An Ounce of Prevention Beats a Pound of Cure: Resourcing the State Department to Defend the Nation

Abstract

In 2002, the National Security Strategy (NSS) stated, America is now threatened less by conquering states than we are by failing ones.1 In a post cold war world, it is not fleets and armies2 that threaten America, but weak and failing states. In order to overcome the security challenges that arise from the ungoverned spaces and vulnerable populations within weak states, the US must employ a balanced foreign development strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1018403

Entities

People

  • Scott M. Hopper

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of State
  • Employment
  • Failed States
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Relations
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Africa Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Materials Science
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space