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Failed states-states in which government authority has collapsed,
violence has become endemic, and functional governance has
ceased-have emerged in the period since the end of the Cold War as
one of the most difficult challenges confronting the international
community, especially in the region of Sub-Saharan Africa.
Transnational terrorist groups use the chaos of failed states to
shield themselves from effective counterterrorism efforts by the
international community. The potential nexus of failed state-based
terrorism and terrorists' access to Weapons of Mass Destruction
(WMD), especially nuclear WMD, escalates the risk that such groups
pose to the United States and to its allies in the Global War on
Terror. In this monograph, the author finds that current
counterterrorism strategies have yielded limited results in
addressing the threat posed by terrorist groups operating in and
from failed states. He argues that the uniquely challenging
conditions in such states require a new approach to
counterterrorism.
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) is moving forward with a broad
set of innovation initiatives designed to effectively posture the
U.S. military for the coming decades. One sub-set of initiatives,
the Third Offset, is focused on leap-ahead technologies and
capabilities that may offset competitor parity in critical domains.
In support of the Army's examination of the Third Offset, the U.S.
Army War College conducted a 6-month project employing faculty and
student researchers to study the potential impact of the DoD's
Third Offset Strategy on the Army. The study team examined the
Third Offset Strategy from a strategic perspective. Ultimately, the
study is designed to help the Army understand the influence of the
Third Offset capabilities on the character of warfare and the
implications of these capabilities for the Army and Landpower. This
understanding may then help inform decisions in research and
development, as well as leader development, training, and
organizations.
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