Joint Force Quarterly articles

Recent articles from Joint Force Quarterly

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2009... To the Editor--I have completed Joint Professional Military Education Phase I at the Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. From this education, I have become more discouraged rather than encouraged about the Services' desire to become more joint. The CGSC...

Executive summary.
July 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I say it often, but it bears repeating here: in Afghanistan, the people are the center of gravity in this struggle. We know that. This whole effort is about them and their security. At the center of it all, what it really all comes down to is trust. --ADM...

An interview with Michael G. Mullen.(Interview)
July 1, 2009... JFQ: A recent essay in the foreign policy journal Orbis is critical of the general understanding of the classical code of American military ethics. The author [LtCol Frank Hoffman, USMCR] asserts that it is no longer taught, modeled, or enforced and that it has consequently eroded since the...

On strategic leadership.
July 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] There are some characteristics of strategic leadership that are common to other activities and some that are distinctive. Both the general and specific qualities and capabilities of strategic leadership are important. But there are six that will be particularly...

Advancing the Army: professional military ethic.
July 1, 2009... Today, our Army faces two broad challenges: restoring balance to a force stretched and strained by almost 8 years of war, and adapting to the anticipated demands of 21st-century conflict. Repeated deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq have placed enormous burdens on leaders and Soldiers. In the...