An Approach to Forward Presence in a Resource-Constrained Environment

Abstract

Following World War II, the United States accepted the responsibility of helping both the allies and axis powers regain economic and military stability in the name of global security. Throughout the Cold War, the United States stood as the most powerful balancing force to contain the influence of the Soviet Union again with the purpose of maintaining global security. Emerging from the Cold War as the lone world super-power, the United States role and responsibility ballooned as they entered the War on Terror. As United States policy objectives grew, the ways and means required to secure those ends became unsustainable. This paper examines the environment the United States can expect to face in the twenty-first century, makes the case that force reduction is inevitable under the strain of the economic landscape, and proposes an approach to resolve the requirement for forward presence in a period of declining resources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589442

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  • Matthew M. Sieber

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

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  • Biomedical
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  • Cold War
  • Department Of Defense
  • Economic Systems
  • Education
  • European Union
  • Geographic Regions
  • Globalization
  • Homeland Defense
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Relations
  • National Security
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War
  • War Colleges

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