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This online resource library was last updated in March 2008 and is archived. There are listings here by categories of many hundreds of articles and studies on the "revolution in military affairs", information warfare, and asymmetric warfare. For years to come this site should continues to be one of the very best internet resources for those interested in these topics. Some small percentage of the links on this site will go bad each year. In most all cases you should be able to locate the publication by searching for the publication by its name in quotation marks or by going to the personal webpage of the author. |
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Air Power
Irregular Warfare and the US Air Force: The Way Ahead
Col. Robyn Read. Air and Space Power Journal, 01 December 2007.
Divine Victory for Whom? Airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War
William M. Arkin. Strategic Studies Quarterly, Winter 2007 (.pdf file).
Strategic Airlift Modernization: Analysis of C-5 Modernization and C-17 Acquisition Issues
William Knight and Christopher Bolkcom. Congressional Research Service, 28 November 2007 (.pdf file).
Abolish the Air Force
Robert Farley. The American Prospect, 01 November 2007.
F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues
Anthony Murch and Christopher Bolkcom. Congressional Research Service, updated 25 October 2007 (.pdf file).
The U.S. Air Force and Stability Operations Transformation
Oliver Fritz and Gregory A. Hermsmeyer. Joint Force Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 2007 (.pdf file).
U.S. Fixed-Wing Modernization Plans: Near-Term Choices
Steven M. Kosiak and Barry D. Watts. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 19 September 2007 (.pdf file).
Special Operations Forces Aviation at the Crossroads
Clark A. Murdock et al. Center for Strategic and International Studies, September 2007 (.pdf file).
Divining Victory: Airpower in the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War
William M. Arkin. Air Force University, August 2007 (.pdf file).
Airlift Capabilities for Future U.S. Counterinsurgency Operations
Robert C. Owen and Karl P. Mueller. RAND, 31 July 2007 (.pdf file).
Future Need for VTOL/STOL Aircraft
Defense Science Board Task Force, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, July 2007 (.pdf file).
Command in Air War: Centralized Vs. Decentralized Control of Combat Airpower
Lt. Col. Michael W. Kometer. Air University, June 2007 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Air Power
Space Power
Difference between DoD's Funding for Space and Other Programs
Matthew Goldberg and Paul Rehmus. Congressional Budget Office, 15 January 2008 (.pdf file).
Space and National Security
James A. Lewis. Center for Strategic and International Studies, November 2007 (.pdf file).
Space War and Futurehype
Nader Elhefnawy. The Space Review, 22 October 2007.
Arming the Heavens: A Preliminary Assessment of the Potential Cost and Cost-Effectiveness of Space-Based Weapons
Steven M. Kosiak. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2007 (.pdf file).
Cluster Architecture for Responsive Space
Gregory A. Orndorff, John D. Cosby and Bruce F. Zink. Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007 (.pdf file).
Overcoming Challenges to Transformational Space Programs
Dana J. Johnson. Chapter 9 in "A Case Study of the Early History of the Global Positioning System," 2007 (.pdf file).
High-Altitude Reconnaissance Vehicle
Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007 (.pdf file).
Constellation as a Sensor
Applied Physics Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University, 2007 (.pdf file).
The Realities of Reentry Disposal
Russell P. Patera and William H. Ailor. Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris Studies, 1998 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Space Power
Allied Perspectives
Network Centric Operations (NCO) Case Study: The British Approach to Low-Intensity Operations: Part II
Department of Defense, 12 February 2007 (.pdf file).
Relics of Cold War: Defence Transformation in the Czech Republic
Miroslav Tuma. Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, September 2006 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Allied Perspectives
Army Transformation
The Complex Crux Of Wireless Warfare
Alex Klein. Washington Post, 24 January 2008.
Force Structure - Need for Greater Transparency for the Army's "Grow the Force" Initiative Funding Plan
Government Accountability Office, 18 January 2008 (.pdf file).
Army Communicators Tweak the Network
Robert K. Ackerman. Signal Magazine, January 2008.
U.S. Army Aviation: Balancing Current and Future Demands
Torchbearer, Association of the U.S. Army, January 2008 (.pdf file).
The Future of Gun-Fired Precision Munitions (GFPM)
Col. Ole A. Knudson, Martin Moratz and Frank Altamura. Army AL&T, January-March 2008 (.pdf file).
Future Combat Systems: A Congressional Guide to Army Modernization
Mackenzie M. Eaglen and Oliver L. Horn. The Heritage Foundation, 11 December 2007 (.pdf file).
Force Structure: Better Management Controls are Needed to Oversee the Army's Modular Force and Expansion Initiatives and Improve Accountability for Results
Governmental Accountability Office, December 2007 (.pdf file).
Modernizing the Army's Rotary-Wing Aviation Fleet
Congressional Budget Office, November 2007 (.pdf file).
Making Riflemen from Mud: Restoring the Army's Culture of Irregular Warfare
Lt. Col. James D. Campbell. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army College, 29 October 2007.
Transforming the U.S. Army Reserve to an Operational Force
Association of the U.S. Army, October 2007 (.pdf file).
An Overview of the Army Science and Technology (S&T) Program
Thomas H. Killon and Carolyn Nash. Army AL&T, October-December 2007 (.pdf file).
Enhancing Army S&T: Lessons from Project Hindsight Revisited
Richard Chait et al. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, 2007.
What the Army Needs to Know to Align its Operational and Institutional Activities
Frank Camm et al. RAND, 2007 (.pdf file).
2007 Army Modernization Plan
Army, 2007 (.pdf file).
The U.S. Army's Future Combat Systems
Washington Post.
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Army Transformation
Joint and Defense Wide
U.S. Spending on Military Technology through 2010
Loren B. Thompson. Presentation to the Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit, 05 December 2007. Posted on the Lexington Institute website.
Defense Department Should Refocus Technology Spending, Experts Warn
Sandra I. Erwin. National Defense, November 2007.
Decision Support for Network-Centric Command and Control
The Command and Control Research Program Journal, Fall 2007.
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Joint and Defense Wide
Asymmetric Warfare
Post-Modern Challenges for Modern Warriors
John Kiszely. Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, December 2007 (.pdf file).
New Challenges and Old Concepts: Understanding 21st Century Insurgency
Steven Metz. Parameters, Winter 2007-08 (.pdf file).
Irregular Warfare: One Nature, Many Characters
Colin S. Gray. Strategic Studies Quarterly, Winter 2007 (.pdf file).
Irregular Warfare and Non-State Combatants: Israel and Hezbollah
George Emile Irani. Comment, October 2007. Posted on the Commonwealth Institute website (.pdf file).
On Boyd, Bin Laden and Fourth Generation Warfare as String Theory
Col. Frans Osinga. Excerpt from John Olson, ed. "On New Wars," 26 June 2007.
Warfare in the Age of Non-State Actors: Implications for the US Army
Proceedings of the Combat Studies Institute Military History Symposium, 2007 (.pdf file).
From Old Wars to New Wars and Global Terrorism
N. Johnson et al. Documentos de Economía, Universidad Javeriana - Bogotá, 29 June 2005.
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Asymmetric Warfare
Future Warfare
Proceedings on Combating the Unrestricted Warfare Threat: Integrating Strategy, Analysis and Technology
Unrestricted Warfare Symposium, 20-21 March 2007 (.pdf file).
Recent Trends in Thinking About Warfare
Albert A. Nofi. The CNA Corporation, September 2006 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Future Warfare
History and Context
Transformation Under Fire: A Historical Case Study with Modern Parallels
Raymond A. Kimball. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 06 November 2007.
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: History and Context
Intelligence Issues
Restoring a Proper Balance on Surveillance
Jim Arkedis. Progressive Policy Institute, 26 November 2007.
Making Intelligence Smart
Elbridge A. Colby. Policy Review, August/September 2007.
The Enduring Barriers to Adaptation in U.S. Intelligence
Amy B. Zegart. Ridgway Center for International Security Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 2007 (.pdf file).
Transforming Intelligence Through New Institutional Arrangements
Dennis M. Gormley. University of Pittsburgh, 2007 (.pdf file).
Report Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the U.S., 31 March 2005 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Intelligence Issues
New Technology
Next Generation Nanotechnology Assembly Fabrication Methods: A Trend Forecast
Lt. Col. Vincent T. Jovene, Jr. Air War College, January 2008 (.pdf file).
Nonlethal Munitions (NLM) Expand Warfighter Capabilities
Fareed Choudhury. Army AL&T, January - March 2008 (.pdf file).
The Pentagon's Robots: Arming the Future
James Jay Carafano. The Heritage Foundation, 19 December 2007 (.pdf file).
Military Researchers Seek Ways to 'Interrogate' Buildings
Stew Magnuson. National Defense, December 2007.
What's Next for Ground Robots?
Grace Jean. National Defense, December 2007.
The Air Force in Silico - Computational Biology in 2025
Lt. Col. Christopher Coates. Center for Strategy and Technology, Air War College, November 2007 (.pdf file).
Electric Guns on Navy Ships: Not Yet on The Horizon
Grace Jean. National Defense, November 2007.
Convention in Peril? Riot Control Agents and the Chemical Weapons Ban
Kyle M. Ballard. Arms Control Today, September 2007.
Theoretical Blueprint For Invisibility Cloak Reported
Science Daily, 25 May 2006.
Not Your Grandpa's Shootin' Iron: Rail Guns
Military.com, 2004.
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: New Technology
Research Sites
Transforming the U.S. Military
Department of Defense.
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Research Sites
RMA Outside the West
Conventional Arms Transfer to Developing Nations, 1999-2006
Richard F. Grimmett. Congressional Research Service, 26 September 2007 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: RMA Outside the West
Sea Power
Manpower and Personnel Needs for a Transformed Naval Force
National Research Council, 2008.
CG(x) and the Future of Naval Warfare
Loren Thompson. Lexington Institute, 10 December 2007 (.pdf file).
The Navy's New Flat-Earth Strategy
Robert D. Kaplan. The Atlantic, 24 October 2007.
The False Decline of the U.S. Navy
Robert Farley. The American Prospect, 23 October 2007.
Navy CG(X) Cruiser Program: Background, Oversight Issues and Options for Congress
Ronald O'Rourke. Congressional Research Service, 20 September 2007 (.pdf file).
Warfighting and Logistic Support of Joint Forces from the Joint Sea Base
Robert W. Button et al. RAND, 2007 (.pdf file).
The Role of Naval Forces in the Global War on Terror
National Research Council, 2007.
Distributed Operations
Naval Research Advisory Committee Report, July 2006 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Sea Power
Second Thoughts
French General Challenges Military Transformation
Pierre Tran. Defense News, 21 January 2008.
Whither the RMA?
Christopher M. Schnaubelt. Parameters, Autumn 2007 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Second Thoughts
Service Visions
USAF: The Nation's Guardians: America's 21st Century Air Force
Gen. T. Michael Moseley. CSAF White Paper, 29 December 2007 (.pdf file).
JCS: Joint Operating Concepts
Future Joint Warfare, 24 October 2007.
USMC: A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower
Marine Corps, October 2007 (.pdf file).
USAF: Air Force Strategic Plan 2006-2008
USN: Sea Power for a New Era 2006
USAF: Air Force Transformation 2005
Office of Force Transformation, January 2005 (.pdf file).
USA: 2004 Army Transformation Roadmap
U.S. Army, July 2004 (.pdf file).
USN: Naval Transformation Roadmap 2003: Assured Access and Power Projection from the Sea
U.S. Navy, 2003 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Service Visions
Strategic Information Warfare and Defense
Cyberwar, Anyone?
Col. Alan D. Campen. Signal Magazine, January 2008.
Air Force and the Cyberspace Mission Defending the Air Force's Computer Network in the Future
Lt. Col. Shane P. Courville. Center for Strategy and Technology, Air War College, December 2007 (.pdf file).
Analysis: A New USAF Cyber-War Doctrine
Shaun Waterman. United Press International, 17 October 2007.
Hackers Take Down the Most Wired Country in Europe
Joshua Davis. Wired Magazine, 21 August 2007.
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Strategic Information Warfare and Defense
Urban Warfare, Counter-Insurgency, & Operations Other Than War
War By Other Means: Building Complete and Balanced Capabilities for Counterinsurgency
David C. Gompert and John Gordon IV. RAND, 11 February 2008 (.pdf file).
The New Legs Race: Critical Perspectives on Biometrics in Iraq
Andrew R. Hom. Military Review, January/February 2008 (.pdf file).
Shortchanging the Joint Flight? An Airman's Assessment of FM 3-24 and the Case for Developing Truly Joint COIN Doctrine
Maj. Gen. Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. Air University, 10 December 2007 (.pdf file).
To Bomb or Not to Bomb? Counterinsurgency, Airpower, and Dynamic Targeting
Maj. Jason M. Brown. Air and Space Power Journal, 01 December 2007.
The Interagency and Counterinsurgency Warfare: Stability, Security, Transition and Reconstruction Roles
Joseph R. Cerami and Jay W. Boggs, eds. Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, December 2007 (.pdf file).
Planning for Stability Operations: The Use of Capabilities-Based Approaches
Kathleen Hicks and Eric Ridge. Center for Strategic and International Studies, December 2007 (.pdf file).
Counterinsurgency in the 21st Century: The Foundation and Implications of the New U.S. Doctrine
Raymond M. Mattox and Peter S. Rodgers. Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007 (.pdf file).
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Iraq and Afghanistan: Effects and Countermeasures
Clay Wilson. Congressional Research Service, updated 21 November 2007 (.pdf file).
Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy
Liana Sun Wyler. Congressional Research Service, 15 November 2007 (.pdf file).
How Our Military Evolves in Long War
Thomas P.M. Barnett. Knoxville News Sentinel, 04 November 2007.
The Guns of Baghdad
Adam Elkus. Defense and the National Interest, 03 November 2007.
Robo-War Dreams: Global South Urbanisation and the U.S. Military's 'Revolution in Military Affairs'
Stephen Graham. Crisis States Research Centre, November 2007 (.pdf file).
COIN of the Realm
Colin H. Kahl. Foreign Affairs, November/December 2007.
Arresting Insurgency
Kyle B. Tearney. Joint Force Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 2007 (.pdf file).
Five Years after Operation Anaconda: Challenges and Opportunities
Michael W. Isherwood. Joint Force Quarterly, Fourth Quarter 2007 (.pdf file).
Counterinsurgency for U.S. Government Policy Makers: A Work in Progress
U.S. Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, October 2007 (.pdf file).
Technologists Take Aim at Enemy Snipers
Stew Magnuson. National Defense, October 2007.
Counterinsurgency Seminar 07
David Kilcullen. Small Wars Center of Excellence, 26 September 2007. (NOTE: Opens as a Word document).
Counterinsurgency in Iraq: Theory and Practice, 2007
David Kilcullen. Seminar at the Marine Corps Base at Quantico, VA, 26 September 2007. (NOTE: Opens as a Powerpoint presentation).
PRT Playbook: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures
Center for Army Lessons Learned, September 2007 (.pdf file).
A Further Look at Technologies and Capabilities for Stablization and Reconstruction Operations
Richard Chait et al. Center for Technology and National Security Policy, September 2007 (.pdf file).
Round 2 in Lebanon: How the IDF Focused Exclusively on COIN and Lost the Ability to Fight Maneuver War
Capt. Jonathan D. Zagdanski. Infantry Magazine, September/October 2007 (.pdf file).
Understanding Proto-Insurgencies
Daniel Byman. RAND, 30 April 2007 (.pdf file).
Subversion and Insurgency
William Rosenau. RAND, 25 March 2007 (.pdf file).
Through the Lens of Cultural Awareness: A Primer of U.S. Armed Forces Deploying to Arab and Middle Eastern Countries
William D. Wunderle. Combat Studies Institute Press, 12 January 2007 (.pdf file).
Of IEDs and MRAPs: Force Protection in Complex Irregular Operations
Andrew F. Krepinevich and Dakota L. Wood. Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, 2007 (.pdf file).
Savage Wars of Peace: Case Studies of Pacification in the Philippines 1900-1902
Robert D. Ramsey III. Combat Studies Institute Press, 2007 (.pdf file).
A Masterpiece of Counterguerilla Warfare: BG J. Franklin Bell in the Philippines, 1901-1902
Robert D. Ramsey III. Combat Studies Institute Press, 2007 (.pdf file).
Byting Back: Regaining Information Superiority Against 21st Century Insurgents
Martin C. Libicki et al. RAND, 2007 (.pdf file).
International and Local Policing in Peace Operations
8th International Berlin Workshop, 14-16 December 2006 (.pdf file).
Counterinsurgency
Department of the Army, December 2006 (.pdf file).
Counterinsurgency Reader
Military Review, October 2006 (.pdf file).
Breaking the Mold: Tanks in the Cities
Kendall D. Gott. Combat Studies Institute Press, 2006 (.pdf file).
Flipside of the COIN: Israel's Lebanese Incursion Between 1982-2000
Daniel Isaac Helmer. Combat Studies Institute Press, 2006 (.pdf file).
Traditions, Changes and Challenges: Military Operations and the Middle Eastern City
Lt. Col. Louis A. DiMarco. Combat Studies Institute Press, 2004 (.pdf file).
RMA SITE ARCHIVE: Urban Warfare, Counter-Insurgency, & Operations Other Than War
