national strategy

Government's long-term approach

National strategy is a government's comprehensive plan for achieving long-term objectives using all available resources—military, economic, diplomatic, and informational.

It typically addresses security threats, economic competitiveness, and a nation's role in global affairs: The administration outlined a national strategy for cybersecurity.

Distinguished from military strategy by its broader scope, national strategy coordinates across agencies and sectors toward unified goals.

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scope/scale

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Plan spanning multiple countries

city planning · corporate strategy

planning horizon/abstraction

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Planned military actions

tactics · quick fix · improvisation · firefighting · crisis response

intentionality/coherence

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Proceeding despite confusion

incoherence · chaos · disorganization · opportunism · balkanization

Family

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