Civil & Military Operations: Evolutionary Prep Steps to Pass Smart Power Current Limitations

摘要

Precision engagement during the last several decades has been an area of much analysis, research and technical application. Yet, those investments, like similar efforts through other research and knowledge application efforts could be considered rather narrow in their application and approach. When considering the PMESII1 and DIME1 environments, along with the broad applications of EBO1, and the ongoing discussions of 'smart power' applications, there is almost a sense of deja vu all over again. That is, as if Sun Tzu's points were only just now being considered with respect to the whole, complete spectrum of society. A whole entity which is acting and interacting in a large and almost all encompassing environment where the use of precision engagement is to be employed for short and long term outcomes and objectives. This paper touches on several past effort chains and the 'resulting' changes with respect to becoming more precise in engagement in the traditional aspects. From that foundation, the paper will attempt to build from the recent PMESII and EBO discussions in light of the near term discussions of 'smart power' applications.