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"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"--
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Johns Hopkins University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Baltimore, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Ninth edition. |
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| 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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 467 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781421441481 1421441489 9781421441474 1421441470 |
| Index Number: | UA23 |
| CLC: | E712.0 |
| Call Number: | E712.0/A512/9th ed. |
| Contents: |
Machine generated contents note: Values and Interests for American Defense Policy -- Introduction / Theories and Values -- Necessity, Justice, Interest, and the Founding Principles of American Defense Policy / Just War Theory: Revisionists Versus Traditionalists / Systematic Theory and the Future of Great Power War and Peace / Technological Change and International Relations / American Grand Strategy -- Power, Culture, and Grand Strategy / Toward Strategic Solvency: the Crisis of American Military Primacy and the Search for Strategic Solvency / The Next Liberal Order: the Age of Contagion Demands More Internationalism, Not Less / Why "Conservative," Not Liberal, Internationalism? / The International Environment -- Allies -- 30 Years of World Politics: What Has Changed? / Global Allies in a Changing World / An Economic Theory of Alliances / The Power of Liberal International Organizations / The International Environment -- Adversaries -- The Growing Challenge of Defining an "Enemy" / The Theory of Hegemonic War / Redefining the National Interest / Technology Converges; Non-State Actors Benefit / Evolution and Revolution in Defense Policy, Process, and Institutions -- Evolution and Revolution in Civil-Military Relations -- The Institutional Imbalance of American Statecraft / Restoring the Vision: Overcoming Gridlock to Reassert Congress's Role in Deliberating National Security / Trump's Generals: Mattis, McMaster, and Kelly / Dissent, Resignation, and the Moral Agency of Senior Military Professionals / The Changing Profession of Arms -- Redefinitions and Transformations in the Profession of Arms / Identity Politics: How Service Cultures Influence the Evolving Profession of Arms / Let Women Fight: Ending the US Military's Female Combat Ban / The Fight against Racial Injustice in America and Its Necessary Connection to National Security / Diversity, Equity, and Justice in American Defense Policy / Military Contractors and the American Way of War / Exodus / Rediscovering the Art of Strategic Thinking: Developing 21st-century Strategic Leaders / Resource Allocation and Force Structure for a Complex World -- Quality over Quantity: US Military Strategy and Spending in the Trump Years / Acquisition and Policy-Making: Echoes from the Past; Visions for the Future / The Case for Joint Force Acquisition Reform / Conflated Reality: Reserve and Active Duty Components in American Wars / Contemporary Issues in American Defense Policy -- Homeland Defense: Threats from All Sides -- New Frontiers, Old Realities / Strategic Stability: the Low-Yield Nuclear Weapon Challenge / Hacking Democracy / Beyond Surprise Attack / Unconventional Wars and Unconventional Forces -- The Limits of Special Operations Forces / Unmanned Aircraft in Modern Conflicts: Diverging Paths and Key Lessons / The Hard Lessons of an Insurgency / Learning Lessons from Afghanistan: Two Imperatives / The Regularity of Irregular War: Defining Victory in Persistently Engaged Wars / The Near Possible -- Artificial Intelligence, International Competition, and the Balance of Power / Why China Has Not Caught Up Yet: Military-Technological Superiority and the Limits of Imitation, Reverse Engineering, and Cyber Espionage / The New Era of Nuclear Weapons, Deterrence, and Conflict / Thermonuclear Cyberwar / The Security Implications of Climate Change: Charting Major Dimensions of the Challenge / |