Minimalist Medical Diplomacy - Do Engagements Achieve US National Strategy Global Health Security Objectives?
Abstract
Given today s dynamic security, political and fiscal environment, there is an emphasis for the military to become more efficient with limited resources. To meet this objective, national strategic policy documents demand United States Government (USG) planners and strategists evaluate and identify balanced organizational resource capability synergies. Despite an emphasis towards limited cost and resource allocation, the USG still requires its agents, military and civilian, to advance the nation s strategic interests. To achieve this objective, the USG is working diligently to maintain commitments using its Instruments of Power (IoP) to strengthen alliances and partnerships through global engagements. Part of this strategy involves medical diplomacy, which has been leveraged to promote national interests since 1846. Today, medical diplomacy spans the continuum of war and requires synergistic collaboration between the military and Unified Action Partners (UAP) to ensure global stability promotes national interests and preserves security in the global commons. To examine the efficacy of Minimalist Medical Diplomacy (MMD) through Global Health Engagements (GHE) in stability operations, this paper will explore the historical means of US medical diplomacy strategies within the Pacific Command (PACOM) region and propose that MMD through GHE activities achieves the Global Health Security (GHS) objectives contained within the National Security Strategy (NSS).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 2015
- Accession Number
- ADA626061
Entities
People
- Nathan T. Kellett
Organizations
- Air Command and Staff College