Transnational Challenges and U.S. National Security: Defining and Prioritizing Borderless Threats

Abstract

By their very nature, transnational challenges are murky, often intermingled and thus difficult to analyze. This report provides an introductory examination to these challenges in an effort to build understanding around what they are and why they matter to current U.S. national security. Through our research, we derived a definition for transnational challenges and then used that definition to identify eleven such challenges that impact U.S. national security interests today. We observe trends and patterns among these challenges, including how they relate to one another and how they may evolve over time. We end with thoughts on which transnational challenges the United States should focus on, and why.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1047217

Entities

People

  • Julia Mcquaid
  • Pamela G. Faber
  • Zack Gold

Organizations

  • Center for Naval Analyses

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  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber

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  • Climate Change
  • Criminals
  • Foreign Relations
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Societies
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Government

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