IntroductionUnlike the Cold War years, the United States today faces no major threats to our national security (Korb, 2003, p. 1). The demise of the Soviet empire effectively eradicated the threat of a competing superpower, and a new world order was ushered in with America at the top. However, American superiority alone cannot serve to isolate and protect its citizens, because the security and prosperity of American citizens “are more than ever linked to events beyond our borders” (Obama, 2010, p. 7). The advances and benefits associated with globalization have also created new threats. Facing these threats born in such an interdependent environment requires a holistic approach and a synergistic response. This challenge will require “all instruments of national power, including diplomatic, informational, military, economic, and a range of others” (Jordan, 2009, p. 233). We must work to strengthen our collective alliances and networks through which we can guide struggling states toward peaceful societies and contain and deter those who wish to wage war. The world we seek is one of a cooperative world order; a strategy in which U.S. leaders lead preemptive diplomatic and collaborative efforts to create an environment in which the United States and other free societies will not simply exist, but thrive. A new security strategy: a cooperative world order Facing the challenges of asymmetric warfare In post-cold times During the war years, the United States became the only global superpower with unrivaled conventional military capabilities (Snow, 2014, p 286). As a result, conventional warfare became obsolete and adversaries became...... middle of paper ......d Kingdom.Jordan, Amos; Meese, Michael; Nielson, Suzanne; Taylor, William; Schlesinger, James. (2009). American national security. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press. Baltimore, MD. Korb, Lawrence J. (2003). “A New National Security Strategy in the Age of Terrorists, Tyrants, and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Three Options Presented in Presidential Addresses.” » Council on Foreign Relations. Obama, Barak. (2010, May). National security strategy. The White House. Washington, DC. Rollins, John; Wyler, Liana Sun. (June 11, 2013). Terrorism and Transnational Crime: Foreign Policy Issues for Congress. Congressional Research Service. R41004. Retrieved from: https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/terror/R41004.pdfSnow, Donald. (2014). National security for a new era. Fifth edition. Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.