Bibliography Category: Interagency History, Structures, and Authorities

Wilson, Kevin P. 2007. Determining Communication Shortfalls for Homeland Defense. Strategic Insights Vol. 6, no. 6 (December). http://www.carlisle.army.mil/DIME/documents/wilsonDec07.pdf (accessed 28 December 2012). This article examines communications planning processes, particularly the capability-based approach, assessing which process is optimal for determining communication shortfalls.

Willis, Bob E., Jr. After the Blitzkrieg: The German Army’s Transition to Defeat in the East. Monograph, School of Advanced Military Studies, Fort Leavenworth, KS, 2005. http://cgsc.cdmhost.com/cdm/singleitem/collection/p4013coll3/id/385 (accessed 12 August 2011). This study highlights what may be some of the enduring qualities about the nature of the transition between decisive battle and political. It elaborates […]

Whitsitt, William C. U.S. Africa Command: An Opportunity for Effective Interagency Cooperation. Master’s Thesis, Naval War College, Newport, RI, 2007. http://www.hsdl.org/?view&did=485941 (27 September 2011). This thesis describes the impetus behind U.S. Africa Command’s (AFRICOM) formation, its planned innovative interagency collaboration design, and includes a snapshot of the planned headquarters organization. The thesis suggests that European […]

Whittaker, Alan G., Frederick C. Smith, and Elizabeth McKune. The National Security Policy Process: The National Security Council and Interagency System 2010 Annual Update. Washington, DC: Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, 2010. http://www.ndu.edu/icaf/outreach/publications/nspp/docs/icaf-nsc-policy-process-report-10-2010.pdf (accessed 26 September 2011). This paper examines the process of developing national security policies. This paper provides an […]

White House, The. Presidential Policy Directive 1, Organization of the National Security Council System. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2009. http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/ppd/ppd-1.pdf (accessed 31 October 2011). This document outlines the purpose, form, and function of the National Security Council system.

White House, The. Presidential Decision Directive 65, Foreign Affairs Reorganization. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1998. http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/pdd/pdd-65.htm (accessed 2 November 2011). This directive puts arms control and nonproliferation, public diplomacy, and sustainable development at the heart of U.S. foreign policy in a reformed Department of State.

White House, The. Presidential Decision Directive 56, Managing Complex Contingency Operations. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 1997. http://www.fas.org/irp/offdocs/pdd56.htm (accessed 20 July 2011). This directive outlines the Clinton Administration’s policy on managing complex contingency operations.

White House, The. Fact Sheet: U.S. Global Development Policy. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 2010. http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2010/09/22/fact-sheet-us-global-development-policy (accessed 10 April 2012). This fact sheet summarizes the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, which calls for the elevation of development as a core pillar of American power and charts a course for development, diplomacy and defense to […]

Webb, G. Greg. 2005. Intelligence Liaison Between the FBI and State, 1940-44. Studies in Intelligence Vol. 49, no. 3: 25-38. https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/csi-studies/studies/vol49no3/html_files/FBI_State_3.htm (accessed 20 October 2011). This article examines the relationship between the FBI and the State Department between 1940 and 1944, focusing on interagency rivalries and FBI-State cooperation.

Warner, Ed. 2011. QDDR Released: Department-wide review will bring numerous changes. State Magazine no. 554 (March): 12-13. http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/158096.pdf (accessed 2 March 2012). This article explores the impact the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) will have on the State Department.