It is, at its core, a McMaster document. The fact that these three documents — National Security Strategy , National Defense Strategy, and Multi-Domain Battle Concept — share not just ideas but the language to describe them, is not just the product of what we’d call “good staff work” in the Pentagon. In this episode, he describes how the National Security Strategy of 2017 was negotiated during his time in office, the methodology, some of its main tenets, and how it was translated into policy making. And how an historical perspective offers lessons and consolation today. Lieutenant General H. McMaster , U.S. Army, ret., a former national-security adviser and the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution discusses his latest book,. He’ s just published a new book, Battlegrounds: The Fight to Defend the Free World. He joins Cliff to discuss his time as the U. National Security Advisor, his assessment of the latest international security issues ranging from China and Russia to Afghanistan, and his book — including what he hopes the next U. Administration can gain from it. “Monday Musings” are designed to get quick, insightful thoughts based around three questions from those interested in strategy , from the most experienced and lauded, to our newest thinkers/writers.
Michael McMaster's Defense Strategy: A Breakdown
It is, at its core, a McMaster document. The fact that these three documents — National Security Strategy , National Defense Strategy, and Multi-Domain Battle C...