Enhancing American Interagency Integration for the Global War on Terrorism
Abstract
This essay identifies opportunities to enhance interagency integration at the strategic and operationa levels for the global war on terrorism. It begins with an assessment of strategic leadership in the formulation and implementation of national security strategy and policy in general and counterterrorism strategy and policy in particular. The essay concludes that the nation lacks an institutionalized mechanism within the National Security Council (NSC) structure to monitor the implementation of national security and counterterrorism strategy and policy. The essay also identifies a pronounced gap in the nation's capability to integrate all the elements of national power at the operational level. It further recommends the establishment of a new senior position on the NSC staffi the Director of National Security Operations (DNSO) supported with a small interagency staffi to monitor the implementation of national security strategy and policy and to close the national operational planning and execution gap. The essay then proposes several initiatives to enhance the capabilities of selected key existing interagency counterterrorism capabilities and new enabling capabilities to enhance interagency integration in the pursuit of national security and counterterrorism objectives.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Feb 10, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA449233
Entities
People
- Gregory M. Martin
Organizations
- United States Army War College