Taking Jointness to the Next Level: The Return of the Soldier-Trader-Diplomat

Abstract

Recent experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan have demonstrated shortfalls in wielding harmoniously the Instruments of National Power: Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic. The current imbalance sees the Military component providing only a portion of the solution, but disposing of the vast majority of resources in theatre, thus inducing friction with interagency partners. This study revisits a model from colonial North America: the French/Canadian soldier-trader-diplomat, as a potential way to improve interagency cooperation and coordination in future conflicts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 02, 2016
Accession Number
AD1178777

Entities

People

  • Raphael Guay

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • New York
  • North America
  • Organizational Structure
  • Public Administration
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Students
  • Training
  • Warfare

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  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies