Regional staffs build the synchronization matrix, and deployable staffs take that and build the execution matrix. Again, the regional cell is the linchpin of the entire process. Without its shaping preparation of the battlefield, the national cell cannot assess, prioritize, allocate, or update, and the deployable cells would be unable to execute their missions. Charismatic DoD and government leadership will bring the civilian sector into the fold. With roles and missions in flux, and with a dynamic international environment that has vast economic and security implications, we must conceptualize innovative force structures.
Deep coalitions are at the heart of interdisciplinary cells.
Engagement must have interdisciplinary integration at each level to successfully shape the global environment. The DoD will have to be the catalyst for cross-sector engagement. Its unified command structure and regional situational awareness are good points of departure, especially as organizations like NATO shift from a response alliance to a shaping alliance. National and military leadership must not get carried away with the altruistic appeal of shaping. We must preserve and improve our capability to embroil.