The major problem with exile groups lies in the fact that they would have to be put in power by the United States and probably maintained there by American forces if they are to survive until a new constitutional regime can be established. With the exception of the Kurds, who cannot take over Baghdad on their own, the opposition’s leadership and organization is outside Iraq.

American Alliances

Nato’s European Members
Partners or Dependents?
Richard L. Russell

DESERT STORM suggested that even at the climax of the Cold War, the military capabilities of Nato’s European members were incommensurate with those of the United States. Another decade of insufficient defense spending in Europe has made the gap much larger. If the trend continues, Nato will become capable only of token contributions to out-of-area operations, and the United States will be without European security partners for major responsibilities in international security, especially in the Middle East and Asia.

Our Special Correspondent: Letter from France
Geoffrey Wawro

For a nation that has consistently claimed to have a civilizing mission, the French are evincing remarkable anguish at America’s global struggle against terrorism, on behalf of civilization. They have strong points to make, but why the rage and vitriol? How can we explain this gulf between Europe and America, this widening division?

“Alongside the Best”?
The Future of the Canadian Forces
Andrew C. Richter

The Canadian Forces, argues a political scientist at the University of Windsor, Ontario, are increasingly unable to operate effectively with U.S. forces or employ advanced technology. If they are to support Ottawa’s internationalist policy, one service should be given priority for resources—and the Canadian navy is the prime candidate.

The Operational Art

Clausewitz’s Center of Gravity
It’s Not What We Thought
Lieutenant Colonel Antulio J. Echevarria II, U.S. Army

The U.S. military labors under a misunderstanding of what Clausewitz meant by the “center of gravity”—in fact, from several such misunderstandings. Employed as intended, and in situations for which it was intended, the concept pays dividends; misapplied, it incurs serious risk and cost.

The Joint Forces Air Command Problem
Is Network-centric Warfare the Answer?
Major William A. Woodcock, U.S. Air Force

The application of network-centric principles to the joint forces air component commander concept would represent a large leap ahead in the command and control of air assets. Many of the shortcomings—notably the size of its staffs and facilities, and cumbersome processes—of the present system could be resolved, given clear purposes and doctrine, using NCW principles and technology.

In My View

Review Essays

The Wisdom on Terror
Terrorism Today,
by Christopher C. Harmon
Terrorism and U.S. Foreign Policy,
by Paul R. Pillar
To Prevail: An American Strategy for the Campaign against Terrorism,
by Kurt M. Campbell and Michèle A. Flournoy
In the Name of Osama Bin Laden: Global Terrorism and the Bin Laden Brotherhood,
by Roland Jacquard
Global Terrorism: The Complete Reference Guide,
by Harry Henderson
The Terrorism Threat and U.S. Government Response: Operational and Organizational Factors,
edited by James M. Smith and William C. Thomas
Beyond Terror: Strategy in a Changing World,
by Ralph Peters
reviewed by Sam J. Tangredi

Thinking Ahead Intelligently
Uncovering Ways of War: U.S. Intelligence and Foreign Military Innovation, 1918–1941,
by Thomas C. Mahnken
reviewed by Francis G. Hoffman

Forgotten No Longer
The Battle for Pusan: A Korean War Memoir,
by Addison Terry
The Dragon Strikes: China and the Korean War, June–December 1950,
by Patrick C. Roe
To Acknowledge a War: The Korean War in American Memory,
by Paul M. Edwards
reviewed by Donald Chisholm

Eisenhower: From Abilene to the Elbe
Eisenhower: A Soldier’s Life,
by Carlo D’Este
reviewed by Douglas Kinnard

Book Reviews

Assessing the Threats,
edited by John Newhouse
reviewed by Myron A. Greenberg

Defense Policy Choices for the Bush Administration,
by Michael E. O’Hanlon
reviewed by Cynthia Perrotti

The United States and Asia: Toward a New U.S. Strategy and Force Posture,
by Zalmay Khalilzad et al.
reviewed by Grant F. Rhode

The Threatening Storm: The Case for Invading Iraq,
by Kenneth M. Pollack
reviewed by Preston C. Rodrigue

Supreme Command: Soldiers, Statesmen, and Leadership in Wartime,
by Eliot A. Cohen
reviewed by Jan van Tol

War over Kosovo: Politics and Strategy in a Global Age,
edited by Andrew J. Bacevich and Eliot A. Cohen
reviewed by Jon Czarnecki

Victory on the Potomac,
by James R. Locher III
reviewed by William Turcotte

Terrors and Marvels: How Science and Technology Changed the Character and Outcome of World War II,
by Tom Shachtman
reviewed by Alan R. Millett

Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie Groves, the Manhattan Project’s Indispensable Man,
by Robert S. Norris
reviewed by Frank C. Mahncke

Tank: The Progress of a Monstrous War Machine,
by Patrick Wright
reviewed by David Rodman

From the Editors

Index of Volume LV
Articles and Essays