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The views expressed in this document are those of the author and do not<br />

necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the <strong>Army</strong>,<br />

the Department of Defense (DOD), or the US Government. This document is<br />

cleared for public release.<br />

The author works for the <strong>Foreign</strong> <strong>Military</strong> <strong>Studies</strong> <strong>Office</strong> (FMSO), Fort<br />

Leavenworth, Kansas. FMSO is a component of the US <strong>Army</strong>'s Training and<br />

Doctrine Command (TRADOC). The office is charged with preparing studies<br />

based on the reading of foreign and domestic publications and through contacts<br />

with a network of foreign and US military and civilian security specialists.<br />

FMSO analysts research, write, and publish from unclassified sources about<br />

military establishments, doctrines, and practices of selected foreign armed<br />

forces. It also studies civil-military and transnational security issues affecting<br />

the US and its military forces. FMSO products are prepared for the US <strong>Army</strong><br />

and other services, the Department of Defense, and other nonDOD<br />

organizations to include the Treasury and Justice Departments.<br />

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