Accession Number:

ADA280801

Title:

America's New Centurions

Descriptive Note:

Final rept.

Corporate Author:

AIR WAR COLL MAXWELL AFB AL

Personal Author(s):

• Lucy, Charles R.

Report Date:

1994-04-08

Pagination or Media Count:

43.0

Abstract:

In light of the dramatically altered national security landscape following the end of the Cold War, the United States must reorient its use of the military instrument of power toward nontraditional roles and missions such as democratization programs and nation building. There are many useful historic precedents for this new role, especially Americas post-World War II occupation of Japan. Americas military should play a major role in democratization efforts based upon a sliding scale of employment that weighs such factors as the security situation in the host government, in order to determine the most efficient use of the various instruments of national power. Where the situation favors overall DOD operational control, it should be assigned lead agency responsibilities using a model similar to the Military Support Group program employed in Panama following operation Just Cause. Command relationships should be established by Presidential directive, and a Democracy Czar created at the National Security Council level to ensure interagency coordination and cooperation.

Descriptors:

• *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
• *NATIONAL SECURITY
• *MISSIONS
• FOREIGN POLICY
• MILITARY OPERATIONS
• COLD WAR
• COOPERATION
• DEMOCRACY
• POWER
• COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
• MODELS
• DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
• UNITED STATES

Subject Categories:

• Government and Political Science
• Humanities and History
• Military Forces and Organizations
• Logistics, Military Facilities and Supplies
• Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
• Command, Control and Communications Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE