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our local resources

organizations & associations additional external links

see also Cultural Awareness and the Military
- bibliography at the Air University Library

Our Local Links and Resources ___return to top

• Air Force Culture and Language Center (AFCLC)

• Air Force Negotiation Center of Excellence (NCE)

• Behavioral Influences Analysis Center (BIAC)

• Cultural Awareness and Language, at the Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center (aka Air University Library)

• Air and Space Power Journal, in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, & Arabic

• Air Force Counterproliferation Center
  • international rivals

• Cyberspace & Information Operations Study Center
  • influence operations
  • perception

• Gateway to Intelligence
  • cultural intelligence
• US government
  • public diplomacy
• International Studies
  • region & country briefs
  • world news media
  • human rights
  • DoD regional centers
  • strategic culture
  • warrior cultures
  • human security paradigm
• Gateway to Law, including
  • protecting cultural property in war
  • civil-law vs common law - much of the world has a different model from US
  • constitutions of the world
  • international law
  • establishing rule of law
  • Islamic law
• Future Studies
  • global & regional trends
• Center for Terrorism Studies
  • radical fundamentalism
  • who are they?
  • psychology of terrorism
• Military Theory
  • T.E. Lawrence - insights into insurgencies
  • Chinese warfare theory
• Lessons Learned
  • strategic corporal - the lowest ranking personnel can have strategic effects
• Intelligence Gathering & Use
• Center for Leadership Studies
• Communication Skills
  • gender differences
  • deception detection
• Values and Ethics Studies
  • international values & ethics

Organizations & Associations ___return to top

• Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (HRAF)
  • The Human Relations Area Files, Inc. (HRAF) is an internationally recognized organization in the field of cultural anthropology. The mission of HRAF is to encourage and facilitate worldwide comparative studies of human behavior, society, and culture. Founded in 1949 at Yale University, HRAF is a financially autonomous research agency of Yale.

• Foreign Area Officer Association (FAOA)
  • Foreign Area Officer Association Journal
  • FAO Journal
    • example article - "When Islamic Radicalism, Fascism, and Arab Nationalism Collide" in March 2005 issue

• Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR)

• National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) at the University of Maryland

• American Translators Association (ATA)

• Foreign Language Resource Centers, Title VI U.S. Department of Education Grant Projects

• Society for Cross-Cultural Research (SCCR)
  • Cross-Cultural Research - The Journal of Comparative Social Science, formerly Behavioral Science Research

Additional External Links ___return to top

• Georgia Tech
  • Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI)
    • Human Terrain System (HTS) - "Campaign focused. Culturally enabled. Bridging the gap."

• Culture Matters - anthropology blog
  • The story behind an HTS picture - about Human Terrain Team experiences in Afghanistan
  • Iraq, occupation, culture and the military: brief roundup
  • More on the Military’s ‘Culture Rush’: Brian Selmeski interview (Brian is Director of Cross Cultural Competence at the Air Force Culture and Language Center)
  • Annotated bibliography on HTS, Minerva, and PRISP

• Foreign Service Journal

• Small Wars Journal
  (boo-koo culture articles)

• International Pronunciations
  with audio, from VoA

• CultureGrams - country reports on over 200 cultures of the world
  • "We go beyond mere facts and figures to deliver an insider's perspective on daily life and culture, including the history, customs, and lifestyles of the world's people."

• Field Support Modules, Defense Language Institute
  • with country and ethnic group orientation modules
• Countries in Perspective, Defense Language Institute
  • "Each country study starts with a Country Profile section containing basic facts about the target country, followed by selected themes organized under the major headings of Geography, History, Economy, Society and Security. Each study concludes with an achievement test type assessment module. A printable certificate is available to those who receive a passing grade on the final assessment."

• Intercultural Management Institute (IMI)
  • "... provides customized training for effective communications, negotiation and leadership across cultures. IMI offers workshops, academic courses, and also conducts academic research on a wide range of intercultural topics."

• Peace Corps publications
  • include many books, monographs, and articles based on Peace Corps Volunteers' cross-cultural experiences

• Peace Corps Library - with publications grouped by country, by subject, and by year (1961-present)

• State Department - Countries and Regions material

• Rosetta Stone - CD-ROM and online language-learning program
  • Sep 2005 news item - Army contract for $4.2 million

• Photoethnography.com - "the art and science of representing other cultures visually"