Counterinsurgency Operations

Counterinsurgency (COIN) operations are actions ...

Culture and Religion of Enemy

Current Status: In recent years ...

Treatment/Interrogation of Irregular Combatant Prisoners

Current Status: The United States ...

Military Under Foreign Command

Current Status: The current national ...

Rules of Engagement

Current Status: Rules of engagement ...

Social Engineering in the Military

Current Status: Ideologically driven politicians, ...

Standards for Combat Personnel

Current Status: Combat is obviously ...

Religion and the Military

Current Status: In recent years ...

Civilian Control and Treatment of the Military

Current Status: The U.S. Constitution ...

A Crisis of Leadership

Current Status: The military suffers ...

How these Topics are Developed (How these topics are developed.)

Topical position statements are a distillation of significant inputs and discussions. Our overriding goal is to establish what approach, standards, or rules best align with shielding our service members from unnecessary risk and supporting national security interests. Further we want to position statements to be scholarly in approach. Over time we will add to these topical positions with improved content, include more supporting references, and have reviews by credible experts. Ultimately we want these topical statements to be so well supported and defended that they are unassailable to reasonable people.