U.S. national security : a reference handbook / Cynthia A. Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Cynthia Ann.

Series:

Contemporary world issues.

Contemporary world issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--United States.

National security.

World politics--1945-.

World politics.

United States--Foreign relations--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--1989-.

United States--Military policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 281 pages).

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Written by one of the nation's foremost security policy analysts, the second edition of U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook follows the trajectory of American security policy from the Cold War to the World Trade Center attacks to the Bush Administration. It brings the distinctive clarity and objectivity of the first edition to the study of a vastly different world. With over 75 percent new material, U.S. National Security, Second Edition provides an up-to-date assessment of security challenges facing the United States today incorporates the full range of viewpoints on the appropriate responses to specific issues. For readers looking for a clear-eyed assessment of the state of our security, the policies that have and haven?t worked, and the opportunities and threats that lie ahead, there is no more essential resource available.

Contents:

CONTENTS; Preface; 1 Background and History; The Effects of Jihadists; What Does National Security Mean?; National Security Encompasses New Issues; The U.S. Experience since the September 11 Attacks; The Changing National Security Community; Government; Summary; References; 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions; Questions on the Issue of National Security; References; 3 Worldwide Perspective; Geographic Imperative; Economic Imperative; Unilateralism versus Multilateralism; Sovereignty: The United States versus the World; Unipolarity versus Multipolarity after Bipolarity

The Balance-of-Power World A Concrete Example of Differences: The United States and Asia; Conclusion; References; 4 Chronology; 5 Biographical Sketches; John Abizaid; Mahmoud Ahmadinejad; Madeleine Korbel Albright; Ali Husaini Sistani, Grand Ayatollah; Kofi Annan; Osama bin Laden; Anthony "Tony" Charles Lynton Blair; L. Paul "Jerry" Bremer III; George W. Bush; George William Casey, Jr; Fidel Castro; Ahmed Chalabi; Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías; Chen Shui-Bian; Richard "Dick" Bruce Cheney; Hillary Rodham Clinton; Karl Eikenberry; TommyGalbraith Franks; Peter W. ; Jay Garner

William "Bill" Henry Gates III Albert Gore, Jr; Alan C. Greenspan; Hu Jintao; Hamid Karzai; Zalmay Khalilzad; Kim Jong Il; William Kristol; Robert Mugabe; Peter Pace; David H. Petreaus; Colin Luther Powell; Vladimir Putin; Condoleezza Rice; Donald Rumsfeld; 6 Data and Documents; Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Public Law 96-8,96th Congress; George W. Bush's State of the Union Address, January 29, 2002; George W. Bush's Graduation Speech at West Point, June 1, 2002; George W. Bush's Remarks at the United Nations General Assembly, September 12, 2002

George W. Bush's State of the Union Address, January 28, 2003Secretary of State Colin L. Powell Addresses the UN Security Council, February 5, 2003; George W. Bush's Address to the Nation abo utthe Iraq Invasion, March 19, 2003; George W. Bush Announces that Major Combat Operations in Iraq Have Ended, May 1, 2003; Military Support for Stability, Security, Transition, and Reconstruction Operations, November 28, 2005; George W. Bush's State of the Union Address, January 31, 2006; 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review Report of the United States, February 6, 2005

The National Security Strategy of the United States,March 16, 2006George W. Bush's State of the Union Message,January 23, 2007; 7 Organizations; Nongovernmental Sector; Federally Funded Research and Development Centers; Federal Institutions; 8 Resources; Print Resources; Nonprint Resources; Glossary; Index; About the Author

Notes:

A chronology of the post-Cold War period with overwhelming emphasis on the post-9/11 era and profiles of the new personalities at home and abroad affecting U.S. national security.

A thorough bibliography of media on national security, including online resources, websites, media offerings, and books.

Includes vivid portraits of key individuals shaping the current national security approach, including advocates and opponents of the Bush Adminstration's response to the events of 9/11.

Makes thorough and judicious use of national security policy statements by recent administrations.

Offers the insights of an acclaimed national security strategy instructor on issues of urgent interest to the American public.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216028666

9786611569969

9781281569967

1281569968

9781849729291

1849729298

9781598840421

1598840428

OCLC:

213376673