American National Security
by By Jordan, Amos A., Taylor, William J., and Mazarr, Michael J.
Category: History , Military , General

This fifth edition of American National Security is a timely update of a classic classroom text, providing contemporary perspectives on limited war, economic challenges to national security, and research and development. It reviews the changing security environment in key regions of the world: Russia, East Asia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Europe. And it identifies the issues that the United States must face in the next century: peace operations, conflict and arms control, and the widening array of missions undertaken by U.S. armed forces."We have chosen to emphasize 'power,' broadly defined, as the central dimension of international and national security. This is not to deny that various trends and forces are increasingly pressing states toward more cooperative, less confrontational behavior; rather it is to focus on the fact that on important issues many states -- including all the great powers -- apply a power calculus in dealing with other international actors." -- from the fifth edition of American National SecurityPraise for previous editions:"A classic text, widely used in universities... It does an exemplary job of explaining the process of defining and implementing national security objectives. Hardly any significant subject is omitted from this very rich and readable volume." -- Foreign AffairsContentsForeword by Senator Sam NunnPart I -- National Security Policy: What Is It, and How Have Americans Approached It? 1. National Security: The International Setting2. Military Power and the Role of Force in the Post-Cold War Era3. Traditional American Approaches to National Security4. The Evolution of American National Security PolicyPart II -- National Security Policy 5. Presidential Leadership and the Executive Branch in National Security6. The Impact of Congress on National Security Policy7. Intelligence and National Security8. The Role of Military in the National Security Policy Process9. Defense Planning, Budgeting, and Management10. The National Security Decision-making Process: Putting the Pieces TogetherPart III -- Issues of National Strategy 11. Low-level Conflict12. Limited War13. Nuclear StrategyEconomic Challenges to National Security15. Research and DevelopmentPart IV -- International and Regional Security Issues 16. Russia17. East Asia18. The Middle East19. Sun-Sarahan Africa20. Latin America21. EuropePart V: Approaches to National Security for the Early Twenty-first Century 22. Peace Operations23. Conflict and Arms Control24. National Security Perspectives for the Early Twenty-first Century