C204 -

Question 1

Rolling Thunder

Answer 1

A means to deter communist action. It was a tactical success. It was not a strategy, tactical success.

Question 2

International System/Environment

Answer 2

comprised of states

Question 3

State

Answer 3

permanent population, defined territory, government, and a capacity to enter into relations with the other states. Recognition from other states.

Question 4

Ends, ways, means

Answer 4

Objective, how, power

Question 5

International Financial Institutions

Answer 5

World Bank, International Monetary Fund, World Trade Organization

Question 6

Intergovernmental Organizations

Answer 6

UN, European Union, NATO, ASEAN

Question 7

Transnational Corporations

Answer 7

General Electric, Toyota, ExxonMobil

Question 8

Nongovernmental Organizaitons

Answer 8

ICRC, Doctors without Borders, Amnesty International, Islamic Relief

Question 9

Realism

Answer 9

balance of power

Question 10

Liberalism

Answer 10

balance of international trade and democracy

Question 11

Idealism

Answer 11

deeper thought and change through. values must underpin any stable political order, yet it also recognizes that forging such a consensus often requires an ideological struggle with the potential for conflict.

Question 12

National Interests

Answer 12

Vital, secondary

Question 13

Vital

Answer 13

no compromise

Question 14

Secondary

Answer 14

can compromise,

Question 15

Power

Answer 15

Jablonsky - power as a means, the strength or capacity that provided the “ability to influence the behavior of other actors in accordance with one’s own objectives”. Robert Dahl - ability to get others to do what they otherwise would not do.

Question 16

Sources of Power

Answer 16

Economic, military, informational, geography, demographics, natural resources, style of government (complicity, working with other countries).

Question 17

Leading states and major power sources

Answer 17

16th Spain - gold, 17th Netherlands - trade, navy, 18th France - Population, 19th Britain - Industry, 20th America - Economic scale, 21st next?.

Question 18

Instruments of National Power

Answer 18

Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic.

Question 19

Joe Nye - second face of power (hard vs. soft power) *three types of power - military, economic, soft

Answer 19

Soft - agenda setting, values/culture/policies; Hard - force sanctions, payments/bribes, coercion. Command on one end to Co-opt on the other end.

Question 20

Strategy

Answer 20

JP 3-0 Joint Operations. A prudent idea or set of ideas for employing the instruments of national power in a synchronized and integrated fashion to achieve theater, national and/or multinational objectives. **Harry Yarger - A coherent blueprint to bridge the gap between the realities of today and a desired future.

Question 21

Difference between a strategy and a plan

Answer 21

Strategy - vision, “nonlinear, second and third order affects; holistic can’t be too broad and can’t be too narrow; a document that provides the parameters for planning. Might have tactical success but not strategic success.” Planning - how to make it happen, Yager high degree of certainty. **Basis of C200 - Objectives(ends) explain “what”, Strategic Concepts(ways) “how”, Resources(means) types and levels of support moralities for pursuing concepts of the strategy. **What are they doing? How are these objectives going to be accomplished? “Simple in definition, hard to execute”. What are the risks? Assumptions? OE Factors? Flexible/adaptable? Effects on the other actors? Balance (ends, ways and means as the stool, is the stool balanced?) Chance and Friction? Is the Strategy Valid? Feasibility - “is it possible”, “do we have the resources (means achieve objectives)” if not then start over, Acceptability - “is it worth the risk?”, “is it tied in with national values?” and Suitability - ?

Question 22

Strategy’s Risk

Answer 22

What assumptions were made in this strategy? What internal or external factors were considered in the development of the strategy? How will other actors react to what has been attempted?

Question 23

Ends vs. End states

Answer 23

End state - JP 3-0. **Strategic objectives, balance of feasibility, suitability and acceptability? be careful, ends and ways mix up. an end can be a way. if it is an end are these people trying to achieve this? **Harry Yarger - strategy is expressed in terms of ends, ways and means…
**Harry Yarger - Strategic objectives, if accomplished national interest, strategic end state…

Question 24

Nesting

Answer 24

Strategic - National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy. Operational Level - Campaign planning. Tactical Level -

Question 25

Good strategy

Answer 25

fulfills the purpose “why”.