USAHEC: Periodical Articles for Current Awareness 2021: August 2021

AFRICA

“Africans' Durable Demand for Democracy.”
Gyimah-Boadi, E., Carolyn Logan, and Josephine Sanny. Journal of Democracy 32, no. 3 (July 2021): 136-151. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“The U.S. Military Academy and the Africa Military Education Program.”
Morales, Rich, et al. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 106-120.
“Towards New African Security: A Prospective Role of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).”
Yoon, Seongwon, and Sungsoo Kim. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 33, no. 2 (June 2021): 337-356.

ARCTIC REGIONS

“Future Mobility: The Cardinal Principle in Northern Operations.”
Karttunen, Jari J. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 133-140.
“Russia’s Arctic Military Strategy and Its Implications in the Post-Cold War Era.”
Yun, Jiwon. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 33, no. 2 (June 2021): 297-311.

ARMS CONTROL

“Is There a New Chance for Arms Control in the Middle East?”
Finaud, Marc, Tony Robinson, and Mona Saleh. Arms Control Today 51, no. 5 (June 2021): 18-21.

ARMY - UNITED STATES - TRAINING OF

“The Army’s Training Problem: The Missing Correlation between Home Station Training and Combat Readiness.”
Creamer, Shawn P. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 74-87.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

“Artificial Intelligence and Multi-Domain Operations: A Whole-of-Nation Approach Key to Success.”
Cox, Dan G. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 76-91.

AUTOCRACY

“How Authoritarians Inflate Their Image.”
Krekó, Péter. Journal of Democracy 32, no. 3 (July 2021): 109-123. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC)

“Can China Keep Rising?” 8 articles. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 8-74.

“Can China Keep Rising?”
Pp. 8: Kurtz-Phelan, Daniel.
“Xi's Gamble: The Race to Consolidate Power and Stave Off Disaster.”
Pp. 10-19: Blanchette, Jude.
“China's Economic Reckoning: The Price of Failed Reforms.”
Pp. 20-29: Rosen, Daniel H.
“The Robber Barons of Beijing: Can China Survive Its Gilded Age?”
Pp. 30-39: Ang, Yuen Yuen.
“Becoming Strong: The New Chinese Foreign Policy.”
Pp. 40-47: Xuetong, Yan.
“The Plot Against China? How Beijing Sees the New Washington Consensus.”
Pp. 48-57: Jisi, Wang.
“The Taiwan Temptation: Why Beijing Might Resort to Force."
Pp. 58-67: Mastro, Oriana Skylar.
“Life of the Party: How Secure Is the CCP [Chinese Communist Party]?
Pp. 68-74: Schell, Orville.

COALITION WARFARE

“London and Washington - Maintaining Naval Cooperation despite Strategic Differences during Operation EARNEST WILL.”
Mobley, Richard A. Naval War College Review 74, no. 2 (Spring 2021): 134-162.

COLOMBIA

“The COVID-19 Lockdown as a Window of Opportunity to Degrade Transnational Organized Crime Groups in Colombia.”
Guarin, Jeferson. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 66-75.

COUNTERINSURGENCY

“Two Sides of COIN [Counterinsurgency].” 2 articles. Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly 51, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 19-45.

“COIN Doctrine Is Wrong.”
Pp. 19-34: Mason, M. Chris.
“Toward Successful COIN: Shining Path’s Decline.”
Pp. 35-45: Colby, Darren.

CULTURE

“The Threat Reflex: Why Some Societies Respond to Danger Better Than Others."
Gelfand, Michele. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 159-166.

CYBERSPACE

“The Kaseya Ransomware Attack Is a Really Big Deal.”
Tait, Matt. Lawfare (July 5, 2021).

DEMOCRACY

“How Personalist Politics Is Changing Democracies.”
Frantz, Erica, et al. Journal of Democracy 32, no. 3 (July 2021): 94-108. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“Pugnacious Presidents: Democratic Constitutional Systems and International Conflict.”
Kroenig, Matthew, and Madison Schramm. Political Science Quarterly 136, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 249-275. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

DIVERSITY

“Military Diversity: A Key American Strategic Asset.”
Garrett, Michael X. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 14-21.
“‘We Have Come a Long Ways … We Have a Ways to Go.’”
Wagner, Dwayne. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 88-99.

ECONOMIC WARFARE

“The Evolution of Economic Compellence.”
Sims, Christopher. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 44-51.

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

“The Strategic Significance of the Chinese Fishing Fleet.”
Landreth, James M. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 33-42.

FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC) - AFRICA

“South-South Cooperation or Core-Periphery Contention? Ghanaian and Zambian Perceptions of Economic Relations with China.”
Flint, Colin, and Madeleine Waddoups. Geopolitics 26, no. 3 (2021): 889-918.

FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC) - PACIFIC REGION

“Debunking Myths about China: The Determinants of China’s Official Financing to the Pacific.”
Van Grieken, Bob Jurriaan, and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz. Geopolitics 26, no. 3 (2021): 861-888.

FOREIGN ECONOMIC RELATIONS - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC) - PANAMA

“China in Panama: From Peripheral Diplomacy to Grand Strategy.”
Mendez, Alvaro, and Chris Alden. Geopolitics 26, no. 3 (2021): 838-860.

FOREIGN POLICY - UNITED STATES

“Does Race Stop at the Water's Edge? Elites, the Public, and Support for Foreign Intervention among White U.S. Citizens over Time.”
Green, Jon. Political Science Quarterly 136, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 339-361. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“The Fulbright Paradox: Race and the Road to a New American Internationalism.”
King, Charles. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 92-106.

FOREIGN RELATIONS - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPULIC) - UNITED NATIONS

“China at the UN [United Nations]: Choking Civil Society.”
Inboden, Rana Siu. Journal of Democracy 32, no. 3 (July 2021): 124-135. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

GEOECONOMICS

“A Better Boom: How to Capture the Pandemic's Productivity Potential.”
Manyika, James, and Michael Spence. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 107-117.
“Antimonopoly Power: The Global Fight Against Corporate Concentration.”
Lynn, Barry C. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 146-158.

GLOBAL HEALTH

“The Forever Virus: A Strategy for the Long Fight Against COVID-19."
Brilliant, Larry, et al. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 76-91.

IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION

“Border Violence and Migrant Subjectivities.”
Topak, Özgün E. Geopolitics 26, no. 3 (2021): 791-816.

INDO PACIFIC

“The Army in the Indo-Pacific: Relevant but Not a Tripwire.”
Bolton, John Q. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 22-31.

INNOVATION

“One Approach, Two Results - The French Army, the U.S. Marines, and the Frontal Assault during the World Wars.”
Rafuse, Ethan S. Naval War College Review 74, no. 2 (Spring 2021): 115-133.

ISRAEL

“Cultural Challenges for Israeli Sea Power in the Eastern Mediterranean.”
Helfont, Samuel. Naval War College Review 74, no. 2 (Spring 2021): 37-60.
“The Transformation of the Israel Defense Forces.”
Jager, Avi. Naval War College Review 74, no. 2 (Spring 2021): 12-60.

JAPAN

“The Impact of Base Politics on Long-Range Precision Fires: A Closer Look at Japan.”
Pazdzierski, Richard M. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 31-43.

KOREA (SOUTH)

“Korean Defense Reform 2.0 after COVID-19: A Budget Perspective.”
Kim, Kyoung-Gon. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 33, no. 2 (June 2021): 185-202.

LARGE-SCALE COMBAT OPERATIONS

“Fire Support in Time and Space: Lessons from the Ivy Division’s Joint Air-Ground Integration Center.”
Lewin, Timothy P., and Marc S. Melfi. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 54-65.
“Preparing Theater Ammunition Supply Points for Large-Scale Combat Operations.”
Lima, Michael K. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 43-53.
“Winning the Deep Fight: Planning, Preparing, and Executing Aviation Attacks Out of Friendly Contact.”
Sevigny, Steve P., James Bean, and Tamar Wilson. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 52-61.

LATIN AMERICA

“Latin America Erupts.” 6 articles. Journal of Democracy 32, no. 3 (July 2021): 5-93.

“Latin America Erupts: Ecuador's Return to the Past.”
Pp. 5-18: Polga-Hecimovich, John, and Francisco Sánchez. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“Latin America Erupts: Millennial Authoritarianism in El Salvador.”
Pp. 19-32: Meléndez-Sánchez, Manuel. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“Latin America Erupts: Re-founding Chile.”
Pp. 33-47: Heiss, Claudia. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“Latin America Erupts: Peru Goes Populist.”
Pp. 48-62: Muñoz, Paula. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“Latin America Erupts: When Does Competitive Authoritarianism Take Root?”
Pp. 63-77: Velasco Guachalla, V. Ximena, et al. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“Latin America Erupts: The Danger of Democratic Delinquency.”
Pp. 78-93: Whitehead, Laurence. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

LEADERSHIP

“Project Athena: Enabling Leader Self-Development.”
Masaracchia, Charles, Samuel Saine, and Jon Fallesen. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 6-15.
“U.S. Army, Toxic Followership, and the Balance of Responsibility.”
Martinez, Ben, Jr. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 100-110.

LITTORAL OPERATIONS

“Preparing for the Future: Marine Corps Support to Joint Operations in Contested Littorals.”
Berger, David H. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 6-13.

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

"Chasing the Army Award for Maintenance Excellence: A Cavalry Squadron’s Business School Approach to Fixing Maintenance.”
Stankye, Tyler D. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 62-73.

MILITARY-CIVIL RELATIONS

“Matthew Ridgway and the Value of Persistent Dissent.”
Crane, Conrad C. Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly 51, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 7-18.

MISSILES - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

“Understanding the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force: Strategy, Armament, and Disposition.”
Mihal, Christopher J. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 16-30.

MYANMAR

“Myanmar's Coming Revolution: What Will Emerge From Collapse?”
Myint-U, Thant. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 132-145.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS

“Rethinking Nuclear War: Bringing ‘Limited Nuclear Use’ to Center Stage.”
Yoo, Inseok. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 33, no. 2 (June 2021): 223-245.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC)

“Understanding the Risks and Realities of China's Nuclear Forces.”
Brown, Gerald C. Arms Control Today 51, no. 5 (June 2021): 6-13.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS - KOREA (NORTH)

“New Weapons Systems and Peculiar Features of North Korean Nuclear Doctrine.”
Barannikova, Anastasia. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 33, no. 2 (June 2021): 203-222.

NUCLEAR WEAPONS - UNITED STATES

“Nuclear Launch Authority: Too Big a Decision for Just the President.”
Jonas, David S., and Bryn McWhorter. Arms Control Today 51, no. 5 (June 2021): 14-17.

OFFICER EVALUATION SYSTEM - ARMY

“Understanding Assessments and their Relevance to the Future Success of the U.S. Army.”
Bianchi, Anthony “Tony.” Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 133-140.

OFFICERS - ARMY - UNITED STATES - TRAINING OF

“A New Foreign Area Officer Paradigm: Meta-Leadership and Security Cooperation.”
Dominguez, Agustin E., and Ryan Kertis. Military Review 101, no. 3 (May-June 2021): 92-104.

SECURITY, NATIONAL - CHINA (PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC)

“The Reconfigured Ideology and Threats to National Security: Observations from Xi Jinping’s Regime.”
Tu, Chang-Ching. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 33, no. 2 (June 2021): 247-272.

SOCIAL MEDIA

“The Future of Platform Power.” 5 articles. Journal of Democracy 32, no. 3 (July 2021): 152-177.

“The Future of Platform Power: Quarantining Misinformation.”
Pp. 152-156: Faris, Robert, and Joan Donovan. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“The Future of Platform Power: Fixing the Business Model.”
Pp. 157-162: Maréchal, Nathalie. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“The Future of Platform Power: Reining In Big Tech.”
Pp. 163-167: Ghosh, Dipayan, and Ramesh Srinivasan. (Print journal available in Library-Root)
“The Future of Platform Power: Making Middleware Work.”
Pp. 168-172: Keller, Daphne. Print journal available in Library-Root)
“The Future of Platform Power: Solving for a Moving Target.”
Pp. 173-177: Fukuyama, Francis. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

SOUTH CHINA SEA

“ASEANʼs [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] Role in Promoting Non-Traditional Security Cooperation in the South China Sea: A Perspective from the Issues of Fisheries Security.”
Cuong, Nguyen Xuan, and Duong Van Huy. Korean Journal of Defense Analysis 33, no. 2 (June 2021): 313-335.

SOVEREIGNTY

“Whose Rights Are They, Anyway?”
Chenette, Courtney F., and Edward A. Lynch. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 111-124.

SPACE

“Special Section: Critical Geopolitics of Outer Space.” 6 articles. Geopolitics 26, no. 3 (2021): 661-790.

“Introduction: Critical Geopolitics of Outer Space.”
Pp. 661-665: Klinger, Julie Michelle.
“Environmental Geopolitics and Outer Space.”
Pp. 666-703: Klinger, Julie Michelle.
”Spaceport America: Contested Offworld Access and the Everyman Astronaut.”
Pp. 704-728: Sammler, Katherine G., and Casey R. Lynch.
“Opening the Black Box of Outer Space: The Case of Jason-3.”
Pp. 729-746: Saperstein, J. D.
“Geopolitical Imaginaries of the Space Shuttle Mission Patches.”
Pp. 747-769: Maclaren, Andrew S.
“Imperialism, Technology and Tropicality in Arthur C. Clarke’s Geopolitics of Outer Space.”
Pp. 770-790: Dunnett, Oliver.

STRATEGY

“Strategy and Doctrine.” 3 articles. Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly 51, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 73-109.

“The Coercive Logic of Militant Drone Use.”
Pp. 73-84: Doctor, Austin C., and James I. Walsh.
“JDN [Joint Doctrine Note] 2-19: Hitting the Target but Missing the Mark.”
Pp. 85-96: Mezzell, Ann, and J. Wesley Hutto.
“Integrated Planning and Campaigning for Complex Problems.”
Pp. 97-109: Ehlers, Robert S., Jr., and Patrick Blannin.

STRATEGY - UNITED STATES

“The Life Cycle of Grand Strategies: The Case of the American Shift to Containment.”
Saltzman, Ilai Z. Political Science Quarterly 136, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 277-310. (Print journal available in Library-Root)

STRATEGY, NAVAL - CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC)

“The 1988 Blues - Admirals, Activists, and the Development of the Chinese Maritime Identity.”
Rhodes, Andrew. Naval War College Review 74, no. 2 (Spring 2021): 61-80.
“The Middle Kingdom Returns to the Sea, While America Turns Its Back - How China Came to Dominate the Global Maritime Industry, and the Implications for the World.”
McMahon, Christopher J. Naval War College Review 74, no. 2 (Spring 2021): 80-114.

SUBVERSIVE ACTIVITIES

“A Measure Short of War: The Return of Great-Power Subversion.”
Kastner, Jill, and William C. Wohlforth. Foreign Affairs 100, no. 4 (July/August 2021): 118-131.

TERRORISM

“Ethics and Terrorism.” 14 articles. Terrorism and Political Violence 33, no. 2 (March 2021): 221-408.

“Primum Non Nocere - First Do No Harm.”
Pp. 221-224: Taylor, Max, and John Horgan.
“The Case of Jihadology and the Securitization of Academia.”
Pp. 225-241: Zelin, Aaron Y.
“Terrorism Confidential: Ethics, Primary Data and the Construction of ‘Necessary Fictions.’”
Pp. 242-256: Grossman, Michele, and Vivian Gerrand.
“Back to the Dark Side: Explaining the CIA’s [Central Intelligence Agency] Repeated Use of Torture.”
Pp. 257-270: Jacobson, Adam D.
“The Development of the Framework for Research Ethics in Terrorism Studies (FRETS).”
Pp. 271-289: Morrison, John, Andrew Silke, and Eke Bont.
“The Ethical Limits We Should Place on Intelligence Gathering as Part of an Integrated CT [Counterterrorism] Strategy.”
Pp. 290-301: Omand, David.
“The Implication of Terrorism’s Extremely Low Base Rate.”
Pp. 302-311: Sageman, Marc.
“When Fieldwork Ends: Navigating Ongoing Contact with Former Insurgents.”
Pp. 312-323: Schmidt, Rachel.
“A Public Health Ethics Model of Countering Violent Extremism.”
Pp. 324-337: Shortland, Neil D., Nicholas Evans, and John Colautti.
“Counterterrorism within the Rule of Law? Rhetoric and Reality with Special Reference to the United Kingdom.”
Pp. 338-352: Walker, Clive.
“Targeted Killings: Ethical & Operational Dilemmas.”
Pp. 353-366: Ganor, Boaz.
“Online Extremism and Terrorism Research Ethics: Researcher Safety, Informed Consent, and the Need for Tailored Guidelines.”
Pp. 367-380: Conway, Maura.
“The Conflict Sensitivity Principle: Can Best Practice in Conflict Research Fill the Ethics Gap in Terrorism and Counterterrorism Research Practice?”
Pp. 381-396: Castro e Almeida, Manuel, and Alistair Harris.
“Reconsidering Early Detection in Countering Radicalization by Local Frontline Professionals.”
Pp. 397-408: Van de Weert, Annemarie, and Quirine Eijkman.

TREATIES AND ALLIANCES

“Allies and Partners.” 2 articles. Parameters: US Army War College Quarterly 51, no. 2 (Summer 2021): 47-71.

“Europe: A Strategy for a Regional and Middle Power.”
Pp. 47-59: Haine, Jean-Yves, and Cynthia Salloum.
“Greater Security Cooperation: US Allies in Europe and East Asia.”
Pp. 61-71: Kim, Tongfi, and Luis Simón.

UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE

“Survival in the Russian Occupied Zone: Command and Organization in Resistance Underground Operations.”
Stringer, Kevin D. Military Review 101, no. 4 (July-August 2021): 125-132.

Periodical Articles for Current Awareness 2021: August 2021

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