A World of Locked-In System: The Pivot & U.S. Military Power

Abstract : In order to deter and win wars of the 21st Century, the U.S. military must inspire others to join the U.S.-led international order by first, aligning its vision and culture to the strategic environment, then building trust and partner capacity to expand and strengthen the network, and lastly, reducing uncertainty by gathering and making sense of data. In order to show how the U.S. military can address the challenges of a new era in the Asia-Pacific with rising powers and diffuse technologies, this paper will explain why the U.S. military must realign its strategy to mitigate the effects of its wasting assets. The paper will then examine the strategic environment and the current U.S. strategy in the Asia-Pacific. The paper will also provide a description and analysis of three ways the U.S. military must adapt to align itself to this security environment. A final analysis is provided on how the U.S. military can remain the guarantor of the U.S.-led international order.