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A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense
Contents
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................... 1
Background ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Previous International Security Environments...................................................................... 2
Cold War Era....................................................................................................................... 2
Post-C old W ar Era ....................................................................................................... 2
New International Security Environment............................................................................. 2
Some Observers Conclude a Shift Has Occurred .......................................................... 2
Some Emerging Features of the New Environment......................................................... 4
Markers of the Shift to the New Environment ............................................................... 7
Comparisons of the New Environment to Earlier Periods ............................................. 8
Naming the New Environment ........................................................................................ 8
Congressional Participation in Reassessment of U.S. Defense During Previous Shift......... 9
Some Emerging Implications for Defense ...............................................................................11
Defense Funding Levels ....................................................................................................11
Renewed Emphasis on Grand Strategy and Geopolitics....................................................11
U.S. and NATO Military Capabilities in Europe .......................................................... 12
Countering Hybrid Warfare and Gray-Zone Tactics ...................................................... 12
Capabilities for High-End Warfare .............................................................................. 13
Maintaining Technological Superiority in Conventional Weapons................................ 14
Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Deterrence ................................................................... 15
Speed of Weapon System Development and Deployment............................................. 16
Minimizing Reliance on Components and Materials from Russia and China............... 17
Issues for Congress........................................................................................................................ 18
Appendixes
Appendix A. Articles on Shift to New International Security Environment ............................. 20
Appendix B. Articles on Grand Strategy and Geopolitics........................................................ 22
Appendix C. Articles on Countering Russia's Hybrid Warfare Tactics...................................... 25
Contacts
Author Contact Information ..................................................................................................... 26Congressional Research Service
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O'Rourke, Ronald. A Shift in the International Security Environment: Potential Implications for Defense-Issues for Congress, report, September 15, 2017; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1042392/m1/3/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.