Strategic Context of Operational Art

• In your own words, briefly define (i.e. no more than a paragraph each) the concepts of Ends, Ways, and Means. (10 pts)

• Using the “Global Trends; Paradox of Progress” and the “Joint Operating Environment 2035” extracts you read during the C202 lesson, along with the National Defense Strategy (pages 1-3) from lesson C205, choose three topics to discuss regarding the Future Security Environment (one of each): a significant threat, a significant challenge, and a significant opportunity.  Briefly describe (i.e. no more than a paragraph each) the threat, challenge, and opportunity and why each would be significant to a geographic combatant commander.  (15 pts)

a) Threat [5 points]

b)  Challenge [5 points]

c)  Opportunity [5 points]

• Describe the four instruments of US national power and give two examples of each instrument. (20 pts)

• Describe Risk within the Ends-Ways-Means-Risk construct and approaches to risk reduction that a combatant commander could make if a given strategy was determined to entail excessive risk. (10 pts)

• Explain how the CJCS fulfills the role of principle military adviser in the National Security Council system. (10 pts)

• What information do the GEF and JSCP contain that a Geographic Combatant Commander uses to guide the development of Theater Strategy? (10 pts)

a)  GEF [5 points]

b)  JSCP [5 points]

• In the context of strategy formulation, the questions of feasibility, acceptability, and suitability are really questions about the validity of a given strategy. In your own words, briefly define the concepts of feasibility, acceptability, and suitability.  (15 pts)

a) Feasibility [5 points]

b)  Acceptability [5 points]

c) Suitability [5 points]

8. Distinguish between Security Cooperation and Security Assistance Programs (10 pts)