Strategic Safety Plan In Article, Toward a New Trilateral Strategic Security Relationship: United States, Canada, and Mexico

many critics point out the illegal drugs are smuggled across our nation especially the Southwestern border and it is in wholesale quantity that the flow of illegal border crosser. Although it has been reduced in recent years, it is still significant problem for border security. Current administration takes the opposite side of this. They are saying that "they are working with Mexico government through the' Twenty first century border initiative', to improve coordination in planning, financing, building, and operating bi-national infrastructure; to enhance cross-border commerce and ties while managing our common threats; and to augment law enforcement cooperation to disrupt 'criminal flows' and enhance public safety. Also, The Administration is working with Canada to enhance joint law enforcement efforts and bolster cross-border security operations. Through the 'United States – Canada Beyond the Border Action Plan', Canadian and United State law enforcement are forging new ways of sharing resources, personnel, and information to uncover and disrupt threats that endanger the security of both the United States and Canada."( Border Security: DHS Progress and Challenges in Securing the U.S. Southwest and Northern Borders). It is creating a twenty first century border which is more secure now than it has ever been. Neither side in this debate seems interest in defining what a secure border means and without a definition of secure border, it is hard to say who is

Every day, each of us puts our safety – and our lives – in the hands of people we’ve never met.

Undoubtedly, one of the main concerns that has caused social unrest today is that of security. At this time, violence has made an impact in Mexico and threatens to escalate and surpass the US border. This challenge transcends my country and could have far-reaching consequences for Central and North American security. Unless we act now to solve these common issues, we are placing the future competitiveness and prosperity of

The National Military Strategy of the United States articulates several specific challenges to U.S. National Security interests that will confront JF-2025. Russian aggression toward its neighbors and defiance of international standards of behavior threatens stability in Europe. Iranian nuclear ambitions and support of terror imperils Israel and the Middle East. A bellicose and nuclear North Korea is a threat to America’s allies, Japan and the Republic of Korea. The emerging power of China offers both opportunities in the form of greater economic cooperation, but also challenges as they expand their military capabilities, menace Taiwan and make provocative claims in the South China Sea. Finally, violent extremist organizations (VEOs) such as ISIS and al-Qaida continue to degrade regional stability and threaten U.S. interests.

The Airspace of the United States remains protected because of an enhanced and a world-class security infrastructure. However, the ports of the country are not as protected. Consequently, the federal government should incorporate a private-public partnership to aid in strengthening our port infrastructure. The government has a duty to preserve and provide the necessary funds for security equipment improvement in the coastal zone. The governing bodies should secure the maritime borders and lands of the United States (Nelson, Fitch & Hersh, 2013).

The National Military Strategy of the United States articulates several specific challenges to U.S. National Security interests that will confront JF-2025. Russian aggression toward its neighbors and defiance of international standards of behavior threatens stability in Europe. Iranian nuclear ambitions and support of terror menaces the Middle East. North Korea is a threat to U.S. Asian allies Japan and the Republic of Korea. The emerging power of China offers both opportunity in the form of greater economic cooperation but also challenges as they expand their military capabilities, threaten Taiwan and make unreasonable claims on the South China Sea. Finally, violent extremist organizations (VEOs) such as ISIS and al-Qaida continue to degrade regional stability and threaten U.S. interests.

The United States of America irrefutably remains a superpower in the current era. The country is capable of influencing, to some degree, every part of the world. It is also afforded a myriad of political avenues in which to shape this influence. Those avenues can be broken down into 4 categories; Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic (DIME) means. Effectively using these means, either separately or in combination, is a calculated effort driven by the highest levels of American government in pursuit of goals laid out in the National Security Strategy (NSS). The incorrect use of DIME elements to achieve those goals can render the overall effort ineffective, or in some cases, counterproductive. The May 2010 NSS includes

“North America – Our Nation’s most vital interests are the safety and security of our people and territory and our way of life. We will defend the homeland and play a critical role in supporting homeland security. We will work with the Department of Homeland Security, particularly the Coast Guard, to improve air, maritime, space, cyberspace and land domain awareness to help secure the approaches to our continent and Nation.” (National Military Strategy, Mullen, 2011, p.10) The National Military Strategy outlines specifically that the U.S. military will work synergistically with the Department of Homeland Security to ensure the security of our nation’s core territory and interest. The requirements levied upon the homeland defense mission are very overt in nature. The military takes bold action to the conventional threats against the United States such as nuclear inter-continental ballistic missiles or unwarranted territorial expansions. Today we see violent extremism spreading across and controlling other nations which poses a major threat

Central and South America both hold strategic importance to the United States. However, organized crime is rampant, corruption is prominent, and universal networks involved in illicit drug trafficking and human smuggling operate regularly with limited intervention. This activity transpires on a causeway that heads directly towards the United States. By that rational, in order to counter transnational organized crime (CTOC), instill regional stability, and to improve partner nation capacity, the United States Military should increase bilateral and multilateral military exercises near Nicaragua and Venezuela.

National security in any country is necessary to maintain the safety of citizens from foreign and domestic threats. America has seen changes in security policy as a result of devastating events such as the September 11 attacks. After the tragic terrorist attacks in Paris, France will definitely make changes to policies to secure the safety of French citizens. However, improving security can tread on the privacy rights of the individual; the key is to heighten security to a point, yet have minimal interference with the rights already given to citizens. The most effective way to make successful policies for the future is to look at current policies and understand why they failed or succeeded. For instance, government surveillance has expanded

As an American girl, sometimes I think it’s dangerous to walk or drive by myself at night. However, after my first meeting with Johanna (who is my service-learning partner), I’ve learned living in America is a blessing and is safer than most countries. Although we should always be aware of our surroundings, we are not continually concerned about being robbed or killed. Johanna and I discussed Ecuador’s safety and security issues in comparison to the United States. From our discussion and through media, my first opinion on Ecuador’s is the economy is unstable, drug use is high and crime is rampant. I find it disturbing the media does not report on the safety and security issues in Ecuador as well as other countries. I explored the major contributions behind the crime and residential security in Ecuador; and began to wonder; are the policies of the government beneficial for the development of creating a secure environment for the citizens of Ecuador?

“The question shouldn't be what we ought to do, but what we can do” said Rory Stewart and in this decade, US and Latin American policy makers should do just that; think about what they can do instead of what they ought to do. So the question becomes, what issue has brought both the US and it’s Latin American neighbors together to enter into a current Inter-american relation? Throughout the many decades military force between the USA and Latin American countries has seen many changes. In this current era, these changes have lead and brought with them new factors that have developed into the current issue of military cooperation between countries in the Western Hemisphere. Those factors that led up to this cooperation have given both the US

Finally, the United States has also supported establishing a Code of Conduct that would promote a rules-based framework for managing and regulating the behavior of relevant countries in the SCS.17 This framework would need to include mechanisms such as hotlines and emergency procedures for preventing incidents in sensitive areas and management strategies for when problems occur, in order to prevent disputes from escalating. For model of this framework the U.S. has suggested adapting

To the surprise of many in the Obama administration, the newly appointed Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford was asked during his confirmation hearing what he felt was the greatest concern to the United States national security; he responded, "My assessment today, senator, is that Russia presents the greatest threat to our national security". Over the past few years Russia’s aggression in the Ukraine, specifically Crimea, and more recently their intervention in Syria has thrown a proverbial wrench and imbalance in the strategy of the United States and how it deals with Russia. This paper will attempt to analyze the United States’ policy toward Russia based on the National Security Strategic of 2015, and more specifically determine the balance of the United States strategy using Lykke’s criteria of suitability, feasibility, adaptability

U.S. security strategy is largely buoyed in maintaining a robust and expensive expeditionary capacity on land and sea. In the wake of the global financial crisis and record national debt, discretionary defense spending is highly subject to cuts as evidenced by budget sequestration. Attempts to mitigate reduced spending against U.S. security interests and commitments were made resulting in implementation of several offset strategies. These strategies range from President Eisenhower increasing nuclear capability in the 1950’s to Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work redesigning defense procurement in 2015. Regardless of these efforts the resulting U.S. deficit and continued demand for domestic entitlements will require an evaluation of the viability of maintaining American global primacy versus adoption of a multipolarity system requiring a reduced international