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Although many disciplines have contributed to scholarly understanding of the United States (U.S.)... more Although many disciplines have contributed to scholarly understanding of the United States (U.S.) intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965, military science and intelligence studies have lagged in influence. Too many recent accounts of the Dominican Civil War, also called the April Revolution, have undervalued the wealth of primary sources on the subject, including Central Intelligence Agency declassified documents revealing key variables shaping the military dynamics, threats, operational conditions, environment, and other relevant factors including President Lyndon Johnson's decision-making on the crisis. Rather than subjective approaches, DOTmLPF-P Analysis-an acronym for doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership and education, personnel, facilities-and policy-serves as an effective structured approach for analyzing the variables or dynamics driving the U.S. Presidential administration and strategy for this tropical island where vying political forces collided on April 24, 1965, and thereby triggered the President's decision to intervene by deploying U.S. military forces. This paper will assert that President Lyndon Johnson acted upon sound policy, leadership principles, doctrine regarding countering Communist aggression in the Dominican Republic, decision-making relying on the reporting of his Country Team and critical tactical developments, and well-trained military personnel aptly readied for rapid and complex intervention, a preparation made possible by President John F. Kennedy during his administration. A brief analysis of the consequences of the intervention will provide further insights into the successful achievement of the President's Caribbean security policy.

Origins of Cyber-Warfare

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2023

Energy Security (Dilemmas)

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2023

Origins of Cyber-Warfare

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies, 2021

Book Reviews - Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat That Grows While America Sleeps. By Steven O'Hern

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Book Reviews - Terrorism: The Basics. By James Lutz, and Brenda Lutz

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Diving For Pearls: Shia Insurgency and Counterterrorism Measures in Bahrain

This study is unique because it is the first to analyze the strategic aims and tactics of the Shi... more This study is unique because it is the first to analyze the strategic aims and tactics of the Shia opposition, including Al-Wefaq as well as “radical Shia groups” such as the Haq movement, the Wafa movement, and the Bahrain Freedom Movement (BFM). The patterns of crowd behavior; the use of violence and cover (denial and deception); staging areas; provocation and incitement tactics; weapons procurement, caches, employment, and increasing sophistication; and other capabilities, complexities, and key tactics are all critical variables of this study determining the nature and orientation of the Shia opposition and the unrest that occurred in Bahrain since February 14, 2011. Most importantly, this paper establishes a linkage between Al-Wefaq’s operations, targeting of key assets and areas of the Government of Bahrain, and objective of overthrowing the Al-Khalifa monarchy. Moreover, while I was a US Fulbright Scholar in Bahrain (2007–2009), I witnessed some of the organizational preparati...

The US home front

The Future of US Warfare, 2017

Tribal Capabilities and Warfare: The Case of Ancient Israel

Saber and Scroll, 2015

Energy Security (Dilemmas)

Mussolini's march on America: Italian Americans and the Fascist experience, 1922--1941

Book review: China at War: An Encyclopedia, written by Xiaobing Li

Journal of Chinese Military History, 2014

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Journal of Strategic Security, 2016

Diving For Pearls: Shia Insurgency and Counterterrorism Measures in Bahrain, 2017

Although many disciplines have contributed to scholarly understanding of the United States (U.S.)... more Although many disciplines have contributed to scholarly understanding of the United States (U.S.) intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965, military science and intelligence studies have lagged in influence. Too many recent accounts of the Dominican Civil War, also called the April Revolution, have undervalued the wealth of primary sources on the subject, including Central Intelligence Agency declassified documents revealing key variables shaping the military dynamics, threats, operational conditions, environment, and other relevant factors including President Lyndon Johnson's decision-making on the crisis. Rather than subjective approaches, DOTmLPF-P Analysis-an acronym for doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership and education, personnel, facilities-and policy-serves as an effective structured approach for analyzing the variables or dynamics driving the U.S. Presidential administration and strategy for this tropical island where vying political forces collided on April 24, 1965, and thereby triggered the President's decision to intervene by deploying U.S. military forces. This paper will assert that President Lyndon Johnson acted upon sound policy, leadership principles, doctrine regarding countering Communist aggression in the Dominican Republic, decision-making relying on the reporting of his Country Team and critical tactical developments, and well-trained military personnel aptly readied for rapid and complex intervention, a preparation made possible by President John F. Kennedy during his administration. A brief analysis of the consequences of the intervention will provide further insights into the successful achievement of the President's Caribbean security policy.

Origins of Cyber-Warfare

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2023

Energy Security (Dilemmas)

Springer International Publishing eBooks, 2023

Origins of Cyber-Warfare

The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Global Security Studies, 2021

Book Reviews - Iran's Revolutionary Guard: The Threat That Grows While America Sleeps. By Steven O'Hern

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Book Reviews - Terrorism: The Basics. By James Lutz, and Brenda Lutz

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Diving For Pearls: Shia Insurgency and Counterterrorism Measures in Bahrain

This study is unique because it is the first to analyze the strategic aims and tactics of the Shi... more This study is unique because it is the first to analyze the strategic aims and tactics of the Shia opposition, including Al-Wefaq as well as “radical Shia groups” such as the Haq movement, the Wafa movement, and the Bahrain Freedom Movement (BFM). The patterns of crowd behavior; the use of violence and cover (denial and deception); staging areas; provocation and incitement tactics; weapons procurement, caches, employment, and increasing sophistication; and other capabilities, complexities, and key tactics are all critical variables of this study determining the nature and orientation of the Shia opposition and the unrest that occurred in Bahrain since February 14, 2011. Most importantly, this paper establishes a linkage between Al-Wefaq’s operations, targeting of key assets and areas of the Government of Bahrain, and objective of overthrowing the Al-Khalifa monarchy. Moreover, while I was a US Fulbright Scholar in Bahrain (2007–2009), I witnessed some of the organizational preparati...

The US home front

The Future of US Warfare, 2017

Tribal Capabilities and Warfare: The Case of Ancient Israel

Saber and Scroll, 2015

Energy Security (Dilemmas)

Mussolini's march on America: Italian Americans and the Fascist experience, 1922--1941

Book review: China at War: An Encyclopedia, written by Xiaobing Li

Journal of Chinese Military History, 2014

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Journal of Strategic Security, 2013

Journal of Strategic Security, 2016

Diving For Pearls: Shia Insurgency and Counterterrorism Measures in Bahrain, 2017