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American defense policy / edited by Miriam Krieger, Lynne M. Chandler Garcia, John Riley, and Will Atkins.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Military policy.
- United States.
- Military policy.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 467 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- Ninth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Organized into three parts, the ninth edition traces the impact that societal changes and emerging technologies are having as force enablers, game changers, or disrupters of American defense policy"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. I Values and Interests for American Defense Policy
- Introduction / Lynne Chandler Garcia
- ch. 1 Theories and Values
- Necessity, Justice, Interest, and the Founding Principles of American Defense Policy / Jeff J. S. Black
- Just War Theory: Revisionists Versus Traditionalists / Seth Lazar
- Systematic Theory and the Future of Great Power War and Peace / Dale C. Copeland
- Technological Change and International Relations / Daniel W. Drezner
- ch. 2 American Grand Strategy
- Power, Culture, and Grand Strategy / Colin Dueck
- Toward Strategic Solvency: the Crisis of American Military Primacy and the Search for Strategic Solvency / Eric Edelman
- The Next Liberal Order: the Age of Contagion Demands More Internationalism, Not Less / G. John Ikenberry
- Why "Conservative," Not Liberal, Internationalism? / Henry R. Nau
- ch. 3 The International Environment
- Allies
- 30 Years of World Politics: What Has Changed? / Francis Fukuyama
- Global Allies in a Changing World / Michael Wesley
- An Economic Theory of Alliances / Richard Zeckhauser
- The Power of Liberal International Organizations / Martha Finnemore
- ch. 4 The International Environment
- Adversaries
- The Growing Challenge of Defining an "Enemy" / Michael J. Mazarr
- The Theory of Hegemonic War / Robert Gilpin
- Redefining the National Interest / Joseph S. Nye Jr
- Technology Converges; Non-State Actors Benefit / T. X. Hammes
- pt. II Evolution and Revolution in Defense Policy, Process, and Institutions
- Introduction / Miriam Krieger
- ch. 5 Evolution and Revolution in Civil-Military Relations
- The Institutional Imbalance of American Statecraft / Cordon Adams
- Restoring the Vision: Overcoming Gridlock to Reassert Congress's Role in Deliberating National Security / John McCain
- Trump's Generals: Mattis, McMaster, and Kelly / Jessica Blankshain
- Dissent, Resignation, and the Moral Agency of Senior Military Professionals / Don M. Snider
- ch. 6 The Changing Profession of Arms
- Redefinitions and Transformations in the Profession of Arms / Christopher D. Miller
- Identity Politics: How Service Cultures Influence the Evolving Profession of Arms / Jeffrey Donnithorne
- Let Women Fight: Ending the US Military's Female Combat Ban / Megan H. Mackenzie
- The Fight against Racial Injustice in America and Its Necessary Connection to National Security / Bishop Garrison
- Diversity, Equity, and Justice in American Defense Policy / Editors of American Defense Policy (9th ed.)
- Military Contractors and the American Way of War / Renee De Nevers
- Exodus / Tim Kane
- Rediscovering the Art of Strategic Thinking: Developing 21st-century Strategic Leaders / Daniel H. McCauley
- ch. 7 Resource Allocation and Force Structure for a Complex World
- Quality over Quantity: US Military Strategy and Spending in the Trump Years / Michael O'Hanlon
- Acquisition and Policy-Making: Echoes from the Past; Visions for the Future / Sally Baron
- The Case for Joint Force Acquisition Reform / Joseph S. Lupa
- Conflated Reality: Reserve and Active Duty Components in American Wars / Michael D. Gambone
- pt. III Contemporary Issues in American Defense Policy
- Introduction / John Riley
- ch. 8 Homeland Defense: Threats from All Sides
- New Frontiers, Old Realities / Everett Carl Dolman
- Strategic Stability: the Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon Challenge / James M. Smith
- Hacking Democracy / Ben Buchanan
- Beyond Surprise Attack / Lawrence Freedman
- ch. 9 Unconventional Wars and Unconventional Forces
- The Limits of Special Operations Forces / Austin Long
- Unmanned Aircraft in Modern Conflicts: Diverging Paths and Key Lessons / Michael P. Kreuzer
- The Hard Lessons of an Insurgency / John A. Nagl
- Learning Lessons from Afghanistan: Two Imperatives / Hew Strachan
- The Regularity of Irregular War: Defining Victory in Persistently Engaged Wars / David Sacko
- ch. 10 The Near Possible
- Artificial Intelligence, International Competition, and the Balance of Power / Michael C. Horowitz
- Why China Has Not Caught Up Yet: Military-Technological Superiority and the Limits of Imitation, Reverse Engineering, and Cyber Espionage / Mauro Gilli
- The New Era of Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Conflict / Daryl G. Press
- Thermonuclear Cyberwar / Jon R. Lindsay
- The Security Implications of Climate Change: Charting Major Dimensions of the Challenge / Bruce Jones.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781421441474
- 1421441470
- 9781421441481
- 1421441489
- OCLC:
- 1224042098
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