The U.S. Army Approach to Security Force Assistance

Abstract

As the U.S. military looks ahead to the first half of the 21st century, several global trends-globalization, technology availability, population growth, urbanization, increased resource demands, climate change, and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction-are shaping the international security environment. They place increasing stresses on governments to satisfy their citizens' legitimate expectations, including meeting their basic needs, receiving fair and impartial justice, and attaining increased prosperity and opportunities for themselves and their progeny. Governments unable to satisfy these aspirations risk losing their ability to govern. This loss creates opportunities for extremist groups to export terror and violence on behalf of radical ideologies. Ultimately, it becomes a setting for persistent conflict.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA536560

Entities

People

  • Bill Torrey
  • Edward P. Donnelly
  • Mike Redmond

Organizations

  • United States Army Combined Arms Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army Training
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Doctrine
  • Education
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Military Education
  • Military Operations
  • Military Science
  • Military Training
  • Security
  • Stability Operations
  • Terrorists
  • Training
  • United States Special Operations Command

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design