Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy: An Introduction to Modern National Security Processes and Problems

Dennis M. Drew

ISBN 10: 1907521542 / ISBN 13: 9781907521546

Published by Books Express Publishing, 2010

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Making Twenty-First-Century Strategy: An Introduction to Modern National Security Processes and Problems
• Publisher: Books Express Publishing
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1907521542
• ISBN 13: 9781907521546
• Binding: Paperback / softback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 538 grams

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Synopsis

This new work defines national security strategy, its objectives, the problems it confronts, and the influences that constrain and facilitate its development and implementation in a post-Cold War, post-9/11 environment. The authors note that making and implementing national strategy centers on risk management and present a model for assessing strategic risks and the process for allocating limited resources to reduce them. The major threats facing the United States now come from its unique status as "the sole remaining superpower" against which no nation-state or other entity can hope to compete through conventional means. The alternative is what is now called asymmetrical or fourth generation warfare. Drew and Snow discuss all these factors in detail and bring them together by examining the continuing problems of making strategy in a changed and changing world. Originally published in 2006.

About the Author

Donald M. Snow is Professor Emeritus in the department of Political Science at the University of Alabama. Prior to this position he was visiting professor of international security studies at the U.S. Air War College. He is the author of numerous books and articles on national security, international conflict, and American foreign policy.