15-F-0940_DOC_03_American_National_Strategy_2007-2017.pdf

policy or decision. t of Defense position, American National Strategy 2007-2017 by Stephen Peter Rosen Long Term Strategy Group (b)(4) January 2007 -- 1 of 28 -- CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 INTRODUCTION 3 GOALS, ALTERNATIVE END STATES, AND THE ENDURING STRENGTHS OF DEMOCRACIES 5 TRENDS, DISCONTINUITIES, AND THE FUTURE SECURITY ENVIRONMENT 7 The Surprise Free World 7 Alternatives to the Surprise Free World 12 ELEMENTS OF THE CURRENT LONG TERM COMPETITION 13 China 13 Islamist Actors 15 The United...