The Current Status Of The United States Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program

Abstract

This research examines the status of the United States (U.S.) Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program within the context of the current ever-changing domestic and global security environment. Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis was used to analyze: the information gathered from the literature review; the importance of various players (domestic and international competitors, interests groups, decision-makers); and the general environment (global security and the economic environment that shape the National Security Strategy (NSS)). The study concludes that the U.S FMS program has evolved slowly because of the nature of the arms export business and the constraints imposed by the National Security Strategy. Recommendations for improving the FMS program are provided.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424740

Entities

People

  • Abdulmonem A. R. Malallah
  • Mohamed A. R. Sharif
  • Najmuddin Jaafar

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of State
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • Treaties
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.