Why a Conversation with the Country? A Backward Look at Some Forward-thinking Maritime Strategists

Abstract

Why do we need a new maritime strategy? Why do we need a conversation with the country about it? The simplest answer to the first question is that the world is changing. Other possible conflicts loom on the horizon 5, 10, 15, 20 years from now. Whatever happens in current campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and elsewhere, the Navy and other maritime Services must look ahead, lest their current strategies prove obsolete, even dangerous to the American people. Granted, the world is changing-we all know that because sometimes the only people who can figure out how to operate those fancy electronic gadgets in our homes are teenage children or grandchildren. The big question is what will remain the same. How can we make future plans without something stable and predictable to rely upon?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA516645

Entities

People

  • Karl F. Walling

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Boats
  • Commerce
  • Cyberspace
  • Globalization
  • Marine Corps
  • National Security
  • Navy
  • New England
  • New York
  • North America
  • Security
  • Thinking
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics