American Military Strategy Memos to a President

by Zelikow, Philip D.

• ISBN13: 9780393977110
• ISBN10: 0393977110
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-09
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Summary

American Military Strategy is organized around four topics: "Security Strategy and Military Missions," "Alliances, Coalitions, and Polyglot Peacekeepers," "The Promise and Perils of the Revolution in Military Affairs," and "The WMD Problem: Offense and Defense." Each topic begins with a list of questions for discussion, is followed by a series of policy memos by guest experts, and concludes with a summary of the discussion on that topic.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
Discussants and Guest Experts	xi
Fact Sheet	xvii
Overview
Memo form Ernest R. May, ``Suggestions from the Past''	3	(14)
Session One: Security Strategy and Military Missions
Questions for Discussion	17	(2)
Memo from Richard K. Betts, ``Military Strategy and Missions''	19	(14)
Memo from Ashton Carter, ``National Security Strategy''	33	(16)
Memo from John Hillen, ``American Military Strategy and the 2-MTW Dilemma''	49	(14)
Summary of Discussion on Security Strategy and Military Missions	63	(8)
Session Two: Alliances, Coalitions, and Polyglot Peacekeepers
Questions for Discussion	71	(4)
Memo from Kurt M. Campbell, ``U.S. Security Alliances in Asia''	75	(12)
Memo from Charles Grant, ``A European Perspective on Global Alliances''	87	(14)
Memo from Pierre Lellouche, ``Alliances, Coalitions, and Polyglot Peacekeepers''	101	(14)
Summary of Discussion on Alliances, Coalitions, and Polyglot Peacekeepers	115	(8)
Session Three: The Promises and Perils of the Revolution in Military Affairs
Questions for Discussion	123	(4)
Memo from John Deutch, ``A Strategy for the Revolution in Military Affairs''	127	(4)
Memo to John Deutch from an Assistant Secretary of Defense, ``The Revolution in Military Affairs''	131	(10)
Memo from William Owens, ``The Promises of the Revolution in Military Affairs''	141	(12)
Summary of Discussion of the Revolution in Military Affairs	153	(8)
Session Four: The WMD Problem: Offense and Deffense
Questions for Discussion	161	(4)
Memo from David C. Gompert, ``Weapons of Mass Destruction''	165	(16)
Memo from Jan M. Lodal, ``Controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction''	181	(16)
Summary of Discussion on the WMD Problem	197	(6)
Glossary	203