Military Review English Edition January-February 2017 | Page 5

War by Other Means
• Are there nations that consider themselves to be at war

Operational Level of War
• How are campaigns planned in the age of global

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with the United States? If so, how are they conducting war,
and what are the probabilities of their success?
Insurgent warfare: case studies of winning
by outgoverning
Clash of cultures: Is winning the struggle for cultural
hegemony a prerequisite for final victory?
Case studies: immigration as a strategic weapon of war
What must the United States do to defend itself against
economic, political, or informational warfare?
Economic war with the West: China’s presence in Latin
America and Africa
The relationship of Russia and Turkey as related to the
Syrian conflict
Syria and beyond: Dealing with a reestablished Russian
presence in the Middle East
Kleptocracies: Why they matter to the United States, and
the military’s role in dealing with them

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“Sacred Cows”: What
Should Go Away but Won’t
• Barnacles: Army institutions, processes, customs, or
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Dealing with a
Changing World
• Adjusting to changing societal norms: how they
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impact the Army
Military role in dealing with revival of global slavery
Security implications of the new Syrian, Iranian, and Russian
triad in the Middle East
Security implications of growing Chinese hegemony over
the South China Sea
Security implications of the new Islamic Europe
Preparing for the collapse of Venezuela: coping
with the adverse effects of a failed state in the
Western Hemisphere
Filling the ranks: how to deal with the long-term challenge
of finding people who want to serve in the military and
who are qualified
Clash of civilizations as the new paradigm for global
conflict: Was Samuel Huntington right?
Analysis of the nation-state: Is it the cause of war? Are open
borders the solution to ending global conflict?

insurgency, international terrorism, highly mobile
populations, and social media?
Is the center of gravity concept still relevant in today’s
operational environments?
Converging cavalry columns: Does this frontier American
Indian war concept have any relevance today?

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doctrine that are anachronistic and impede needed
change and progress
Relevance of the Uniform Code of Military Justice: What
needs to be updated? Is military justice applied fairly
and equitably across all ranks?
Military policing: Is racism or excessive force an issue of
concern for military police? How well trained are military
police as compared to civilian counterparts?
Straining tradition: What legal guidelines should be
imposed on the participation of senior retired officers in
partisan elections?

Mission Command Revisited
• Has the philosophy of mission command taken hold inside
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the Army? After many years of trying to change, critics say
mission command still looks a lot like command and control
Case studies on the use of the Army design
methodology during specific operations
Modularity ten years after: an evaluation
Noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and mission command:
Are we blurring too much the lines between officer/
NCO duties and responsibilities? Are we training soldiers
or quasi-commissioned officers? What is the impact of
new NCO evaluation reports, schooling, and the Army
University on the enlisted force?