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... 2017; Christopher S. Chivvis, Raphael S. Cohen, Bryan Frederick, Daniel S. Hamilton, F. Stephen Larrabee, ... 4 Vincent L. Morelli, Ukraine: Current Issues and U.S. Policy, Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service, RL33460, ...
Heather J. Williams, Nathan Chandler, Eric Robinson. onto o o: Trends in the Draw of Americans to Foreign Terrorist Organizations from 9/11 to Today Heather J. Williams, Nathan Chandler, Eric Robinson Heather J. Williams, ...
This report seeks to better understand why the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been more successful than its predecessor organization, al Qaeda, in recruiting individuals within the United States.
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Seth G. Jones, James Dobbins, Daniel Byman, Christopher S. Chivvis, Ben Connable, Jeffrey Martini, Eric Robinson, ... 23 See, for example, Stephen Biddle and Jacob Shapiro, “The Problem with Vows to 'Defeat' the Islamic State,” Atlantic ...
This report is the overview in a series that seeks to answer questions about the future of warfare, including who might be the United States' adversaries and allies, where conflicts will be fought, and how and why they might occur.
This report seeks to better understand why the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has been more successful than its predecessor organization, al Qaeda, in recruiting individuals within the United States.
Using an original data set of 145 ground, air, and naval interventions from 1898 through 2016, this report identifies those factors that have made U.S. military interventions more or less successful at achieving their political objectives.
"In recent years, the frequency of U.S. military interventions in overseas areas, including not only those involving conventional war but also peacekeeping and humanitarian relief operations, has risen.
This report assesses the threat the Islamic State poses to the United States and examines strategies to counter the group.
Trust in many institutions, such as government and media, has declined in the past two decades.
In this report, the authors create a framework that can be used to rigorously consider the trade-offs involved in U.S. military intervention decisions following the outbreak of a war or crisis.
Introduction -- Burundi -- Central African Republic -- Darfur, Sudan -- Comoros -- Somalia -- The MNJTF, Response to Boko Haram -- Comparative Analysis -- Conclusions -- Appendix A: Nation-Building Supporting Data -- Appendix B: Performance ...
This report analyzes the U.S. and allied campaign against the al Qa’ida–linked terrorist group al Shabaab in Somalia, examines what steps have been most successful against the group, and identifies potential recommendations.
This report identifies potential future demands for U.S. ground forces under different scenarios, including size, location, and capabilities, to inform Army decisions regarding future force planning, posture, and investments.
37 Jennifer Kavanagh, Bryan Frederick, Matthew Povlock, Stacie L. Pettyjohn, Angela O'Mahony, Stephen Watts, Nathan Chandler, John Speed Meyers, and Eugeniu Han, The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Ground Interventions: Identifying ...