During the Cold War era, the strategic threat against the US was clear. The country responded clearly with a policy toward the Soviet threat that centered on deterrence, containment, and mutually assured destruction. To enforce this policy, the US created a strategic triad composed of nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles, Trident nuclear submarines, and long-range strategic bombers. Toda...

1. There are major opportunities in vulnerable countries to bolster stability and democratic transitions if there are US capabilities to take advantage of such openings. 2. This required capability would develop better strategies with a political focus for such countries along with specialist personnel—expeditionary diplomats— to concentrate on the implementation of these strategies over the lo...

In accordance with human necessities and deep attention into security, research studies have today became an irrefutable necessity in this area. It is noted that traditional concepts of this important issue have changed, as a result of occurring various events in the past, particularly in the 20th century; so that security is no more limited to protecting human beings against individual and col...

the united states and russia are two important actors in international system. the geography of their national interests is global and extra-regional; therefore, the quality of their relationship affects the security of international system. it can create security or can cause insecurity in international system. after the disintegration of soviet :union: there has been more interaction between ...

Dr. James C. MacDougall, a Professor of National Security Strategy at the National War College, has served as the chairman of the Department of National Security and Strategy at the US Army War College, the Deputy Director of the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies, and a faculty member at the National War College from 2007 until 2009. P Graham Allison gazes into the future ...