Soft Power Projection

Abstract

The United States military has been predisposed to fight conventional warfare since the Civil War. Today the United States is confronted with numerous irregular wars characterized by counterinsurgency, stabilization, and reconstruction operations. In an attempt to prevent future irregular wars, the United States must adapt its whole of government approach to leveraging soft power to mitigate or prevent future conflicts around the world. To do so, the nation must empower and support the State Departments leadership role in shaping the diplomatic, political, and military global environment. As a supporting capability, the Department of Defenses fleet of strategic airlifters represents a critical mission enabler that can rapidly project interagency shaping operations. By assessing, planning, coordinating, and practicing and executing interagency humanitarian relief efforts, the United States can leverage its national soft power to attract, not coerce, global audiences.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1019581

Entities

People

  • William O. Wade

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Disasters
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • National Security
  • Natural Disasters
  • Personnel Management
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Pacific Command
  • United States Southern Command
  • United States Transportation Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies