A Case for National Security: Using the Might Tuna to Frame U.S. Coast Guard's Role in the Strategic Shift to the Pacific

Abstract

Though it is the smallest of all the five military services, the U.S. Coast Guard has a lot to do. It has 11 different statutory missions. Something as mundane as fishery enforcement could easily get overlooked. Most people are unaware how such a matter, if unchecked, can threaten the environment, as well as national security. The U.S. Coast Guard is strategically positioned to provide such essential U.S. presence and leadership. To illustrate, this research draws upon the elusive Pacific Tuna, which as fish are totally unaware of their significance in future geo-political-economic matters that could tip the hull-of-state.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 13, 2014
Accession Number
ADA611600

Entities

People

  • Patrick T. Barelli

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coast Guard
  • Department Of State
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Homeland Security
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Maritime Security
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Security Personnel
  • Topography
  • United States Pacific Command
  • Wildlife

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  • Economics
  • Riverine Ecology
  • Strategic Security Studies