2006
2006 PUBLICATIONS
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Irregular Warfare:
Counterinsurgency Challenges and Perspectives |
| The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Center, located at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., is dedicated to the improvement of counterinsurgency capabilities through research of best practices, improvement of doctrine and education, integration of training programs, and by conducting outreach to military and civilian organizations with a shared interest in the theory and execution of counterinsurgency operations. This panel is presented in conjunction with the Association of the United States Army's Annual Meeting. View pdf |
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Resourcing Stability Operations and
Reconstruction: Past, Present and Future |
| With the majority of all UN peacekeeping missions occurring since 1989 and continuing large scale coalition operations in the Balkans, West Africa, the Indonesian archipelago, Afghanistan and Iraq, the trend lines for stability operations and reconstruction are clear. Sustaining the personnel and equipment required for these missions demands innovative approaches and fresh perspectives. This one-day symposium will discuss the resourcing issues associated with ongoing and future stabilization and reconstruction efforts, facilitating a dialogue beyond the Department of Defense to other government agencies, corporations, thinks thanks and academia to better understand the realities of stability operations, seeking workable, long-term solutions. View pdf |
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The Future of Transatlantic Security Relations
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| Are we at a defining moment—requiring new policy and strategic thinking--for the future of transatlantic security relations? Significant national security concerns in U.S.-European relations provides the opportunity for assessing transatlantic security issues. Critical currrent issues include the repositioning of U.S. forces in Europe; U.S.-European cooperative efforts in countering terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction; improving joint efforts for economic and homeland security; the evolving role of NATO; and the future path for improving transatlantic security relations. View pdf |
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NATO's Role in the Middle East Security Sector Reform
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| In February 2006 a workshop was convened to discuss an often-neglected topic: what is the status of and prospects for openness and accountability in the security sector of the states in the region? The discussion was premised on the notions that security remains the paramount issue for most of the governments of the Middle East, that the goal of reform promoted by the West is not universally embraced in the region, and that any changes in the security sector have to be assessed in terms of their likely impact on regional security. The workshop also considered NATO's new initiative to engage with the region's military and civilian security experts and considered what other international organizations and key states could contribute. View pdf |
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Intelligence Forum — The Long War of the 21st Century:
How We Must Fight It |
| R. James Woolsey, former director of Central Intelligence, will speak at the Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on Monday, January 30 at 5:30 p.m. (a reception will precede the event at 5 p.m.). This event is being co-hosted by the Philip Merrill Center for Strategic Studies at SAIS and the U.S. Army's Dwight D. Eisenhower National Security Series. View pdf |
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Security and Stability in Central Asia:
Differing Interests and Perspectives |
| The historical heart of trade between East and West, Central Asia is once again emerging as the crossroad of Eurasia. Today, Central Asia stands at the nexus of cultural, religious, economic and political philosophies. Everything to everyone, Central Asian nations find themselves at the forefront of the world's most pressing issues. From secularism and fundamentalism, pipelines and energy access, democracy and terrorism, powers from around the global are courting the region. This conference seeks to understand the complexities and nuance of this vital region addressing both questions of internal stability and development and perspectives from external competitors View pdf |
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Irregular Challenges: Implications for U.S. and
Allied Force Transformation |
| The first event of the 2006 Eisenhower National Security Series, entitled "Irregular Challenges: Implications for U.S. and Allied Force Transformation," was held on Oct. 4, 2006 at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). This panel explored the challenges that the 21st century international security environment presents to the United States and its allies. View pdf |
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Stability Operations and Reconstruction
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This series is jointly sponsored with the U.S. Army Peacekeeping and Stability Operations Institute (PKSOI) and others to develop actionable international, interagency and service solutions in response to evolving stability operations and reconstruction.
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Terrorism Workshops
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These workshops are jointly sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson Center's Division of International Studies, the RAND Corporation and the U.S. Army's Eisenhower National Security Series.
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