Adapting America's Security Paradigm and Security Agenda

Abstract

As this report documents, one key factor in the evolution now under way is that half of the nearly 200 countries in the world are weak, failing, or failed states. These states often have little control over major parts of their territory. They cannot provide security or deliver major services to large segments of their population. They are vulnerable to whoever can mobilize the population and armed groups-terrorists, criminals, insurgents and militias-within their territories. Afghanistan and Pakistan are among the most dramatic examples, but many other regions face similar problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA516785

Entities

People

  • Querine Hanlon
  • Richard Shultz
  • Roy Godson
  • Samantha Ravich

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Department Of State
  • Failed States
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Systems
  • Social Networking Services
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • International Relations, focusing on Korea-Africa and North Korea-South Korea relations, and Nigeria-Latin American Relations.
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design