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Winter is Coming: Ensuring U.S. Special Forces (USSF) are Prepared to Fight and Win in a Cold Weather Environment - Mountaineering and High Altitude Skills, Focus on Russia, China, and North Korea by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,060. Language: English. Published: April 14, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces, Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Mountaineering
For the past 17 years, United States Special Forces (USSF) has been decisively engaged in the Global War on Terror. Due to the deployment cycle and training requirements focused on deployments in the Middle East, many valuable skillsets, including the ability to fight, maneuver, and survive in extreme cold weather environments has atrophied across the force.
Why Do Programs Fail? An Analysis of Defense Program Manager Decision-Making in Complex and Chaotic Program Environments - Impacted by Process, Control, Relationships, Motive, and Risk by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 26,090. Language: English. Published: April 14, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons, Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Project management
This research attempts to understand potential root causes and underlying factors that influence defense acquisition program managers' decision-making. Using qualitative data gathered through in-person interviews and through review of multiple case studies as a research design, this project focuses on how program managers gain insight in the decision-making process.
Theater Special Operations Command's (TSOCs) Role in Nuclear Counterproliferation - Slow Progress Since SOCOM Tasked as Lead Synchronizer for CWMD Planning, Analysis of Fusion Center by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 29,720. Language: English. Published: April 13, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Nuclear Warfare, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces
In the two years since the Unified Command Plan (UCP) was changed to designate U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) as the lead Department of Defense (DoD) synchronizer for all countering weapons of mass destruction (CWMD) plans, tangible progress has been slow.
The U.S. Army's Evolving Role in Security Force Assistance (SFA): Linking Ends and Means - Critical Analysis of Policies and Doctrine Authorizing SFA Missions, Why Army is Establishing Six Brigades by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 37,590. Language: English. Published: April 13, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
This study examines one central issue: How has the U.S. Army improved security force assistance (SFA) design with the implementation of the SFA Brigade (SFAB)? Secondarily, it investigates whether failures at the strategic policy level inhibited the accomplishment of enduring security objectives related to the establishment of the new unit.
The Political Economy of Rural Electrification in India - Comparison to South African Experience, Colonialism and Independence, Kutir Jyothi Program (KYP), Post-Independence Distributive Politics by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 32,410. Language: English. Published: April 12, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » India & southern Asia, Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Electrical
As developing countries climb the ladder of economic and social development, providing electricity to their poorest citizens becomes a social imperative, but the distribution of electricity in poverty-stricken regions is frequently more complex than simply installing electrical towers. This study focuses on rural electrification in India.
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): Risk of Interstate Conflict on the Nile - Ethiopia's Drive Toward Construction and Challenge to Egypt for Supremacy Over Nile River Affairs by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 44,940. Language: English. Published: April 12, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Africa » Northern region, Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Civil / Dams & Reservoirs
Since 2011, Ethiopia has forged ahead with plans to complete the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a massive infrastructure project meant to bring much-needed electricity to the nation and to the region. Egypt opposes the initiative due to the perceived negative impacts associated with altering the flow of the Nile.
The Extent of Chinese Influence in Latin America - Case Studies of Chile and Mexico, Economic and Foreign Policy Changes Influenced by Domestic Agency, Growing Chinese Hegemony, Economic Compatibility by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 39,410. Language: English. Published: April 12, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / Mexico, Nonfiction » History » Asian » China
This thesis asks to what extent and why Chinese engagement has influenced the Latin American economic outlook and foreign policy changes in the twenty-first century and uses Chile and Mexico as case studies. The extent of Chinese engagement is established first because it is variable by country.
The American Way of Swarm: A Machine Learning Strategy for Training Autonomous Systems - UAV and UUV Drone Attack Force Combat Decentralized Execution With Artificial Intelligence (AI) by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 42,570. Language: English. Published: April 11, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Aviation, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons
Deploying multiple autonomous systems that coordinate as a cohesive swarm on the battlefield is no longer science fiction. As new technologies disrupt the character of war, the American military is investing in algorithms to allow its drone forces to conduct swarm tactics across all domains.
Special Operations Forces and Counterproliferation: Lessons From History - Case Study of Actions Against Nazi Germany Nuclear Programs in World War II, Operation Gunnerside and the Alsos Mission by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 30,040. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Nuclear Warfare
Considering the significant consequences of nuclear proliferation, this study asserts that historical case studies yield lessons learned that inform the suitability of Special Operations Forces' (SOF) role within counterproliferation efforts that can help guide development of SOF counterproliferation-related missions.
Soviet Active Measures Reborn for the 21st Century: What is to be Done? Cold War History, Efforts by Putin and Russia in Propaganda, Disinformation, Forgeries, NGOs and Civic Groups as Front Groups by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 55,560. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Russian, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
Throughout the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed and deployed influence operations—then called "active measures"—against the United States and its allies. During the last decade of the Cold War, the United States actively and systematically combatted this threat. But with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, active measures seemed to fade into history as well.
Soprano State Subterfuge: Mapping North Korean Illicit Networks - Social Network Analysis of DPRK Organizations and Personalities Shows Sanctions Will Not Solve the Weapons Proliferation Problem by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 29,660. Language: English. Published: April 10, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Nuclear Warfare, Nonfiction » History » Asian » Asia / Central Asia
This study researches the United States' approach to the illicit networks in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and, using social network analysis, illuminates characteristics of several networks, thereby providing the U.S. government with options to exert influence over the DPRK regime.
Shared History, Shared Missions, Maximized Interoperability: Best Practices for USSOF and CIA - History of Special Forces and Intelligence Starting Before World War II, Areas of Friction and Benefits by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 40,340. Language: English. Published: April 9, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism
Since the Global War on Terrorism began, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have been engaged in a collaborative partnership within United States Country Teams. With a shared history, including shared successes, the two organizations have experienced mission overlap.
Saudi Arabia's "Permeable" Internet ICT (Information and Communications Technology) - Examination of Chinese "Closed" Internet Restrictions Compared to U.S. "Open" Web, Saudi Diversification by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 40,040. Language: English. Published: April 9, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Middle East, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Internet
Both China and the United States have political and economic interests in "winning" the internet governance debate. Today, due to the political, social, and economic dynamics inherent in authoritarian countries across the globe, more of these governments may accept and use the China internet model, thereby forcing the U.S. to acknowledge the legitimacy of a censored and filtered internet.
Russian Naval Activity in the Mediterranean: Responsive Shifts in French, Italian, and Spanish Perspectives and Policies - Putin and Challenges to NATO, Multilateral Security Cooperation Initiatives by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 48,690. Language: English. Published: April 9, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Germany, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy
NATO's southern flank has been exposed to a wide range of threats and challenges from Middle Eastern and North African instability, including terrorism, illegal trafficking, and mass migration. Against this backdrop, since 2008, Russia has increased its Mediterranean naval activity to levels not observed since the Cold War.
Returning Foreign Fighters to Tunisia and Libya After the Conflict in Iraq and Syria - Case Studies and Network Analysis Highlights Groups Likely to Receive Islamic State ISIS Returnee Fighters by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 32,580. Language: English. Published: April 7, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Islamic militancy
Many of the fighters who traveled from their home states in Africa and Europe have begun to return as the Islamic State (IS) has lost control over much of the territory it seized in Iraq and Syria. These returnees are not only fighters; they are also family members or individuals who supported the organization indirectly.
Relational Maneuver: How to Wage Irregular Warfare and MARSOC's Strategic Application - Massive Study With Recommendations to Marine Special Operations Command, History from Vietnam to Afghanistan by (compiler)
Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 141,970. Language: English. Published: April 7, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Afghan War (2001-)
Based on historical lessons learned from irregular warfare case studies, and internal organizational analysis, this thesis seeks to provide Marine Special Operations Command (MARSOC) with specific implementable recommendations based on Edward Luttwak's concept of relational maneuver.
Persistence of Private Armies in the Philippines - Role in Electoral Violence and Counterinsurgency Against Communist and Muslim Separatists, Maguindanao Massacre, Aquino and Duterte Administrations by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 40,280. Language: English. Published: April 7, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » Asia / Central Asia, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism
Private armies and electoral violence are persistent phenomena in Philippine society. Together they have cost thousands of lives and sowed fear among politicians and voters alike, weakening democracy in the country. Defenders of private armies note their critical role in counterinsurgency operations.
Patterns of Explaining Water Protests in Mexico - Water Privatization in Bolivia, Chile, Aguascalientes, and Mexico City, Relationship to Supply and Water Pollution, Need for Regulation and Subsidies by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 37,180. Language: English. Published: April 6, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / Mexico, Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Environmental / Water Supply
Issues subsumed under water privatization and the threat to increase privatization are the most significant causal factors of water-related protests in Mexico. Protesters associate bad water service, poor water quality, and unaffordable water prices with water privatization.
Not Can I, But Should I: Analyzing the Pre-Existing Conditions Surrounding Successful Third-Party Intervention into Intrastate Conflicts - Analysis of U.S. Interventions in Iran, Libya, and Syria by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 55,670. Language: English. Published: April 6, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Afghan War (2001-), Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy
The purpose of this study is to identify conditions that support successful third-party intervention into foreign intrastate conflicts on behalf of resistance movements—specifically, movements aiming at revolution or regime change. While the U.S. successfully intervened into and even generated resistance movements during the Cold War, most failed to achieve strategic objectives.
Local Security in Afghanistan - Case Studies of Afghan Local Police, Arbakai, Peruvian Rondas Campesinas, Indian Territorial Army, Critical Lessons About Incorporating Traditional Governance and Force by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 39,550. Language: English. Published: April 6, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Afghan War (2001-), Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Law enforcement
This thesis seeks to determine how the United States should facilitate and advise the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) regarding local Afghan security forces. Through in-depth analysis of relevant case studies (Afghan Local Police, Indian Territorial Army, Peruvian Rondas Campesinas, Afghan arbakai), this thesis gleans critical lessons, positive and negative.
Korean Unification: The Rising Costs and Impact of Sanctions - The East-West German Reunification Experience, North Korea Economic Collapse, Famine and Informal Economy, DPRK's Economic Plight by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 37,440. Language: English. Published: April 5, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » Asia / Central Asia, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
This study seeks to address how to overcome the economic divide that separates North and South Korea should reunification transpire. The focus of this study will be centered on two aspects of the North Korean economy lagging behind South Korea.
Judicialization in the Americas - Case Studies of Brazil and Uruguay, Causes for Judicial Empowerment Via Constitutionalization, Contentious Political Issues Reaching National Courts for Adjudication by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 38,190. Language: English. Published: April 5, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / General, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Legal systems
The rise in judicialization research recognizes the influence of politics on the judicial branch. Judicialization is the acceptance and trial of traditional political quandaries by national courts that result in landmark cases and leads to the creation of new legislation.
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force Efforts to Counter Threats to Japan - JMSDF During Cold War, Threats from China, North Korea, Terrorism, and Piracy, Ballistic Missile Defense, AEGIS Destroyers by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 45,760. Language: English. Published: April 5, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Naval, Nonfiction » History » Asian » Asia / Japan
The research suggests that the JMSDF usually falls in the middle of the spectrum and adequately meets defense requirements. It also shows that there were times where the JMSDF was not prepared or was over prepared, but adjustments were made to bring the JMSDF back to the middle ground.
Israel's Ascendance to a Technologically Advanced Regional Economic Power - Review of History of High-Quality Immigrants, Government Reforms and Subsidies, Tech Innovation Without Natural Resources by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 37,580. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Middle East / Israel, Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Economic history
The results show that a unique cocktail of high-quality immigrants, effective government reforms and subsidies, and technological innovation created the foundation for Israel's high-technology economy. All efforts were necessities due to lack of significant natural resource reserves.
International Effects of Albanian Transnational Organized Crime (TOC) - Cannabis Market, Link to Terrorism, Taliban, Paramilitaries, Medellin Drug Cartel, and Narco-Terrorism, Effect on EU Membership by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 42,040. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Baltic States, Nonfiction » True Crime » Drug trade
The research question takes into account the complexities of Albanian integration with the West while focusing on the country's struggle to combat organized crime, an extremely broad category of activity in Albania. To avoid an overly broad analysis, this thesis focuses on the illicit Albanian markets of cannabis production and trafficking.
Insurgency in Yemen: Houthi and Insurgent Threats to Maritime Operations - Iranian Threats to Suez Canal and Red Sea Waters Around the Cape of Hope, Saudi Proxy War and Humanitarian Crisis by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 33,870. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Middle East, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Naval
The world depends on the Suez Canal for ocean trade, and the United States maintains a presence in the Red Sea region to ensure open waters around the Cape of Hope. During Yemen's ongoing civil war, the Houthi movement has targeted the Saudi Arabia-led coalition, including U.S. Navy ships.
Incentivized Barbarism: Explaining the Increase in Child Soldier Usage in Africa Post-Independence - Small Arms and Rebellions, Mau Mau, Mozambique Civil War, Sierra Leone Revolutionary United Front by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 38,160. Language: English. Published: April 2, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Africa » Central region, Nonfiction » Social Science » Violence in Society
Child soldiering has become common in Africa. This was not always the case; many African cultures had traditions that prevented children from taking part in combat until physically mature enough to do so. Neither was child soldiering common during colonial occupation of Africa.
Humanitarian Assistance Organizations and Their Role in Crisis Response on the Korean Peninsula - NGOs and North Korea, ROK, and DPRK, HADR Disaster Relief Historical Conditions and Events by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 33,350. Language: English. Published: April 1, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » Asia / Central Asia, Nonfiction » Social Science » Disasters & Disaster Relief
Although many capable nongovernmental organizations exist on the Korean Peninsula, the ever-changing geopolitical situation between the United States, ROK, and DPRK can restrict their ability to execute humanitarian operations there.
How Does a Program Manager Gain Insight in the Complex and Chaotic Decision-Making Process? Six Categories: Sensemaking, Consensus-Making, Trust, Tacit Knowledge, Explicit Knowledge, the Environment by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 32,340. Language: English. Published: April 1, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Military Science
Leaders are inundated with complex decisions in chaotic environments that have ripple effects across any organization. This project studies Department of Defense program managers to better understand how a program manager creates situational awareness and understanding in chaotic program environments.
Hacking the Defense Innovation Ecosystem Enterprise: A Comparative Analysis - Highlighting Non-traditional Acquisition Authorities, Acting Entrepreneurially To Disrupt Status-Quo Bureaucracies by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 32,390. Language: English. Published: April 1, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons, Nonfiction » Science & Nature » Military Science
We comparatively analyze the DoD's innovation ecosystem to understand the communities that make up the ecosystem and how they apply various acquisition authorities, techniques, or processes to accelerate future capabilities to the warfighter, and across the Defense Acquisition System.
Guerrilla Deterrence: Can Small-State Resistance Preparations Help Fend Off Bigger Threats? The Crises of 1940s Norway Against Nazis, Czechoslovakia and Poland Against the USSR, Baltic Challenges by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 39,520. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Russian, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
Some countries, specifically those in the Baltics, have established guerrilla forces and civil resistance groups as a cost-effective solution to the threat of invasion; but do predatory states understand the pain that such efforts can inflict? This project seeks to establish whether overtly prepared resistance, intended to activate after an occupation, can deter aggressors.
Evolving Obstacles to a European Union Nuclear Deterrent - History of European Security After World War II Devastation, Anti-Nuclear Movement, U.S. Loss of Credibility and President Trump, NATO Role by (compiler)
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 45,730. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Nuclear Warfare, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Western
This study evaluates the evolving obstacles to the development of a European Union (EU) nuclear deterrent. Some EU officials, prominent analysts, and political leaders in EU nations have expressed interest in exploring such a capability.
Does Rivalry Alone Preclude Bolivian Natural Gas Sales to Chile? An Explanation for Bolivia's Lack of Cooperation With Chile in the Natural Gas Sector - Backlash Surrounding the 2003 Gas Wars by (compiler)
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 57,330. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / General, Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Power Resources / Fossil Fuels
While many scholars argue that rivalry has motivated Bolivia's decision to avoid cooperating with Chile, this thesis challenges that position. This thesis hypothesizes that three factors, when all present, contribute to Bolivia's decision not to cooperate with Chile in the natural gas sector. The first factor that influences this decision is disillusionment with the governing administration.
Disrupting the ISI-Taliban Relationship: A Principal-Agent Approach - Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence, ISIS, Abu Nidal Organization, Tehrik-i-Taliban, and the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front by (compiler)
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 26,900. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Terrorism, Nonfiction » History » Asian » India & southern Asia
This study argues that principal-agent theory provides a unique perspective on the relationship between the Afghan Taliban and the Pakistani state. This perspective assists in developing strategies to reduce, disrupt, or eliminate the support that the Taliban receive from Pakistan.
Digital Repression and Conflict Violence - Examination of the Civil Violence Across Indian States - Protests, Riots, Military Operations Show Digital Shutdowns in India Fail to Prevent Violence by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 29,880. Language: English. Published: March 30, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian » India & southern Asia, Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Internet
The rapid expansion of the internet and mobile penetration, combined with long-standing civil unrest, created a volatile issue within India. The use of strategic shutdowns by Indian authorities attempts to contain and reduce the conflict-related violence while limiting collateral economic damage. To investigate such efforts, this thesis examines patterns of civil violence across Indian states.
Costa Rica: A Peaceful Nation Ready to Fight - Case Studies of 30 Years of War Between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, Contra War, and Present Day Border Disputes and the ICJ - Realism and Liberalism by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 37,000. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Latin America / Central America, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » World politics
The purpose of this study is to assess how a small nation like Costa Rica, which is committed to peace and lacks a military, is able to safeguard national security and territorial sovereignty while responding to a series of hostile external disputes with neighboring Nicaragua. It examines how Costa Rica's actions and decisions in response to these disputes supports or impugns established tenets.
Winning a Future War: War Gaming and Victory in the Pacific War - Naval War College Decisive Contribution to World War II Victory, Tests of Alternative Strategies With Warships and Carrier Aviation by (compiler)
Price: $8.99 USD. Words: 150,550. Language: English. Published: March 29, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / World War II, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Naval
For much of the inter-war period, the Naval War College was the Navy’s primary think tank. War gaming was the means the college used to test alternative strategies, tactics, evolving naval aviation, and warship types in a way that the Navy’s full-scale exercises could not.
Two Case Studies of Successful Strategic Communication Campaigns - Personal Experiences in Bosnia Stabilization Force (SFOR) and Formation of U.S. Africa Command, Pettigrew's Triangle and Propaganda by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 67,240. Language: English. Published: March 26, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Public affairs
Strategic communication has historically been cited as a weakness in U.S. military operations, both at the operational and strategic levels. Numerous studies have highlighted problems with U.S. abilities to promote a coherent message and influence the environment to be favorable to its strategic interests.
Conflict Management Training and Nonlethal Weapon Use - Why Law Enforcement Officers Misuse Force, How Officers Make Decisions Under Stress, Warrior Versus Guardian Mentality in Training by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 32,150. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Law enforcement, Nonfiction » True Crime » General crimes
This thesis examines multiple theories for why law enforcement officers misuse force. It explores decision-making theory that has been used to describe how officers make rapid decisions under stress. Biases can affect an officer's ability or propensity to use force.
Deterring Russia in the Gray Zone - Audacious Perspective Arguing for Holistic Strategy Using Instruments of National Power Across the Diplomacy, Information, Military and Economic (DIME) Model by (compiler)
Price: $7.99 USD. Words: 39,650. Language: English. Published: March 24, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Russian, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Strategy
In order to deter Russian activity in the gray zone, the United States must shift its strategic framework from a predominantly military-centric model to one that comprises a whole-of-government approach. A whole-of-government approach requires the simultaneous application of various DIME measures.
Climate and Disaster: Analyzing Military Foreign Disaster Relief in a Changing Climate - Examining Political and Other Motivations for Military FDR Operations and Humanitarian Assistance by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 44,260. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Social Science » Disasters & Disaster Relief
The suspected impact of climate change on natural hazards is expected to lead to a world where natural disasters are more frequent and severe. This study investigates how climate change, in particular its effect on natural disasters, will impact the Department of Defense (DoD) mission to support stability worldwide through military Foreign Disaster Relief (FDR).
Building the Decision-Making Environment in the Information Age: An Analysis of Defense Program Manager Decision-Making in Complex and Chaotic Program Environments - Sensemaking and Nousmaking by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 29,990. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Business & Economics » Project management, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
In order to better understand how a program manager creates situational awareness and understanding in chaotic program environments, this project focuses on how a program manager gains insight in the decision-making process. The non-linearity of events in which human decision-making is predicated is chaotic and may have certain similarities and patterns that can be studied.
Blockchain Technology in the Department of Defense (DoD) - Implementation to Improve Acquisitions, Procurement, and Supply Chain, Analysis of Private Sector Programs, Purchase Card Pilot Program by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 31,200. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Security / cryptography, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
By transforming how we conduct business, the DoD can realize significant benefits from blockchain technology. Private industry is testing blockchain and offers an opportunity for DoD to learn from established practices. This research centers on how industry is implementing blockchain technology and leads to illustrate parallels where the DoD can apply similar practices to achieve efficiencies.
Bits and Bullets: Cyber Warfare in Military Operations - Framework for Military Planners to Envision Ways Cyberspace Can Impact the Battlefield, Hypothetical Conflict in Korea as Thought Experiment by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 36,670. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Computers & Internet » Security, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Weapons
Experts have been predicting the onset of cyber warfare for decades. Yet, despite the relative ease and anonymity with which cyber-attacks can be conducted on military targets, the preponderance of historical cyber-related actions has been largely confined to the realms of espionage and crime.
Between Russia and the West: Security Policy Balancing by Belarus Since 1991 - Belarus Under the USSR, Lukashenko's Impact, Search for Dialogue with Putin, From the Crimean Crisis to the Present by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 46,980. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Russian, Nonfiction » History » European » Europe / Former Soviet Republics
This study examines the involvement of Belarus in European and regional security organizations with respect to its relationship to the Russian Federation and the West. Modern Belarus's geopolitical situation, history, relatively stable government, and need to seek its own development path makes this case study distinct in terms of European security.
Azimuth Check: Envisioning U.S. Army Special Forces in the Next Peer War - Results of 2035 Wargame Table Top Exercise (TTX), Synthesis of National Future Studies 2030 - 2050, Exposing Capability Gaps by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 42,180. Language: English. Published: March 21, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Special Forces, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
U.S. Army Special Forces are adept at accomplishing their core tasks, often within the cooperation and competition realms of the conflict continuum, and against less-than-peer adversaries. Their methods, skills, and capabilities may be insufficient to complete the same tasks against a peer competitor during armed conflict.
Avoid Leaks: Fixing the Maritime Drug Interdiction Asset Crisis - With Only One in Four Traffickers Interdicted, Use MK VI Patrol Boats at SOUTHCOM Forward Bases for Cost-effective, Versatile Platform by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 33,610. Language: English. Published: March 20, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Drug trade, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / Naval
The complete decommissioning of Navy frigates has produced a range of concerns regarding the United States' maritime interdiction mission to remove drug traffickers and prevent illicit drugs from reaching the homeland. As the principal interdiction tool in the high seas, Coast Guard cutters have reported a significant increase in maritime seizure of cocaine.
Availability of Refined Fuel Within the Indo-Pacific Area of Responsibility - DoD Military Warfighter Energy Needs in Asia, Risk Potential, Use of Military Sealift Command and Oil Tankers for Shipping by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 39,660. Language: English. Published: March 20, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States, Nonfiction » Engineering, trades, & technology » Petroleum
This project will give Department of Defense (DoD) procurement and area planners an assessment on the availability of energy within the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) area of responsibility (AOR). The assessment will help make future decisions on sourcing energy purchases.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and the U.S. Army: Recruiting and Readiness Implications - Neurodivergent Abilities That Can Be Leveraged in Emerging Jobs to Diversify the Army by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 36,430. Language: English. Published: March 20, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » Psychology » ADHD, Nonfiction » History » Military » Military / United States
An all-volunteer force, the U.S. military faces a decreasing eligible recruitment population due to declining health, declining education, and increasing criminal history. This thesis examines one aspect that currently affects sufficient force capacity for the Army: the increasing number of individuals with an ADHD diagnosis.
Assessing Effects of U.S. Sanctions on Hezbollah's Jihad Al-Bina - Failure to Deny Resources for Postwar Reconstruction in Lebanon, Continued Project Expansion and Growth in Size and Legitimacy by (compiler)
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 44,770. Language: English. Published: March 19, 2019 . Categories: Nonfiction » History » Middle East, Nonfiction » Politics & Current Affairs » Islamic militancy
In the wake of the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah war, the United States designated the Jihad al-Bina' organization in 2007 and its postwar recovery project Wa'ad in 2009 for its relationship with, and activities supporting, Lebanese Hezbollah. Because of this designation, Jihad al-Bina' and Wa'ad became subject to sanctions which, in theory, should have undermined them.
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