Engaging US Business in Support of National Security Objectives Task Group Report

摘要

The Defense Business Board (DBB) Task Group on Engaging U.S. Business in Support of National Security Objectives was formed because of the firm belief that the engagement of American business in targeted countries and regions creates positive outcomes for American economic and foreign policy objectives, as well as, for job creation and economic development. The U.S. Government does not often consider the business community a natural or strategic partner in the pursuit of American foreign policy objectives, so the DBB developed a set of actionable recommendations for the Secretary of Defense and his peers in the Cabinet to actively engage the U.S. business community. In areas of the world where our diplomatic or military resources are deployed, and perhaps even more strategically where they are not, interactions with the business community are episodic and event-driven. There is no ongoing, systematic and focused dialogue between business and military or diplomatic personnel concerning the U.S. Government's foreign policy initiatives, objectives or concerns. Nevertheless, there is ample evidence that business involvement in a country and region can help create outcomes that are more favorable to U.S. and allied interests including job creation, economic development and improved prosperity and global connectivity.