STRATEGIC

Figures, Lists, and Tables
Figures
1.1. Fluctuating Support for U.S. International Engagement......... 4
2.1. World Real GDP .................................................... 20
2.2. Global Trends in Armed Conflict, 1946–2013...................21
2.3. UN Peacekeeping Operations, 1946–2013....................... 22
2.4. Expansion of Democracy, 1947–2014 ............................ 24
2.5. Public Dissatisfaction with America’s Role in the World,
2000–2012............................................................31
2.6. Debt as a Percentage of GDP........................................32
3.1. China’s Missile Capabilities........................................ 44
3.2. Familiar and Unfamiliar Challenges...............................51
3.3. Global Atmospheric Green House Gas Concentration..........70
3.4. Map of Climate Change Hot Spots................................73
4.1. Decline in Federal R&D Spending................................ 96
7.1. U.S. Defense Spending as a Percentage of GDP................ 160
Lists
6.1. National Interests and Objectives................................. 145
7.1. “Come Home America” at a Glance.............................. 151
8.1. “Indispensable Nation” at a Glance............................... 171
9.1. “Agile America” at a Glance....................................... 183
Tables
3.1. Characteristics of Challenges........................................52
3.2. World Nuclear Forces, 2016........................................ 64
3.3. Possible Scenarios for Climate Change Impacts..................74
4.1. Expanded Supply of U.S. Graduates in Higher Education..... 88
6.1. Strategies and Outcomes........................................... 147
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