Description
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.
Table of Contents
Foreword: General James L. Jones, USMC, ret.Introduction: Shape and Scope of U.S. National SecurityDerek S. Reveron, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and John A. CloudPart I. Scope of National Security1. America's Foreign Policy TraditionsHenry R. Nau2. National Interests and Grand StrategyDerek S. Reveron and Nikolas K. Gvosdev3. U.S. Foreign Policy Making and National SecurityShoon Murray and Jordan Tama4. Civil-Military RelationsRisa BrooksPart II. National Security Institutions and Processes5. Presidency and Decision MakingDouglas M. Brattebo and Tom Lansford6. The National Security Council: Is it Effective, or is it Broken?Derek Chollet7. The National Security ProcessKori Schake8. Intelligence and National Security Decision MakingJoshua Rovner9. Congress and National SecurityNina M. Serafino and Eleni G. EkmektsioglouPart III. Approaches to National Security10. Diplomacy, the State Department, and National SecurityJohn A. Cloud and Damian Leader11. Development Assistance: Rationale and ApplicationsJohn A. Simon and Michael W. Miller12. Understanding and Improving U.S. Financial SanctionsJennifer M. Harris and Robert B. Kahn13. The Political Economy of SecurityNorrin M. Ripsman, Rosella Cappella Zielinski, and Kaija E. Schilde14. Budgeting for National SecurityRodney Bent15. Military Force Planning and National SecurityMackubin T. Owens16. Military Operations and the Defense DepartmentJ. P. Clark17. Alliances, Basing, and LogisticsMarc C. Vielledent18. Homeland SecurityGeorge Cadwalader, Jr.19. The United States and Iran: Challenges of Deterrence and CompellenceRay Takeyh20. U.S. Nuclear Strategy: The Search for MeaningThomas M. NicholsPart IV. Contemporary Challenges and National Security Policy21. International Cyber Conflict and National SecurityRyan C. Maness and Brandon Valeriano22. Encryption Wars: Who Should Yield?Amitai Etzioni23. Space and National SecurityJoan Johnson-Freese24. Human (In)SecurityAnna Hayes25. Climate Change and Environmental SecurityKathleen A. Mahoney-Norris and Derek S. Reveron26. Political ViolenceJeffrey Stevenson Murer27. Women's Participation in Political ViolenceJakana L. Thomas28. International TerrorismPauline Moore29. Threats and Dangers in the Twenty-First CenturyChristopher J. Fettweis30. International Rivalry and National SecurityJonathan M. DiCicco and Brandon Valeriano31. Interstate Rivalry in East AsiaNicholas Khoo32. Transatlantic Security Landscape in EuropeGale A. Mattox33. U.S. National Security in the Western HemispherePaul Ashby34. Epilogue: Five Lessons for National Security PolicymakersStuart Eizenstat
