A National Strategy Hierarchy,
Abstract
This paper suggests an approach via a national strategy hierarchy that links national goals and the mean by which they are pursued. This hierarchy is based on a ranking commonly, although not completely, accepted in military circles. This hierarchy starts with a nation's most basic goals, then translates them successively into national strategy, military doctrine, concepts of operations, and tactics, incorporating political, economic and force posture constraints. In an attempt to impose a modicum of discipline on our terminology, the Joint Chiefs of Staff definitions of strategy, doctrine, concepts of operations and tactics are used exclusively in this paper. A national strategy hierarchy imposes a top-down architecture on the formulation of all national political, economic, and military policies, plans and actions. It begins with the identification of national priorities and ends with specific actions in support of those priorities.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA153030
Entities
People
- A. Vick
Organizations
- RAND Corporation