The current age of state building may be traced back at least to U.S. involvement in the various Balkan conflicts. But with the advent of the Global War on Terror and the subsequent interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq, the U.S. military, especially the Army and the Marines Corps, has been faced with an unprecedented challenge to reestablish entire countries and rebuild their institutions. The Strategic Studies Institute's collaboration with Austin Peay State University allowed for academics, governmental and nongovernmental practitioners, and military personnel to step back and review the entire spectrum of state-building needs as theorized and practiced by modern societies.
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Colonel Greg Kaufmann concluded a 30-year career in the U.S. Army in 2005 as a Colonel in Army Aviation focused on Strategic Plans and Policy. Upon retirement, he became Director and established the Institute for Global Security Studies at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, where he was also named to the Board of Advisors of the Tennessee Homeland Security Consortium, Oak Ridge, TN.
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