Strategic Studies Institute: U.S. Army War College Key Strategic Issues List

July 26, 2007

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1. Global War on Terror:
a. What benefits and consequences result from technologically
advanced forces training and transferring responsibilities
to poorly equipped indigenous forces? What are important
considerations in the organizing, training and equipping of
units assigned training responsibilities?
b. Can emergent and improved space-based surveillance
techniques be applied to monitor terrorist activity around the
globe? What are the most promising technologies/techniques
and how should they be applied?
c. Define the threat and the nature of the problem.
d. What defines a victory in the War on Terror? What are the
measurable objectives and the metrics for success?

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