While there is a trend toward an overly militaristic American foreign policy, this is due more to the American military’s responsiveness and capacity to accomplish non-military activities than a rogue state strategy dedicated to the rule... more
While there is a trend toward an overly militaristic American foreign policy, this is due more to the American military’s responsiveness and capacity to accomplish non-military activities than a rogue state strategy dedicated to the rule of force. However, American strategic communications have been ineffectual in articulating this distinction, overcoming the stigma associated with militaries as instruments of oppression, and in conveying to the world a concise, sustained and positive message of its National strategy.