• Embed Doc
  • Copy Link
  • Readcast
  • Collections
  • CommentGo Back
 
AFTER IRAQ:THE SEARCH FOR A SUSTAINABLE NATIONALSECURITY STRATEGYColin S. Gray January 2009
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as dened
in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in thepublic domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United StatesCode, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted.
Visit our website for other free publicationdownloadshttp://www.StrategicStudiesInstitute.army.mil/
To rate this publication click here.
 
ii*****The views expressed in this report are those of the author
and do not necessarily reect the ofcial policy or position of the
Department of the Army, the Department of Defense, or the U.S.Government. This report is cleared for public release; distributionis unlimited.*****This manuscript was funded by the U.S. Army War CollegeExternal Research Associates Program. Information on this programis available on our website, www.StrategicStudiesInstitute.army.mil, at the Publishing button.*****Comments pertaining to this report are invited and should beforwarded to: Director, Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army WarCollege, 122 Forbes Ave, Carlisle, PA 17013-5244.*****All Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) publications are availableon the SSI homepage for electronic dissemination. Hard copiesof this report also may be ordered from our homepage. SSI’shomepage address is: www.StrategicStudiesInstitute.army.mil.*****The Strategic Studies Institute publishes a monthly e-mailnewsletter to update the national security community on theresearch of our analysts, recent and forthcoming publications, andupcoming conferences sponsored by the Institute. Each newsletteralso provides a strategic commentary by one of our researchanalysts. If you are interested in receiving this newsletter, pleasesubscribe on our homepage at www.StrategicStudiesInstitute.army.mil/newsletter/.ISBN 1-58487-374-4
 
iii
FOREWORD
A sustainable national security strategy is feasibleonly when directed by a sustainable national securitypolicy. In the absence of policy guidance, strategy hasto be meaningless. The only policy that meets boththe mandates of American culture and the challengesof the outside world is one that seeks to promote thenecessary mission of guarding and advancing worldorder.Dr. Colin Gray considers and rejects a policy thatwould encourage the emergence of a multipolar struc-ture for global politics. He argues that multipolaritynot only would fail to maintain order, it would also
promote conict among the inevitably rival great
powers. In addition, he suggests that Americansculturally are not comfortable with balance-of-powerpolitics and certainly would not choose to promote thereturn of such a system.
The monograph identies the various “pieces of
the puzzle” most relevant to national security strategy;surfaces the leading assumptions held by Americanpolicymakers and strategists; considers alternative
national security policies; and species the necessary
components of a sustainable national security strat-egy.Dr. Gray concludes that America has much lesschoice over its policy and strategy than the publicdebate suggests. He warns that the country’s dominantleadership role in global security certainly will bechallenged before the century is old. DOUGLAS C. LOVELACE, JR.DirectorStrategic Studies Institute
of 00

Leave a Comment

You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...
You must be to leave a comment.
Submit
Characters: ...