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Mar 2018

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 12, No 1, Spring 2018

Adam Smith, Christopher Preble, Kevin P Chilton, W Michael Guillot, Susan Turner Haynes, Nathan Leys, Namrata Goswami, Alexander Salt, Emma Ashford, Mark Peters, David Chui, (Editors: W Michael Gullot, Donna Budjenska)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

The articles in this issue of the SSQ address 1) the process for repurposing military bases in the US and why it has broken down; 2) the fallacies of 11 common arguments made against the US nuclear deterrent...

28 Nov 2017

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 11, No 4, Winter 2017

Kevin P Chilton, Huiyun Feng, Kai He, Jarred Prier, Timothy M Goines, Ian MacMillan, Darius E Watson, (Editors: W Michael Guillot, Donna Budjenska)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

The articles in this SSQ issue focus on 1) what the US’ self-imposed constraints on nuclear force modernization mean for the country’s nuclear deterrent; 2) how China poses a challenge to the US-led international order through multilateral institutions...

Aug 2017

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 11, No 3, Fall 2017

Keith B Payne, John S Foster Jr, Gary L Geipel, Adam B Lowther, Thomas Karako, Michaela Dodge, Anna Péczeli, Stephen J Cimbala, James Wood Forsyth Jr (Editors: W Michael Guillot, Donna Budjenska)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

The articles in this SSQ issue focus on 1) why US nuclear policy must shift away from progressive reductions and towards the deterrence of enemies and the assurance of allies; 2) the role of nuclear-armed cruise missiles in US nuclear strategy, particularly...

May 2017

Stalkers in Space: Defeating the Threat

Brian G Chow

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

Since 2008, China has been developing a new antisatellite weapon that, once in orbit, can ‘tailgate’ and attack other systems. Unfortunately, and for different reasons, the author of this text doesn’t believe the US will be able to counter this threat. Worse yet, since...

May 2017

Much Ado about Nothing? Status Ambitions and Iranian Nuclear Reversal

Andrew Prosser

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

Why does Iran want nuclear weapons and what factors might cause it to reverse itself? Andrew Prosser believes there are two reasons why Tehran may reconsider the path it’s on – 1) states typically prefer accomplishments that do not involve nuclear weapons as a route to higher...

May 2017

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 10, No 5: The Best of Strategic Studies Quarterly 2007-2017

James Wood Forsyth Jr, Chance Saltzman, Gary Schaub Jr, Joseph S Nye Jr, Panayotis A Yannakogeorgos, Matthew Crosston, T A Ike Kiefer, David Shambaugh, Robert S Ross, James P Farwell, Darby Arakelian, Martin C Libicki, James A Blackwell Jr, Charles E Costanzo, (Editors: W Michael Guillot, Donna Budjenska)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

This special edition of SSQ features 10 articles which the journal’s editors thought were particular noteworthy over the last decade. The pieces focus on 1) the utility of nuclear weapons; 2) the nuclear lessons available for cyber security; 3) the false promise of…

May 2017

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 11, No 2, Summer 2017

Mike Rogers, Keith B Payne, Andrew Prosser, Brian G Chow,Geoffrey M Steeves

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

The articles in this SSQ issue focus on 1) whether the US Air Force has been a good steward of the country’s space program or not; 2) the realities of US nuclear policy towards Russia; 3) Iran’s nuclear intentions and what factors could foster…

Mar 2017

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol. 11, No. 1, Spring 2017

Christine Leah, Adam B Lowther, Robert P Haffa, Martin Libicki, Ulrich Kühn, Anna Péczeli, Michael R Kraig, Stephen J Cimbala (Editors: W Michael Guillot, DOnna Budjenska)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

This SSQ issue focuses on 1) the negative consequences of a nuclear weapons-free world; 2) the defense strategy(ies) the Trump administration might ultimately adopt; 3) the growing convergence of information (versus cyber) warfare; 4) the future fortunes of...

Nov 2016

Why Washington Doesn´t Debate Grand Strategy

Benjamin H Friedman, Justin Logan

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

OK, so why doesn't it? According to Benjamin Friedman and Justin Logan, long-term US military dominance generated a grand strategy that presupposes military might is the foundation of American security. The elite consensus that then grew around this strategy created disincentives to analyze its assumptions critically. And since Washington-based think tanks have long stopped thinking about biting the hands that feed them, inertia (and group think) then followed.

Nov 2016

Does China Have a Monroe Doctrine? Evidence for Regional Exclusion

Steven F. Jackson

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

Does China’s confrontational behavior in the East and South China Seas prove it has a deliberate, well-articulated doctrine that’s designed to lockout other powers from these areas? Beijing denies that such a doctrine exists, but Steven Jackson thinks he’s got the proof, even if it’s incremental.

Nov 2016

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 10, No 4, Winter 2016

Todd Harrison, Nahmyo Thomas, Benjamin H. Friedman, Justin Logan, James E. McGhee, Steven F. Jackson, Jonty Kasku-Jackson, Mark Raymond, (Editor: W. Michael Guillot)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

This issue of the SSQ examines 1) what the US’ space exploration policy should look like; 2) the ongoing debate over the US’ grand strategy; 3) how to improve the effectiveness of US offensive cyber operations; 4) whether China has an actual policy to...

Apr 2016

Unity of Mission: Civilian-Military Teams in War and Peace

Jon Gundersen, R Scott Moore, Dennis Craig Barlow, Richard W Stewart, Rufus Phillips, Sandra A Scham, Joseph J Collins, Bernard Carreau, James Soriano, Eric W Hommel, Andrew Shaver, Christopher Holshek, Mark N Popov, J D Bindenagel, Karsten Friis, David C Becker, Lisa Schirch, Andrea Strimling Yodsampa, Joanna Buckley, Ryan Gawn, Omer C Tooley, Mike McCoy, Marcia Byrom Hartwell, Nathan White, Stuart W Bowen, Jr, Jason S. Alexander, James W Derleth, Sloan Mann, James Kunder, Christopher J Lamb, James Douglas Orton

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

This book reviews past American involvement where civilian-military units have played a role—from the Philippines to Vietnam—and analyze what worked, what did not work, and why. The authors proceed to...

2016

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 10, No 1, Spring 2016

Paul F Diehl, James H Lebovic, Dallas Boyd, John-Michael Arnold, Ryan French, Roger Gran Harrison (Editors: W Michael Guillot, Ernest A Rockwell)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

This issue of the Quarterly contemplates the various challenges to peace in the modern world from both a strategic and national security perspective. While adhering to this theme, the text’s articles specifically focus on 1) the evolution of nuclear policies since the end of the Cold War and how they’ve affected...

2016

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 10, No 3, Fall 2016

W Michael Guillot, Jonathan D Moreno, Michael P McLoughlin, Emelia S Probasco, Douglas R Lewis, John P Geis II, Theodore C Hailes, Amanda M Schrand, Paul Calhoun, Allison Berke (Editors: W Michael Guillot, Ernest A Rockwell)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

This issue of the Quarterly examines the impact of emerging technologies on US national security policies and practices. The featured articles focus on 1) the potential synergies that exist between neuroscience and engineering research; 2) advances in Brain-Machine Interfaces (BMIs); 3) the increasingly rapid development of biotechnology...

2016

Strategic Studies Quarterly Vol 10, No 2, Summer 2016

Michèle A Flournoy, Robert P Lyons III, Keith B Payne, Susan Turner Haynes, Erik A Olson, David L Peeler Jr, Corey M Ramsby, Panayotis A Yannakogeorgos, Andrew Massie (Editors: W Michael Guillot, Ernest A Rockwell)

Air Force Research Institute (AFRI)

This issue of the Quarterly focuses on the expansion of nuclear force structures and the growing impact of “enhanced” military technologies. The featured articles address 1) the US military’s efforts to sustain and enhance its traditional technological edge; 2) China’s growing nuclear arsenal and its...