1. Defense Policy Making You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you

2. Definition A program for defending a country against its enemies. a course of action or conduct, as defined by senior executive leadership, intended to influence and determine decisions, actions, and other matters relating to the conduct of military affairs, consistent with the [nation’s] security strategy.

3. Defense objectives To keep peace inside country Control local and cross-border terrorism Have a conscious eye on the motivations/activities of other courtiers To stop organized crime

4. Conti… Secure the country from direct attack Strengthen alliances and partnerships Establish favorable security conditions Deter aggression and counter coercion Defeat adversaries

5. Components Defense policy maintain Deterrence make strong Defense Deterrence: to stop enemy from taking military action against country. Deterrence works on the enemy’s intentions. Defense reduces the enemy’s capability to damage.

6. Security Defense Policy Employment Policy Acquisition Policy Strategy Deployment Policy Tactics Defense Planning Declaratory Policy Defense Policy Making

7. Employment policy Plan to use manpower and material to deter or fight war Strategies and tactics to deal with perceived threats Different kinds of resources allocation Offensive or defensive military doctrine

8. Acquisition Policy Obtain/produce military equipments according to country’s need Need of weapon system and select which is best for country Indigenous defense development

9. Deployment Policy A country places its men and material in the time peace and war (geographically)

10. Declaratory Policy Official ‘s statements about countries defense policy for local and foreign audience They intend to deter enemy attack or convince friends for aid

11. Strategy & Tactics Strategy is the science and art of employing all of the resources of a nation, or a coalition to achieve the specific objectives of war. Tactics concern those plans and actions designed to win particular battel.