Fateful Decisions

Inside the National Security Council
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-19-515966-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 190 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 721 g

This title presents a collection of seminal articles, essays, and documents drawn from a variety of sources, that offer revealing coverage of key topics such as the rise of the National Security Adviser to a position of prominence, key challenges to the NSC, and the role of the NSC in a post-Cold War environment.

In the U.S. government, the National Security Council (NSC) is the most important formal institution for the creation and implementation of foreign and defense policy. Drawing from a variety of resources, Fateful Decisions presents a collection of seminal articles, essays, and documents on the NSC. It covers such key topics as the rise of the National Security Advisor to a position of prominence, specific challenges to the NSC, and the role of the NSC in a post-Cold War environment.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Johnson, Loch

Inderfurth, Karl F.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Zentralregierung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Über Autor(innen)

Johnson, Loch (Regents Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia, USA) / Inderfurth, Karl F. (Visiting Lecturer at Elliot School, George Washington University, USA)