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The Application Of A System Of Systems Analysis To Assessments Of National Power, George T. Hodermarsky
The Application Of A System Of Systems Analysis To Assessments Of National Power, George T. Hodermarsky
Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations
This dissertation proposes an approach and methodology for the utilization of the fundamentals of systems theory as an aid to national security decision-making. At its core is an examination of the elements of nations' or non-state actor's power resources. The product of the analysis is the compilation of a set of nodes, and the relationships between these, upon which actions may be taken to achieve desired effects. Since the boundaries between the subsystems of power resources are flexible and permeable, and there will be interactions between elements in different subsystems, a system of systems approach is essential so that the …