ISBN:
9780190680039
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Oxford handbooks online
Series Statement:
Political science
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
355.033073
Keywords:
National security
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Security, International
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Sicherheitspolitik
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Politische Institution
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Ursache
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Instrument
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Handbuch
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National security ; United States
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Security, International
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United States ; Military policy
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United States ; Defenses ; Decision making
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Strategy ; United States
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United States ; Foreign relations
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United States Defenses
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Decision making
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Strategy
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United States Foreign relations
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United States Military policy
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USA
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Aufsatzsammlung
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USA
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Sicherheitspolitik
Abstract:
National security is pervasive in government and society, but there is little scholarly attention devoted to understanding the context, institutions, and processes the U.S. government uses to promote the general welfare. The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security aims to fill this gap. Coming from academia and the national security community, its contributors analyze key institutions and processes that promote the peace and prosperity of the United States and, by extension, its allies and other partners. By examining contemporary challenges to U.S. national security, contributors consider ways to advance national interests. The United States is entering uncharted waters. The assumptions and verities of the Washington consensus and the early post-Cold War have broken down. After 15 years of war and the inability of two presidents to set a new long-term U.S. foreign policy approach in place, the uncertainties of the Trump administration symbolize the questioning of assumptions that is now going on as Americans work to re-define their place in the world. This handbook serves as a "how to" guide for students and practitioners to understand the key issues and roadblocks confronting those working to improve national security. The first section establishes the scope of national security highlighting the important debates to bridge the practitioner and scholarly approaches to national security. The second section outlines the major national security actors in the U.S. government, describes the legislative authorities and appropriations available to each institution, and considers the organizational essence of each actor to explain behavior during policy discussions. It also examines the tools of national security such as diplomacy, arms control, and economic statecraft. The third section focuses on underlying strategic approaches to national security addressing deterrence, nuclear and cyber issues, and multilateral approaches to foreign policy. The final section surveys the landscape of contemporary national security challenges. This is a critical resource for anyone trying to understand the complex mechanisms and institutions that govern U.S. national security.
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Introduction : shape and scope of U.S. national security
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America's foreign policy traditions
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National interests and grand strategy
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U.S. foreign policy making and national security
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Civil-military relations
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Presidency and decision making
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Thenational security council : is it effective, or is it broken?
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Thenational security process
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Intelligence and national security decision making
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Congress and national security
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Diplomacy, the state department, and national security
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Development assistance : rationale and applications
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Understanding and improving U.S. financial sanctions
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Thepolitical economy of security
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Budgeting for national security
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Military force planning and national security
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Military operations and the defense department
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Alliances, basing, and logistics
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Homeland security
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TheUnited States and Iran : challenges of deterrence and compellence
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U.S. nuclear strategy : the search for meaning
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International cyber conflict and national security
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Encryption wars : who should yield?
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Space and national security
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Human (in)security
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Climate change and environmental security
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Political violence
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Women's participation in political violence
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International terrorism
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Threats and dangers in the twenty-first century
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International rivalry and national security
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Interstate rivalry in east asia
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Transatlantic security landscape in Europe
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U.S. national security in the western hemisphere
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Epilogue : five lessons for national security policymakers
DOI:
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190680015.001.0001
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