The U.S. Role in Global Security: The Mayo Clinic, Not the Emergency Room

Abstract

While many different proposals have been put forward outlining a post-Cold War security identity for the United States, most do not characterize an American role in terms of either excessive activism or dangerous isolationism. However, some basic concepts are fundamental to outlining a practical middle path between those two poles. Because the United States cannot lead in every facet of global security, a new role must be fashioned. The "Mayo Clinic", role envisages America atop a hierarchy in which the members of a cooperative system assume complementary roles that match their roles to interests and capabilities. This system, representing good management principles as well as sound leadership% frees the Nation to concentrate on the more consequential military tasks of global security in which only it can lead, and yet offers unique and decisive U.S. support for the lesser tasks of regional and local security.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA394222

Entities

People

  • John Hillen

Organizations

  • National Defense University

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cold War
  • Crisis Management
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Hierarchies
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Judiciary
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
  • Security
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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