Phase Zero

Authors

Scott D. McDonald
Brock Jones
Jason M. Frazee

Abstract

In October 2006 General Charles Wald, Deputy Commander U.S. European Com- mand, brought “Phase Zero” into the joint lexicon with the publication of an article, “The Phase Zero Campaign.”1 Over the last five years the concept of taking coordinated action in peacetime to affect the strategic environment has becomewidely accepted and is now integrated into theater campaign plans. These activi- ties focus on building capacity of partners and influencing potential adversaries to avoid war. In contrast, Chinese strategic culture has encouraged taking actions to defeat an enemy prior to the onset of hostilities for two and a half millennia.

Recommended Citation

McDonald, Scott D.; Jones, Brock; and Frazee, Jason M. (2012) "Phase Zero," Naval War College Review: Vol. 65: No. 3, Article 9.
Available at: https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol65/iss3/9