Parameters | Winter 2023-24
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The winter issue is out! In this edition: “Was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a failure of Western deterrence?” by Bettina Lentz and “Ukraine Lessons for Future Warfighting: Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Deep Strike” by Harry Halem. CLSC Director’s Corner “Introducing the China Land Power Research Center”; From deterring great powers to gaining strategic influence.
From the editor-in-chief
Antulio J. Echevarria II
Welcome to the Winter 2023-24 issue of Parameters. The issue begins with two In Focus commentaries providing observations on the Russia-Ukraine war, two forums featuring deterrence and strategic influence, and the first Director’s Corner from the China Land Power Research Center (CLSC) .
in focus
Was Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a failure of Western deterrence?
Bettina Lenz
Did the West fail to deter Russia? Join author Bettina Lenz as she explores the West’s deterrence strategy for the February 2022 invasion.
Ukraine’s lessons for future warfare: unmanned aircraft systems and deep strikes
harry harem
What lessons can the U.S. Army and U.S. policymakers learn from the Russo-Ukrainian war about the nature and role of reconnaissance-strike complexes in modern warfare?
Deterrence of great powers
Deterring Russia’s non-strategic nuclear weapons: a revised approach
Cliff R. Parsons
Traditional threat-based deterrence may not deter nuclear escalation by Russia. Find out how dealing with high odds of delusion on both sides and deterrence through dissuasion is the solution.
Ambivalent offshore balancers: America in the Middle East and beyond
John M. Schuessler
Has the deterrent power of water made the United States an ambiguous balancer?
Integrating Army Capabilities into Deterrence: The Early Cold War
Robert F. Williams
How did the Army adapt as an organization as the Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations adopted a national defense strategy based on deterrence? For more information, see Integrating Army Capabilities into Deterrence: The Cold War Please see “Initial”.
Achieving strategic influence
Competing for global influence: The best way to evaluate potential strategic partners
Brian G. Forester
What factors influence a nation’s decision to partner with the U.S. military in multinational exercises, and what role has globalization played over the past three decades?
Recursive control: influencing strategic behavior
Maria WR De Goage
This comprehensive literature review and analysis on reflexive control illuminates an often misunderstood concept in international relations and security research.
From the archives: Civil-military relations
Are veterans overrepresented in the political process?
Zachary E. Griffith
As another big election year approaches, it’s time to revisit Zachary E. Griffith’s entry in the ongoing debate about what role veterans should play in the political process. There is.
CLSC Director’s Corner
Introduction to China Land Power Research Center
Richard D. Butler
In the first installment of CLSC Director’s Corner, learn about the objectives, organization, capabilities, initial research agenda, and products of the Institute for Strategic Studies’ upcoming China Land Power Research Center.
Book review
Keywords: Deterrence. Ukraine; Russia; President Putin. NATO; Unmanned Aircraft Systems; deep strike. Reconnaissance attack complex. electronic warfare. Russia-Ukraine war. Nuclear; Misunderstanding; Russia; Multi-domain operations. Freedom to roam. Grand strategy. offshore balancing. Aggressive realism. Regional hegemony. Water stopping power. Middle East; Integrated Deterrence. Strategy; Cold War; Flexible Response. New look; economic benefits. globalization. Strategic competition. Multinational exercise. Bilateral exercises. Reflexive control. strategic action. Strategic analysis. Nonlinearity. A complex adaptive system. Civil-military relations. General officer. Promotion. Flag officer. Political participation. People’s Liberation Army. Communist Party of China; Belt and Road Initiative. China; land power; Security assistance. Iran; Operation Iraqi Freedom. Operation Enduring Freedom. Bill Clinton. George W. Bush. barack obama. Civil War; Army of Tennessee. John B. Hood; William Tecumseh Sherman. Battle of Atlanta. Close Combat Lethality Task Force; Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis. Iraq; Vicksburg Campaign; Ulysses S. Grant. William T. Sherman. Chickasaw Bayou. World War I. World War II. WEB Dubois; talented 10th place. 1920s. citizen soldier. National Guard; modern military. Harry S. Truman. Atomic bomb; Japan; nuclear war. North Korea; George W. Bush. Kim Il Sung. Kim Jong Un. China; Xi Jinping. Chinese Dream; Authoritarianism. Diplomacy; Samuel P. Huntington; Carl von Clausewitz. Dwight D. Eisenhower. George S. Patton. Kenneth Payne. Jan Smuts. South Africa; World War I in Africa. German Southwest Africa. german east africa
