Accession Number:
AD1104694
Title:
Memorandum for SECDEF: Restore "Shock" in Strategic Planning
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Corporate Author:
ARMY WAR COLLEGE CARLISLE BARRACKS PA CARLISLE BARRACKS United States
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Report Date:
2020-05-05
Pagination or Media Count:
7.0
Abstract:
The Department of Defense DOD needs to re-institutionalize horizon scanning for strategic shock and integrate this perspective into its strategy, plans, and risk assessment. Defense-relevant strategic shocks are disruptive, transformational events for DOD. Though their precise origin and nature are uncertain, strategic shocks often emerge from clear trends. Shocks are often recognized in advance on some level but are nonetheless shocking because they are largely ignored.
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Subject Categories:
- Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics