Beyond Containment: Economic Competition in the 1990's

Abstract

This is an article on the nature of future conflicts that directly affect the security interests of the United States. The author suggests that the traditional postwar doctrine of containment of Soviet expansion has entered a new phase that de-emphasizes ideologies and focuses on economic competition. Future problems of a global economic struggle are explored. The author examines the changing nature of Soviet efforts to influence the evolution of world political and economic systems, along with the response required of the U.S. He describes his vision of composition and employment of U.S. military forces for the 1990's Finally, he details the consequences of failure on the part of the U. S. to compete effectively in the new environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202046

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Smith

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Africa
  • Air Force
  • Asia
  • Commerce
  • Continents
  • Doctrine
  • Economic Systems
  • Employment
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Western Europe

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

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