Cases in U.S. national security : concepts and processes / Donald M. Snow, University of Alabama.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Snow, Donald M., 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National security--United States--Case studies.

National security.

International relations.

Military policy.

United States--Military policy--Case studies.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Case studies.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xi, 232 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2019]

Summary:

"A series of brief case studies representing current and controversial policy problems facilitates deliberation and debate about competing policy ideas, and encourages undergraduate students to think critically about issues of national security. Cases include new strategies for containing the terrorist threat, implications of President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Agreement, and the increasingly adversarial relations with Russia, focusing on Russian expansionism in its geographical domain and interference in the 2016 American presidential election as national security problems for America."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Starting at the beginning: basic dynamics and concerns

Strategic dynamics

Asymmetrical warfare: the new American way of war?

The evolving face of terror: the dilemmas of terrorism strategy

Nuclear deterrence redux: the new shadow of the mushroom-shaped cloud

Dealing with nuclear proliferation: the NPT and BMD approaches

Two scorpions in a bottle: dealing with the DPRK nuclear threat

The great satans: the U.S., Iran, and nuclear weapons

Geographic spotlights

The continuing Middle East riddle: Jerusalem and the Palestinian state

America's longest war: the Afghanistan trap

Syria: the perfect maelstrom

Russia: dealing with a long-time rival

China: dealing with the frenemy with a new face

Africa: the new battleground?

Political context

How much of what is enough? What kinds, levels, and costs of U.S. force?

Military personnel: where do the soldiers come from?

Cyber security: the newest frontier

Force multiplication: drone warfare or drone terror

Conclusion

Quo vadis: facing the national security future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Snow, Donald M., 1943- author. Cases in U.S. national security

ISBN:

9781538115657

1538115654

9781538115664

1538115662

OCLC:

1048944728