United States Operational Commands: A Proposal for a New type of Command that Better Synchronizes Military and Interagency Efforts

Building a new synchronized structure at the operational level of foreign policy is the single most influential thing the United States can do to maintain its advantage in the global arena. If the United States wants to "create power where there is no power," as stated in the 2017 National Security Strategy, the most effective way to do this is to create a new structure that better integrates all sources of national power into a new interagency operational command.