The New World Disorder

Abstract

Today the imperative for U.S. involvement in world events is our role as world leaders and the chaotic conditions which prevail and threaten global security. World disorder erupted when the Soviet Union collapsed and the restraining forces of a bipolar world were removed. Unresolved conflicts, violent discontent, and demands which exceed capabilities on weak political, social and economic systems characterize the new world disorder and also describe conditions which underlie revolution. A purpose of this paper is to distill the new world disorder into a general condition, which has existed throughout history, known as Revolution. It then goes on to describe the common threat which revolution poses to enduring U.S. interests in peaceful change and progress. Finally, the paper emphasizes adaptive planning as the mechanism for the regional CINCs to respond to the threat and to shape unstable conditions away from revolution toward peaceful change and progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 18, 1993
Accession Number
ADA266908

Entities

People

  • Linda M. Lentz

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Counterinsurgency
  • Economic Systems
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • International Law
  • Low Intensity Conflict
  • Military Strategy
  • Minority Groups
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Schools
  • Security
  • Societies
  • United States
  • Violence
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design