The National Economic Strategy: Security and Prosperity Today and Tomorrow
Abstract
America has at its disposal the elements of national power (diplomatic, information, military, and economic) to support the U.S. National Security Strategy. The prudent use of these elements protects and strengthens, defines, and allows the United States to remain the lone superpower. Globalization, technological advances, and alliance-building increase, but at the same time can erode, America's power. The efficient and effective use of America's assets to meet National Security Strategy objectives must be clearly understood and articulated. Some of these elements of national power are clearly defined, as is the military arm through its National Military Strategy. Other elements are less clearly defined, which leads to governmental and corporate decision making that are not always in tune with U.S. objectives. One element of national power that is of critical importance because of the recent explosion in technology and globalization is the economic arm. In the future, soft power may carry a larger impact than hard power ever has, depending on the circumstances and countries involved. Today, there is no document that captures the U.S. national economic strategy, but rather, a plethora of policies, regulations, and laws that provide ways to an end but without real structure or clarity. This paper provides a framework for an economic strategy for now and the future, using the U.S. Army War College strategy model of ends, ways, and means and the National Military Strategy format.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 18, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA431751
Entities
People
- Ronald M. Zich
Organizations
- United States Army War College