American Defense Policy

Seventh Auflage
ISBN: 978-0-8018-5473-6
Verlag: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 251 mm, Gewicht: 1075 g

Reihe: American Defense Policy (Paper

The newest edition of the most complete introduction to the vital security issues facing the United States returns to the book's classic organizational format.

Long valued by instructors of courses in political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security, American Defense Policy remains the most complete introduction to the vital security issues facing the United States. Thoroughly updated to include the challenges of post-Cold War security, the seventh edition returns to the book's classic format of organizing essential readings around a defense policy process model. Part 1 introduces the subject and establishes the context for studying American defense policy making; Part 2 examines the roles of the chief players in policy formation and implementation; Part 3 outlines the various processes involved in policy formulation; and Parts 4 and 5 address current U.S. defense policies, reviewing excerpts from key defense policy statements and assessing the likely challenges for future policy makers. Peter Hays, Brenda J. Vallance, and Alan R. Van Tassell

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hays, Peter L.

Vallance, Brenda J.

Tassell, Alan R. van

Weitere Mitwirkende

Scowcroft, Brent

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: An Introduction to American Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 1. Defining American Defense Policy
Chapter 2. Thinking About American Defense Policy
Chapter 3. The Context of American Defense Policy
Part II: The Actors who Influence American Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 4. The President and the Congress
Chapter 5. OSD and the Military Services
Chapter 6. The Intelligence Community
Chapter 7. Interest Groups, the Media, and Public Opinion
Part III: The Formulation of American Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 8. The Interagency Process
Chapter 9. The Defense Acquisition Process
Chapter 10. The Defense Budgeting Process
Chapter 11. Factors Affecting Defense Policy Making
Part IV: American Defense Policies
Chapter 12. Strategy
Chapter 13. Nuclear Policy
Chapter 14. Conventional Policy
Chapter 15. SOLIC and Operations Other than War
Chapter 16. Arms Control and Proliferation
Chapter 17. Civil-Military Relations
Part V: The Future of American Defense Policy
Chapter 18. Emerging Threats and Regional Challenges
Chapter 19. The Changing Nature of Warfare
Chapter 20. Some Final Thoughts
About the Contributors
About the Editors
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Peter L. Hays is director of the U.S. Air Force Institute for National Security Studies, Brenda J. Vallance is associate professor and deputy head in the Department of Political Science, and Alan R. Van Tassel is deputy director of the U.S. Air Force Institute for National Security Studies, U.S. Air Force Academy.