The Economic Instrument of National Power and its Relevance to Strategic Military Leaders.

Abstract

Nation-states have utilized four Instruments of National Power in pursuing their National Security Objectives. These instruments are commonly categorized as Political/Diplomatic, Military, Technology/Informational, and Economic. This paper will deal with the Economic Instrument of Power and its relevance to the Strategic Military Leader. First, it will explain the four tools (Macroeconomic Policy, International Trade Policy, Economic Sanctions, and Foreign Aid), which comprise the Economic Instrument of Power. A demonstration of how the US uses these tools in exercising its Economic strength will be addressed and link these uses to explain why the reader should understand them. Second, it will further demonstrate its relevance to, and explain why every Strategic Military Leader should know, appreciate, and understand how the Economic Instrument of Power affects them presently and in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 1999
Accession Number
ADA363499

Entities

People

  • Harry E. Leboeuf

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Sanctions
  • Economic Security
  • Economics
  • Foreign Aid
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • International Trade
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Trade Policy
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Economics

Readers

  • Economics
  • Strategic Security Studies