Integration of the Interagency in Theater Engagement Plans

Abstract

The 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act requires the President of the United States to develop and publish an annual National Security Strategy (NSS). This strategy covers vital global interests, threats, objectives, and the use of all elements of national power to achieve those objectives. The early cold war versions of the NSS focused on the policy of containment, but with the end of the cold war, the strategy changed. The Bush Administration introduced "Collective Engagement", which led to the Clinton Administration's "Engagement and Enlargement" strategy. The l997 and 1998 versions of the NSS emphasized the "Imperative of Engagement", and the 1999 NSS reached the logical conclusion of this evolution by announcing "The Strategy of Engagement". Engagement has evolved to become the foundation of US foreign policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 16, 2000
Accession Number
ADA381721

Entities

People

  • Arthur W. Finehout

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Department Of State
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Organizations
  • Market Economy
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • United States
  • United States Central Command
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.