DIME is military for Diplomatic, Information, Military, Economic. It is an old acronym that leaves out Social, Cultural, Technical, Demographic, Natural, and Geographic as well as Political and Criminal, but we work with what we have.
The Strategic Studies Institute (SSI) at the Army War College in Carlisle, PA is one of America's gems, along with other service educational and strategic thinking centers. The professionalism and open-mindedness and rock-solid integrity are models to be emulated by all others.
