The real rebalancing
Subtitle: American diplomacy and the tragedy of President Obama's foreign policy
By: John R. Deni
Contributors: Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute; Army War College (U.S.). Press
Publisher: Strategic Studies Institute and U.S. Army War College Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Carlisle Barracks, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 35
ISBN-13: 9781584877103
Subjects: National security; Civil-military relations; Foreign relations; Military policy; Diplomatic relations
Other titles: American diplomacy and the tragedy of President Obama's foreign policy
Description: "American security policy rests on a three-legged stool consisting of defense, diplomacy, and development. As President Obama implied in his May 2014 speech at West Point, the United States is in the midst of a resurgence of diplomacy and development, as it seeks to leverage diplomatic influence, foreign aid, and multilateral institutions to solve the most vexing international security challenges. However, the dramatic rebalance toward diplomacy and development over the last several years has largely has failed. Rhetoric, official strategies, and actual policies have all aimed at rebalancing the three legs of the foreign policy stool. However, several factors point to a continued militarization of U.S. foreign policy, including funding levels, legal authorities, and the growing body of evidence that civilian agencies of the U.S. Government lack the resources, skills, and capabilities to achieve foreign policy objectives. Continued reliance by senior decisionmakers at both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue on the U.S. military in the development, planning, and implementation of U.S. foreign policy has significant implications. Foremost among them is the fact that the military itself must prepare for a future not terribly unlike the very recent past"--Publisher's web site.
Notes: "October 2015."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 27-35).
Table of contents: title: The resurgence of U.S. diplomacy; title: Have the three legs been rebalanced?; title: The military reaction; title: Conclusion.