Security Cooperation: Integrating Strategies to Secure National Goals
Abstract
Events following 11 September 2001 have confirmed the importance of interagency cooperation in the execution of many national strategies. Cooperation across all levels of government is critical if the United States hopes to win the war against terrorism, sustain regional stability, expand trade and development, maintain friendly ties to global powers, or deal with such transnational challenges as weapons of mass destruction and international crime. As the President's National Security Strategy makes clear, U.S. foreign policy is not confined to short-term unilateral or bilateral defense efforts. Regional security requires a long-term, cooperative, multilateral civilian-military effort to assure allies and friends, to dissuade potential adversaries, to deter aggression, and to defeat the nation's enemies. Theater Security Cooperation, a major DoD program, incorporates specifically designed activities within specific geographic, economic, political, and military situations to achieve national strategy objectives. This paper assesses the United States' capability and capacity to implement global and Theater Security Cooperation strategies to support national security goals. It concludes with recommendations for future planning and coordination of interagency programs to help achieve those goals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 09, 2006
- Accession Number
- ADA449543
Entities
People
- Robert D. Reighard
Organizations
- United States Army War College