Cooperative Engagement

Abstract

The Asia-Pacific region claims attention on geographic and historical grounds, but American interests are intensifying because of complex economic, political, and security challenges. Part of the region's importance derives from its sheer strategic dimensions: covering 52 percent of the earth's surface and encompassing a wide diversity of peoples, cultures, and religions, and hence disputes. Another factor is the phenomenal economic growth of some Pacific economies, leading to the rapid modernization of regional military forces. Under the strategic concept of cooperative engagement, the Pacific Command applies military assets, funds, and programs, to achieve three objectives: forward presence, strong alliances, and crisis response. Because of the vastness of Asia and the Pacific and Indian Oceans, the Armed Forces play a significant role through adaptive forward presence in sustaining the U.S. military commitment to regional stability.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA528863

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Larson

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Personnel
  • Amphibious Operations
  • Asia
  • Commerce
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Indian Ocean
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Students
  • Topography
  • United States
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.