Time as a Strategic Asset

Updated: 2026.03.12 8H ago 1 sources
National strategies should treat time (tempo, sequencing, and duration) as a deliberate resource, not just as background. Framing policy choices around what they buy, defer, or hurry changes priorities for coalition building, implementation pacing, and public messaging. — Putting time at the center reframes debates about feasibility and accountability: policies judged by their timing reshape which coalitions form and how the public evaluates success.

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How the National Security Strategy Gets Made
Santi Ruiz 2026.03.12 100% relevant
Nadia Schadlow explicitly stresses that "time is an underappreciated element of strategy" while contrasting how the 2017 and 2025 National Security Strategies were drafted and implemented.
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