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William D Wunderle
Middle East Specialist, Cultural Awareness

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Augmenting Israel's Qualitative Military Edge

Every president since Lyndon Johnson has reiterated the U.S. commitment to maintain Israel's qualitative military edge (QME). The principle behind this commitment is simple: Israel is a bastion of liberal, representative government in the Middle East and, as such, its survival is a vital U.S. national interest.[1] To ensure the continued existence of this longtime U.S. ally in a...

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PUBLISHED: May.01.2008

A Manual for American Servicemen in the Arab Middle East: Using Cultural Understanding to Defeat Adversaries and Win the Peace

An American officer presents an invaluable handbook for dealing with cultural issues in the Middle East during military operations. The Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) has sent U.S. diplomats and troops around the world. In the current security environment, understanding foreign cultures is crucial to defeating adversaries and working with allies. Lt. Col. William D. Wunderle...

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PUBLISHED: Jan.01.2008

U.S. Foreign Policy and Israel’s Qualitative Military Edge: The Need for a Common Vision

The U.S. commitment to maintain Israel's qualitative military edge (QME) -- that is, the technological, tactical, and other advantages that allow it to deter numerically superior adversaries -- is a longstanding tradition that every president since Lyndon Johnson has reiterated. Today, however, Israel's relations with Arab countries are more complicated, and some moderate Arab...

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PUBLISHED: Jan.12.2007

Through the Lens of Cultural Awareness: A Primer for US Armed Forces Deploying to Arab and Middle Eastern Countries

One of the distinguishing characteristics of the Long War, as the Global War on Terrorism is now known, is the cultural environment in which it is being fought. In truth, however, the US Army has routinely operated in unfamiliar cultural environments throughout its long history. The conditions in the Middle East today may be the most difficult in a very long time, and the Army is...

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Article: Uncertain Future: A Strategic Review of the Middle East and Implications for the United States

About William

Lt. Col. William Wunderle (U.S. Army) serves in the Joint Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate (J5) of the Joint Staff as a political military planner with responsibility for Iran, Syria, Lebanon, and the Palestinian Authority. Previously, he served as the...

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Middle East Specialist, Cultural Awareness