New Directions in U.S. National Security Strategy, Defense Plans, and Diplomacy: A Review of Official Strategic Documents

The U.S. Government has recently issued seven major studies that together put forth a comprehensive blueprint for major global changes in U.S. national security strategy, defense plans, and diplomacy. These seven studies are brought together in this illuminating book, which portrays their individual contents and complex interrelationships and evaluates their strengths and shortfalls. It argues that while these studies are well-written, cogently argued, and articulate many valuable innovations for the Department of Defense, Department of State, and other government agencies, all of them leave lingering, controversial issues that require further thinking and analysis as future U.S. national security policy evolves in a changing and dangerous world. For all readers, this book offers a quick, readable way to grasp and critique the many changes now sweeping over the new U.S. approach to global security affairs.

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Table of Contents:

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................... vii
INTRODUCTION ............................................ xi
CHAPTER ONE
National Security Strategy ................................... 1
CHAPTER TWO
Quadrennial Defense Review Report .......................... 19
CHAPTER THREE
The QDR in Perspective: Meeting America’s National Security
Needs in the 21st Century ................................... 47
CHAPTER FOUR
Nuclear Posture Review Report .............................. 63
CHAPTER FIVE
Ballistic Missile Defense Review Report ....................... 85
CHAPTER SIX
NATO 2020: Assured Security; Dynamic Engagement ........... 103
CHAPTER SEVEN
Leading Through Civilian Power: The First Quadrennial
Diplomacy and Development Review ........................ 123
CONCLUSION
A Comprehensive Blueprint with Lingering Issues ............... 149
BIBLIOGRAPHY ...........................................157
ABOUT THE AUTHOR .......................................159

Students writing research papers for required political science classes on the topic of U.S. national security will want to have this resource available at the community college level and above.  Recommended for 2 and 4-year academic libraries.