• Preface


• Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr


• DOCUMENT NO. 1: Quadrennial Defense Review 2014, United States Department of Defense, Washington, D.C., March 4, 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 2: The 2014 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Defense Strategy: Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R43403, Catherine Dale, February 24, 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 3: Army Strategic Planning Guidance, Headquarters, Department of the Army, Washington, D.C., 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 4: Remarks by the President at the United States Military Academy Commencement Ceremony, Barack Obama, West Point, New York, May 28, 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 5: Army Drawdown and Restructuring: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. R42493, Andrew Feickert, February 28, 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 6: Statement by the Honorable John M. McHugh, Secretary of the Army, and General Raymond T. Odierno, Chief of Staff, United States Army, before the Committee on Armed Services, United States House of Representatives, Second Session, 113th Congress, on the Posture of the United States Army, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 7: U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF): Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. RS21048, Andrew Feickert, May 8, 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 8: Navy Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism Operations: Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. RS22373, Ronald O'Rourke, June 5, 2014


• DOCUMENT NO. 9: An Assessment of the Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace, Thomas M. Chen, United States Army War College Press, September 2013


• DOCUMENT NO. 10: Security Assistance Reform: "Section 1206": Background and Issues for Congress, CRS Report No. RS22855, Nina M. Serafino, April 4, 2014

Douglas Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.

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