
American Defense Policy
Johns Hopkins University Press
8th Edition
Published on 19. August 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
496 pages
978-0-8018-8094-0 (ISBN)
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American Defense Policy has been a mainstay for instructors of courses in political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security for over 25 years. The updated and thoroughly revised eighth edition considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence. On September 11, 2001, the seemingly impervious United States was handed a very sharp reality check. In this new atmosphere of fear and vulnerability, policy makers were forced to make national security their highest priority, implementing laws and military spending initiatives to combat the threat of international terrorism.
In this volume, experts examine the many factors that shape today's security landscape-America's values, the preparation of future defense leaders, the efforts to apply what we have learned from Afghanistan and Iraq to the transformation of America's military, reflection on America's nuclear weapons programs and missile defense, the threat of terrorism, and the challenges of homeland security-which are applied to widely varied approaches to national defense strategy. This invaluable and prudent text remains a classic introduction to the vital security issues facing the United States throughout its history and breaks new ground as a thoughtful and comprehensive starting point in understanding American defense policy and its role in the world today.
In this volume, experts examine the many factors that shape today's security landscape-America's values, the preparation of future defense leaders, the efforts to apply what we have learned from Afghanistan and Iraq to the transformation of America's military, reflection on America's nuclear weapons programs and missile defense, the threat of terrorism, and the challenges of homeland security-which are applied to widely varied approaches to national defense strategy. This invaluable and prudent text remains a classic introduction to the vital security issues facing the United States throughout its history and breaks new ground as a thoughtful and comprehensive starting point in understanding American defense policy and its role in the world today.
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Edition
eighth edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore, MD
United States
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
4 s/w Zeichnungen
4 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8018-8094-0 (9780801880940)
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Persons
Paul J. Bolt is a professor of political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Damon V. Coletta is an associate professor of political science at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Lt. Col. Collins G. Shackelford, Jr. is an assistant professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
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Content
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Context of American Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 1. American Defense in the Context of History and Values
Chapter 2. The Role of the United States in the World
Chapter 3. American Defense and Security in the International Environment
Part II: American Defense Policy Process
Introduction
Chapter 4. The Constitutional and Legal Basis for American Defense and National Security
Chapter 5. Domestic Policy Actors and Their Roles
Chapter 6. The Resource Allocation Dimension of American Defense Policy
Part III: The Changing Instruments of American Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 7. Transformation in American Defense Policy
Chapter 8. Integrating Force and Other Policy Tools for a Comprehensive Defense
Chapter 9. Preparing Future Defense Leaders
Part IV: Contemporary Perspectives on Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 10. Civil-Military Issues in a Complex World
Chapter 11. Conventional Forces
Chapter 12. Nuclear Policy and Missile Defense
Chapter 13. Homeland Security and the Threat of Terrorism
About the Contributors
About the Editors
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: The Context of American Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 1. American Defense in the Context of History and Values
Chapter 2. The Role of the United States in the World
Chapter 3. American Defense and Security in the International Environment
Part II: American Defense Policy Process
Introduction
Chapter 4. The Constitutional and Legal Basis for American Defense and National Security
Chapter 5. Domestic Policy Actors and Their Roles
Chapter 6. The Resource Allocation Dimension of American Defense Policy
Part III: The Changing Instruments of American Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 7. Transformation in American Defense Policy
Chapter 8. Integrating Force and Other Policy Tools for a Comprehensive Defense
Chapter 9. Preparing Future Defense Leaders
Part IV: Contemporary Perspectives on Defense Policy
Introduction
Chapter 10. Civil-Military Issues in a Complex World
Chapter 11. Conventional Forces
Chapter 12. Nuclear Policy and Missile Defense
Chapter 13. Homeland Security and the Threat of Terrorism
About the Contributors
About the Editors
Index