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American national security policy : authorities, institutions, and cases
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Title
American national security policy : authorities, institutions, and cases / John T. Fishel.
ISBN
9781442248373
1442248378
1442248386
9781442248380
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Physical Description
xvi, 267 pages ; 24 cm.
Summary
"Security policy is a key factor not only of domestic politics in the U.S., but also of foreign relations and global security. This text sets to explain the process of security policy making in the United States by looking at all the elements that shape it, from institutions and legislation to policymakers themselves and historical precedents."--Provided by publisher.
Other formats
Online version: Fishel, John T., author. American national security policy Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 22, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
A touch of theory
A practitioners guide to realism
The practitioners' textbook
Legal authorities
National security organizations
The National Security Council process
Defense planning systems
The cases
Panama: national security policy from below
"I love it when a plan comes together"
Adventures in peace enforcement: the Somalia tragedy
The "intervasion" of haiti
"Some damned foolish thing in the Balkans"
9/11 and the invasion of Afghanistan
Iraq: snatching defeat from the jaws of victory and victory from the jaws of defeat
The Afghanistan surge: Obama's finest hour?
Some conclusions
How national security policy is really made: lessons from the cases.
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