Priorities for 21st Century: U.S. Security Strategy after 2008 Cover Image

Priority pro 21. století: Bezpečnostní strategie USA po roce 2008
Priorities for 21st Century: U.S. Security Strategy after 2008

Author(s): Jan Eichler
Subject(s): Security and defense, Military policy, Politics and Identity
Published by: Univerzita obrany - Centrum bezpečnostních a vojenskostrategických studií
Keywords: Political Solutions; Security Strategy; Strategy Culture; American Armed Forces; Military Bases; Quantitative Reductions; Qualitative Updating; Power Projection Worldwide

Summary/Abstract: The re-election of Barrack Obama implies that the President preferring political solutions to military ones will have remained for the next four years in the White House. As far U. S. strategy culture is concerned, without doubts American armed forces are going to be prepared to be modern, strong, agile and capable to meet the U.S. National Security strategy goals whatever and wherever they might be. Simultaneously, Obama‘s programme for his second term presupposes to close down several military bases all around the world, together with reductions in the size of forces, manpower. Only the most important ones will be preserved. The further development will be therefore predestined by necessary quantitative reductions, but at the same time by qualitative updating American armed forces, and by the stress on power projection capabilities to take an active approach to counter any threats worldwide.

  • Issue Year: 22/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 29-40
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Czech