Rethinking Future Elements of National and International Power was the focus of the fourth series of professional seminars produced by JHU/APL. The sponsors were the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Policy and the US Navy. The 2007-2008 series addressed topics such as:
- How can the US and her allies:
- Deter and dissuade potential adversaries from taking action?
- Prevent escalation and/or bring conflicts to a rapid conclusion?
- What elements of national and international power might be used?
- Diplomatic? Information? Military? Economic?
- Other elements?
- How do ethics, religion and culture fit in with other elements of power?
- What should be done to the interagency to improve its capability as identified in an examination of roles played by:
- State Department, Commerce Department, USAID, other US agencies?
- NATO, WTO, UN, World Bank, NGOs, others international agencies?
- An examination of the use of bilateral vs. multilateral agreements
- An examination of various concepts of future grand strategy using all elements of national power