A Journal of the Center for Complex Operation
PRISM is published by the National Defense University Press for the Center for Complex Operat ions. PRISM is a security studies journal chartered to inform members of U.S. Federal agencies, allies, and other partners on complex and integrated national security operations; reconstruction and nation-building; relevant policy and strategy; lessons learned; and developments in training and education to transform America’s security and development apparatus to meet tomorrow’s challenges better while promoting freedom today.
Stuart W. Bowen, Jr.
No More Adhocracies: Reforming the Management of Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations
Laura R. Cleary
Lost in Translation: The Challenge of Exporting Models of Civil-Military Relations
Caroline R. Earle
Taking Stock: Interagency Integration in Stability Operations
John Mackinlay
After 2015: The Next Security Era for Britain
Julian Lindley-French
Libya: The Transition Clock
Antonio Giustozzi
Hearts, Minds, and the Barrel of a Gun: The Taliban’s Shadow Government
Gregory Johnson, Vijaya Ramachandran, Julie Walz
CERP in Afghanistan: Refining Military Capabilities in Development Activities
Dencio Severo Acop
The Expanded Nontraditional Role of the AFP: A Reassessment
Kevin P. Newmeyer
Who Should Lead U.S. Cybersecurity Efforts?
Dennis J. Cahill
The Civilian Uplift and Unified Action: Organizing for Stability Operations in Regional Command–East
Joe Quartararo, Sr., Michael Rovenolt, Randy White
Libya’s Operation Odyssey Dawn: Command and Control
An Interview with Donald Steinberg
Donald Larry Sampler
The Afghan Way of War: How and Why They Fight
James Kunder
Two Recent Takes on Where We Are in Afghanistan, and How We Got There