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8802A
Course Overview
(Composition and Organization)
Part I
L1: Grand Strategy: Theory and
Part II
L7: WWII: Pre-war Strategy and
Practice L2: National Security Decision Making L3: Economics and Policy L4: Intelligence and Policy L5: Total Force L6: National Strategic Planning
Planning L8: WWII: Why the Allies Won L9: National Security Strategy during the Cold War (with Vietnam Case Study) L10: The UN and NATO in PostCold War Era L11: Post-Cold War Contemp. Issues: China L12 Post-Cold War Contemp. Issues: Middle East
Course Overview
(Composition and Organization)
Multimedia DOCNET Digitized lectures Video interviews Radio-style interview (audio CD included) Exam linkage to educational objectives (EOs) Cover EOs Cover material on the exam
Agenda
Strategic Constants and Norms International Relations Theory Instruments/Elements of National Power The Limits of Military Power Strategy as a Concept and a Process National Interests The National Security Strategy (NSS) 2002
Requirements
1. 2. 3.
Requirement 1
The environment
Objective 1. Describe the various
characteristics that make up the strategic environment. Objective 2. Explain International Relations (IR) theory and relate it to our understanding of important security issues that shape strategy.
state of war does not mean constant war. Thucydides, The strong do what they have the power to do and the weak accept what they have to accept (Penguin translation).
View: International politics is a jungle dominated by the
Requirement 2
Objective 3. Describe how national-
level strategy and policy incorporates the instruments of national power as a means of exercising power and influence.
international diplomatic skills and political position to achieve national interests Informational: The use of a countrys information systems to achieve national interests Military: The extent a countrys armed forces can be used to achieve national interests. Economic: The application of a countrys material resources to achieve national interests
Requirement 3
Objective 4. Determine how the full
dimension of strategy as a concept and as a process relates to the policy, strategy, and military operations relationship.
Key Points
L1: Grand Strategy: Theory and Practice (continued)
POLICY
Democracy
Strategy Grand
OPERATIONS
Complicating factors
steps not neat or compartmentalized but blend and flow from national security objectives to tactics reverse flow or feedback system within the process Numerous external factors have influence where and by whom are decisions decisions made
National Interests
Requirement 4
Objective 5. Discuss how the current U.
S. National Security Strategy integrates the various elements of national power to achieve its goals and objectives.
work to prevent attacks against us and our friends Work with others to defuse regional conflicts Prevent our enemies from threatening us, our allies, and our friends with weapons of mass destruction
free markets and free trade Expand the circle of development by opening societies and building the infrastructure of democracy Develop agendas for cooperative action with other main centers of global power Transform Americas national security institutions to meet the challenges and opportunities of the twentyfirst century
Summary
Agenda Strategic Constants and Norms International Relations Theory Instruments/Elements of National Power The Limits of Military Power Strategy as a Concept and a Process National Interests The National Security Strategy (NSS) 2002
Points to remember
The Notions of the IR Theories Characteristics of the strategic environment Aspects of the M instrument Themes of the policy and strategy relationship and
process Political/policy and Military Objectives NSS 2002 Objectives and Elements