... heuristics can be both fast and optimal (Gigerenzer, Todd, and ABC Research Group, 1999).7 The strong version of NDM ... adaptations may no longer be adequate due to changes in the nature of war (Johnson, Wrangham, and Rosen, 2002).
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The size of the group, the group's goals, the nature of operations undertaken, and the extent to which the group is overt or covert all contribute to the need in each category. Here the literature's reductionist tendencies are revealed, ...
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An analytical framework and methodology for capability-area reviews is described, along with new tools to support capabilities analysis and strategic-level defense planning in the Defense Department and the Services.
Evans, Jonathan St. B.T., Simon J. Handley, Nick Perham, David E. Over, and Valerie A. Thompson, “Frequency Versus Probability Formats in Statistical Word ... Frostic, Fred, Kevin Lewis, and Christopher J. Bowie, The New Bibliography 139.
This report examines what role nonstrategic nuclear weapons could play in deterring a Russian invasion of the Baltic states, where the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's current posture is weak.
An examination of analysis and analysis practices for defense planning, the paper1s purpose is to delineate priorities for the way ahead, i.e., for investments and other actions to ensure that future models and simulations will serve the ...
Antigonus placed Demetrius in command of his heavy cavalry on one wing with the light cavalry held back on the other . ... been dealt with at leisure ” ( Billows , Antigonos the One - Eyed and the Creation of the Hellenistic State , p .
It is defined in broad terms in the 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review, but opinions differ about its details and how to implement it. This book reviews and extends ideas developed over the last decade regarding capabilities-based planning.
This volume describes frontiers in social-behavioral modeling for contexts as diverse as national security, health, and on-line social gaming.
It may not be possible to deter fanatical terrorists, but members of terrorist systems may be amenable to influence.
Event Shaping The game may push the player to make certain choices or experience certain events. For instance, games often encourage conflict through resource manipulation. When considering the correlation between in-game behavior and ...
The Roman legate in Syria, C. Cestius Gallus, marched to Israel with a legion and regained much of the countryside, but was not strong enough to besiege Jerusalem. He withdrew northward but was ambushed in Beth Horon pass; those Romans ...
This report describes a methodology and prototype tool, the Building Blocks to Composite Options Tool (BCOT), for identifying good candidate options to use in investment analysis.
This monograph explores new ideas for analyzing national defense strategy, building on concepts that enjoy credence in the defense world while borrowing other concepts from the business world. It is...
The authors report on an aggressively interdisciplinary project to survey and integrate the scholarly social-science literature relevant to counterterrorism. They draw on literature from numerous disciplines, both qualitative and quantitative,...
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has long had broad capabilities for joint analysis, whether for planning future forces or supporting field commanders during current challenges.
Effects-based operations (EBO) are defined for thismonograph as operations conceived and planned in a systems framework thatconsiders the full range of direct, indirect, and cascading effects