CINC and the Country Team: Improving Cooperation to Meet the Challenges of Joint Operations.

摘要

The United States enjoys unprecedented economic, political, and military power in the world today and this status both depends on and demands an active role in international affairs. Rapid advances in technology have increased the speed and scope of communications, enriching our lives but also raising our awareness of crises in every corner of globe. Our rivals, too, have learned to exploit this worldwide connectivity, and have used it to plan and coordinate attacks against us. The international scope of our marketplace, our extensive diplomatic and military presence, and the global reach of our culture and values bring hope and opportunity to many. But they also present convenient targets for the hatred of those who view our way of life as antithetical to their own. This paper seeks to demonstrate the benefits of developing closer cooperation between the CINC and the country team and to propose a mechanism--a Country Team Advisory Committee (CTAC)--to facilitate and institutionalize that cooperation.