Revising the two MTW force shaping paradigm /

"A 'Strategic alternatives report' from the Strategic Studies Institute.""April 2001."Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction / Steven Metz -- 2. Sizing the force for the 21st century / John F. Troxell -- 3. Replacing the 2 MTW standard: can a better approach be found? / Richard L. Kugler -- 4. A new strategy and military logic for the 21st century / Huba Wass de Czege and Antulio J. Echevarria II -- 5. Rethinking two-war strategies / Michael E. O'Hanlon -- 6. What follows the 2 MTW force shaping paradign? / Daniel Goure -- 7. Why the 2 MTW must go / Michael Casey -- 8. Multi-metric force sizing / Ian Roxborough -- 9. Threats, strategy, and force structure: an alternative paradigm for national security in the 21st century / Robert David Steele -- 10. Comprehensive security and a core military capability / Walter Neal Anderson.Mode of access: Internet

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