In a paper, discuss grand strategywhat it is, why it matters, and how it relates to supporting policy efforts. From there, discuss they ways in which strategy, policy, and intelligence interact in the pursuit of national-security aims in the abstract (ideal) sense. (You will discuss how they interact in reality when you write your final paperfor now, we are focusing on concepts.) These are complex issues with competing definitions, views, and arguments. Using the course materials addressed and discussions engaged in through Lesson 4, explain what you think is most important about the strategy-policy-intelligence relationship. Be careful and concise in your use of definitions for strategy, policy, and intelligence, and be sure that your subsequent argumentation is based on the definitions you provide.
You will need to:
Define the term
Identify from what field of study this term is commonly used or from which it originated (ie cognitive dissonancepsychology)
Explain how this term can be applied to the study of grand strategy.
Rubric
Your writing assignments will be graded using a standardized rubric. It is recommended that you be familiar with these grading criteria and keep them in mind as you complete the writing assignments.
Required Readings:
Colin S. Gray, Modern Strategy. Oxford University Press, 1999. Chapters 8, 9, 11, 12 (pp. 206-272 and pp. 297-353).
Dennis M. Drew and Donald M. Snow,Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy: An Introduction to Modern National Security Processes and Problems. Air University Press (Online at http://aupress.au.af.mil or type in Dennis Drew and Donald Snow into Google Search and the PDF is downloadable on the internet), Chapters 9 and 12 (pp. 165-187 and pp. 221-230).
Bernard Brodie, The Anatomy of Deterrence, World Politics, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Jan., 1959), pp. 173-191. At http://www.jstor.org.easydb.angelo.edu/stable/2009527
Thomas C. Schelling, An Astonishing Sixty Years: The Legacy of Hiroshima. The American Economic Review [serial online]. 2006;(4): 929. Available on JSTOR through ASU Library at http://www.jstor.org.easydb.angelo.edu/stable/10.2307/30034324
