Force and Strategy
	Outline
	Questions
	The Argument
	Argument (cont.)
	Argument (cont.)
	Causes of Iraqi State Failure
	Iraqi state failure (cont.)
	Road to Iraq’s Civil War
	Milestones (cont.)
	Overlapping Belligerents in Iraq
	Sectarian Divide in Baghdad
	US COIN Doctrine and Counterterrorism
	COIN and Counterterrorism
	COIN and Counterterrorism
	The Surge
	Variation in Iraqi Civilian and Military Deaths by Month
	Post-Surge Evaluation

• Insurgencies and Counterinsurgencies: Afghanistan
• U.S. Nuclear Doctrine and Force Posture (1991-present)
• Privitization of Military Forces and Functions
• Rise of China and the Future of the Balance-of-power in Asia
• Punishment and Strategic Interdiction: Allied Bombing of Germany