The Transformation Trinity. A Model for Strategic Innovation and it's Application to Space Power
Abstract
"The world that lies in store for us over the next 25 years will surely challenge our received wisdom about how to protect American interests and advance Amen can values." With these words the Commission on National Security in the 21st Century capture the exciting challenges this paper sets out to explore. First, this study develops a generalized model for United States military transformations in peacetime. To develop the model the author combines observations made by several historians about recruitment trends in military strategic innovation. The author concludes that, after taking into account inevitable uncertainty, there are three identifiable factors that occur in most cases of military transformation. The three key factors are: the need for a coherent, congruent vision; an emerging culture that bolsters the vision and develops competing theories of victory to fulfill the vision; and a process for honestly assessing the maturing vision and its supporting theories of victory. After defining the limitations of the model and its usefulness, the author applies the framework to an important aspect of national security the future of space power.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 2000
- Accession Number
- ADA391671
Entities
People
- Bruce H. Mcclintock
Organizations
- Air University