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| Titel: |
Understanding "Asymmetric" Threats to the United States |
| Auteur: |
Lambakis, Steven Kiras, James Kolet, Kristin |
| Verschenen in: |
Comparative strategy |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 21 (2002) nr. 4 pagina's 241-277 |
| Jaar: |
2002-10-01 |
| Inhoud: |
This article evaluates whether the concept of asymmetry has analytical utility and characterizes the threat environment facing the United States. The concept of asymmetry has come to bear too great a burden, as it is used to explain: different and challenging threats; the United States' position in the world and the security challenges it faces; U.S. legal and political self-imposed constraints; vulnerabilities to new and old threats; and novel approaches designed to offset U.S. strengths. The term does reflect the uncertainty that currently exists in the international security environment, and it does impress upon us that the United States is either vulnerable to some menace or unprepared at some level to cope with a selection of modern-day threats. Yet, can such a concept serve defense planners and policy makers well? This article finds that the utility of the term "asymmetry" for understanding security matters has diminished since it was introduced in the mid-1990s. Examination of specific uses of the term "asymmetry" indicates that the frequent references today to threats that are so labeled do little to help order defense priorities. Given the international security realities and the analytical shortcomings of this concept, and given the clear imperative today to clarify national defense priorities, the relatively young concept of asymmetry will fade from defense jargon in the years ahead. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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