USAHEC: Periodical Articles for Current Awareness 2020: May 2020

AEROSPACE POWER

"The Struggle for Air Superiority: The Air War over the Middle East (1967–1982) as a Case Study."
Tovy, Tal. Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs 2, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 77-97.

AEROSPACE POWER - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

"Air and Space Power with Chinese Characteristics: China’s Military Revolution."
McCabe, Thomas R. Air & Space Power Journal 34, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 19-42.

AFRICA

"Defense Institution Building in Africa."
Neese-Bybee, Ashley, Paul Clarke, and Alexander Noyes. Parameters: U.S. Army War College 50, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 65-77.
"The Foreign Policies of Large Democratizing African States: South Africa and Nigeria."
Burgess, Stephen F. Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs 2, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 98-129.

AIR FORCE - SINGAPORE

"Assessing Republic of Singapore Air Force’s Defensive Air Operations Capabilities: Confronting Challenges in Unconventional Scenarios."
Mishra, Anant. Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 87-94.

ALLIANCES

"We Must Win the Competition for Maritime Partners."
Morley, Frank, and Steve Bowdren. Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 24-28. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

AL QAEDA

"The Revival of Al Qaeda."
Forbes, Jami T. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 84-89.

ANTI-ACCESS/AREA DENIAL

"Attaining Maritime Superiority in an A2/AD [Anti-Access/Area Denial] Era: Lessons from the Battle of the Bismarck Sea."
Ho, Ben. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 96-104.
"Frustrated Cargo: The U.S. Army's Limitations in Projecting Force from Ship to Shore in an A2/AD [Anti-Access/Area Denial] Environment."
Molloy, Brian. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 90-95.

ARCTIC REGIONS

"The Bering Strait: An Arena for Great Power Competition."
Tice, Ryan. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 58-63.
"Three-Way Power Dynamics in the Arctic."
Pincus, Rebecca. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 40-63.

ARMS INDUSTRY AND TRADE - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

"Strategic Contours of China's Arms Transfers."
Raska, Michael, and Richard A. Bitzinger. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 91-116.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

"Allies and Artificial Intelligence: Obstacles to Operations and Decision-Making."
Lin-Greenberg, Erik. Texas National Security Review 3, no. 2 (Spring 2020).
"Artificial Intelligence: A Threat to Strategic Stability."
Johnson, James S. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 16-39.
"Killing Me Softly: Competition in Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles."
MacDonald, Norine, and George Howell. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 102-126.
"Quiet Giant The TITAN [Technology for Innovation and Testing on Accredited Networks] Cloud and the Future of DOD Artificial Intelligence."
Giannetti, William. Air & Space Power Journal 34, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 54-58.
"Time for a Counter-AI [Artificial Intelligence] Strategy."
Thomas, M. A. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 3-8.

AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS

"A Call for Dialogue with the Opponents of Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems."
Muster, Richard T. Military Review. (March 2020).

CLIMATE CHANGE

"Preventive Environmental Wars."
Betz, Adam. Journal of Military Ethics 18, no. 3 (October 2019): 223-247.

COAST GUARD - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

"The China Coast Guard: Shifting from Civilian to Military Control in the Era of Regional Uncertainty."
Granados, Ulises. Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 40-58.

COERCION

"Coercion Theory: A Basic Introduction for Practitioners."
Biddle, Tami Davis. Texas National Security Review 3, no. 2 (Spring 2020).

COMMAND

"Beyond Auftragstaktik: The Case Against Hyper-Decentralized Command."
Lythgoe, Trent J. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 29-36.

CYBERSPACE

“COVID-19 Contact Tracing We Can Live With: A Roadmap and Recommendations.”
Chesney, Robert. Lawfare (April 14, 2020).
"Cyber Physical Systems: The Coming Singularity."
Trevino, Marty. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 2-13.
“Looking Beyond Contact Tracing to Stop the Spread.”
Landau, Susan. Lawfare (April 10, 2020).
“The Problem with Google and Apple’s COVID-19-Tracking Plan.”
Baker, Stewart. Lawfare (April 14, 2020).
"A Small State Perspective on the Evolving Nature of Cyber Conflict: Lessons from Singapore."
Tan, Eugene E. G. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 158-171.
"Success of Persistent Engagement in Cyberspace."
Healey, Jason, and Stuart Caudill. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 9-15.

DECEPTION IN WARFARE

"A Tool for Deception: The Urgent Need for EM [Electromagnetic] Decoys."
Mills, Walker. War Room (February 27, 2020).

DISEASES

"COVID-19 and the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918-19."
Phillips, Howard. War on the Rocks (April 3, 2020).
"Pandemics and the U.S. Military: Lessons from 1918."
Shurkin, Michael. War on the Rocks (April 1, 2020).

ENERGY BEAM WEAPONS

"Directed Energy Weapons Are Real...And Disruptive."
Obering, Henry "Trey", III. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 36-46.

ESPIONAGE - PROTECTION FROM

"Insider Threat: A People Problem in the Age of Bits and Bytes."
Gelles, Michael, and Joe Mariani. War Room (March 25, 2020).

ETHICS

"Does Might Make Right? Individuals, Ethics, and Exceptionalism."
Gavin, Francis J. War on the Rocks (February 11, 2020).
"The Ethics of Acquiring Disruptive Technologies: Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Weapons, and Decision Support Systems."
Pfaff, C. Anthony. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 128-145.

FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC)

"Nontraditional Security Dilemmas on the Belt and Road."
Ferguson, R. James. Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 59-86.

FOREIGN POLICY - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

"How China is Exploiting the Pandemic to Export Authoritarianism."
Shullman, David O. War on the Rocks (March 31, 2020).
"Responding to China’s New Tools of Global Influence."
Markey, Daniel. War on the Rocks (April 1, 2020).

FOREIGN RELATIONS - AUSTRALIA - INDIA

"Australia's Big Stake in India's Military Reorganization."
Brewster, David. War on the Rocks (April 8, 2020).

FOREIGN RELATIONS - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC) - RUSSIA

"China and Russia: A Burgeoning Alliance."
Blank, Stephen. Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 62-66. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

FOREIGN RELATIONS - NEW ZEALAND - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

"New Zealand’s Strategic Challenge: Responding to China’s New Interventionist Foreign Policies."
Baker, Maia. Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 11-39.

FUTURES

"Harnessing Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems Across the Seven Joint Functions."
Ray, Brian David, Jeanne F. Forgey, and Benjamin N. Mathias. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 115-128.
"Minds at War: China's Pursuit of Military Advantage through Cognitive Science and Biotechnology."
Kania, Elsa B. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 82-101.
"Reconceiving Modern Warfare: A Unified Model."
Reid, K. C. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 12-21.
"Redefining Neuroweapons: Emerging Capabilities in Neuroscience and Neurotechnology."
DeFranco, Joseph, Diane DiEuliis, and James Giordano. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 48-63.
"'Thinking About What Could Be': An Interview with General John M. Murray, Commanding General Army Futures Command."
PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 172-177.

GEOPOLITICS

"A New Washington Naval Conference for a Post-COVID World?"
Neiberg, Michael. War Room (March 31, 2020).

HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS

"Peacemakers: Chaplains as Vital Links in the Peace Chain."
Leonard, David R. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 64-73.

INDO-PACIFIC

"Demystifying the Indo- Pacific Theater."
Brown, C. Q., Jr. Air Force Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 3-10.

INFORMATION LITERACY

"#FakeNews in #NatSec: Handling Misinformation."
Cronkhite, Amanda B., Wenshuo Zhang, and Leslie Caughell. Parameters: U.S. Army War College 50, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 5-22.

INTERAGENCY COOPERATION

"The Future of Interagency Doctrine."
Katsos, George E. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 129-132.

INTEROPERABILITY

"The Global Maritime Coalition 2.0."
Poulin, Andrew R. Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 18-22. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

ISRAEL

"How the Israel Defense Forces Might Confront Hezbollah."
Eilam, Ehud. Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs 2, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 130-137.

JOINT FORCE - UNITED STATES

"Getting out of Our Tactical Comfort Zone: Leveraging the Joint Planning Process to Prepare Airmen for Joint Duty."
Coleman, Frederick “Trey.” Air & Space Power Journal 34, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 59-62.

JUST WAR THEORY

"War by Agreement: A Reflection on the Nature of Just War."
Okeja, Uchena. Journal of Military Ethics 18, no. 3 (October 2019): 189-203.

LEADERSHIP

"First Sergeant: Weak-Tie of the Air Force Leadership Triad."
Lackey, Josh. Air & Space Power Journal 34, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 4-18.
"Humility Is For Leaders."
Moffitt, Steven R. Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 74-77. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

MILITARY ART AND SCIENCE

"Clausewitz's Wondrous Yet Paradoxical Trinity: The Nature of War as a Complex Adaptive System."
Cole, Brian. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 42-49.

MILITARY CIVIL RELATIONS - UNITED STATES

"Civil-Military Relations." 2 articles. Parameters: U.S. Army War College 50, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 23-49.

"Revisiting the 2006 Revolt of the Generals."
Pp. 23-37: Binkley, John C.
"Are Retired Flag Officers Overparticipating in the Political Process?"
Pp. 39-49: Griffiths, Zachary E.

MILITARY CIVIL RELATIONS - UNITED STATES [COMMENTARY AND REPLY]

"Civil-Military Relations." 2 articles. Parameters: U.S. Army War College 50, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 105-111.

"On “Civil-Military Relations and Today’s Policy Environment.'”
Pp. 105-109: Fust, George J.
"The Author Replies"
Pp. 109-111: Garner, Thomas N.
Original Article: "Civil-Military Relations and Today’s Policy Environment."
Garner, Thomas N. Parameters: U.S. Army War College 48, no. 4 (Winter 2018-2019): 5-9.

MILITARY SERVICE AS A PROFESSION

"War as a Workplace: Ethical Implications of the Occupational Shift."
Dobos, Ned. Journal of Military Ethics 18, no. 3 (October 2019): 248-260.

MILITARY TRANSFORMATION

"The Challenges Facing 21st Century Military Modernization."
Loo, Bernard F. W. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 146-156.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS

"Strategy in the New Era of Tactical Nuclear Weapons."
Becker, Joseph D. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 117-140.

OPERATION - INHERENT RESOLVE

"The Contract Broken, and Restored: Air Rescue in Operation Inherent Resolve, 2014–2017 (Part 2 of 2)."
Marion, Forrest L. Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs 2, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 40-56.

OPERATIONAL RESEARCH

"A Blue-Collar Approach to Operational Analysis: A Special Operations Case Study."
Hendrickson, Steven J., and Riley Post. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 50-57.

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

"The History of the Defense Production Act and What it Means for COVID-19."
Else, Dan. War on the Rocks (April 13, 2020).
"Wartime Lessons for Industrial Mobilization in a Time of Pandemic."
Biddle, Stephen, and Tami Davis Biddle. War on the Rocks (April 3, 2020).

PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION

"Strategic Lieutenants Part II." 2 articles. Parameters: U.S. Army War College 50, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 79-103.

"Norway’s Strategic Lieutenants."
Pp. 79-90: Roennfeldt, Carsten F.
"Denmark’s Strategic Lieutenants."
Pp. 91-103: Nyemann, Dorthe Bach and Jørgen Staun.

PREVENTIVE WAR

"Preventive War: Shortcomings Classical and Contemporary."
Garren, David J. Journal of Military Ethics 18, no. 3 (October 2019): 204-222.

SEA DENIAL

"Serious About Sea Denial? Study the Iranians."
Drake, Thaddeus, Jr. Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 70-73. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

SEA-POWER

"The International Commanders Respond."
Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 32-48. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

SEA POWER - RUSSIA

"Why Are Warm-Water Ports Important to Russian Security? The Cases of Sevastopol and Tartus Compared."
Chauhan, Tanvi. Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs 2, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 57-76.

SECURITY, NATIONAL - PACIFIC REGION

"Regional Navies Must Take Responsibility for Pacific Security."
Kouyoumdjian Inglis, Richard. Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 56-59. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

SECURITY, NATIONAL - UNITED STATES

"After the Pandemic: America and National Security in a Changed World."
Barno, David, and Nora Bensahel. War on the Rocks (March 31, 2020).
"Pandemic and the Plight of American Public Policy."
Gavin, Francis J. War on the Rocks (April 2, 2020).

SPACE - MILITARY APPLICATIONS

"A Culture of Military Spacepower."
Grosselin, Kenneth. Air & Space Power Journal 34, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 75-86.
"An Argument against Satellite Resiliency: Simplicity in the Face of Modern Satellite Design."
Linville, Dax, and Robert A. Bettinger. Air & Space Power Journal 34, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 43-53.
"On Implementing a Space War-Fighting Construct: A Treatise on Applied Frameworks from Other Domains."
Davenport, Brandon. Air & Space Power Journal 34, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 63-74.
"Strategic Choice and the Orbital Security Dilemma."
Townsend, Brad. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 64-90.

STRATEGY - UNITED STATES

"Frozen Dragon: Applying the Lessons of the Cold War to the China Seas."
Dudell, Jason. Proceedings: U.S. Naval Institute 146, no. 3 (March 2020): 50-55. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
"One War Is Not Enough: Strategy and Force Planning for Great Power Competition"
Brands, Hal, and Evan Braden Montgomery. Texas National Security Review 3, no. 2 (Spring 2020).
"What Good Is Grand Strategy? A Whiteboard."
War Room (March 26, 2020).

SYRIA

"Aid to Anti-Assad Forces Became the Most Expensive US Covert Action - Dr. David S. Sorenson."
Rodríguez, Nuño (Interviewer). Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs 2, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 138-145.
"The US Withdrawal and the Scramble for Syria."
Michnik, Wojciech, and Spyridon Plakoudas. Air Force Journal of European, Middle Eastern, and African Affairs 2, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 31-39.

TARGETS AND TARGETING

"The Mortality of Retributive Targeted Killing."
Braun, Christian Nikolaus. Journal of Military Ethics 18, no. 3 (October 2019): 170-188.

TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETITIVENESS

"Adapting for Victory: DOD [Department of Defense] Laboratories for the 21st Century."
Cooley, William T., David J. Hahn, and John A. George. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 22-28.
"Strategic Competition for Emerging Military Technologies: Comparative Paths and Patterns."
Raska, Michael. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 64-81.
"The Intellectual Edge: A Competitive Advantage for Future War and Strategic Competition."
Ryan, Mick. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 6-11.
"The Worst Possible Day: U.S. Telecommunications and Huawei."
Donahue, Thomas. PRISM 8, no. 3 (2019): 14-35.

THOUGHT AND THINKING

"Asking Strategic Questions: A Primer for National Security Professionals."
Hill, Andrew, and Stephen J. Gerras. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 37-41.

URBAN WARFARE

"Failed Megacities and the Joint Force."
Metzel, Matthew N., et al. Joint Force Quarterly, no. 96 (1st Quarter 2020): 109-114.

YEMEN

"Missiles, Drones, and the Houthis in Yemen."
Samaan, Jean-Loup C. Parameters: U.S. Army War College 50, no. 1 (Spring 2020): 51-64.

WOMEN IN THE ARMED FORCES - UNITED STATES

"The Balancing Act for Female Officers."
Abbe, Allison. War Room (March 5, 2020).

Periodical Articles for Current Awareness 2020: May 2020

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