REFORM AS WELL AS RETRENCHMENT - DEFENSE MANAGEMENT AND THE NEW-WORLD ORDER

Radical alteration of the international security environment has prompted a response by the Unite States in terms of revision in American strategy as well as plans for restructuring military forces. Similarly relevant is the question of whether changes in the threat, policy, strategy, forces, and budget require equally dramatic (meaning truly fundamental) revision in the conduct of decision-making for defense. The old and new world orders are contrasted, followed by a description of the official options for future force configuration, prior to an evaluation of the necessity for change in the overall approach to defense management.