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Spring 2009 - Number 16
From the Publisher Editor’s CornerThe U.S. Military Faces the Future
Wishful Thinking and Indecisive WarsWanted: moral clarity in the War on Terror
A Balanced Approach to Irregular WarfareHow the U.S. military is adapting to the new way of war
Future Force Planning for the Middle EastAnticipating America’s presence in the world’s most volatile region
The Missile Defense MissionThe growing worldwide ballistic missile threat and the U.S. response
Contextualizing CounterinsurgencyWhen it comes to COIN, one size doesn’t fit all
A Post-Conflict PrimerWinning the peace through economic and political development
Higher MiseducationHow our military schools of higher learning are contributing to our strategic blindness
New Strategic Challenges
The Perilous Future of U.S. Strategic ForcesAmerica’s slow slide into nuclear atrophy, and what it portends
Not Saved by “Zero”Wishful thinking on nuclear disarmament
The Art of (Cyber) WarThe dragon goes digital. U.S. officials should worry
Finding Equilibrium on IranStriking the right balance between diplomatic carrots and strategic sticks
Fixing Our Pakistan ProblemIslamic radicalism runs deep in our “strategic partner”
Perspective
“The Power of the Ought”: An Interview with Ambassador Max KampelmanDispatches
LEBANON: Out of Gas INDIA: Pakistan’s Enemy Within BELGIUM: The Case for MontenegroBook Reviews
Gambling with TheoryKeith Payne’s definitive work on deterrence and its dangers
An Inconvenient TruthSeeing Syria straight, thanks to Barry Rubin
Death by BureaucracyBill Gertz versus the Beltway
A Middle Way on SpaceBruce MacDonald attempts to balance space security and international cooperation
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