Enemies or Frenemies?
This model of the global environment blends cooperation and conflict and allows for simultaneous interaction with the same strategic actor at different points along it
The Competition Continuum
The four instruments of power
Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic (DIME)
An integrated approach of addressing threats through domestic and foreign policy and policies adopted by a nation to ensure preservation of its national interests
National security
This is a public declaration of our allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and acceptance of appointment of service to the nation
This war strategy saw the US and Soviet Union supporting opposing sides in conflicts in third-party countries, rather than fighting directly
Proxy Wars
This phase of competition may include military activities such as multinational training, exercises, information sharing, personnel exchange programs, and peaceful engagements.
Cooperation
This instrument of power uses actions such as sanctions, tariffs, and debt relief to advance national interests and strategic goals
Economic
The 3 categories of national interests
Vital, important, and peripheral
This Core Function is an essential precondition to military success and provides freedom to attack and freedom from attack in the air domain
Air Superiority
Great Power Competition
This phase of competition signifies lawful use of military force to defeat, deny, degrade, or disrupt an adversary and their strategic objectives.
Armed Conflict
The US utilized this instrument of power during the Israel-Gaza Crisis through intensive engagements with leaders across the Middle East and advocacy for a two-state solution for sustainable peace
Diplomacy
The role of this agency is to support and defend US interests by providing the nation with the "military" function within the DIME instruments of power framework
The Department of Defense
This Core Competency ensures freedom of action in space for the US and denies adversaries freedom of action in space
Combat Power Projection
The attacks on September 11, 2001, shifted US strategic priorities to this era, marked by counterinsurgency efforts
The Global War on Terror
This category of strategic use of force (along the competition continuum) utilizes the military instrument of power to show dedication and support to allies and partners
Assure
Which military service branch is the nation's largest land force, equipped for prompt and sustained combat, and is used to seize adversary centers of gravity (including land, resources, and populations)?
The United States Army
The top civilian decision-maker for all defense issues
The Secretary of Defense
This Core Function allows total global flexibility in operations by providing access to reliable communication and information networks for the joint team
Command and Control
Nuclear deterrence and managing the bipolar rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union marked this period of conflict
The Cold War
This category of strategic use of force (along the competition continuum) prevents the undesired action of a nation by the existence of a credible threat
Deter
Which military service branch operates under the Department of Homeland Security during peacetime and the Department of the Navy during wartime?
The United States Coast Guard
Advisory body made up of the most senior uniformed leaders from each military department
The Code of Conduct, Law of War, and Oath of Office are all embodiments of this type of "habit, custom, and routine" or "way of life" that define the Profession of Arms
Warrior ethos
The rise of this type of global power dynamic occurred after the fall of the Berlin Wall and dissolution of the Soviet Union, with the US emerging as the uncontested global hegemon
Unipolarity