One of the members of the Maritime Strategy development team--John Ennis--has penned an interesting article appearing in the December Proceedings. It is available online (to USNI members/password protected) here. I don't know if Galrahn has enough pull with those folks to get them to post it publicly--but it is a little long for me to comfortably cut/paste here.
Ennis' article reviews what we came to call the "Five Questions"--those big questions that dominated discussions throughout the entire strategy process. Ennis lays out each question and then discusses the views that were in opposition. The five questions were:
1. Should the Strategy be Navy only or Joint/Maritime?
2. Should the Strategy include a Force Structure?
3. What order is appropriate to the "Strategic Imperatives"--i.e--does the order of their description indicate priority?
4. How to refer to the "War on Terror"? Should Islam be called out?
5. Should we "name" China, or did that run counter to a "cooperative strategy"?
John Ennis was a stalwart member of the team and he punched way above his weight throughout the process. This article is a good view inside what were often contentious discussions.
Bryan McGrath
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