This book provides an accessible overview of US defense politics for upper-level students. This new edition has been fully updated and revised, with a new chapt

This textbook provides an accessible overview of US defense politics for upper-level students. This new edition has been fully updated and revised, with a new c

This new textbook seeks to explain how US defense and national security policy is formulated and conducted. The focus is on the role of the President, Congress,

This new textbook seeks to explain how US defense and national security policy is formulated and conducted. The focus is on the role of the President, Congress,

2011 Winner of the Selection for Professional Reading List of the U.S. Marine Corps The end of the Cold War was supposed to bring a “peace dividend” and the