American Defense Reform

Author : Dave Oliver,Anand Toprani
Publisher : Georgetown University Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781647122775

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American Defense Reform by Dave Oliver,Anand Toprani Pdf

A roadmap for US military innovation based on the Navy’s history of success through civilian-military collaborations The US military must continually adapt to evolving technologies, shifting adversaries, and a changing social environment for its personnel. In American Defense Reform, Dave Oliver and Anand Toprani use US naval history as a guide for leading successful change in the Pentagon. American Defense Reform provides a historical analysis of the Navy during four key periods of disruptive transformation: the 1940s Revolt of the Admirals, the McNamara Revolution in systems analysis, the fallout from the Vietnam War, and the end of the Cold War. The authors draw insights from historical documents, previously unpublished interviews from four-star admirals, and Oliver’s own experiences as a senior naval officer and defense industry executive. They show that Congress alone cannot effectively create change and reveal barriers to applying the experience of the private sector to the public sector Ultimately, Oliver and Toprani show that change can only come from a collaborative effort between civilians, the military, and industry, each making vital contributions. American Defense Reform provides insights and practical recommendations essential to reforming national defense to meet future demands.

Author : Paul J. Bolt,Damon V. Coletta,Collins G. Shackelford, Jr.
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-06-24
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0801880947

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American Defense Policy by Paul J. Bolt,Damon V. Coletta,Collins G. Shackelford, Jr. Pdf

American Defense Policy has been a mainstay for instructors of courses in political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security for over 25 years. The updated and thoroughly revised eighth edition considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence. On September 11, 2001, the seemingly impervious United States was handed a very sharp reality check. In this new atmosphere of fear and vulnerability, policy makers were forced to make national security their highest priority, implementing laws and military spending initiatives to combat the threat of international terrorism. In this volume, experts examine the many factors that shape today's security landscape—America's values, the preparation of future defense leaders, the efforts to apply what we have learned from Afghanistan and Iraq to the transformation of America's military, reflection on America's nuclear weapons programs and missile defense, the threat of terrorism, and the challenges of homeland security—which are applied to widely varied approaches to national defense strategy. This invaluable and prudent text remains a classic introduction to the vital security issues facing the United States throughout its history and breaks new ground as a thoughtful and comprehensive starting point in understanding American defense policy and its role in the world today.

Author : Miriam Krieger,Lynne Chandler Garcia,John Riley,Will Atkins
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781421441498

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American Defense Policy by Miriam Krieger,Lynne Chandler Garcia,John Riley,Will Atkins Pdf

A vital text for understanding the twenty-first-century battlefield and the shifting force structure, this book prepares students to think critically about the rapidly changing world they'll inherit. American Defense Policy, first published in 1965 under the leadership of Brent Scowcroft, has been a mainstay in courses on political science, international relations, military affairs, and American national security for more than 50 years. This updated and thoroughly revised ninth edition, which contains about 30% all-new content, considers questions of continuity and change in America's defense policy in the face of a global climate beset by geopolitical tensions, rapid technological change, and terrorist violence. The book is organized into three parts. Part I examines the theories and strategies that shape America's approach to security policy. Part II dives inside the defense policy process, exploring the evolution of contemporary civil-military relations, the changing character of the profession of arms, and the issues and debates in the budgeting, organizing, and equipping process. Part III examines how purpose and process translate into American defense policy. This invaluable and prudent text remains a classic introduction to the vital security issues the United States has faced throughout its history. It breaks new ground as a thoughtful and comprehensive starting point to understand American defense policy and its role in the world today. Contributors: Gordon Adams, John R. Allen, Will Atkins, Deborah D. Avant, Michael Barnett, Sally Baron, Jeff J.S. Black, Jessica Blankshain, Hal Brands, Ben Buchanan, Dale C. Copeland, Everett Carl Dolman, Jeffrey Donnithorne, Daniel W. Drezner, Colin Dueck, Eric Edelman, Martha Finnemore, Lawrence Freedman, Francis Fukuyama, Michael D. Gambone, Lynne Chandler Garcia, Bishop Garrison, Erik Gartzke, Mauro Gilli, Robert Gilpin, T.X. Hammes, Michael C. Horowitz, G. John Ikenberry, Bruce D. Jones, Tim Kane, Cheryl A. Kearney, David Kilcullen, Michael P. Kreuzer, Miriam Krieger, Seth Lazar, Keir A. Lieber, Conway Lin, Jon R. Lindsay, Austin Long, Joseph S. Lupa Jr., Megan H. MacKenzie, Mike J. Mazarr, Senator John McCain, Daniel H. McCauley, Michael E. McInerney, Christopher D. Miller, James N. Miller, John A. Nagl, Henry R. Nau, Renée de Nevers, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Michael E. O'Hanlon, Mancur Olson Jr., Sue Payton, Daryl G. Press, Thomas Rid, John Riley, David Sacko, Brandon D. Smith, James M. Smith, Don M. Snider, Sir Hew Strachan, Michael Wesley, Richard Zeckhauser

Author : Asa A. Clark
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : United States
ISBN : UCAL:B4232520

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The Defense Reform Debate by Asa A. Clark Pdf

Based on the 20th West Point Senior Conference, 1982, and edited by officers serving in the U.S. Army, this volume presents opposing views on strategy, doctrine, force structure, modernization of weapons and weapons acquisition, and the organization of defense policy making. These cover major reform issues including an evaluation of manuever versus attrition warfare, reorganization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and officer education. The editors offer assessments of the proposals and alternatives set forth by individual authors. ISBN 0-8018-3205-5 : $12.95.

Author : T. Bruneau,H. Trinkunas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230611054

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Global Politics of Defense Reform by T. Bruneau,H. Trinkunas Pdf

This volume highlights the impact of global trends on defense reform and civil-military relations, including phenomena such as globalization and economic liberalization that are not usually associated with such matters.

Author : Peter L. Hays,Brenda J. Vallance,Alan R. Van Tassell
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 628 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0801854733

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American Defense Policy by Peter L. Hays,Brenda J. Vallance,Alan R. Van Tassell Pdf

defense policies, reviewing excerpts from key defense policy statements and assessing the likely challenges for future policy makers.--Brent Scowcroft "International Affairs"

Author : Winslow T. Wheeler,Lawrence J. Korb
Publisher : Stanford Security Studies
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114463313

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Military Reform by Winslow T. Wheeler,Lawrence J. Korb Pdf

This volume helps the reader understand fundamental strengths and weaknesses in America's military forces, thereby leading to a comprehension of what genuine military reform is--and is not--and what remains to be done.

Author : Anthony H. Cordesman
Publisher : CSIS
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : History
ISBN : 0892064951

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Salvaging American Defense by Anthony H. Cordesman Pdf

Anthony Cordesman offers a detailed analysis of ten major challenges affecting U.S. national security, systematically identifying current failures and inefficiencies and proposing constructive ways to proceed in the future.

Author : Charles F. Hermann
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1998-06-03
Category : History
ISBN : 002917676X

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American Defence Annual 1994 by Charles F. Hermann Pdf

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Author : Winslow T. Wheeler
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105114463305

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America's Defense Meltdown by Winslow T. Wheeler Pdf

America's Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress describes how America's armed forces are manned and equipped to fight, at best, enemies that do not now—and may never again—exist and to combat real enemies ineffectively at high human and material cost. Given that many regard America's military as "the best in the world," how can this be? In answer to this question, 13 "non-partisan Pentagon insiders, retired military officers, and defense specialists" lay out an array of hard-hitting and well-documented charges against our current defense establishment. They demonstrate that the hugely expensive and excessively complex weapons embraced by the Pentagon and Congress as vital for our national defense are barely adequate for engaging in outmoded 20th century forms of warfare. They are woefully inadequate for fighting a 21st century "fourth generation" war, as we've learned so painfully in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least as disturbing is the condition of the US defense budget. Over time, policy makers of all political stripes have created budgets that have made our forces smaller, less well equipped, and less ready to fight—all at dramatically increasing cost. Fortunately, the book's authors offer "real-world" solutions to all the problems they identify. At the same time, however, they remain pessimistic about the prospects for real change—arguing that in a system that measures merit by the amount of money spent, the reform proposals elaborated in this book are likely to meet intense resistance. As Winslow Wheeler remarks, "The changes require a president with an iron will who will require real, not cosmetic, reforms of a system determined to and skilled at countering them. It will also require a president who will stick with the process for years, continuously making decisions that will ultimately reverse the present disastrous course U.S. national security is now on. "

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428911536

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Transforming Defense by Anonim Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Educational innovations
ISBN : PURD:32754076286941

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American Defense Education Act by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities Pdf

Author : Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015037337592

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New Thinking and American Defence Technology by Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government Pdf

Author : FAYE. BOLAND
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : LAW
ISBN : 0429460341

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ANGLO-AMERICAN INSANITY DEFENCE REFORM by FAYE. BOLAND Pdf

Author : Serge Herzog
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1994-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032458856

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Defense Reform and Technology by Serge Herzog Pdf

To capture the defense reform debate surrounding the proper application of high technology in military systems, this study focuses on tactical aircraft, an area epitomizing cutting-edge technology. Air combat history is revisited (including the 1991 Persian Gulf War) to confirm, reject, or qualify positions advocating certain technologies in tactical aviation. Emphasis is placed on enduring combat ideas and aircraft design principles. The interaction between mission requirements, inventory composition, and aircraft design is discussed to illustrate the dynamics of constrained choice that enters acquisition decisions. The relevance of reform arguments in the post-Cold War era is assessed, including the impact of political and economic constraints on future force-mix options, the shift from NATO-centered contingencies to Third World Low Intensity Conflict (LIC), and the threat of conventional arms proliferation.