TERRORISM: COMMENTARY ON SECURITY DOCUMENTS VOLUME 136: Assessing the Reorientation of U.S. National Security Strategy Toward the Asia-Pacific

Lovelace, Douglas

ISBN 10: 0199351074 / ISBN 13: 9780199351077

Published by Oxford University Press, New York, 2014

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544 pages. Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests. Volume 136, Assessing the Reorientation of U.S. National Security Strategy Toward the Asia-Pacific, examines the shift in U.S. national security policy and defense strategy away from the Middle East and towards the Asia-Pacific region. The documents selected for this volume by Professor Douglas Lovelace, Jr., include specific military strategy documents, such as the United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) Strategy, as well as documents that focus on various military and security issues regarding selected important countries in the region, namely the People's Republic of China, Japan, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The documents in this volume examine U.S. military strategy towards the Asia-Pacific region, as well as strategic developments within selected countries in this region.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: TERRORISM: COMMENTARY ON SECURITY DOCUMENTS VOLUME 136: Assessing the Reorientation of U.S. National Security Strategy Toward the Asia-Pacific
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, New York
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199351074
• ISBN 13: 9780199351077
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Hardbound in fine condition.

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Synopsis

Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests. Volume 137, The Obama Administration's Second Term National Security Strategy, provides insight into the national security strategy pursued by the Obama administration, during its second term.

The documents included in this volume include the Department of Defense's Quadrennial Defense Review, an assessment of the Department of Defense's strategy for operating in cyberspace, assessments of the ramifications of reducing the size and capabilities of the U.S. Army, and reports on naval irregular warfare and special operations forces.

About the Author

Douglas Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.