US Army War College: Parameters [Summer 2017]   [open pdf - 4MB]

Parameters" published by the U.S. Army War College contains the following articles: "Beyond Surprise Attack" by Lawrence Freedman; "What are America's Alliances Good For?" by Hal Brands and Peter D. Feaver; "Employing Military Force in the 21st Century" by Michael R. Matheny; "Waging Financial Warfare: Why and How" by David J. Katz; "Russia's Improved Information Operations: From Georgia to Crimea" by Emilio J. Iasiello; "Achieving Organizational Flexibility through Ambidexterity" by Patricia M. Shields and Donald S. Travis; "The Strategic Logic of Sieges in Counterinsurgencies" by Lionel M. Beehner, Benedetta Berti, and Michael T. Jackson; "Mobilizing for Major War" by Olen Chad Bridges and Andree Navarro; "Mobilization: The State of the Field" by Ken S. Gilliam and Barrett K. Parker; and "US Air Force Airlift and the Army's Relevance" by Robert C. Oven. This issue also contains a Review Essay and 12 book reviews.