1. A New National Security Strategy in an Age of Terrorists, Tyrants, and Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Author:
- Lawrence J. Korb
- Publication Date:
- 05-2003
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Abstract:
- From the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 to the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001, and even now after the Iraq war of 2003, the United States has not had a consistent national security strategy that enjoyed the support of the American people and our allies. This situation is markedly different from the Cold War era when our nation had a clear, coherent, widely supported strategy that focused on containing and deterring Soviet Communist expansion. The tragic events of September 11, the increase in terrorism, and threats from countries such as North Korea and, until recently, Iraq, create an imperative once again to fashion and implement a coherent national security strategy that will safeguard our national interests.
- Topic:
- Defense Policy and Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Political Geography:
- United States, Iraq, America, Israel, East Asia, North Korea, and Berlin