Three Land Warfare Papers published by AUSA’s Institute of Land Warfare (ILW) were selected for presentation by their authors during the Association’s 2013 Annual Meeting and Exposition this past October."Design, Mission Command and the Network: Enabling Organizational Adaption" (Land Warfare Paper 97, August 2013), written by Lt. Col. Todd A. Schmidt, explains why a cooperative union of Army resources and well-executed principal military theories is an essential element of success for the Army’s future operational environment.Schmidt addresses the unknown nature of the challenges that the Army will face in the coming years.As a result of significant and continual developments in technology, the ability to predict and plan for specific conflicts and encounters is increasingly marginalized.Technology can be used against American forces as well as utilized by them.Thus, the author advocates a cooperative functioning in movement forward among Army Design Methodology, Mission Command and the increasingly large breadth of capabilities provided to the Army in the developing network of the cyberspace world."Cyberspace Operations in Support of Counterinsurgency Operations" (Land Warfare Paper 95, April 2013) was co-authored by Col. David W. Pendall, USA, Lt. Col. Ronald Wilkes, USA, and Maj. Timothy J. Robinson, USMC. It was presented at the Annual Meeting by Wilkes.Their paper discusses the nature of cyberspace operations in general, stresses the need for enhanced cyberspace operations and expresses a viable way ahead for future cyberspace operations in Afghanistan.The authors posit that additional research and coordination should be conducted to better define and develop requirements for cyberspace capabilities, command and control of cyberspace operations and integration of activities in a manner that supports the International Security Assistance Force commander, the operations of regional commanders and related strategic shaping and global counterterrorism pursuit operations.This paper was designed to provoke additional thought about cyberspace operational relevance, suggest necessary change and enable future success in Afghanistan and future conflicts."Strategists Break All the Rules" by Maj. (now lieutenant colonel) Adelaido Godinez III, USA (Land Warfare Paper 93, January 2013) explores the tensions that exist between the proponents of political agendas and Army professionals, especially as discussed by Emory Upton in his philosophy that politicians should leave military concerns to the professionals.Godinez argues that Upton’s proposed strict dichotomy is problematic, for while it is true that the Army should not be governed by political agendas, it must be aware of the relevant and vitally important policies of our nation.In addition to this first criticism, he takes issue with Upton’s position that the problems encountered at a tactical and operational level are similar enough to be useful in solving problems at a strategic level.The ILW Paper Presentations, moderated by Lt. Gen. Theodore G. Stroup Jr., USA, Ret., took place Oct. 23 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.Copies of the papers, and other ILW publications are available online at   http://www.ausa.org/publications/ilw/ilw_pubs/landwarfarepapers/Pages/default.aspx