National Interest: From Abstraction to Strategy

Abstract

The author synthesizes academic literature, focusing on those works that have the greatest value and relevance to those in the national security community who must apply as well as serve the national interest. National interest, a composite of liberty, freedom, and security, is the foundation for both the National Security Strategy and its supporting National Military Strategy. Military leaders should understand the political context from which the details of the national interest emerge. However, the guiding concept of national interest is more often assumed than analyzed in the dynamic context of domestic and international politics. National interest, Security, Physical survival, Economic prosperity, Political sovereignty, National security strategy, National Military strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1994
Accession Number
ADA281236

Entities

People

  • Michael G. Roskin

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Cold War
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Human Rights
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Science
  • Recreation
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies