The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security

National security is pervasive in government and society, but there is little scholarly attention devoted to understanding the context, institutions, and processes the U.S. government uses to promote the general welfare. The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security aims to fill this gap. Coming from academia and the national security community, its contributors analyze key institutions and processes that promote the peace and prosperity of the United States and, by extension, its allies and other partners. By examining contemporary challenges to U.S. national security, contributors consider ways to advance national interests. The United States is entering uncharted waters. The assumptions and verities of the Washington consensus and the early post-Cold War have broken down. After 15 years of war and the inability of two presidents to set a new long-term U.S. foreign policy approach in place, the uncertainties of the Trump administration symbolize the questioning of assumptions that is now going on as Americans work to re-define their place in the world. This handbook serves as a "how to" guide for students and practitioners to understand the key issues and roadblocks confronting those working to improve national security. The first section establishes the scope of national security highlighting the important debates to bridge the practitioner and scholarly approaches to national security. The second section outlines the major national security actors in the U.S. government, describes the legislative authorities and appropriations available to each institution, and considers the organizational essence of each actor to explain behavior during policy discussions. It also examines the tools of national security such as diplomacy, arms control, and economic statecraft. The third section focuses on underlying strategic approaches to national security addressing deterrence, nuclear and cyber issues, and multilateral approaches to foreign policy. The final section surveys the landscape of contemporary national security challenges. This is a critical resource for anyone trying to understand the complex mechanisms and institutions that govern U.S. national security.

Autorentext

Derek S. Reveron is a Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. He specializes in strategy development, non-state security challenges, and defense policy. He has authored or edited twelve books and is a faculty affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. He received an M.A. in political science and a Ph.D. in public policy analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Nikolas K. Gvosdev is Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and the Jerome E. Levy Chair for Economic Geography and National Security. He was the Editor of The National Interest magazine, a Senior Fellow of Strategic Studies at The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C., and is currently a senior fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He received his Ph.D. from St Antony's College, Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes Scholarship. Ambassador John A. Cloud is a Professor of National Security Affairs and the William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics at the U.S. Naval War College. As a retired career diplomat, he is a specialist in European and economic issues who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Berlin, Germany, on the National Security Council staff, and other Foreign Service assignments in Belgium, Germany, Poland and Mexico. Mr. Cloud received his B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1975, and a M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University in 1977.

Inhalt

Foreword: General James L. Jones, USMC, ret. Introduction: Shape and Scope of U.S. National Security Derek S. Reveron, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and John A. Cloud Part I. Scope of National Security 1. America's Foreign Policy Traditions Henry R. Nau 2. National Interests and Grand Strategy Derek S. Reveron and Nikolas K. Gvosdev 3. U.S. Foreign Policy Making and National Security Shoon Murray and Jordan Tama 4. Civil-Military Relations Risa Brooks Part II. National Security Institutions and Processes 5. Presidency and Decision Making Douglas M. Brattebo and Tom Lansford 6. The National Security Council: Is it Effective, or is it Broken? Derek Chollet 7. The National Security Process Kori Schake 8. Intelligence and National Security Decision Making Joshua Rovner 9. Congress and National Security Nina M. Serafino and Eleni G. Ekmektsioglou Part III. Approaches to National Security 10. Diplomacy, the State Department, and National Security John A. Cloud and Damian Leader 11. Development Assistance: Rationale and Applications John A. Simon and Michael W. Miller 12. Understanding and Improving U.S. Financial Sanctions Jennifer M. Harris and Robert B. Kahn 13. The Political Economy of Security Norrin M. Ripsman, Rosella Cappella Zielinski, and Kaija E. Schilde 14. Budgeting for National Security Rodney Bent 15. Military Force Planning and National Security Mackubin T. Owens 16. Military Operations and the Defense Department J. P. Clark 17. Alliances, Basing, and Logistics Marc C. Vielledent 18. Homeland Security George Cadwalader, Jr. 19. The United States and Iran: Challenges of Deterrence and Compellence Ray Takeyh 20. U.S. Nuclear Strategy: The Search for Meaning Thomas M. Nichols Part IV. Contemporary Challenges and National Security Policy 21. International Cyber Conflict and National Security Ryan C. Maness and Brandon Valeriano 22. Encryption Wars: Who Should Yield? Amitai Etzioni 23. Space and National Security Joan Johnson-Freese 24. Human (In)Security Anna Hayes 25. Climate Change and Environmental Security Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris and Derek S. Reveron 26. Political Violence Jeffrey Stevenson Murer 27. Women's Participation in Political Violence Jakana L. Thomas 28. International Terrorism Pauline Moore 29. Threats and Dangers in the Twenty-First Century Christopher J. Fettweis 30. International Rivalry and National Security Jonathan M. DiCicco and Brandon Valeriano 31. Interstate Rivalry in East Asia Nicholas Khoo 32. Transatlantic Security Landscape in Europe Gale A. Mattox 33. U.S. National Security in the Western Hemisphere Paul Ashby 34. Epilogue: Five Lessons for National Security Policymakers Stuart Eizenstat