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- 1. 17.471 American National Security Policy 1 17.471 American National Security Policy Elements of National Security Policy
- 2. 17.471 American National Security Policy 2 Concepts National Security Policy National Security Policy Making National Interests Vital Interests Politics Policy legitimacy National Power
- 3. 17.471 American National Security Policy 3 National Security Policy Pattern of government decisions & actions intended to counter perceived threats to America's national interests, and especially America’s vital interests
- 4. 17.471 American National Security Policy 4 Key Questions for the Course: What are America’s “national interests?” What are America’s vital interests? Who determines American national interests? interests? Vital
- 5. 17.471 American National Security Policy 5 Key Questions for the Course: Who and what threatens those interests? How do we determine threats? What actions should we take to protect those interests? Who determines priorities? Foreign Policy Defense Policy Economic Policy Energy Policy Immigration Policy Homeland Defense Policy
- 6. 17.471 American National Security Policy 6 National Security Policy Pattern of government decisions & actions intended to counter perceived threats to American national interests Policy = ∑ time ∑players decisions, laws, rules, actions History matters Prior decisions Prior actions/inactions Prior events
- 7. 17.471 American National Security Policy 7 National Interests Economic interests access to markets Political interests countries with shared interests and values Political Values democracy human rights Things deemed important for national well- being, prosperity, continuity
- 8. 17.471 American National Security Policy 8 Vital Interests External Focus Foreign threats Things deemed essential for national well-being, prosperity, continuity things on which our national survival depends what are you willing to sacrifice lives for? Internal Focus Education Poverty Environment
- 9. 17.471 American National Security Policy 9 America’s Vital Interests American territorial integrity Stable and friendly Canada & Mexico Preservation of American political and economic institutions Safety of Americans at home and abroad Strong & Prosperous European free market democracies
- 10. 17.471 American National Security Policy 10 Generic Threats Countries Soviet Union China “axis of evil” Events War Political and Economic Instability Technology WMD Terrorism
- 11. 17.471 American National Security Policy 11 Specific Threats – Setting Priorities Iraqi atomic bomb vs. Pakistani atomic bomb Nuclear missiles vs. terrorism Collapse of Russian economy & fledgling democracy vs. Collapse of Latin American economies & democracies How do we decide?
- 12. 17.471 American National Security Policy 12 National Security Policy Making in Theory Determine National & Vital Interests Determine Threats To those Interests Determine Actions & Priorities To Neutralize Threats On-going conversation about What are our national & vital interests Who and what threatens them What we should do about it
- 13. 17.471 American National Security Policy 13 Politics in Policy-Making Facts are not enough to set policy priorities Politics = Clash of values & interests in determining policy Clash of “future visions” What “ought to be” How to get there Policy legitimacy How policy choices were made Not their “correctness”
- 14. 17.471 American National Security Policy 14 National Security Strategies National Power Alliances & Coalitions Collective Security International Law
- 15. 17.471 American National Security Policy 15 National Power Capacity to influence the decisions & actions of other countries & actors Power = Work / Time = Force x Distance / Time
- 16. 17.471 American National Security Policy 16 Components of National Power Cultural Power Political Power Economic Power Military Power National Power
- 17. 17.471 American National Security Policy 17 Bases of Military Power Geography Natural resources Population Economy (fiscal resources) Industrial capacity Technology Willingness to Use Force
- 18. 17.471 American National Security Policy 18 Bases of Political Power Moral authority & Reputation Leadership Capacity for Diplomacy Engagement in Bilateral & International political institutions Organizations Treaties
- 19. 17.471 American National Security Policy 19 Bases of Economic Power Dominance of Markets & Trading [strategic minerals & resources] Oil in 1940s and 1950s Foreign Investment & Fiscal Capacity Capital: Control of International Financial Institutions Boycotts, Embargoes, Blockades Financial Loans, Grants, Aid
- 20. 17.471 American National Security Policy 20 Policy Arenas High Policy Should we develop a national missile defense system and how much should we spend? Middle Policy What would be the most effective NMD configuration and how should the program be managed? Low Policy Which competing interceptor design is best?
- 21. 17.471 American National Security Policy 21 Concepts National Security Policy National Security Policy Making National Interests Vital Interests Politics Policy legitimacy National Power
- 22. 17.471 American National Security Policy 22 Assignment for Wednesday http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/252/ nation/The_hunt_for_Al_Qaeda+.shtml