Ideas for America's future : core elements of a new national security strategy / by Jeffrey P. Bialos ; co-contributors, Stuart L. Koehl, David M. Catarious and Suzanne E. Spaulding ; [with special foreword by Wesley L. Clark].

Includes bibliographical references.

Special Forward / Wesley K. Clark -- Pt. 1. The Strategic Environment: 2009 and Beyond -- Ch. 1. The U.S. Inheritance -- Ch. 2. The Global Inheritance -- Pt. 2. National Security Strategy: Over-Arching Concepts -- Ch. 3. Re-Taking the Moral High Ground: A Renewed America Commitment to the Rule of Law -- Ch. 4. America's Role in the World: Balanced Idealism, Constructive Engagement and Non-Military Prevention -- Ch. 5. The Need for a Broad, Flexible and "Rebalanced" National Security Investment Portfolio -- Pt. 3. Core Elements of National Security Strategy -- Ch. 6. Avoiding a Descent to Second Best - A New Competitiveness Strategy to Embrace Globalization -- Ch. 7. A "Root Cause" Strategy - Winning Hearts and Minds in the Struggle Against Radical Jihadism -- Ch. 8. Afghanistan - A Critical Test Case for Counter-Insurgency and Stabilization -- Ch. 9. Russia, China and India: Shaping Choices of Declining, Rising and Emerging Powers in an Evolving Multi-Polar System -- Ch. 10. Nuclear Strategy in an Increasingly Nuclear World: Non-Proliferation, Extended Deterrence and Beyond -- Ch. 11. Global Challenges and Tipping Points: Integrating Climate Change into National Security Planning -- Pt. 4. Re-Invigorating the National Security Tool Box: Closing the Credibility Gap -- Ch. 12. Creating More Robust and Integrated Diplomacy and Assistance Tools -- Ch. 13. Moving Beyond "One-Offs:" Creating Sustained U.S. Capabilities for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations -- Ch. 14. Refocusing and Restructuring the United States Military to Meet 21st Century Challenges -- Ch. 15. Intelligence Reform: Matching Commitment to Imperative -- Ch. 16. Europe: The Soft (Super) Power -- Ch. 17. Forging 21st Century Internationalism: Alliances and Coalition Warfare -- Appendix A. The Navy and Air Force: A Focus on Deterrence and Low Intensity Support.

"In this forward looking study, Jeff Blalos and his co-contributors offer a thoughtful, new national security paradigm, with 3 overarching conceptual approaches, 6 core policy ideas and 6 approaches to revitalizing our national security toolbox."--BOOK JACKET.