Program Documents and Articles
Additional documents are available on CASO's restricted web site (CAC-enabled)
Program Documents
- AR 350-1
- National Security Strategy (February 2015)
- Information Paper, July 29, 2014
- CJCSI 3126.01A Competencies/ALCC GLOs Gap Analysis, 2014
- 2013 ALD Strategy
- Memorandum for the Chief of Staff, (January 3, 2012)
- 2011 CJCSI 1805.01 Ch1 (EPMEP)
- 2011 CJCSI 1800.01D Ch1 (OPMEP)
- 2011 Army Training Concept 2012-2020
- 2009 ALD Strategy
- 2007 DODI 5160.70 Language and Regional Proficiency
- 2007 DODI 7280.03 Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus (FLPB)
- 2005 Defense Language Transformation Roadmap
- Army Culture and Foreign Language Strategy, December 1, 2009
Conferences, Seminars or Forums
- GREAT Power Competition - The South Caucasus
-CGSC Facebook Announcement -CGSC Facebook Video -Youtube Link -CAC Facebook Video -Panel Bios -Panel Slides -Lamp Article - GREAT Power Competition - The Changing Landscape of Global Geopolitics
-Announcement Link -ArmyU Press -ArmyU Facebook Post -USACAC Facebook Post -ArmyU Press Facebook Post - Geopolitics and Great Power Competition in the Arctic
-Facebook Video -Panel Bios -Presentation Slides -Announcement Link -YouTube Link -Army.mil Article -Lamp Article - The Changing Landscape of Homeland Security in Light of the Pandemic and Societal Unrest
-Panel Slides -Panel Bios -Facebook Video -Youtube Video -Lamp Article -Army.mil Article - Cultural Dynamics of U.S. - Iran relations: Is Conflict Imminent?
-USACAC Slide Page -Army.mil Article -Ft Leavenworth Lamp Article -Facebook Photos -Panel Bios -Moderator Indroduction -Presentation Slides -Youtube Video -Facebook Video - Cultural and "Soft Power" "Influences" of China, Russia and France in Africa
- YouTube Video - Panel Slides - Panel Bios - Moderator Remarks - Facebook announcement - Facebook Photos - Facebook Video - Lamp Article - Army.mil Article - USACAC Slide - Flickr - Twitter - Leveraging Culture and language in 'Influence' Operations
- Panel Brief Slides - Panel Member Bios - Dr. Kem's Remarks - Video - Facebook - Ft Leavenworth Lamp - Army Article - Facebook Video - 'Soft Power' Influences of China and Russia in the Americas
- Lamp Article - Army.mil Article - Facebook Announcement - Facebook Event Page - USACAC Facebook - Flickr Photos - YouTube Video - Panel Final Slides Brief - The CASO 28MAR Panel Members Bios - 'Soft Power' influences on Syria
- Lamp Article - Army.mil Article - USACAC Facebook - Panel Photos (Facebook) - Slides - Video - Cultural and Regional Aspects of Russian Activities in The 'Grey Zone'
- Facebook - Strategic Culture of Eurasia Panel
- Briefing - Introduction - Speaker Bios - Army.Mil Article - Lamp Article - Video - CAC Announcement - CAC Facebook - CGSC Facebook - Photos - North Korea Panel of Ethics Symposium
- Introduction - Overview - Slides - Morning Session(Video) - Afternoon Session(Video) - Army.mil Symposium Article - Army.mil Panel Article - Lamp Article - Observations from the Russian-Ukranian Border - Video - Army.mil Article - Leavenworth Lamp Article - Facebook - Photos 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13
- Cultural and Regional Implications of Russian Power Projection in "The Grey Zone" - Introduction - Opening Remarks - Photographs: 1 2 1 3 4 5 6 - Lamp Article - Facebook - Video
- Panel Discusses Situation in Eurasia - Video - Facebook - Photographs: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Russian Policy in the Middle East - Main Points - Photographs - Video
- Russian Engagement in the Gray Zone Symposium Report
- Future of Eurasia (Power Point) - Video - Bios (Word Doc) Experts disuss Eurasian politics, beliefs (Leavenworth Lamp)
- Commander's Conference at Fort Bragg
- Russian New Generation Warfare in Ukraine (PowerPoint) - BG LeBoeuf Keynote Address (Word Doc) - Dr. Mahir Ibrahimov Introduction (Word Doc) - Pannel Discussion (Video) Facebook Flickr
- CAC LRECMO Panel Discussion on Syria as of 10 Dec 2015(PowerPoint) - Click here to view the entire video.
- CAC LRECMO program manager addressed the Global Officers (GO) Project ROTC students on 26 June 2015
- Cultural Perspectives, Geo-Politics And Energy Security of The Caucasus Panel Discussion (Briefing) - video
- Strategic Deterrent Coalition Symposium Update to CAC Video (May 2015)
- KU professor shares insight on Ukraine, January 29, 2015. Click here to view the entire presentation (video)
- Project Go Orientation (video)
Culture, Regional Expertise and Language in PME
- Army Culture and Foreign Language Program Brief (10 June 2015)
- Article in Military Intelligence, July - September 2014
Cross-Cultural Competence
- 2018 Military Cross-Cultural Competence Annotated Bibliography
- HDCDT Cross-Cultural Competence White Paper
- HDCDT Friction Points in Cultural Interoperability
Culture, Regional Expertise and Language (CREL) support to SFAB/RAF Training
Briefings
- Culture, Regional Expertise and Language (CREL)
- CAC-E Weekly Update for 26 June 2015
- Army Culture and Foreign Language Program Brief (10 June 2015)
- CREL Update, Army Learning Coordination Council O-6 Working Group (June 10, 2015)
- Brief to BG Hughes (April 2014)
- TIF Brief (August 12, 2014)
- ALCC Draft Brief (May 2014)
Articles
- The China Review, Vol. 19, No. 4 (NOV '19)
- Tunisia-Time for More Soft Power vs Hard Power in MENA-FriedmanNYT (23Jan)
- Russian Foreign Policy Principles in the ME Trenin-Carnegie (14Jan18)
- Syria-Small US Investments in Stabilization Pay Dividends
- What Syria Stands to Lose
- Russia: Remain Calm And Keep Believing
- U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan was supporting the Army’s new adviser brigade (Washington Post)
- Rex Tillerson Says Russia Is Already Trying To Meddle In 2018 Midterms (Huffington Post)
- The Method In North Korea's Madness
- Human Terrain System is Dead, Long Live … What?
- Old Generation Warfare: The Evolution-Not Revolution—of the Russian Way of Warfare
- A Chinese aircraft carrier docks at Tartus to support Russian-Iranian military buildup
- The Heydar Aliyev Era Ends in Azerbaijan Not with a Bang but a Whisper, January 13, 2015
- Culture, language emphasized in program, November 6, 2014
- Time for Sanctions on Baku, October 2, 2014
- Article in Military Intelligence, July - September 2014
- Former Soviet Soldier Leads U.S. Army's Culture Efforts, March 15, 2012
- U.S. Military Struggles to Teach Troops to Respect Koran, March 8, 2012
- Western Stimuli and the Rise of Militant Islam, July - August 2011
- Cross Cultural Negotiations Skill Building in an Operational Environment, May - June 2011
- Cultural Affairs Advisor Leaving Sill for Leavenworth, March 8, 2011
- Socio-cultural Lessons from Eurasia and Afghanistan, January - March 2011
- Operational Culture in the U.S. Army: The Fires CoE CFL Strategy Sets the Standard for the Rest of TRADOC, January - February 2011
- Creating Culturally Astute Leaders: Joint and Combined Fires University Providing Innovative Cultural Education, September - October 2010
International Partnerships and Visits
- Brig. Gen. Pascal Facon, Director, Center for Command Doctrine and Teaching, France (pictured third from right) met on his initiative with the Director of the Army Culture, Regional Expertise and Language Management Office (CRELMO), Dr. Mahir Ibrahimov (third from left), in the Lewis and Clark Center on March 14, 2018. The meeting was attended by BG Facon's senior staff and the CRELMO team.
- Air Vice-Marshal, Chris Luck, the Commandant of the United Kingdom’s Joint Services Command and Staff College (pictured center) met with the Director of the Army Culture, Regional Expertise and Language Management Office (CRELMO) 6 March 2018
- The Kazakhstan Delegation Visit to TRADOC