The U.S. Army War College Guide to National Security Issues. Volume 2: National Security Policy and Strategy

Abstract

The most fundamental task in devising a grand strategy is to determine a nation's national interests. Once they are identified, they drive a nation's foreign policy and military strategy; they determine the basic direction that it takes, the types and amounts of resources that it needs, and the manner in which the state must employ them to succeed. Because of the critical role that national interests play, they must be carefully justified, not merely assumed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA525144

Entities

People

  • J. B. Bartholomees Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Interagency Coordination
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military History
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • Personnel Management
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Sociopolitics
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design