US national security challenges demand strategic vision

摘要

Long-term national security challenges for US president-elect Barack Obama include shaping the future of a 'grand strategy'. "We sufferfrom the complete absence of a comprehensive strategy for advancing US interests," said Ike Skelton, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, at a hearing on 10 September. Obama will face pressure to develop a grand strategy within the constraints of a global financial crisis that is likely to crunch US discretionary spending, much of which is dedicated to defence.