The Future Role and Undertakings of the US Military. Key Issues under Debate
Publish date: 2009-01-08
Report number: FOI-R--2698--SE
Pages: 65
Written in: English
Keywords:
- The United States
- Barack Obama
- defence policy
- foreign policy
- military
- army
- defence budget
- Iraq
- private security companies
- contractors
Abstract
When Barack Obama in January 2009 enters the White House as President of the United States, he will face a number of daunting challenges. Not only will he have to deal with one of the worst financial crises since the Great Depression of the 1930s, but, as the country´s new Commander in Chief, he will be in charge of a military strained after years of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and in need of determining its future direction. This report analyses some key issues and developments deemed to have a bearing on the future role and undertakings of US armed forces and which are currently under debate in Washington.