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The American Military in the Twenty-First Century assesses the
likely roles of U.S. military forces in the changed international
environment of the twenty-first century and how military roles and
missions might best be allocated among the armed services to create
a flexible, cost-effective force able to support U.S. national
interests. It focuses on the basic functions of the armed forces
(for example, defence of the homeland, projection of power abroad,
and peacekeeping and humanitarian operations) and shows, with an
illustrative force posture, how military capabilities might best be
adjusted to meet the country's defence and foreign policy needs in
the decades ahead.
This overview of world affairs provides a comprehensive assessment
of the important trends and events during 1986 and the first half
of 1987 that will have a decisive impact on U.S. security.
Combining the expertise of an eminent group of regional
specialists, economists, and military analysts, Global Security: A
Review of Strategic and Economic
Estimates of the potential costs of alternative strategic defense
systems should be an intrinsic element in decisions about whether
the US should develop and deploy these systems, especially because
of the ''opportunity costs' 'involved-what the nation would have to
forgo in other military or civilian programs or in private
resources because of higher taxes or larger deficits. In this book,
the authors describe four notional strategic defense systems, each
with a different ambitious objective, and then estimate their costs
This book examines the use of military force as a coercive tool by
the United States, using lessons drawn from the post-Cold War era
(1991-2018). The volume reveals that despite its status as sole
superpower during the post-Cold War period, US efforts to coerce
other states failed as often as they succeeded. In the coming
decades, the United States will face states that are more capable
and creative, willing to challenge its interests and able to take
advantage of missteps and vulnerabilities. By using lessons derived
from in-depth case studies and statistical analysis of an original
dataset of more than 100 coercive incidents in the post-Cold War
era, this book generates insight into how the US military can be
used to achieve policy goals. Specifically, it provides guidance
about the ways in which, and the conditions under which, the US
armed forces can work in concert with economic and diplomatic
elements of US power to create effective coercive strategies. This
book will be of interest to students of US national security, US
foreign policy, strategic studies and International Relations in
general.
Bringing together proponents and opponents of the Strategic Defense
Initiative, this book includes original essays by leading experts
on every aspect of the issue. The collection provides a valuable
introduction to the many complex questions involved in any serious
consideration of the SDI. The contributors explore such issues as
the strategic impl
This book analyses the case of cobalt as an illustration of the
problems faced by the United States because of its dependencies on
foreign sources of strategic minerals. It discusses the
implications of supply interruptions for security concerns.
International Security Yearbook 1984/85 presents an empirical and
objective assessment of the events of the year 1984 and 1985 as
they affect U.S. security. It seeks to contribute to the national
debate on security policies.
Estimates of the potential costs of alternative strategic defense
systems should be an intrinsic element in decisions about whether
the US should develop and deploy these systems, especially because
of the ''opportunity costs' 'involved-what the nation would have to
forgo in other military or civilian programs or in private
resources because of higher taxes or larger deficits. In this book,
the authors describe four notional strategic defense systems, each
with a different ambitious objective, and then estimate their costs
This overview of world affairs provides a comprehensive assessment
of the important trends and events during 1986 and the first half
of 1987 that will have a decisive impact on U.S. security.
Combining the expertise of an eminent group of regional
specialists, economists, and military analysts, Global Security: A
Review of Strategic and Economic
Bringing together proponents and opponents of the Strategic Defense
Initiative, this book includes original essays by leading experts
on every aspect of the issue. The collection provides a valuable
introduction to the many complex questions involved in any serious
consideration of the SDI. The contributors explore such issues as
the strategic impl
Using the mineral cobalt as a case study, Barry M. Blechman
explores the consequences of U.S. dependence on foreign sources of
strategic minerals. He considers a variety of contingencies in
which cobalt supplies could be interrupted and describes
alternative policies to guard against such events. He also argues
that new technologies to increase the potential viability of
domestically mined, competitively priced cobalt warrant further
development and evaluation.
How will the international environment change, and what will be the
shape of U.S. security policies twenty years from today? Barry
Blechman answers these questions by analyzing the many variables
that will influence the international arena. Some factors-such as
demographic trends--change slowly and can be forecast with
confidence. Others depend mor
International Security Yearbook 1984/85 presents an empirical and
objective assessment of the events of the year 1984 and 1985 as
they affect U.S. security. It seeks to contribute to the national
debate on security policies.
This book examines the use of military force as a coercive tool by
the United States, using lessons drawn from the post-Cold War era
(1991-2018). The volume reveals that despite its status as sole
superpower during the post-Cold War period, US efforts to coerce
other states failed as often as they succeeded. In the coming
decades, the United States will face states that are more capable
and creative, willing to challenge its interests and able to take
advantage of missteps and vulnerabilities. By using lessons derived
from in-depth case studies and statistical analysis of an original
dataset of more than 100 coercive incidents in the post-Cold War
era, this book generates insight into how the US military can be
used to achieve policy goals. Specifically, it provides guidance
about the ways in which, and the conditions under which, the US
armed forces can work in concert with economic and diplomatic
elements of US power to create effective coercive strategies. This
book will be of interest to students of US national security, US
foreign policy, strategic studies and International Relations in
general.
Over the past twenty years, a revolution has occurred in relations
between the American executive and legislative branches. Once a
passive observer of the President's decisions on defense policy,
the Congress has assumed a more aggressive role in decisions on the
defense budget, arms control, war powers, sales of weapons abroad,
and covert operations. Based on interviews with members of Congress
and their staffs, The Politics of National Security describes and
analyzes this fundamental change in the United States political
system, concentrating on the political factors behind the Congress'
greater assertiveness.
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