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Columbia University Press
Language
English
Pages
367

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Subjects

Military History, Military policy, Foreign relations, National security, National security, united states, United states, foreign relations, United states, foreign relations, 1945-1989, United states, foreign relations, 1989-, United states, history, military, United states, military policy, Diplomatic relations, Außenpolitik, Militärpolitik, Verteidigung, Sicherheitspolitik

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United States

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1989-, 20th century, 1945-1989
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American force: dangers, delusions, and dilemmas in national security
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Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: from Cold War to hot peace
Policy milestones: Cold War roots of consensus
Confused interventions: puttering with primacy
New threats of mass destruction: capabilities down, intentions up
Terrorism: the soft underbelly of primacy
Striking first: well-lost opportunities
Big small wars: Iraq, Afghanistan, and Vietnam
The main events: the rise of China and resurgence of Russia
Civil-military relations: a special problem?
Plans and results: is strategy an illusion?
A disciplined defense: regaining strategic solvency
Conclusion: selecting security.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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A Council on Foreign Relations book

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Dewey Decimal Class
355.00973/09045
Library of Congress
JZ1480 . B49 2011, JZ1480 . B49 2012, JZ1480.B49 2011, JZ1480 .B49 2012

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
367

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OL24839724M
Internet Archive
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ISBN 13
9780231151221, 9780231521888
LCCN
2011014659
OCLC/WorldCat
712931283

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