America has been a Beacon of Freedom to many, yet today it fails to live up to its credo, "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." The American Dream that working hard would lead to a good life has faded for many who now struggle for affordable healthcare and housing, higher education, and a living wage. Efforts to promote a more democratic and prosperous nation are thwarted by an economic system that favors the top levels. Society is wracked with racial and political unrest that has resulted in violence even in the sacred halls of its Capital. Globally, America has moved past the Cold War threats of the Soviet Union. Those we now face are more diffuse and in many ways more dangerous-Islamic radicalism, a rise of autocratic governments, fragmenting alliances, global refugee flows, expanding military technologies, cyber intrusions, and global warming. A National Strategy is badly needed to provide a comprehensive assessment of these challenges and to balance the allocation of resources to revive the American Dream. That is the focus of this book.
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Höhe: 229 mm
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978-1-963718-58-4 (9781963718584)
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Edward A. Corcoran is a retired US Army officer who spent years in the Army Soviet Affairs program, serving on intelligence staffs and as a Liaison Officer to the Commander-in- Chief, Group of Soviet Forces, Germany. During this time, he received his doctorate in International Affairs from Columbia University. In his primary military specialty as a Nuclear Weapons Officer he served on overseas assignments with depot units and had two tours in South Korea and one in Vietnam. Ed ended his military career as a Strategic Analyst at the US Army War College, chairing studies for the Office of the Deputy Chief of Operations. After his military career, Ed was a Rappoteur of the Defence of Europe Working Group based in Oxford, England, and then ran an energy-efficiency company in Budapest, Hungary. More recently he has been involved with support for Afghanistan and assessments of Russia.
