National Security for a New Era (5th Edition)

Analyzes the history, evolution, and processes of national security policies

This text examines national security from two fundamental fault lines—the end of the Cold War and the 9/11 terrorist attacks—and considers how the resulting era of globalization and geopolitics guides policy. Placing this trend in conceptual and historical context and following it through military, semi-military, and non-military concerns, National Security for a New Era treats its subject as a nuanced and subtle phenomenon that encompasses everything from the nation to the individual.

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Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

• Understand the history and underlying concepts of American national security
• Comprehend the critical importance of the Cold War and post-Cold War developments on current national security policy
• Describe the processes of how national security policy is made and influenced

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