defense Making Enough Progress in Wargaming?" - War on the Rocks
The authors of this article ask whether Department of Defense wargaming is producing effective results. Much of what the Department of Defense calls wargaming is not actually wargaming...Too many games are one-off exercises when the situations for...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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"To Compete with China and Russia, the U.S. Military Must Redefine 'Readiness'" - Washington Post
The U.S. Air Force chief of staff and U.S. Marine Corps commandant recommend how the U.S. military can improve its readiness to fight -- not only tonight, but in the future as well. To compete with the People’s Republic of China and Russia, and...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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The U.S. Navy's Role in Great Power Competition - Heritage Foundation
A Heritage Foundation expert panel recently discussed The Navy's Role in Great Power Competition. Among other topics, panelists discussed the importance of countering growing Chinese maritime influence; securing sub-surface internet cable lines;...- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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The Covid-19 Crisis and Future U.S. National Security - Small Wars Journal
In Small Wars Journal, Joseph J. Collins bemoans the U.S. lack of preparation for the covid-19 pandemic despite ample warnings. He also proposes steps for the future. He writes, We can do much better in securing our nation, but only if we open the...- Topic started by Deborah Alexander
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The Economics of Trade and International Security
This piece by David Anderson for the the Arthur D. Simons Center for Interagency Cooperation (link below) provides a perspective often lost on those of us in the defense sector. However, when the U.S. decides to leverage its economic throw-weight...- Topic started by Ronald Reichelderfer
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Top Diplomat Slams ‘Endless War’ Cries of Campaign Trail - Government Executive
Career diplomat Ambassador Jim Jeffrey, U.S. special representative for Syria engagement and special envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, calls out democratic presidential hopefuls for using the term endless wars to describe U.S....- Topic started by Michael McNaull
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The Socrates Project: The Key to Countering China?
Discussion of whether the Reagan-era defense program, the Socrates Project, should be revived to help maintain and enhance U.S. competitiveness through the power of technology planning...- Topic started by Michael McNaull
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U.S. House Passes Global Fragility Act
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday passed the Global Fragility Act, a bipartisan bill that mandates the government develop and implement a 10-year strategy to address the root causes of violence and fragility and streamline U.S....- Topic started by Michael McNaull
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Bringing out the Big Guns; The Pentagon Changes its Focus to Russia and China
Bringing out the big guns; The Pentagon changes its focus to Russia and China - The Economist https://www.economist.com/united-states/2019/02/28/the-pentagon-changes-its-focus-to-russia-and-china After 18 years of IEDs in the Middle East,...- Topic started by Dayton Maxwell
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National and Community Service
In this article, E Pluribus Service, Christopher Holshek, Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.), discusses the value of national and community service. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/e-pluribus-service-christopher-holshek- Topic started by Mary Margaret K. Hesse
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3D (Defense, Diplomacy, Development) Dissent Channel
3D (Defense, Diplomacy, Development) Dissent Channel Deployment of forces to Afghanistan, Iraq, several African countries, and other locations threatened by terrorism in the interest of our national security has led to increased efforts to...- Topic started by Dayton Maxwell
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A Comprehensive Approach – Why Not?
“Despite numerous undertakings, lessons are typically observed rather than learned, and with each crisis, agencies scramble to reinvent coordination and execution processes.” (Renanah Miles, “The State Department, USAID, and the Flawed Mandate for...- Topic started by Allan Childers
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