How important is 'command of the commons' to U.S. defense strategy going forward?
Asked by Jason ThomasThe diplomatic strength and economic power of the United States depend upon a functioning global order and a system of international trade based on uncontested access to the global commons—the world's shared land, sea , air, and space—for all. Command of the global commons is what makes the United States a super power.
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