Another Chance for a Collective Security Strategy
Abstract
The United States should construct a strategy of collective security among a community of nations with similar interests and provide the leadership necessary to expand that community through the promotion of democratic ideals. The United States' fundamental national interests of physical security, economic well-being, and a stable world order have not changed since Woodrow Wilson attempted a similar strategy, but today's environment offers modern policy makers a greater opportunity for success. The national security policy must be tailored to this new environment and the common sense of traditional American values. Consistency with these values must be maintained as the nation forms its goals and chooses its tools of statecraft for policy implementation. The nation's leaders must constantly review their basic objectives to ensure that policy implementation is balanced and coordinated. Each of these notions about the nature of national security policy will be discussed in this essay to demonstrate that a strategy of collective security is the proper approach to maintaining the physical survival of the United States in the post-Cold War period.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 05, 1990
- Accession Number
- ADA437649
Entities
People
- Eric Nedergaard
Organizations
- National War College