National Level Organization and Processes
These are the three policy advisory councils
What are the national security council, homeland security council, national economic council
The main points of this treaty included national self-determination and respect to the boundaries of sovereign states
What is the Treaty of Westphalia
Answers the "what" that is to be achieved. Referred to as "national interests" or "goals and purpose" at national level
What are ends
This person is responsible for the National Defense Strategy
Who is the SECDEF
These are the three levels of war
What are strategic, operational, tactical
After this act, the CJCS became the principle military adviser to President and SECDEF
What is this Goldwater-Nichols Reorganization Act of 1986
In this school of thought, the assumption is that individuals are selfish by nature and states are guided by national (self) interests and pursuit of power
What is realism
Answers "how" the objectives are to be accomplished, link objectives to resources
What are ways
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is responsible for this national strategic document that is nested with the National Security Strategy
What is the National Military Strategy
These are the instruments of national power
What is DIME
The Secretary of Defense is a statutory member of this policy advisory council
What is the National Security Council
In this school of thought, the assumption is individuals are good by nature, and look to gain progress via cooperation
What is Liberalism
Answers "with what" to accomplish the ends. The resources or instruments by which some ends can be achieved
What are means
This person is responsible for the Unified Command Plan
Who is the President
This is a doctrinal framework that is used for analyzing the operational environment
What is PMESII
The CJCS is this type of member in the National Security Council
What is a statutory advisor
These are the three types of national interest
What are vital, important, peripheral
These criteria are used to determine a strategy’s validity
What are suitability, feasibility, acceptability
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is responsible for this strategic document, which falls under the category of strategic contingency planning
What is the Joint Strategic Campaign Plan or the Global Campaign Plan
This is the term for justice in going to war, and is largely the business of national command authorities and congress
What is Jus ad bellum
The national security council was created by this act
What is the National Security Act of 1947
Coercion and force sanctions are examples of this kind of power
What is hard power
The set of required conditions that defines achievement of the commander's objectives
What is end state
This person is responsible for the global military integration plans (GFMIG, GFMAP)
Who is the SECDEF
This is the term for just conduct in war, and is the primary responsibility of military leadership
What is jus in bello