USAHEC: Periodical Articles for Current Awareness 2021: January 2021

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Compiled by Travis Ferrell, MLIS, Research Librarian; Typed by Sarah Pendleton

Published monthly for The U.S. Army War College, Periodical Articles for Current Awareness lists citations for recent journal articles, grouped by subject.

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AEROSPACE POWER - UNITED STATES

“On the Future of Air and Space Power: An Interview with Barbara M. Barrett, Secretary of the Air Force.”
Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Winter 2020): 3-5.

AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS

“The Problems Facing United States Marine Corps Amphibious Assaults.”
Yeadon, Steven A. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 141-173.

ARMED FORCES - GREAT BRITAIN

“‘Neither Fish nor Fowl nor Yet Good Red Herring' - Joint Institutions, Single-Service Priorities, and Amphibious Capabilities in Postwar Britain.”
Speller, Ian. Naval War College Review 73, no. 4 (Autumn 2020): 85-111.

ARMS CONTROL

“Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zones and Contemporary Arms Control.”
Mendenhall, Elizabeth. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Winter 2020): 122-151.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

“Poison, Persistence, and Cascade Effects: AI [Artificial Intelligence] and Cyber Conflict.”
Whyte, Christopher. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Winter 2020): 18-46.
“Winning the AI [Artificial Intelligence] Revolution for American Diplomacy.”
Dukeman, Ryan. War on the Rocks (November 25, 2020).

BLACK SEA REGION - STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE

“The Joint Force Maritime Component Command and the Marine Corps: Integrate to Win the Black Sea Fight.”
Kohler, Michael. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 88-105.

CHEMICAL BIOLOGICAL WARFARE

“Missing: Legal Frameworks for Chemical Security.”
Cupitt, Richard T., and Mary C. Vecellio. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Winter 2020): 103-121.

CYBERSPACE

“The NDAA's [National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021] National Cyber Director: Justifications, Authorities and Lingering Questions.”
Chesney, Robert. Lawfare (December 7, 2020).

DEMOCRACY

“Antidemocratic Populism in Power: Comparing Erdoğan’s Turkey with Modi’s India and Netanyahu’s Israel.”
Rogenhofer, Julius Maximilian, and Ayala Panievsky. Democratization 27, no. 8 (December 2020): 1394-1412.
“How to Save Democracy from Technology: Ending Big Tech's Information Monopoly.”
Fukuyama, Francis, Barak Richman, and Ashish Goel. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 98-110.
“Learning Democracy Digitally? The Internet and Knowledge of Democracy in Nondemocracies.”
Placek, Matthew. Democratization 27, no. 8 (December 2020): 1413-1435.
“Supporting the Tunisian Transition? Analysing (In)consistencies in EU [European Union] Democracy Assistance with a Tripartite Nexus Model.”
Johansson-Nogués, Elisabeth, and Adrià Rivera Escartin. Democratization 27, no. 8 (December 2020): 1376-1393.

DETERRENCE

“Nuclear-Armed Hypersonic Weapons and Nuclear Deterrence.”
Reny, Stephen. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Winter 2020): 47-73.

DRONES

“How the Army Out-Innovated the Islamic State’s Drones.”
Allen, T.S., Kyle Brown, and Jonathan Askonas. War on the Rocks (December 21, 2020).

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS

“Why the Implementation of Multilateral Sanctions Does (Not) Work: Lessons Learned from the Czech Republic.”
Druláková, Radka, and Štěpánka Zemanová. European Security 29, no. 4 (December 2020): 524-544.

EDUCATION, MILITARY - AIR FORCE - UNITED STATES

“Instructors Wanted, Apply Within: Why the Air Force Is Failing To Change Its Culture and What To Do About It.”
Podliska, Bradley, and Donnie Hodges. War on the Rocks (December 8, 2020).

EDUCATION, MILITARY - ARMED FORCES - NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

“A Revolution in Military Learning? Cross-Functional Teams and Knowledge Transformation by Lessons-Learned Processes.”
Dyson, Tom. European Security 29, no. 4 (December 2020): 483-505.

EDUCATION - UNITED STATES

“The Most Important Part Is the Beginning.”
Myers, Chandler. War Room (December 1, 2020

ESPIONAGE

“Espionage, the First Amendment, and the Case against Julian Assange.”
Ross, Gary. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 747-767.
“It’s Only a Matter of Time before China Detains U.S. Executives.”
Priestap, Bill, and Holden Triplett. Lawfare (November 20, 2020).
“The Espionage Threat to U.S. Businesses.”
Priestap, Bill, and Holden Triplett. Lawfare (October 1, 2020).
“The Transformation of Business in an Age of Espionage.”
Priestap, Bill, and Holden Triplett. Lawfare (October 20, 2020).

FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS - UNITED STATES

“Protection Without Protectionism: Getting Industrial Policy Right.”
O'Neil, Shannon K. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 150-160.

FOREIGN POLICY - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC)

“The World China Wants: How Power Will-and Won't-Reshape Chinese Ambitions.”
Mitter, Rana. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 161-174.

FOREIGN POLICY - UNITED STATES

“The Future of the United States’ Friends and Foes.”
Alvarez-Couceiro, Paula. War Room (December 23, 2020).

FOREIGN RELATIONS - UNITED STATES - JAPAN

“Ameliorating the Alliance Dilemma in an Age of Gray-Zone Conflict—Lessons Learned from the U.S.-Japan Alliance.”
Bosack, Michael M. Naval War College Review 73, no. 4 (Autumn 2020): 45-66.

GENERAL OFFICERS - ARMED FORCES - UNITED STATES

“Senior Leader Behavior: What Differences Matter?”
Bullis, Craig, and Charles Allen. War Room (December 17, 2020).

GEOPOLITICS

“The End of the Wilsonian Era: Why Liberal Internationalism Failed.”
Mead, Walter Russell. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 123-137.

GREAT POWER COMPETITION / CONFLICT

“‘Things Done by Halves’ - Observations from America’s First Great-Power Competition.”
Armstrong, Benjamin F. Naval War College Review 73, no. 4 (Autumn 2020): 67-84.

INDO-PACIFIC

“The Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs presents Indo-Pacific Perspectives.” 8 articles. (December 2020): 1-47.

“Introduction: A Rules-Based Order for the Indo-Pacific?”
Pp. 1-5: Harris, Peter.
“The Indian Ocean’s Key Role in the Indo-Pacific Rules-based International Order.”
Pp. 6-11: Samaranayake, Nilanthi.
“Chinese Vision of a Rules-based Order: International Order with Chinese Characteristics.”
Pp. 12-15: Ho, Benjamin Tze Ern.
“Do Regimes Matter?: Implications of the 2016 UNCLOS [United Nations Convention for the Law of the Sea] South China Sea Ruling for a Rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific.”
Pp. 16-20: Southgate, Laura.
“Next Priorities for Japan’s FOIP [Free and Open Indo-Pacific] Vision: The Quad [Quadrilateral Security Dialogue - Australia, India, Japan, United States], ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations], and Institutional Linkages in the Indo-Pacific.”
Pp. 21-27: Koga, Kei.
“India’s Indo-Pacific Reckoning.”
Pp. 28-35: Basu, Titli.
“Challenges in Institutionalizing Rules-based Order in the Indo-Pacific: Defending or Reordering the Status Quo.”
Pp. 36-41: Ngaibiakching.
“A Rules-based Order in the Indo-Pacific: A View from Jakarta.”
Pp. 42-47: Anwar, Dewi Fortuna.

INFORMATION WARFARE

“What Is at Stake in the Information Sphere? Anxieties about Malign Information Influence among Ordinary Swedes.”
Wagnsson, Charlotte. European Security 29, no. 4 (December 2020): 397-415.

INNOVATION

“Wanted: Innovation Tools For Air Force Leaders.”
Moyer, Elizabeth Vaughan. War Room (December 3, 2020).

INTELLIGENCE - UNITED STATES

“Assessing How the U.S. Intelligence Community Analyzes Foreign Leaders.”
Dyson, Stephen Benedict, and Charles A. Duelfer. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 768-796.
“The New Politicization of the U.S. Intelligence Community.”
Gentry, John A. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 639-665.
“The U.S. Intelligence Community’s ‘MacArthur Moment.’”
Rogg, Jeff. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 666-681.
“'Those Clowns Out at Langley': A Theory of Trust between the Intelligence Community and the President.”
Manjikian, Mary. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 709-730.
“’We Come In Peace’: Relations between CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] Personnel and Congressional Members and Their Staff.”
Wippl, Joseph W. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 797-807.

INTERNATIONAL POLICING

“Foreign Policy Decision-Making in Operational Overlap: The UK's [United Kingdom] Policing Assistance in Afghanistan through the EU [European Union] and NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization].”
Çelik, Feyyaz Barış. European Security 29, no. 4 (December 2020): 456-482.

LIBYA

“Deal Or Déjà Vu? Libya’s Post-Conflict Political and Security Governance Dilemma.”
Kadlec, Amanda. War on the Rocks (December 7, 2020).

MARINE CORPS - UNITED STATES

“First to Fight: Advanced Force Operations and the Future of the Marine Corps.”
Friedman, B. A. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 119-140.
“Naval Integration: An Old Approach for a New Era.”
Erdelatz, Scott, et al. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 74-87.

MASS MEDIA

“A U.S. Media Strategy for the 2020s: Lessons from the Cold War.”
Pomar, Mark G. Texas National Security Review 4, no. 1 (Winter 2020/2021).

MILITARY CIVIL RELATIONS - UNITED STATES

“Will the Military Become Just Another Politicized Institution?”
Haynes, Walter. War on the Rocks (December 10, 2020).

MILITARY RELATIONS - NORWAY - UNITED STATES

“Marine Corps Force Design 2030 and Implications for Allies and Partners: Case Norway.”
Bruøygard, Terje, and Jørn Qviller. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 198-210.

MONEY

“Central Bank Digital Currencies: The Threat from Money Launderers and How to Stop Them.”
Fanusie, Yaya J. Lawfare (December 14, 2020).
“Crypto-Controls: Harnessing Cryptocurrency to Strengthen Sanctions.”
Myers, Adam, et al. War on the Rocks (December 9, 2020).

NAVY - CANADA

“A ‘New Look’ at Cold War Maritime Defense - The Royal Canadian Navy’s ‘Seaward Defence Report’ and the Threat of the Missile-Firing Submarine, 1955.”
Whitby, Michael. Naval War College Review 73, no. 4 (Autumn 2020): 112-138.

NAVY - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

“China’s Global Navy - Today’s Challenge for the United States and the U.S. Navy.”
Fanell, James E. Naval War College Review 73, no. 4 (Autumn 2020): 13-43

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

“NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization], Energy Security and Institutional Change.”
Bocse, Alexandra-Maria. European Security 29, no. 4 (December 2020): 436-455.
“NATO's [North Atlantic Treaty Organization] 360-Degree Approach to Security: Alliance Cohesion and Adaptation after the Crimean Crisis.”
Calmels, Christelle. European Security 29, no. 4 (December 2020): 416-435.

ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE

“‘Real’ Insider Threat: Toxic Workplace Behavior in the Intelligence Community.”
Creech, Greta E. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 682-708.

PEACEKEEPING - EUROPEAN UNION - INDIA

“‘Training for Peace’ - A Universal Practise? How Micro Processes are Impacting the Likelihood of an EU [European Union]-India Cooperation in Peacekeeping.”
Klossek, Lara. European Security 29, no. 4 (December 2020): 506-523.

PETROLEUM - SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION

“Peak Oil, Progressivism, and Josephus Daniels, 1913–21.”
Stern, Roger. Naval War College Review 73, no. 4 (Autumn 2020): 139-166.

POLICE

“Citizens, Suspects, and Enemies: Examining Police Militarization.”
Regan, Mitt. Texas National Security Review 4, no. 1 (Winter 2020/2021).

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

“The Party That Failed: An Insider Breaks with Beijing.”
Xia, Cai Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 78-96.

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT - JAPAN

“Diplomatic and Security Practice under Abe Shinzō: The Case for Realpolitik Japan.” 7 articles. Australian Journal of International Affairs 74, no. 6 (December 2020): 615-745.

“Diplomatic and Security Practice under Abe Shinzō: the Case for Realpolitik Japan.”
Pp. 615-632: Pugliese, Giulio, and Alessio Patalano.
“The Trajectory of ODA's [Official Development Assistance] Strategic Use and Reforms – From Nakasone Yasuhiro to Abe Shinzō.”
Pp. 633-648: Yamamoto, Raymond.
“Japan’s New Arms Export Policies: Strategic Aspirations and Domestic Constraints.”
Pp. 649-669: Sakaki, Alexandra, and Sebastian Maslow.
“The Role of Informal Political Actors in Japanese Security Policymaking: The Case of Kitaoka Shin’ichi.”
Pp. 670-686: Matsuoka, Misato.
“Explaining Japan’s Post-Cold War Security Policy Trajectory: Maritime Realism.”
Pp. 687-703: Matsuda, Takuya.
“Changing Civil–Military Relations in Japan: 2009–2012.”
Pp. 704-720: Schwenke, Simon.
“Threat Perception, Government Centralization, and Political Instrumentality in Abe Shinzo’s Japan.”
Pp. 721-745: Oren, Eitan, and Matthew Brummer.

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT - LATIN AMERICA

“Latin America's Lost Decades: The Toll of Inequality in the Age of COVID-19.”
Moreno, Luis Alberto. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 138-149.

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT - MIDDLE EAST

“The Arab Uprisings Never Ended: The Enduring Struggle to Remake the Middle East.”
Lynch, Marc. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 111-122.

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT - UNITED STATES

“Can America Recover?” 8 articles. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 1 (January / February 2020): 8-76.

“Can America Recover?”
Pp. 8: Rose, Gideon.
“The Can-Do Power: America's Advantage and Biden's Chance.”
Pp. 10-24: Power, Samantha.
“The Crisis Opportunity: What It Will Take to Build Back a Better Economy.”
Pp. 25-35: Furman, Jason.
“To Stop a Pandemic: A Better Approach to Global Health Security.”
Pp. 36-42: Nuzzo, Jennifer.
“The Reconstruction of America: Justice, Power, and the Civil War's Unfinished Business.”
Pp. 44-50: Blight, David W.
“Monopoly Versus Democracy: How to End a Gilded Age.”
Pp. 52-59: Teachout, Zephyr.
“Desperate Times, Desperate Measures: The Lessons of the New Deal.”
Pp. 60-67: Jacobs, Meg.
“Cleaning House: Watergate and the Limits of Reform.”
Pp. 68-76: Lawrence, John A.

QUAD [QUADRILATERAL SECURITY DIALOGUE - AUSTRALIA, INDIA, JAPAN, UNITED STATES]

“Quad Plus: Form Versus Substance.”
Panda, Jagannath. Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 5 (Special Issue 2020): 3-13.

“Beijing, Quad, and the Quad Plus.” 5 articles. Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 5 (Special Issue 2020): 14-105.

“‘Sea Foam in the Ocean’ or an ‘Asian NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization]’? Chinese Views of the Quad.”
Pp. 14-27: Becker, Jeffrey.
“US–China Strategic Competition and Washington’s Conception of Quad Plus.”
Pp. 28-43: Vasudeva, Akriti.
“India and the Quad Plus: Between Pointed-Alignment and Conjectural Alliance.”
Pp. 44-72: Panda, Jagannath P.
“Japan and the Quad Plus: A Japanese View for the Development and Expansion of the Quad in the Age of War on the Novel Coronavirus.”
Pp. 73-86: Tokuchi, Hideshi.
“A Quad Plus? The Prospects for Australia and New Zealand.”
Pp. 87-105: Hijar-Chiapa, Miguel A.

“The Plus Perspectives.” 7 articles. Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 5 (Special Issue 2020): 106-209.

“Whose Centrality? ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] and the Quad in the Indo-Pacific.”
Pp. 106-117: Laksmana, Evan A.
“Britain and the Quadrilateral.”
Pp. 118-130: Hemmings, John, and James Rogers.
“South Korea’s Perspective on Quad Plus and Evolving Indo-Pacific Security Architecture.”
Pp. 131-145: Chung, Kuyoun.
“Israel and Quad Plus: A Pivot to Asia and through the Indian Ocean.”
Pp. 146-164: Dentice, Giuseppe.
“France’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and the Quad Plus.”
Pp. 165-178: Pajon, Celine.
“Quad-Plus? Carving out Canada’s Middle Power Role.”
Pp. 179-195 : Nagy, Stephen R.
“Brazil in the Quad Plus: Incongruous or Extended Drawbridge of the Indo-Pacific?”
Pp. 196-209: Parulekar, Dattesh.

“A View from the Others.” 6 articles. Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs 3, no. 5 (Special Issue 2020): 210-300.

“Russia and Quad Plus: Is There a Way Forward?”
Pp. 210-228: Kireeva, Anna, and Alexei Kupriyanov.
“Indian Ocean Island States and the Quad Plus.”
Pp. 229-239: Samaranayake, Nilanthi.
“Connectivity and the Quad Powers: Revisiting History and Thought.”
Pp. 240-256: Vemsani, Lavanya.
“Realistic Expectations: The China Factor in the Australia–US Perspective on the Indo-Pacific.”
Pp. 257-268: Gupta, Amit.
“The Middle East and the Quad Plus.”
Pp. 269-284: Cannon, Brendon.
“Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Triangularity and the Quad Plus: Countering China’s Growing Influence.”
Pp. 285-300: Aoki, Kenta.

SEA CONTROL

“Sea Control: Feasible, Acceptable, Suitable, or Simply Imperative.”
Manning, Michael F. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 51-73.

SEA POWER - UNITED STATES

“Carriers and Amphibs: Shibboleths of Sea Power.”
Kuehn, John T. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 106-118.

SPACE - MILITARY APPLICATIONS

“Space: New Threats, New Service, New Frontier. An Interview with Mir Sadat, Former Policy Director, National Security Council.”
Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Winter 2020): 6-17.
“Space Traffic Management in the New Space Age.”
Chow, Brian G. Strategic Studies Quarterly 14, no. 4 (Winter 2020): 74-102.

STRATEGY, NAVAL - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

“Same Water, Different Dreams: Salient Lessons of the Sino-Japanese War for Future Naval Warfare.”
Rhodes, Andrews. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 35-50.

STRATEGY, NAVAL - UNITED STATES

“Losing the Initiative in the First Island Chain: How Organizational Inefficiencies Can Yield Mismatched Arsenals.”
Ludlow, Matthew C. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 174-197.

TERRORISM

“Did Al-Shabaab Attempt a 9/11-Style Aircraft Attack Targeting the United States?”
Chesney, Robert. Lawfare (December 16, 2020).

UNITED NATIONS

“Balancing China at the United Nations.”
Larsen, Henrik B. L. War on the Rocks (November 19, 2020).

WAR, OPERATIONAL LEVEL

“The Unity of the Operational Art: Napoleon and Naval Integration.”
Flynn, Matthew J. Journal of Advanced Military Studies 11, no. 2 (Fall 2020): 11-34.

WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND NATIONAL SECURITY

“Petticoat Promise: Gender and the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency] in the #MeToo Era.”
Crosston, Matthew. International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence 33, no. 4 (Winter 2020-2021): 731-746.