Making Twenty-first Century Strategy : An Introduction to Modern National Security Processes and Problems

By Dennis M. Drew; Donald M. Snow

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Title:	Making Twenty-first Century Strategy : An Introduction to Modern National Security Processes and Problems
Author:	Dennis M. Drew; Donald M. Snow
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Language:	English
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Citation APA MLA Chicago M. Dre, B. D., & Snow, D. M. (n.d.). Making Twenty-first Century Strategy : An Introduction to Modern National Security Processes and Problems. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
Snow’s and Drew’s newest version has been slightly retitled and almost totally rewritten to reflect radically changed politicalmilitary realities. Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy addresses not only traditional strategy concerns but also the chaotic nature of the post–Cold War world and the stark realities of terrorism, nuclear proliferation, and military conflicts along religious fault lines. Although the authors have changed a great deal in this edition, the original strategy process model, first published in 1980, remains the constant organizing scheme.

Table of Contents
Contents DISCLAIMER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii FOREWORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xi Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii SECTION I FRAMING THE PROBLEM 1 STRATEGY IN PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Warfare in the Eighteenth Century . . . . . . . . 4 Foundations of Modern Warfare . . . . . . . . . .7 Contrasts in the Cold War . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 2 THE STRATEGY PROCESS—AN OVERVIEW . .13 Determining National Security Objectives . . .14 Formulating Grand National Strategy . . . . . .17 Developing Military Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Composing Operational Strategy . . . . . . . . 22 Formulating Battlefield Strategy (Tactics) . . .23 Influences on the Strategy Process . . . . . . .25 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 SECTION II THE POLITICAL DIMENSION 3 GRAND NATIONAL STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . 31 Vital National Interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Instruments of National Power . . . . . . . . . .42 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 4 THE POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT OF GRAND STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Influences on Grand Strategy . . . . . . . . . . .55 Strategic Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Summary and Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 5 GRAND STRATEGY ACTORS AND INSTITUTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Executive Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Legislative Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Other Actors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 SECTION III THE MILITARY DIMENSION 6 MILITARY STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 Force Employment Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Force Development Strategy . . . . . . . . . . 108 Force Deployment Strategy . . . . . . . . . . .110 Coordination of Military Strategy . . . . . . . .112 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 7 OPERATIONAL STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . .115 Orchestrating Campaigns . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Operational Strategy: Design Choices . . . .122 The Essence of Operational Strategy: Orchestrating Theater Campaigns . . . . . . 125 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 8 ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE STRATEGIES . .131 Insurgent Warfare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Counterinsurgency Concepts . . . . . . . . . . 142 New Internal War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Fourth Generation Warfare . . . . . . . . . . . .150 Terrorism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .162 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 9 NUCLEAR STRATEGY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Dynamics of Nuclear Evolution . . . . . . . . .167 Basic Concepts and Relationships . . . . . . .172 Nuclear Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177 Current Strategic Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180 Missile Defenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .186 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187 SECTION IV INFLUENCES ON THE PROCESS 10 FOG, FRICTION, CHANCE, MONEY, POLITICS, AND GADGETS . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 The Clausewitzian Trio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191 Strategy and the Clausewitzian Trio . . . . . 195 Economic Influences on Strategy . . . . . . . 196 Political Influences on Strategy . . . . . . . . .199 Impact of Technology on Strategy . . . . . . .201 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 11 WORLDVIEWS AND DOCTRINE . . . . . . . 205 The Ground Force Worldview . . . . . . . . . . 206 The Naval Worldview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207 The Airman’s Worldview . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208 Worldviews and Military Doctrine . . . . . . . .209 Evolving Worldviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .216 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 SECTION V CONTINUING DILEMMAS 12 THE DILEMMAS OF CONVENTIONAL WAR 221 For Whom and What Do We Prepare? . . . .221 Operations Tempo and the All-Volunteer Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 What Roles for Allies? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .226 Dealing with 24-Hour News . . . . . . . . . . . .228 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 13 ASYMMETRICAL WARFARE DILEMMAS . . 231 Nature of the Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235 Countering Asymmetrical Wars . . . . . . . . 239 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248 14 THREATS, INTERESTS, AND RISKS . . . . .249 Strategy during the Cold War . . . . . . . . . .251 Contemporary Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254 Conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .256 BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SUGGESTED READINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259 INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 Illustrations 1 The strategy process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 2 National interest matrix . . . . . . . . . . . . .33