Key Points As they face increasingly sophisticated unconventional warfare from today’s enemies, America’s national security leaders would benefit from a historical understanding of the line between war and peace.The enduring presence of the armed forces in a region enhances socioeconomic and situational awareness, assures partners, deters adversaries, prevents conflict, and maximizes strategic success.Long-term strategic success necessitates innovative strategies such as using armed forces beyond declared warfare, maintaining military presence in foreign regions, fostering sociocultural understandings, and aligning operations with other agencies and elements of national power.Read the PDF.Political scientists, historians, and military strategists have long sought to determine how interactions …read more
Source: American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research