THAT THE U.S. COMMITMENT TO A HEALTHY BALANCE, OR PREFERABLY IMBALANCE, OF POWER IS A DEEPLY MORAL PURPOSE AND CAN BE PRESENTED VERY SUITABLY AS SUCH, IS ARGUED BY COLIN GRAY. HE EXPLORES WHAT U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY SHOULD BE TEN YEARS FROM AND WHAT KINDS OF FORCES WOULD SUPPORT THAT POLICY. HE ALSO EXAMINES WHETHER THERE IS A SUPERIOR METHOD BY WHICH TO ANALYZE THE BROAD CHARACTER AND STRATEGIC PURPOSES OF THE U.S. MILITARY IN THE EARLY TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY. STRATEGY IS DEFINED AS A CASUALTY OF PEACE AND THE PRESENT DANGERS AND TRENDS IN SECURITY POLKCY ARE EXPLORED.
AbstractProfessor Eppink's article deals with the need for strategic innovation as a counter to slack economic conditions. It discusses:the various types of strategic innovation;how much innovation is desirable;the important issue of how much is possible.