Format:
1 Online-Ressource (202 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0815702949
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0815703759
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9780815702948
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9780815703754
Content:
The incoming U.S. president inherits a raft of national security problems during a time of financial tumult and great uncertainty. Iraq, Afghanistan, the hunt for al Qaeda, border protection: the list is already endless yet still seems to grow by the day. And all the while, the national deficit grows. How should President Obama prioritize among the many competing demands for defense spending, homeland security investment, diplomacy, security assistance, and related measures? How much money will be needed? How much will be available? And how should it be allocated? These are the details that ca
Content:
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Introduction; A Primer on Military Strategy, Posture, and Budgets; Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defenses; Conventional Military Forces and Operations; Homeland Security; Hard Power in the State Department and Foreign Aid Programs; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index; Back Cover
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815702948
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe O'Hanlon, Michael Budgeting for Hard Power : Defense and Security Spending Under Barack Obama Washington : Brookings Institution Press, ©2009 ISBN 9780815702948
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