Defence Strategy, Planning & Research

Learning to Forget analyzes the evolution of US counterinsurgency (COIN) doctrine over the last five decades. Beginning with an extensive section o...

What is the role of intelligence agencies in strategy and policy? How do policymakers use (or misuse) intelligence estimates? When do intelligence-...

For the first time the story of the Navy and Marine Corps in the 194142 Philippine campaign is told in a single volume. Drawing on a rich collectio...

A decade of exhausting wars, punishing economic setbacks, fast-rising rivals and unrealized global aspirations has called America's global role int...

It has long been predicted that counterinsurgency will be the predominant style of American warfare in the 21st century: Thus far, the predictio...

As the U.S. military presence in the Middle East winds down, Asia and the Pacific are receiving increased attention from the American national secu...

When Barack Obama came into office, the strategic landscape facing the United States in its overseas counterterrorism operations was undergoing a s...

Prior to July 1914, the extensive British grip on the Mediterranean Sea was beginning to weaken, leading to a wide-open competition between Austria...

No published work examines General Henry H. Hap Arnolds role in depth during the Pacific War of 1944-1945, in the context of planning for the destr...

Since the Cold War, outer space has become of strategic importance for nations looking to seize the ultimate high ground. World powers establishing...

The U.S. Navy operates three types of submarines- nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), nuclear-powered cruise missile and special ...

The Department of Homeland Security''''s (DHS) Federal Protective Service (FPS) and the Department of Justice''''s (DOJ) United States Marshals Ser...

The United States has long been a leader in maritime security, including in countering the threat of piracy. Since 2009, the United States has orga...

While the Department of Defense (DOD) has made some progress in promoting communication among the several organisations responsible for accounting ...

National security has become a major concern with the rise of terrorist groups and technological advances. Surveillance systems are crucial in main...