From National to Theater: Developing Strategy

Abstract

As a consequence of budget deficits and rebalancing the force, the Department of Defense (DOD) increasingly requires strategy to operate in a fiscally constrained environment. While resources are in decline, national security challenges persist as new ones emerge. Reflected in documents such as the National Security Strategy and National Military Strategy, the United States attempts to shape the international security environment by balancing threats in key regions of the world, assisting partners in combatting internal challenges, and supporting allies to solve their own security dilemmas. While security strategies are developed in Washington, combatant commands must translate national objectives into theater strategy to advance and defend U.S. interests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA617166

Entities

People

  • Derek S. Reveron
  • James L. Cook

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combatant Commanders
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Policy
  • Governments
  • International Organizations
  • International Security
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • United States Southern Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

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