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TABLE OF CONTENTS
8 Old Generation Warfare: 32 Understanding Today’s
Enemy: The Grand
The Evolution—Not
Strategists of Modern Jihad
Revolution—of the
Russian Way of Warfare
Dr. Sebastian Gorka
Maj. Nick Sinclair, U.S. Army
According to the author, Russia’s “new
generation warfare” is just an adaptation of its
traditional methods and objectives. Therefore,
U.S. military professionals should reacquaint
themselves with the traditional Russian way of
warfare to understand its “new” approach.

17 Unconventional Art and
Modern War
Maj. Randall A. Linnemann, U.S. Army

An expert in irregular warfare and jihadi strategy
outlines the work of Islamist thinkers whose texts
on Islamic holy war against the “infidels” form the
ideological foundation for a modern jihad.

40 The Particular
Circumstances of Time and
Place: Why the Occupation
of Japan Succeeded and the
Occupation of Iraq Failed

This article takes an unconventional look at
how the United States and Western nations
fight by comparing visual art with the art of
war. It discusses cultural differences between
Eastern and Western philosophies as reflected
in artwork and approaches to conducting war.

Col. David Hunter-Chester, PhD, U.S.
Army, Retired
The author draws on expertise as a historian and
personal experience working with the Coalition
Provisional Authority in Baghdad to show why
U.S. plans and policies for occupying any country
should be tailored to the situation.

27 Defining a New Security
50 The AFRICOM Queen
Architecture for Europe
Brian J. Dunn
that Brings Russia in from
The third-place winner of the 2015 General William
the Cold
E. DePuy Special Topics Writing Competition
John Mearsheimer, PhD

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In an article adapted from a speech, a political
scientist discusses what he considers failings in
U.S. and NATO policy regarding Europe and
Russia since 2008. He describes a policy change
that he believes could end the crisis in Ukraine
although the U.S. turn toward Asia and the
uncertain future of NATO would likely prevent
its implementation.

advocates using civilian ships as naval platforms
to project U.S. Army and partner assets around
the African continent. Just as the fictional “African
Queen” was converted for a military mission,
civilian ships could provide a relatively simple
solution to U.S. Africa Command’s amphibious
shipping shortage.

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