Preemptive Strike - Security Building

Abstract

In the aftermath of the tragedy of September II, in a remarkable policy shift for national defense, American national leadership has recognized the need to include some form of nation building as a means for achieving our national objectives vis-a-vis failed nation states. As yet, however, they have not finalized an execution strategy. This paper begins with the argument that the term security building -- defined as a comprehensive and integrated approach using all elements of power to help put a nation state on the road to a secure, stable, sustainable development plan for the future - should be used to describe the U.S. effort, not nation building. It then examines strategic options available to implement this significant policy change in the emerging geo-political environment and makes several recommendations, including that the U.S. Army, specifically the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, should be designated as Executive Agent for DOD for the planning, programming and execution of the policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 07, 2003
Accession Number
ADA414503

Entities

People

  • Robert M. Carpenter

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of State
  • Federal Budgets
  • Foreign Policy
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Interagency Coordination
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Security
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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