World Politics Review

The U.S. Army's Doctrinal Renaissance


By Jack Kem | 14 Oct 2008

This month's release of Field Manual 3-07, "Stability Operations," marks a milestone for the United States Army. With it, the Army acknowledges and codifies a dramatic change in thinking: No longer does the mission of the military stop at winning wars; now it must also help "win the peace."

As Lt. Gen. William B. Caldwell, IV, states in the foreword to the new manual: ...