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Parameters Autumn 2004 Bill Park	Iraq's Kurds and Turkey: Challenges for US Policy The pieces of the jigsaw thrown up by the US-led regime change in Baghdad are yet to hit the ground, and Washington might yet have to reap what it has sown--in Kurdistan in particular.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Richard L. Russell	Iran in Iraq's Shadow: Dealing with Tehran's Nuclear Weapons Bid The Iraq war is the backdrop for the evolving policy debate on Iran. Tehran might be tempted to harness the threat of nuclear weapons for leverage in the political-military struggle against the United States for power and influence in the Persian Gulf.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Alan W. Dowd	A Different Course? America and Europe in the 21st Century Understanding the changes and challenges within Europe could help Americans respond to the changes and challenges facing the transatlantic community.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Joseph R. Nunez	Canada's Global Role: A Strategic Assessment of its Military Power Formally joining Northern Command, just as Canada did with NORAD, would confirm that the relationship between Canada and the United States is a model of liberal interdependency suitable for emulation.
Parameters Autumn 2004 Nader Elhefnawy	National Mobilization: An Option in Future Conflicts? Despite a great deal of hand-wringing on the part of social critics, the really difficult question was not asked: Would a World War II-scale mobilization even have been possible after 9/11 if it had been deemed an appropriate response?
National Defense September 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Bosnia Commanders Point Out Peacekeeping Lessons As the mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina shifts from NATO hands and into the European Union's, U.S. military and political leaders are looking at the lessons learned and the future course of the intervention.
National Defense September 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Unfinished Business in Bosnia The European Union will have a full agenda when it replaces NATO as the head of the peacekeeping mission to Bosnia-Herzegovina, according to senior commanders and diplomats.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Central Command Reports Improvements in Logistics As a new round of troop rotations gets under way in Iraq and Afghanistan, U.S. military transportation officials expect fewer logistics hassles than seen previously.
National Defense September 2004 Roxana Tiron	Unconventional Weapons Can Help U.S. Troops Fight Insurgents in Iraq While researchers in the U.S. ponder how to advance from rubber bullets and tear gas to such cutting-edge technologies as directed energy, troops on the ground are demanding quick non-lethal alternatives for peacekeeping and crowd-control operations.
BusinessWeek August 30, 2004 Stan Crock	Why Iran Is Giving The West The Willies The Iranians on July 31 announced they would resume building the centrifuges that can enrich uranium to weapons-grade strength. What should, and can, the West do about it?
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