Description: Further DetailsTitle: Strategy for EmpireCondition: NewSubtitle: U.S. Regional Security Policy in the PostDCold War EraISBN-10: 0842051767EAN: 9780842051767ISBN: 9780842051767Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldFormat: Mixed Media ProductRelease Date: 10/06/2004Description: The United States Department of Defense has carved the world into five pieces, called unified military commands, maintaining troops and military leadership in each. The geographic boundaries of the unified commands, which together encompass the entire globe, 'are set in a way that makes sense to us (the U.S.) for political, military, cultural sorts of reasons,' according to the DOD. Yet outside military and defense circles, the potential impact of post-1990 American strategic reach_or perhaps overreach_has not been given sufficient attention. In Strategy for Empire, Brian Loveman fills that gap by raising the key questions all students should be considering: Even under the perilous conditions imposed by global terrorism, diffusion of weapons of mass destruction, and international 'anarchy,' can the United States afford, and should it seek to justify, assigning responsibility to combatant commanders for every area of the globe and maintaining a military presence in well over 100 countries? Can a foreign policy of preemptive deterrence and covert operations around the globe against terrorists, international criminal organizations, and so-called rogue states be compatible with American constitutional democracy? Or has the United States itself become a rogue superpower, at risk of losing its democratic soul and institutions at home and its moral credibility abroad in its efforts to manage a global empire through regional military commands? This timely reader provides answers to these questions from the perspective of American presidents, policymakers, military officers, establishment think tanks, and critical scholars. The text and accompanying CD collect in one place a synthesis of official and semi-official views of post-1990 regional security agendas and of the evolving perception of post-Cold War threat scenarios. The book begins with President George Bush's 'The National Security Strategy of the United States of America' ( September 2002); then presents the views of military strategists, government policymakers, and 'mainline' think tanks; followed by alternative, critical views from leading experts on U.S. security policy. The accompanying CD sends readers directly to major policy documents and studies described in the text. The CD also includes an extensive bibliography of secondary works that focus on regional security policy during the post-Cold War period. The book and CD combined offer teachers a unique resource, providing a wealth of stimulating material for the classroom that is sure to promote critical thinking and spark lively discussion and debate.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 234mmItem Length: 186mmItem Width: 26mmItem Weight: 649gAuthor: Brian LovemanContributor: President George W. Bush (Contributions by), Richard G. Catoire (Contributions by), Jonathan Graubart (Contributions by), Dipak K. Gupta (Contributions by), Michael Ignatieff (Contributions by), Chalmers Johnson (Contributions by), Ralph Peters (Contributions by), James A. Russell (Contributions by), Lars Schoultz (Contributions by), Donald E. Schulz (Contributions by), Andrew Scobell (Contributions by), Raju G. C. Thomas (Contributions by), Juan Gabriel Tokatlian (Contributions by), Celeste A. Wallander (Contributions by), Robert Wilkie (Contributions by), Stephen Zunes (Contributions by)Genre: Law & PoliticsBook Series: World Beat SeriesRelease Year: 2004 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Publication Name: Strategy for Empire
Title: Strategy for Empire
Subtitle: U.S. Regional Security Policy in the PostDCold War Era
ISBN-10: 0842051767
EAN: 9780842051767
ISBN: 9780842051767
Release Date: 10/06/2004
Release Year: 2004
Country/Region of Manufacture: US
Contributor: Stephen Zunes (Contributions by)
Series: World Beat Series
Book Title: Strategy for Empire : U. S. Regional Security Policy in the Postdcold War Era
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication Year: 2004
Topic: Public Policy / Military Policy, World / General, Security (National & International)
Item Height: 1 in
Genre: Political Science
Item Weight: 0 Oz
Author: Brian Loveman
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 7.3 in
Book Series: The World Beat Ser.
Format: Prepack
