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37-730: DPG may refer to Defense Planning Guidance provides basis for the U.S. National Military Strategy Democratic Party of Georgia an affiliate of the Democratic Party in the state of Georgia Diplomatic Protection Group is a branch of the London Metropolitan Police Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft - German Physical Society Deutsche Phytomedizinische Gesellschaft - German Phytomedicine Society Deutsche Postgewerkschaft - former German trade union Tha Dogg Pound (Dogg Pound Gangstaz),

74-583: A biography, The Last Warrior: Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy , "There was every reason for Marshall to expect that Chinese modes of thought would be even more alien to American ways of thinking than the Soviet leadership's had been, and that some insight into the thinking of China's political and military leaders could be gleaned from surveying open source writings. Pillsbury's work on China, which Marshall had encouraged and supported since

111-421: A collective response to preclude threats or, if necessary, to deal with them is a key feature of our regional defense strategy. The third goal is to preclude any hostile power from dominating a region critical to our interests, and also thereby to strengthen the barriers against the re-emergence of a global threat to the interests of the U.S. and our allies. The doctrine establishes the U.S.'s leadership role within

148-413: A democratic security community, a much safer world is likely to emerge. If we act separately, many other problems could result. The doctrine downplays the value of international coalitions. Like the coalition that opposed Iraqi aggression, we should expect future coalitions to be ad hoc assemblies, often not lasting beyond the crisis being confronted, and in many cases carrying only general agreement over

185-517: A gangsta rap group DPG Media , a Belgian multinational media company D.P.G. Recordz , a record label Dugway Proving Ground , a US Army chemical and biological testing facility Dulwich Picture Gallery , London, UK A chemical mixture dipropylene glycol , used in industry A metabolite 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate in glycolysis A chemical 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-diphosphoglycerate), involved in hemoglobin-oxygen binding Dihydroxyphenylglycine , an amino acid Digital pair gain ,

222-468: A new rival, either on the territory of the former Soviet Union or elsewhere, that poses a threat on the order of that posed formerly by the Soviet Union. This is a dominant consideration underlying the new regional defense strategy and requires that we endeavor to prevent any hostile power from dominating a region whose resources would, under consolidated control, be sufficient to generate global power. This

259-423: A telecommunications term for delivering multiple phone lines over a single copper pair An abbreviation for doubleplusgood , Orwellian neologism for excellent Deck-type Plate Girder , a construction method for bridges Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title DPG . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

296-498: A wide cross-section of Pentagon insiders and outsiders, including Andrew Marshall , Richard Perle , and Wolfowitz's University of Chicago mentor, the nuclear strategist Albert Wohlstetter . Completing the draft in March 1992, Khalilzad requested permission from Libby to circulate it to other officials within the Pentagon. Libby assented and within three days Khalilzad's draft was released to

333-434: Is to remain the predominant outside power in the region and preserve U.S. and Western access to the region's oil. We also seek to deter further aggression in the region, foster regional stability, protect U.S. nationals and property, and safeguard our access to international air and seaways. As demonstrated by Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, it remains fundamentally important to prevent a hegemon or alignment of powers from dominating

370-506: The 1992 draft of Defense Planning Guidance (DPG), created by then-Defense Department staffers I. Lewis Libby , Paul Wolfowitz , and Zalmay Khalilzad ; all of whom took to influential roles in the administration of George W. Bush. We studied RMA exhaustively. Our great hero was Andy Marshall in the Pentagon. We translated every word he wrote. —General Chen Zhou, PLA Marshall has been noted for fostering talent in younger associates, who then proceed to influential positions in and out of

407-566: The New York Times by "an official who believed this post-cold war strategy debate should be carried out in the public domain." The doctrine announces the U.S.'s status as the world's only remaining superpower following the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the Cold War and proclaims its main objective to be retaining that status. Our first objective is to prevent the re-emergence of

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444-595: The Persian Gulf War. At the same time, our assistance to our Arab friends to defend themselves against aggression also strengthens security throughout the region, including for Israel. Andrew Marshall (foreign policy strategist) Andrew W. Marshall (September 13, 1921 – March 26, 2019) was an American foreign policy strategist who served as director of the United States Department of Defense 's Office of Net Assessment from 1973 to 2015. Appointed to

481-400: The U.S's right to intervene when and where it believed necessary. While the U.S. cannot become the world's policeman, by assuming responsibility for righting every wrong, we will retain the preeminent responsibility for addressing selectively those wrongs which threaten not only our interests, but those of our allies or friends, or which could seriously unsettle international relations. This

518-507: The U.S. Secretary of Defense and personally oversaw the creation of the Office of Net Assessment where Marshall would become the first director. The original main task of the office was to provide strategic evaluations on nuclear war issues. James Roche , Secretary of the Air Force in the administration of George W. Bush , worked for Marshall during the 1970s. Andrew Marshall was consulted for

555-613: The capability of destroying the United States. This was removed from the April 16 release in favour of a more diplomatic approach. The U.S. has a significant stake in promoting democratic consolidation and peaceful relations between Russia, Ukraine and the other republics of the former Soviet Union. The doctrine clarified the overall objectives in the Middle East and Southwest Asia. In the Middle East and Southwest Asia, our overall objective

592-404: The early 1970s, illustrates both points." According to The New York Times March 26, 2019, obituary of Marshall, "His gift was the framing of the question, the discovery of the critical question," said Michael Pillsbury , a China expert who advised and worked with Mr. Marshall throughout his career." The Washington Post obituary about Marshall stated, "He had an uncanny ability to pick out only

629-461: The established political and economic order. We must maintain the mechanism for deterring potential competitors from even aspiring to a larger regional or global role. This was substantially re-written in the April 16 release. One of the primary tasks we face today in shaping the future is carrying long standing alliances into the new era, and turning old enmities into new cooperative relationships. If we and other leading democracies continue to build

666-663: The federal government: "a slew of Marshall's former staffers have gone on to industry, academia and military think tanks." Dick Cheney , Donald Rumsfeld , and Wolfowitz, among others, have been cited as Marshall "star protégés." In 2003, Marshall commissioned a report for the Pentagon predicting that abrupt climate change could bring the planet to the edge of anarchy as countries develop a nuclear threat to defend and secure dwindling food, water and energy supplies. The report, authored by Peter Schwartz and Doug Randall , predicted that 'catastrophic' shortages of water and energy supply would become increasingly harder to overcome, plunging

703-571: The institution in 1949. His master's thesis was a sensitivity analysis of Lawrence Klein 's econometric model of the US economy; influential for its methodology, it has never been published except for a short abstract. After electing to defer his studies in favor of eventually pursuing a Ph.D. in statistics (a program not yet offered by the University of Chicago), Marshall joined the RAND Corporation ,

740-408: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=DPG&oldid=1118939575 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Defense Planning Guidance Such was the outcry that the document

777-558: The main author of four Chinese defence white papers , stated that Marshall was one of the most important figures in changing Chinese defence thinking in the 1990s and 2000s. Andrew Marshall funded and published three best selling books by Michael Pillsbury : Chinese Views of Future Warfare in 1998, China Debates the Future Security Environment , and in 2015 an international bestseller, The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy to Replace America . According to

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814-530: The most significant questions, then to drill down deeply," Pillsbury, a colleague of 45 years, said in an interview. "He developed an iconoclastic, contrarian image." Foreign Policy named Marshall one of its 2012 Top 100 Global Thinkers, "for thinking way, way outside the Pentagon box". Marshall died on March 26, 2019, in Arlington, Virginia , at the age of 97. House Armed Services Committee ranking member Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) announced his death during

851-460: The new world order. The U.S. must show the leadership necessary to establish and protect a new order that holds the promise of convincing potential competitors that they need not aspire to a greater role or pursue a more aggressive posture to protect their legitimate interests. In non-defense areas, we must account sufficiently for the interests of the advanced industrial nations to discourage them from challenging our leadership or seeking to overturn

888-565: The objectives to be accomplished. Nevertheless, the sense that the world order is ultimately backed by the U.S. will be an important stabilizing factor. This was re-written with a change in emphasis in the April 16 release. Certain situations like the crisis leading to the Gulf War are likely to engender ad hoc coalitions. We should plan to maximize the value of such coalitions. This may include specialized roles for our forces as well as developing cooperative practices with others. The doctrine stated

925-671: The original " think tank ," at the behest of mentor W. Allen Wallis in 1949. While he would briefly return to academia to cover Wallis's courses during the 1953-1954 term and continued to take statistics courses at George Washington University , Marshall soon gained the cachet of being part of "a cadre of strategic thinkers" that coalesced at the RAND Corporation in the 1950s and 1960s, a group that also included Charles J. Hitch , Herman Kahn , James Schlesinger and Daniel Ellsberg . Notably, he worked with Kahn on developing and advancing Monte Carlo methods . Schlesinger would later become

962-539: The planet into war by 2020. Schwarz and Randall further claimed that major European cities would be sunk beneath rising seas as Britain is plunged into a 'Siberian' climate by 2020. At the time of the report's publishing, it became notable for its link to Marshall and its accusations that leadership of the Pentagon purportedly "covered up" the report for four months until it was obtained by the British weekly The Observer . In an interview in 2012, Major General Chen Zhou ,

999-514: The position by President Richard Nixon , Marshall remained in office during all successive administrations that followed until his retirement on January 2, 2015. He was succeeded in the role by James H. Baker . Raised in Detroit , Michigan , Marshall pursued autodidactic interests in history, literature and the natural and social sciences from a young age. He graduated from Cass Technical High School (where he trained in machining and received

1036-425: The region, protect U.S. nationals and property, and safeguard our access to international air and seaways and to the region's oil. The United States is committed to the security of Israel and to maintaining the qualitative edge that is critical to Israel's security. Israel's confidence in its security and U.S.-Israel strategic cooperation contribute to the stability of the entire region, as demonstrated once again during

1073-466: The region. This pertains especially to the Arabian peninsula. Therefore, we must continue to play a role through enhanced deterrence and improved cooperative security. The April 16 release was more circumspect and it reaffirmed U.S. commitments to Israel as well as its Arab allies. In the Middle East and Persian Gulf, we seek to foster regional stability, deter aggression against our friends and interests in

1110-546: The remainder of the war. He eventually resumed his formal studies at Wayne State University in 1943. Marshall was admitted to the University of Chicago with graduate standing in 1945; under the chancellery of Robert Maynard Hutchins , students who were not enrolled in the generalist "Chicago Plan" undergraduate program pursued a course of study that led to a master's degree instead of the baccalaureate. Strongly influenced by Friedrich Hayek , he earned an M.A. in economics from

1147-450: The responsibility, and in some cases play the leading role; but we maintain the capabilities for addressing selectively those security problems that threaten our own interests. The doctrine highlighted the possible threat posed by a resurgent Russia. We continue to recognize that collectively the conventional forces of the states formerly comprising the Soviet Union retain the most military potential in all of Eurasia; and we do not dismiss

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1184-552: The risks to stability in Europe from a nationalist backlash in Russia or efforts to reincorporate into Russia the newly independent republics of Ukraine, Belarus, and possibly others... We must, however, be mindful that democratic change in Russia is not irreversible, and that despite its current travails, Russia will remain the strongest military power in Eurasia and the only power in the world with

1221-611: The second-highest score on a citywide aptitude test for honors students similar in provenance to the SAT ) in 1939. After briefly working in a factory and attending the University of Detroit for a year, he dropped out to take a position at the Murray Body Company , where he manufactured machine tools used in fabricating British airplane parts. Unable to serve in World War II due to a heart murmur , Marshall continued to work at Murray for

1258-579: Was hastily re-written under the close supervision of U.S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell before being officially released on April 16, 1992. Many of its tenets re-emerged in the Bush Doctrine , which was described by Senator Edward M. Kennedy as "a call for 21st century American imperialism that no other nation can or should accept." Wolfowitz

1295-461: Was softened slightly in the April 16 release. While the United States cannot become the world's policeman and assume responsibility for solving every international security problem, neither can we allow our critical interests to depend solely on international mechanisms that can be blocked by countries whose interests may be very different than our own. Where our allies interests are directly affected, we must expect them to take an appropriate share of

1332-471: Was substantially re-written in the April 16 release. Our most fundamental goal is to deter or defeat attack from whatever source... The second goal is to strengthen and extend the system of defense arrangements that binds democratic and like-minded nations together in common defense against aggression, build habits of cooperation, avoid the renationalization of security policies, and provide security at lower costs and with lower risks for all. Our preference for

1369-478: Was ultimately responsible for the Defense Planning Guidance, as it was released through his office and was reflective of his overall outlook. The task of preparing the document fell to Libby, who delegated the process of writing the new strategy to Zalmay Khalilzad , a member of Libby's staff and longtime aide to Wolfowitz. In the initial phase of drafting the document, Khalilzad solicited the opinions of

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