IN BRIEF

• The world remains a large and taxing battlespace, in which the United States cannot be expected to be the dominant military power everywhere and at all times.

• The advancement of strong bilateral relationships with vital regional players built around consensus and concessions is the only credible defense policy given the United States’ global interests.

• Implementation of the “anchor state” policy, will mean a need to move beyond “capabilities-based” planning and involves major alterations in active duty, emergency response, reserve and draft forces.

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Defense Alternatives: Defending the Globalizing Commons

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