Integrating Instruments: Diplomacy, Development, and the Military in the Indo-Pacific
Abstract
This work evaluates the areas of alignment and misalignment between three instruments of national power within the Indo-Pacific region. Integrating the diplomatic, development, and military instruments are stressed throughout numerous national strategic policies, but at the regional level there are limited mechanisms to ensure unified action and policies become diffused. This paper includes contemporary literature and policy reviews to examine what misalignments exist and what are their potential sources. Policy misalignments, resourcing shortfalls, and a lack of formalized structure to integrate these instruments of power at the regional level are determined to be sources for misalignment. Misalignment, under-resourcing, and structural inadequacy put U.S. national security objectives in the Indo-Pacific at risk, especially within the context of great power competition with the People's Republic of China. The conclusions and recommendations in this paper are intended to inform members of the national security enterprise where existing gaps in policy are and an approach to address them.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 10, 2022
- Accession Number
- AD1210087
Entities
People
- Andrew R. Horgan
Organizations
- United States Army Command and General Staff College