Mission creep
Subtitle: the militarization of US foreign policy?
By: Gordon Adams and Shoon Murray, editors
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
ISBN-13: 9781626161146; 9781626160934
Subjects: Interagency coordination; Civil-military relations; Military relations; Military policy; United States; United States. Department of Defense; United States. Department of State; Foreign relations
Description: From the publisher. Has the Department of Defense (DOD) assumed too large of a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy? After the Cold War, and even more so after September 11th, the United States has adjusted to the new global environment by drawing upon the enormous resources of DOD. This book investigates and offers different views on the extent to which military leaders and DOD have increased their influence and activity in areas such as foreign aid, development, diplomacy, policy debates, and covert operations. The book concludes that there has been a militarization of US foreign policy. It explores the institutional and political causes and the implications. "Militarization" as it is used here does not refer to generals directly challenging civilian control over policy; it is a more subtle phenomenon wherein the military more and more becomes the primary actor and face of US policy abroad. The book offers policy recommendations about how to rebalance the role of civilian agencies in foreign policy decisionmaking and implementation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to mission creep / Gordon Adams and Shoon Murray; title: The institutional imbalance of American statecraft / Gordon Adams; title: Civil-military roles in post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction / James Dobbins; title: From confrontation to cooperation : weak states, demanding allies, and the U.S. military / Derek S. Reveron; title: Congress and the politics of defense and foreign policymaking : big barriers to balance / Charles B. Cushman, Jr; title: Soldiers in sandals / G. William Anderson and Connie Veillette; title: Foreign assistance in camouflage : measuring the military security cooperation role / Nina Serafino; title: Who tells America's story abroad? : State's public diplomacy or DoD's strategic communication? / Brian E. Carlson; title: Combatant commanders, ambassadorial authority, and the conduct of diplomacy / Shoon Murray and Anthony Quainton; title: Military advice for political purpose / Sharon K. Weiner; title: The military, the CIA, and America's shadow wars / Jennifer Kibbe; title: The State Department no longer the gatekeeper / Edward Marks; title: Conclusion : does mission creep matter? / Gordon Adams.