The ability of the u. s. to achieve its national strategic objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the u. s. government in employing the instruments of national power, which are:

Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic (DIME)

Explanation:

Each of them have their own function for achieving national strategic objectives.

Diplomatic instruments is used by the government to create a mutually beneficial relationship with other nations through the power of negotiation.

Informational instruments is used by the government to collect intel that might be kept secret by other nations.

Military instruments is used as last possible solution in case the country has to achieve its objectives through force (example of this would be when we wants to help our allies during world war ii)

and Economic instruments is used by the government to offer some sort of monetary incentives for other nations who wants to help our country achieve a certain objective.

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