US National Security: Policymakers, Processes, and Politics

Williams, John Allen; Cimbala, Stephen J.; Sarkesian, Sam C.

ISBN 10: 195505536X / ISBN 13: 9781955055369

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc., 2022

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Synopsis:

"The new edition of US NationalSecurity is an essential addition to any academic library."—Choice

“Quitesimply the ‘bottom-line-up-front’ text on the subject … an outstanding resourcefor students. This accessible work helps readers grasp the key issues,institutions, and processes of US national security policy and politics.” —Steven Childs, California StateUniversity, San Bernardino

"Thesixth edition of the venerable US National Security: Policymakers,Processes, and Politics does not disappoint. It expertly takes the readerthrough the myriad policy and political challenges, both domestic andinternational, inherent in the national security decision-making process.” —ArnoldC. Dupuy, Virginia Tech

“Accessible, well-organized, and deeply knowledgeable…. Updated to include the Biden Administration, this excellent introduction to national security policymaking shows clearly the interaction of, and tensions between, domestic and international politics, interests and values, and formal and informal institutions of governance.” —Russell Burgos, National Defense University

Praise for the previous editions:

"Takes us through the process and the institutions briefly, clearly, logically.... a most thoughtful and enlightening presentation." —International Affairs

"The most easily understood introduction to the US national security process is still Sam C. Sarkesian's US National Security." —Military Review

"Well organized, probing, instructive, and multidimensional in perspective." —Perspectives on Political Science

The main focus of US national security policy has shifted dramatically since the years of the Obama administration, moving away from nation building and counterinsurgency efforts and toward preparing for traditional state-on-state conflict with powerful peers. The sixth edition of US National Security reflects that change. It also addresses such current issues as the impact of an increasingly partisan political process, sharp divisions in public opinion, the ongoing challenges of homeland security, and developments in cyberspace and other possible domains of future warfare.

Retaining the successful structure and approach of the previous editions, the book clearly introduces and explores the full range of actors, processes, and politics involved in maintaining US national security.

CONTENTS:

• Defining and Defending the National Interest.
• THE NATIONAL SECURITY CONTEXT.
• International Actors.
• The Conflict Spectrum.
• Battling the Nuclear Genie.
• The US Political System.
• NATIONAL SECURITY INSTITUTIONS.
• The Presidency.
• The National Security Council and the "Policy Triad."
• The Military Establishment.
• The Intelligence Community.
• MAKING NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY.
• The Policy Process.
• The President and Congress.
• Empowering the People.
• Civil-Military Relations.
• LONG-RANGE PERSPECTIVES.
• Emerging Issues.
• Improving the System.
   

About the Author: John Allen Williams is professor emeritus of political science at Loyola University Chicago. Stephen J. Cimbala is Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Penn State Brandywine. The late Sam C. Sarkesian was most recently professor emeritus of political science at Loyola University Chicago.

Bibliographic Details

Title: US National Security: Policymakers, ...
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
Publication Date: 2022
Binding: paperback
Condition: New
Edition: 6th edition.