Air Force Studies

USAF Minerva Project on Energy & Environmental Security

by Chad Briggs

Interim report on US Air Force Project Minerva

Women Pilots and Combat: Attitudes of Male and Female Pilots

by Patricia Shields

Published in Minerva: Quarterly Journal of Women and the Military. 8(2):21-35. (With Landon Curry and Janet Nichols)

Environmental Change, Strategic Foresight, and Impacts on Military Power

by Chad Briggs

Published in Parameters (journal of the Army War College), Fall 2010.

After twenty years, a clear definition of environmental security has yet to be adopted at critical policy levels.... more After twenty years, a clear definition of environmental security has yet to be adopted at critical policy levels. Since at least 1989, researchers have argued that security cannot well be understood without taking environmental factors into account, and that future environmental changes will create new security risks and potential for conflict. The surge in interest during the post-Cold War 1990s was in large part a reaction to specific historical events than actual security, as environmental issues had long been intertwined with both security risks and military operations. Environmental factors have always been crucial, but planners have often assumed the consistency of environmental conditions without question. The environment was always perceived as something external and constant, and while environmental damage may result from military preparations and operations, strategic interests were hardly threatened.

美国空军“反太空作战”计划的反思

by David Chen

《中美太空安全增刊》 (24 March 2005)

华盛顿一项公开的秘密是，美国正在加速其太空武器化的步伐。在2004 年8月, 空军出版了题为 “反太空作战操作”，编号AFDD（Air Force Doctrine Document）... more 华盛顿一项公开的秘密是，美国正在加速其太空武器化的步伐。在2004 年8月, 空军出版了题为 “反太空作战操作”，编号AFDD（Air Force Doctrine Document） 2-2.1的教条文件。文件内容明白地解释了美国空军参谋们有意通过使用具防御和攻击性的手段来维护美国对“太空的控制”。 AFDD 2-2.1 的文件内容与美国空军一系列军事计划文件中所暗示的“太空军事化”意图相吻合。要了解这个文件出台的真正冲击，的我们必须了解这份文件中有何新意，以及它怎么影响美国公众辩论太空武器的平衡。