UID:
almafu_9959236226702883
Format:
1 online resource (318 p.)
ISBN:
1-62616-094-5
Content:
Mission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy? examines the question of whether the US Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed too large a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy. After the Cold War, and accelerating after September 11, the United States has drawn upon the enormous resources of DOD in adjusting to the new global environment and challenges arising from terrorism, Islamic radicalism, insurgencies, ethnic conflicts, and failed states. Contributors investigate and provide different perspectives on the extent to which military leaders and DOD have increased
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An introduction to mission creep / Gordon Adams and Shoon Murray -- The institutional imbalance of American statecraft / Gordon Adams -- Civil-military roles in post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction / James Dobbins -- From confrontation to cooperation : weak states, demanding allies, and the U.S. military / Derek S. Reveron -- Congress and the politics of defense and foreign policymaking : big barriers to balance / Charles B. Cushman, Jr -- Soldiers in sandals / G. William Anderson and Connie Veillette -- Foreign assistance in camouflage : measuring the military security cooperation role / Nina Serafino -- Who tells America's story abroad? : State's public diplomacy or DoD's strategic communication? / Brian E. Carlson -- Combatant commanders, ambassadorial authority, and the conduct of diplomacy / Shoon Murray and Anthony Quainton -- Military advice for political purpose / Sharon K. Weiner -- The military, the CIA, and America's shadow wars / Jennifer Kibbe -- The State Department no longer the gatekeeper / Edward Marks -- Conclusion : does mission creep matter? / Gordon Adams.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-62616-093-7
Language:
English
Keywords:
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