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2 7 America’s Frontier Wars: Lessons for Asymmetric Conflicts Congressman Ike Skelton Congressman Ike Skelton suggests how to overcome the threat of asymmetrical warfare by examining yesteryear’s battles to develop strategies and tactics for tomorrow’s conflicts. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art004.pdf

8 18 Revisiting CORDS: The Need for Unity of Effort to Secure Victory in Iraq Major Ross Coffey U.S. Army An innovative solution to unity of effort in Vietnam, CORDS offers a blueprint for realizing the national strategy for victory in Iraq. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art005.pdf

19 27 The Most Important Thing: Legislative Reform of the National Security System James R. Locher III Whatever its adequacy in a former era, today’s national security system is an inefficient anachronism. We need sweeping reforms that create a much more agile system. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art006.pdf

28 35 Beyond Guns and Steel: Reviving the Nonmilitary Instruments of American Power Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates The secretary of defense says the U.S. must develop a cadre of deployable civilians to strengthen the Nation’s “soft” power in today’s national security environment. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art007.pdf

36 49 Learning From Our Modern Wars: The Imperatives of Preparing for a Dangerous Future Lieutenant General Peter W. Chiarelli U.S. Army Major Stephen M. Smith U.S. Army Looking beyond the current wars, a former commander of the 1st Cavalry Division and Multi-National Corps-Iraq calls for significant changes to the way we train and fight. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art008.pdf

50 55 FM 3-0 Operations—The Army’s Blueprint General William S. Wallace U.S. Army TRADOC’s commander introduces the newest version of FM 3-0, Operations, the Army’s guide to operating in the 21st century. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art009.pdf

56 63 Field Manual 3-07, Stability Operations: Upshifting the Engine of Change Lieutenant General William B. Caldwell IV U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Steven M. Leonard U.S. Army This FM will institutionalize a whole-of-government approach to combating insurgency and sustaining success in an era of persistent conflict. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art010.pdf

64 73 Restoring Hope: Economic Revitalization in Iraq Moves Forward Paul A. Brinkley Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation Mr. Brinkley provides a good news update concerning efforts to modernize Iraq’s economy. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art011.pdf

74 89 Combating a Modern Insurgency: Combined Task Force Devil in Afghanistan Colonel (P) Patrick Donahue U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Michael Fenzel U.S. Army Two principals describe how Combined Task Force Devil employed a balanced strategy of kinetic, non-kinetic, and political actions to quiet eastern Afghanistan during OIF VI. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art012.pdf

90 97 Committing to Afghanistan: The Case for Increasing U.S. Reconstruction and Stabilization Aid Captain Craig C. Colucci U.S. Army The United States should increase R and S aid to Afghanistan immediately, so that Afghanistan does not become a staging ground for terrorist operations. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art013.pdf

98 104 Preparing for Economics in Stability Operations Lieutenant Colonel David A. Anderson U.S. Marine Corps Retired Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Wallen U.S. Air Force During stability operations, economic actions become as important as military actions. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art014.pdf

105 107 The Role of USAID and Development Assistance in Combating Terrorism Colonel Thomas Baltazar U.S. Army Retired Elisabeth Kvitashvili The USAID, now recognized as a critical component for fighting the War on Terrorism, is transforming to take on greater responsibilities to shore up unstable countries. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art015.pdf

108 114 Counterinsurgency Diplomacy: Political Advisors at the Operational and Tactical Levels Dan Green In the age of the strategic corporal, it is high time for the tactical POLAD. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art016.pdf

115 122 Control Roaming Dogs: Governance Operations in Future Conflict Major Troy Thomas U.S. Air Force Governance operations have been treated as tangential postconflict missions, leaving field commanders ill-prepared for governance tasks and delaying consolidation of political aims. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art017.pdf

123 129 Monitoring and Evaluation of Department of Defense Humanitarian Assistance Programs Colonel Eugene V. Bonventre U.S. Air Force Measures of effectiveness, normally ubiquitous throughout DOD, do not exist for monitoring and evaluating military humanitarian assistance activities. Making efforts to gauge these programs can pay dividends in stability operations. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art018.pdf

130 139 Why We Need to Reestablish the USIA Michael J. Zwiebel Since 1999, when the USIA was abolished, U.S. public diplomacy efforts have been spotty. Reestablishing the old agency would be one way to fix a glaring problem. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art019.pdf

140 144 The Sole Superpower in Decline: The Rise of a Multipolar World Shri Dilip Hiro A widely published author asserts that we are witnessing the rise of a multipolar world in which new powers are challenging different aspects of American hegemony. /CAC2/MilitaryReview/Archives/English/MilitaryReview_2008IAR0630_art020.pdf