Diffusion Of Military Technologies And Transnational Challenges

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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…

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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