A National Military Strategy Process for the Future

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the process used to develop the National Military Strategy and evaluate the effectiveness of the process for long-range planning. The paper reviews the strategy formulation pro democratic society and then considers the regulations and policies developed since 1986 that govern the process. With that background, the study evaluates the system using the most recently published National Military Strategy, which resulted in the Base Force, and the defense strategy contained in the Bottom-Up Review. This examination reveals the difficulty of developing and implementing a long-range strategic vision. Finally, a review of the status of development of the present National Military Strategy serves to analyze progress made within the system. This review does not assess the strategies themselves. It discusses substantive content minimally and only for the purpose of analyzing the formulation process. The study focuses on how effective the Joint Strategic Planning System is in producing a long range military strategy. The study concludes with recommendations to improve the process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 18, 1994
Accession Number
ADA279522

Entities

People

  • Don T. Riley

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Cold War
  • Congress
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Marine Corps
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Planning
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Systems Analysis and Design