China's Comprehensive Approach: Refining the U.S. Targeting Process to Inform U.S. Strategy
Abstract
The multitude of unpredictable challenges to U.S. interests across the globe complicate the development of coherent strategies that effectively address potential threats to security and stability. Recent efforts to globally integrate the effects of U.S. national planning offer a way-ahead that must be reinforced by an increased synchronization of all U.S. national instruments of power at the operational level. A refined application of the existing Joint Targeting Process provides Geographic Combatant Commanders with an increased capability to inform their own strategy development efforts, as well as those at the national level. Chinas comprehensive application of its national instruments of power in support of its strategic interests provides an effective model to implement at the U.S. operational level. Todays resource constrained environment demands efficiencies gained by opening the aperture of who conducts targeting, and operational targeting of Chinese strategy will yield more informed U.S. strategic targeting and strategy development efforts.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 20, 2018
- Accession Number
- AD1051134
Entities
People
- Jarrod W. Stoutenborough
Organizations
- Joint Forces Staff College