Joint Force Quarterly 114

Joint Force Quarterly 114

(3rd Quarter, July 2024)

The Future of Great Power Competition

  • Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response
  • Cognitive Warfare

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Russian President Vladimir Putin is escorted by Chinese President Xi Jinping during honor guard review at formal arrival ceremony outside Great Hall of the People, May 16, 2024, in Beijing, China.

The Future of Great Power Competition: Trajectories, Transitions, and Prospects for Catastrophic War

By Thomas F. Lynch III

The dominant geostrategic framework of international relations today is that of a Great Power competition (GPC) among three rivalrous, globally dominant states: the United States, Russia, and China.


U.S. Marine Corps Corporal Joshua Henneberg, rifleman assigned to Alpha Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares to launch Skydio X2D small unmanned aerial system during integrated training alongside Philippine marines during exercise Balikatan 24 on Balabac Island, Philippines, April 26, 2024

Deviance and Innovation: Change in a “Society of Saints”

By Thaddeus V. Drake and Derrick L. McClain

Military innovation and adaptation studies are a growth industry.


United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali peacekeepers conduct operation dubbed “Frelana” to protect civilians and their property southwest of Gao, Mali, July 11, 2017

Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response The Imperative of an All-Domain Approach

By Alexus G. Grynkewich, Thomas R. Burks, Alex B. Coberly, and Samantha A. McClure

The Department of Defense (DOD) seeks to reduce civilian harm caused by military operations and to improve its ability to respond when civilian harm occurs.


Newly commissioned Navy ensigns take oath of office during Naval Academy’s Class of 2023 graduation ceremony at Navy–Marine Corps
Stadium, Annapolis, Maryland, May 26, 2023

Was 50 Years Long Enough? The All-Volunteer Force in an Era of Large-Scale Combat Operations

By Kent W. Park and John A. Nag

In an era of geopolitical competition among major powers, a large-scale war could last longer and result in more casualties than anything the United States has experienced since World War II.


An F/A-18C Hornet from the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34

In Memoriam: Douglas Michael “Dorothy” Morea Commander, U.S. Navy August 8, 1982–January 2, 2024

By NDU Press

Commander Doug “Dorothy” Morea hailed from Port Washington, New York, and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering. Doug earned his Wings of Gold in July 2006 and began training in the F/A-18 Hornet shortly thereafter.


College of International Security Affairs Class of 2023 students walk into Abraham Lincoln Hall, National Defense University, February 1, 2023.

Balancing Nonresident Joint Professional Military Education With Military Life

By Douglas M. Morea

Education has been a top focus in the United States since its earliest days.


Naval War College holds commencement ceremony for College of Naval Command and Staff and College of Naval Warfare 2023 graduating
classes, June 16, 2023, on board Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island.

Jointness as Virtue: Increasing the Value of Joint Qualification to the Joint Force and Services

By Thomas D. Crimmins, Eric S. Fowler, and Daryl A. Chamberlain


Eleven Mi-17 helicopters from 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, in Tucson, Arizona, are placed on flight line in preparation for transport to Ukraine, April 22, 2022

Engines of Chaos: Counterlogistics in Competition

By the 2023-A Class of the Advanced Logistics Readiness Officer Course


Marines assigned to Charlie Company, Battalion Landing Team 1/5, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit CH-53E Super Stallion attached to
Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 165 (Reinforced), 15th MEU, for amphibious landing during exercise Tiger Triumph at Kakinada Beach, India,
March 27, 2024

The Marine Corps the United States Needs

By Adam Clemens

The U.S. Marine Corps is in the process of a bold modernization initiative known as Force Design, and Congress has called for an independent review, assessment, and analysis of this initiative.


Marine Corps Lance Corporal Jackson Wilkie, defensive cyberspace warfare operator with Delta Company, 3rd Radio Battalion, III Marine
Expeditionary Force Information Group, monitors enterprise network for digital threats, Marine Corps Base Hawaii, April 8, 2024

Cognitive Warfare The Fight for Gray Matter in the Digital Gray Zone

By Michael J. Cheatham, Angelique M. Geyer, Priscella A. Nohle, and Jonathan E. Vazquez


Maj. Karen Deloria, a Japanese-language trained foreign area officer assigned to U.S. Forces Korea, talks live on air on the American Forces Network Jan. 25 at Camp Humphreys, South Korea, about the U.S. Army’s opportunities to serve as a FAO. The FAO branch chief from U.S. Army Human Resources Command hosted a FAO information brief for Army officers in Korea Feb. 7. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Bray/Released)

Five Truths for Foreign Area Officers

By Michael L. Burgoyne and Albert J. Marckwardt

Colonel John Collins served in the U.S. Army through three wars and went on to be a revered military strategist and scholar.


Book cover of From Peril to Partnership by Paul J. Angelo.

From Peril to Partnership: U.S. Security Assistance and the Bid to Stabilize Colombia and Mexico

By Nerea M. Cal

Recent scrutiny from Congress on U.S. military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan has stimulated among both scholars and practitioners an increased interest in the topic of security assistance.


Book cover of The Political Thought of Xi Jinping by Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung

The Political Thought of Xi Jinping

By Ian Forsyth

Not long after Xi Jinping assumed the post of General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in November 2012, a debate among China-watchers emerged over the nature of Xi’s leadership.


Book cover of The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI by Ben Buchanan and Andrew Imbrie

The New Fire: War, Peace, and Democracy in the Age of AI

By John P. Ringquist

In November 2023, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer of the Department of Defense (DOD), Craig Martell, stated, “Technologies evolve.