Securing America's Future: National Strategy in the Information Age » (New Edition)

DANIEL M. GERSTEIN is an officer in the U.S. Army. In 2004-2005 he was a Military Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. A veteran of the Gulf War and operations in the Balkans, he holds degrees from West Point, Georgia Tech, the Army Command and General Staff College, and the National War College.

Gerstein, a Gulf War veteran and a military fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, argues that in terms of defense, the US is largely unprepared to reap the benefits of the information age and unable to address an increasing threat level because its methods, procedures, and ways of thinking remain anchored in the vanishing industrial era. Based on the conclusions of several capstone documents (including the 9/11 Commission Report), he says the nation must develop and implement a new security strategy that incorporates elements of "soft power," such as economic, social, cultural, and informational capabilities. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Preface

Setting the Stage

Toward a National Security Strategy for the Information Age

The Emerging Information Age

U.S. National Security Strategy

Into the Information Age

Strategy in the Information Age

Developing A New National Security Strategy for the Information Age

Conclusion