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Implementing Strategy: Vital Strategic Security
Modern strategists need to be proficient using the essential capabilities of national power to engage effectively on the international scene. Having previously introduced several fundamentals of strategic engagement, it is important to address some of the other concepts used to develop strategic power. Another essential concept that frames national options is Strategic Security, which requires the maintenance of an environment that provides protection for essential capabilities and services, on land, sea and in space, while also providing for redundancy and resilience nationally.
Strategic Security differs from the more tactical approach to security (which is just as vital for battlefield success) in that it is global in nature and must consider future threats as well as current capabilities. Tactical applications of security normally focus on force protection and key asset protection; whereas the strategic application is oriented on, establishing and maintaining long term conditions to ensure national success. Strategic Security can not properly be viewed in isolation from the other strategic fundamentals. For example, it is related to strategic cooperation in the sense that allies provide extended security and added strength for a nation, and strategic security is essential for freedom of action, for if any nation sacrifices its essential security, it can no longer operate freely and independently among other states.
Some clear examples of the UAE’s prudent use of strategic security include the development of the Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline (which ensures access to world markets even if the Strait of Hormuz is blocked) through the development of a transportation system running from Habshan to Fujairah; the redundancy of having two five-star global airlines (Etihad and Emirates), which ensure access to UAE tourism even if one carrier has difficulties, and the development of redundant port capabilities (Jebel Ali, Mina Rashid, Mina Zayed and Khor Fakkan, among others) which give flexibility to support vital UAE international trade.
Resilience is another concept that provides for essential strategic security. National resilience is the ability of a state to adapt to changing conditions and prepare for, withstand, and rapidly recover from disruption, whether it be caused by war, national disaster or another calamity. In the UAE, the NCEMA works to exercise national capabilities and strengthen response and resolve to ensure that the UAE can endure and bounce back from crises of various kinds. This capacity was amply shown after the tragic loss of Emirati lives in Yemen in September of 2015. National resilience is strengthened by active national leadership and the regular reinforcement of national culture and national teambuilding – all of which are particularly evident in the UAE.
As our regional security grows ever more complex, strategic leaders must act freely and purposely to ensure national prosperity, but behind the scenes efforts to maintain essential national security remain a necessary part of any global engagement activity. To play a strong role internationally, states must ensure their protection for essential capabilities and services, while also providing for redundancy and resilience. Thankfully, the UAE has a well understood reputation for strength in each of these essential capacities.
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