The Tri-Model Framework for International Analysis

Abstract

Since the end of the Cold War, observers and analysts of international politics and national security affairs have struggled with the resulting changes in state behavior and organization. In retrospect, the Cold War period, and indeed, the period of great industrialized nation states, was short lived. During previous generations, society generally organized itself as religious groupings and ethnic tribes, with dynastic rulers nested as subsets within these groups. Economic organizations were subservient to these entities. However, with transformations in politics, science and technology, the relevant position of dynasties and ethnically-based regimes declined, while economic organizations have risen. This is the international landscape of today, and understanding it is crucial for analyzing the world and formulating foreign policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 13, 2008
Accession Number
ADA481391

Entities

People

  • Daniel Thomas

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Civil War
  • Cold War
  • Education
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Europe
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Law
  • Minority Groups
  • National Politics
  • Political Ideologies
  • Political Systems
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • War
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design