{"title":"Defining and Deterring Faits Accomplis","authors":"Brandon Colas","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3153","url":null,"abstract":": This article describes faits accomplis—how states attempt to seize disputed territory using military force, hoping to avoid war in the process—and offers suggestions for how to deter them. Since 1945, faits accomplis have become the most common means by which states attempt to take over territory, even though they frequently result in armed conflict. US deterrent efforts, however, often focus on stopping invasions, not limited land grabs. This study combines the traditional literature on deterrence with Dan Altman’s recent research on faits accomplis to suggest Department of Defense leaders should frame territorial disputes as a real estate market they can both analyze and manipulate.","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"171 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116190603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dysfunctional Warfare: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine","authors":"Rob Johnson","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3149","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114582611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"InfoSwarms: Drone Swarms and Information Warfare","authors":"Z. Kallenborn","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3154","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3154","url":null,"abstract":": Drone swarms, which can be used at sea, on land, in the air, and even in space, are fundamentally information-dependent weapons. No study to date has examined drone swarms in the context of information warfare writ large. This article explores the dependence of these swarms on information and the resultant connections with areas of information warfare—electronic, cyber, space, and psychological—drawing on open-source research and qualitative reasoning. Overall, the article offers insights into how this important emerging technology fits into the broader defense ecosystem and outlines practical approaches to strengthening related information warfare capabilities.","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125485026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On “The Grand Strategic Thought of Colin S. Gray” and Author's Response","authors":"Phillip Dolitsky, Lukas Milevski","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3158","url":null,"abstract":"Follow this and additional works at: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters Part of the Defense and Security Studies Commons, Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, Military History Commons, Military, War, and Peace Commons, Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Political History Commons, Public Affairs Commons, Strategic Management Policy Commons, and the United States History Commons","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116735307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Character Traits Strategic Leaders Need","authors":"T. Biddle","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3155","url":null,"abstract":": Strategic leaders must possess a range of skills to work successfully in complex environments. To use those skills to best effect, they rely on character traits that enhance the likelihood of their effectiveness as leaders and maximize their success when working in teams. Certain character traits facilitate work in demanding settings that rely heavily on communication, integration, and cooperation. Programs designed to educate senior leaders must help future national security professionals identify these character traits and then practice and hone them. Highlighting individuals with challenging roles in World War II, this essay analyzes the character traits that enabled them to succeed in their work.","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"2001 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116890526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tomorrow’s Wars and the Media","authors":"Alexander G. Lovelace","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3156","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128270329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Parameters Summer 2022","authors":"U. Press","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3142","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"261 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124272404","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dysfunctional Warfare: The Russian Invasion of Ukraine 2022","authors":"Rob Johnson","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3144","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126253058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SRAD Director's Corner: Russia’s Strategy and Its War on Ukraine","authors":"George Shatzer","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3146","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3146","url":null,"abstract":"Follow this and additional works at: https://press.armywarcollege.edu/parameters Part of the Defense and Security Studies Commons, Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, Military History Commons, Military, War, and Peace Commons, Other Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Political History Commons, Public Affairs Commons, Strategic Management Policy Commons, and the United States History Commons","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"6 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121072579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine in 2022: Implications for Strategic Studies","authors":"A. Echevarria","doi":"10.55540/0031-1723.3145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.55540/0031-1723.3145","url":null,"abstract":"This special commentary examines critical issues for the field of strategic studies raised by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including the waning of major war, strategic coercion, and “War Amongst the People.” Drawing on previous scholarship and current events, this commentary considers the questions raised by the first major war of the twenty-first century. It provides recommendations for scholars and senior leaders on how to work together to address the questions of strategy and policy that have and continue to arise as the war progresses.","PeriodicalId":131540,"journal":{"name":"The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128497328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}