ISBN:
9780833094537
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0833094351
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083309453X
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9780833094353
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 57 pages)
Series Statement:
Perspectives PE-192-RC
Keywords:
Terrorism Risk assessment 21st century
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Intelligence service Methodology
;
Terrorism Prevention 21st century
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Civil-military relations
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National security 21st century
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Terrorism
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Intelligence service
;
Terrorism
;
Civil-military relations
;
National security
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POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Security (National & International)
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Administrative agencies ; Reorganization
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Executive advisory bodies
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Interagency coordination
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Military readiness ; Decision making
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National security ; Decision making
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United States
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Electronic book
Abstract:
"Every president needs a decisionmaking system that harnesses the full capabilities and accumulated wisdom of the U.S. government and the nation's many stakeholders. Yet national security professionals--the officials who must advise the president on the most-difficult decisions -- cite a range of structural problems that hinder effective policymaking. While a more focused and timely decisionmaking process will not necessarily improve outcomes for the United States, poor choices could be calamitous. This Perspective analyzes a range of management challenges in the national security system and presents eight recommendations for strengthening U.S. decisionmaking and oversight of policy implementation. Among the conclusions: The National Security Council staff size should be reduced to better focus on high-priority areas. Civil-military operations should be planned by a new joint office at the State Department with a military general officer as deputy. Red-team and lessons-learned efforts would help ensure that the system is adaptive and responsive. Better integration of intelligence insights and secondments of senior officials across agencies can improve the quality and coherence of decisionmaking. And the use of special envoys, or "czars," should be limited"--Publisher's description
Description / Table of Contents:
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Evolution of Strategies and Systems -- Chapter 2: Why Process Matters -- Chapter 3: How Did the National Security System Evolve? -- How Do Other Nations Make Decisions? -- Chapter 4: Previous Attempts at Reform -- Chapter 5: Changing Environment -- Chapter 6: Recommendations for the National Security Decision Structure -- NSC Staff Size -- Civil-Military Cooperation and Resource Sharing -- Decline of Disciplined, Organizational Messaging Systems -- Including the Right Agencies -- Integrating Intelligence Insights -- Groupthink and Embedded Assumptions -- Continuity, Integration, and Professional Staff Development -- Overuse of Czars -- Chapter 7: Conclusion: Strategizing, Decisionmaking, and Policy Implementation -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- About the Author.
Note:
"April 5, 2016"--Table of contents page
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 51-56)
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