Reinforcing United States Naval Arctic Strategy Through Catalytic Force

Abstract

United States strategy in the increasingly important Arctic must be reinforced through catalytic force. Maritime all domain access and enhanced security partnerships with Arctic nations are the key tenets of such force. Catalytic force, as explained by James Cable, is described as "the use of force for vague purposes [wherein] a situation arises offering obscure opportunities." this model of strategic employment, or gunboat diplomacy, is directly applicable to the changing Arctic environment. If the United States does not act it will lose decision space for future unknown events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 24, 2019
Accession Number
AD1177237

Entities

People

  • William L Byson

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • National Security
  • Natural Resources
  • Naval Operations
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • New York
  • Recreation
  • Ridges
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space