Thinking Different about U.S. National Security
Abstract
This study challenges the enduring assumption of U.S. National Security Strategy that America is uniquely charged to underwrite global security by maintaining military superiority. Since the beginning of the Cold War, the United States' use of military force in pursuit of its vision of global security, the primacy of U.S. core values, and the elimination of rivals has cultivated an environment of compliance and created this era of "persistent conflict." The diminished decisiveness of force and the evolving global context in which war is undertaken are discussed along with the impact of recent studies of suicide terrorism, lasting peace efforts, and cognitive psychology. A new assumption and a derivative framework for U.S. led global security is advanced, one that is based on the causative factors of peace and stability rather than those associated with "persistent conflict."
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 18, 2011
- Accession Number
- ADA565035
Entities
People
- Kevin C. Colyer
Organizations
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill