Theodore Karasik

This book examines the major dynamics that drive changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world, the effects of 9/11, the global war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq, and their implications for global security and U. S. and Western interests.

This new book examines the major dynamics driving changes in the religio-political landscape of the Muslim world.

How does the Army plan to ensure its continued access to potential trouble spots around the world? The authors developed scenarios and conducted political-military games to determine what strategies, tactics, and capabilities potential adversaries might use to complicate U. S. access to key areas and how effective the U. S. counters to these tactics are. They were sanguine about the ability of the U. S. to prevail in the short-term but also identified several conc erns and suggested areas of improvement, including expanding the number of in-theater bases that might be available; enhancing the flexibility and deployability of U. S. forces to more austere bases; and upgrading detection, warning, and force protection measures.

This book presents a qualitative analysis of the threat posed to the United States by the use of toxic weapons.