The Fulcrum of U. S. Regional Rebalancing: Russian and U.S. Securitization Moves in Contemporary Strategic Shifts

Abstract

In January of 2012, President Barack Obama issued strategic guidance to the Department of Defense. This guidance included extensive rebalancing of US regional focus for security policy. The regions of primary impact in this Rebalance include Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. These regions describe an arc around the Russian Federation making this nation a geopolitical pivot in US rebalancing efforts. Using Regional Security Complex Theory and the concept of securitization moves, this thesis examines security policy documents from both nations to identify potential areas of conflict or cooperation. Through identifying links and connections in the securitization moves of the United States and the Russian Federation across the European, Eurasian, Middle Eastern, and Asian regions essential context emerges for consideration by strategists involved in rebalancing US regional focus.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA617322

Entities

People

  • James B. Peterson

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Foreign Relations
  • Geography
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Terrorism
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Strategic Security Studies