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| The Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) is a policy research and applied strategic learning organization within the National Defense University serving the U.S. Department of Defense, its components, and interagency partners.
The mission of the Institute is to assess the emerging security environment, develop new strategic concepts and integrated strategies to manage complex challenges, and advance strategic thinking for the Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Combatant Commanders, and other components of the National Defense University and Joint and Professional Military Education, as well as for the broader security community spanning the interagency and key national and international audiences. |
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Occasional Paper 6, June 2009
MRAP's, Irregular Warfare, and Pentagon Reform Christopher J. Lamb, Matthew J. Schmidt, and Berit G. Fitzsimmons
This "...incisive and empirical analysis of the difficulty of fielding mine resistant ambush protected (MRAP) vehicles offers an excellent case study for thinking about the Pentagon's present approach to fielding irregular warfare capabilities." Dr. Patrick Cronin, Director, INSS
As Secretary Gates has argued, “In the end, the military capabilities we need cannot be separated from the cultural traits and reward structure of the institutions we have.”158 Hopefully, the Secretary’s broader understanding of the problem—and hence the proper scope of required reform—will not get lost in the rush to restructure the current program or reform the acquisition system. |
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The Institute for National Strategic Studies has identified eight global trends driving tomorrow's complex security environment. These trends represent challenges and in some cases opportunities for America's civilian policymakers and military leaders. These trends amount to a paradigm shift and policymakers may increasingly find themselves operating in terra incognita. To shed light on this emerging global environment, the Institute for National Strategic Studies has produced a seminal volume, Strategic Global Assessment, which details these driving trends, assesses them in regional context, and finally, offers a number of pathways for American policymakers to deal with them.
The Preview Edition is now available online. Visit the Global Strategic Assessment page to view PowerPoint presentations from panelists. |
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New Co-Authored Report: Repairing U.S.-Russian Relations: A Long Road Ahead
Eugene Rumer Institute for National Strategic Studies National Defense University and Angela E. Stent Center for Eurasian, Russian and East European Studies School of Foreign Service Georgetown University |
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| Mr. Leo Michel, Senior Fellow, is featured in the Center for Transatlantic Relations publication "Etude", a project from John Hopkins University - Fondation Robert Schuman. Read Euro-Atlantic Security Relations and U.S.-French Cooperation... |
| Colonel Michael Bell, former INSS Senior Military Fellow, has become the Academic Dean at the National War College. |
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