Pacific Military Strategy: Are We Meeting Our Strategic Objectives?

Abstract

The U.S. national strategy has undergone significant changes due to the collapse of the former Soviet Union and the fiscal realities of the U.S. budget deficit situation. This paper examines how these changes in national strategy have been-translated into military policy and force structure in the Asian-Pacific region to determine whether the U.S. strategic objectives are being met in the immediate and long term. The national interests of twelve Asian-Pacific nations are examined as well as the four foundations of our strategy and the supplementary foundation of burden sharing. The conclusion is that the Asian-Pacific military strategy does support the U.S.'s national objectives, however, four recommendations are provided to further enhance its effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 18, 1992
Accession Number
ADA253242

Entities

People

  • Edward P. Anglim

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • Military Training
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Political Systems
  • Ussr
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Economics