Diffusion Of Military Technologies And Transnational Challenges
analytical Essay
550 words
Defining and understanding globalization from a strategic leader’s perspective is essential to analyzing transnational challenges. Diffusion of military technologies is an evolving transnational challenge to the United States security interests. Aging societies are an international challenge that impacts the global labor market, immigration trends, and compounds other transnational challenges. It is clear that diffusion of military technologies is a greater threat to the United States interests. Globalization is a multifaceted divisive misunderstood process initiated through transnational relations with a propensity to influence transnational challenges and United States interests. A general understanding of globalization and its potential impacts is essential to addressing transnational challenges within the United States Army War College strategy formulation process . There are numerous examples of globalization exasperating or placating aging societies , water scarcity , nuclear proliferation , Illicit trafficking , and transnational crime . Understanding globalization enables the proper allocation of national powers towards competing United …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Argues that understanding globalization from a strategic leader's perspective is essential to analyzing transnational challenges.
- Explains that globalization is a multifaceted divisive misunderstood process initiated through transnational relations, and its potential impacts are essential to addressing global challenges within the united states army war college strategy formulation process.
- Explains that globalization increases the proliferation of military technology with civilian applications through globalized networks and non-state actors.
- Explains that aging societies are a transnational challenge that will affect the global labor market and immigration.
- Explains that proliferation of military technologies poses a greater challenge to united states security interests than aging societies.
- Opines that understanding the impacts of globalization is essential for strategic leaders to analyze the impact of transnational challenges on united states interests.
This challenge involves the dissemination of “rapid technological progress” with the potential to, “…enable new military capabilities….” Military technologies include, “…robotics, artificial intelligence, additive manufacturing…, and nanoenergetics”. Globalization increases the proliferation of military technology with civilian applications through globalized networks and non-state actors. These military technologies will enable smaller powers to close the military disparity with the United States through economies of scale in production. Diffusion of military technologies is not the only transnational challenge threatening United States security
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- Explains that the country abandoned the army as soon as the war ended. the u.s. military academy at west point was started in 1802.
- Explains that the public's opinion all of a sudden reversed itself. constant expansion, especially in texas, led to war with mexico in 1845. the army led regular and state/militia troops outside the country.
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