United States Post Cold War Defence Interests

Author : K. Magyar
Publisher : Springer
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230000834

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United States Post-Cold War Defence Interests by K. Magyar Pdf

With the end of the Cold War, the security concerns of the USA, the sole Superpower in the new international order, became fragmented and proliferated throughout the world. Since September 11 2001 and the war in Iraq, the US has had to evaluate new global developments in terms of the threats they pose to regional and global stability. The nature of the potential enemy is difficult to anticipate. United States Post-Cold War Defence Interests gathers together seasoned analysts to examine traditional military concerns and responses to the new environment.

Author : Melanie W. Sisson,James A. Siebens,Barry M. Blechman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000056877

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Military Coercion and US Foreign Policy by Melanie W. Sisson,James A. Siebens,Barry M. Blechman Pdf

This book examines the use of military force as a coercive tool by the United States, using lessons drawn from the post-Cold War era (1991–2018). The volume reveals that despite its status as sole superpower during the post-Cold War period, US efforts to coerce other states failed as often as they succeeded. In the coming decades, the United States will face states that are more capable and creative, willing to challenge its interests and able to take advantage of missteps and vulnerabilities. By using lessons derived from in-depth case studies and statistical analysis of an original dataset of more than 100 coercive incidents in the post-Cold War era, this book generates insight into how the US military can be used to achieve policy goals. Specifically, it provides guidance about the ways in which, and the conditions under which, the US armed forces can work in concert with economic and diplomatic elements of US power to create effective coercive strategies. This book will be of interest to students of US national security, US foreign policy, strategic studies and International Relations in general.

Author : Michael Mandelbaum
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 505 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780190469474

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Mission Failure by Michael Mandelbaum Pdf

Mission Failure argues that, in the past 25 years, the U.S. military has turned to missions that are largely humanitarian and socio-political - and that this ideologically-driven foreign policy generally leads to failure.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : UCR:31210010537197

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United States Security Interests in the Post-cold-war World by United States. Congress. House. Committee on National Security Pdf

Author : Russell Ong
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : China
ISBN : 0700715584

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China's Security Interests in the Post-Cold War Era by Russell Ong Pdf

This work examines the military, political and economic dimensions of China's security as well as the security environment in Asia.

Author : Richard Haass
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015032145230

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Intervention by Richard Haass Pdf

Richard Haass traces the evolution of thinking about force from medieval times to our own, taking into account new technologies, new states, new weapons, and new ideas about sovereignty and intervention. Using twelve case studies drawn from recent experiences - including Bosnia, Somalia, Panama, Grenada, Haiti and the Gulf War - he sets forth realistic political and military guidelines for U.S. military interventions ranging from peacekeeping and humanitarian operations to preventive strikes and all-out warfare. Haass then discusses how past interventions could have turned out if these guidelines had been observed. Last, he assesses where and how the United States should be prepared to use force in the future - in the Persian Gulf, the Korean Peninsula, Eastern Europe and in other situations around the world where strategic or humanitarian interests warrant.

Author : Julie Garey
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030136758

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The US Role in NATO’s Survival After the Cold War by Julie Garey Pdf

This book takes a new approach to answering the question of how NATO survived after the Cold War by examining its complex relationship with the United States. A closer look at major NATO engagements in the post-Cold War era, including in the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya, reveals how the US helped comprehensively reshape the alliance. In every conflict, there was tension between the United States and its allies over mission leadership, political support, legal precedents, military capabilities, and financial contributions. The author explores why allied actions resulted in both praise and criticism of NATO’s contributions from American policymakers, and why despite all of this and the growing concern over the alliance’s perceived shortcomings the United States continued to support the alliance. In addition to demonstrating the American influence on the alliance, this works demonstrates why NATO’s survival is beneficial to US interests.

Author : David Jablonsky,Ronald Steel,Lawrence Korb,Morton H. Halperin,Robert Ellsworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : National security
ISBN : 1463735197

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U.S. National Security by David Jablonsky,Ronald Steel,Lawrence Korb,Morton H. Halperin,Robert Ellsworth Pdf

U.S. national security is a subject that has been under intense scrutiny since the end of the Cold War. What constitutes such security for the United States as this country approaches the new century? Are the ends, ways, and means of our national security and national military strategies sufficient to provide for the nation's future? And above all, as this country celebrates the 50th anniversary of the National Security Act of 1947, are the institutions that resulted from that act still sufficient for the post-Cold War era? With these questions in mind, the Strategic Studies Institute and Dickinson College's Clarke Center co-sponsored the series of lectures on American national security after the Cold War which are contained in this volume. The lectures take four different, yet complementary, perspectives. Professor Ronald Steel reminds us of the intellectual revolution embodied in the act that moved America from the concept of "defense" to one of "national security" and relates this concept to our attempts to define post-Cold War national security interests. Dr. Lawrence Korb reviews the evolution in our national security establishment since the 1947 act. Dr. Morton Halperin's focus is the continuing tension between secrecy in the name of national security and the openness required in a democratic society, with a commentary on continuing threats to civil liberties. In the concluding essay, Ambassador Robert Ellsworth surveys the key strategic challenges facing the United States as we enter the 21st century. To set the context, Dr. David Jablonsky outlines the transformations in national security paradigms that the United States undertook a half-century ago, and that we wrestle with today. The contributions of these expert scholars and practitioners in the field of national security bear directly on the issues which will shape the nation's 21st century destiny.

Author : Michael Shuman,Hal Harvey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000311143

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Security Without War by Michael Shuman,Hal Harvey Pdf

The Cold War may be over, but the United States is still practicing Cold War foreign policies. From the Persian Gulf to El Salvador, from Bosnia to Somalia, U.S. policymakers continue to rely on force, threats, arms, and military aid. A fundamental redefinition of national security–beyond war and militarization, beyond bilateralism, beyond sovereign states–is long overdue. In Security Without War, a dynamic author team lays out new principles and policies for the United States to adopt in a post-Cold War world. Shuman and Harvey encourage Americans to take account of all threats (not just military ones), to emphasize preventing conflicts over winning wars, to enhance every nation's security (including that of its enemies), to favour multilateral approaches over bilateral ones, and to promote greater citizen participation in foreign policy. Throughout, they show how military, political, economic, and environmental security interests are all linked–and how emphasizing one over the others can undermine the nation's safety. Security Without War brings together for the first time the major elements of post-Cold War security thought. The authors show how a new framework for U.S. international relations can enhance U.S.–and indeed, global–security at a substantially lower cost.

Author : Peter L. Hays,Brenda J. Vallance,Alan R. Van Tassell
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015040655303

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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 : Ivan Eland
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2001-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313007019

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Putting Defense Back into U.S. Defense Policy by Ivan Eland Pdf

This book examines the implications of counterinsurgency wars for U.S. defense policy and makes the compelling argument that the United States' default position on counterinsurgency wars should be to avoid them. In this compelling study, Eland questions the core assumptions of the American foreign policy and defense establishments that call for military interventions around the world and high and increasing defense budgets at home. He outlines a security policy more appropriate to the sober realities of the post-Cold War era. This is an approach that calls for military restraint overseas, taking advantage of the already secure U.S. geostrategic position, while safeguarding vital national interests. Eland details the military force structure needed for this new role and calculates the reduced defense budget required to pay for these forces. This book is a timely wake-up call to those who make American foreign and defense policies. It demands a badly needed re-thinking of America's national interests. In the author's view, America's natural geostrategic position places it at a natural advantage, rendering unnecessary a forward defense posture. A non-interventionist foreign policy would save money by requiring lower defense budgets. An America less willing to get involved in complex overseas disputes unrelated to U.S vital interests would also be less likely to make enemies around the world.

Author : Pauline Eadie,Wyn Rees
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317502647

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The Evolution of Military Power in the West and Asia by Pauline Eadie,Wyn Rees Pdf

This book investigates how states in both the West and Asia have responded to multi-dimensional security challenges since the end of the Cold War, focusing on military transformation. Looking at a cross-section of different countries, this volume assesses how their armed forces have responded to a changing international security context. The book investigates two main themes. First, how the process of military ‘transformation’- in terms of technological advances and new ways of conducting warfare - has impacted on the militaries of various countries. These technologies are hugely expensive and the extent to which different states can afford them, and the ability of these states to utilise these technologies, differs greatly. Second, the volume investigates the social dimensions of military transformation. It reveals the expanding breadth of tasks that contemporary armed forces have been required to address. This includes the need for military forces to work with other actors, such as non-governmental agencies and humanitarian organisations, and the ability of armed forces to fight asymmetric opponents and conduct post-conflict reconstruction tasks. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan exemplified how important the relationship between technological and social transformation has become. This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, military innovation, Asian politics, security studies and International Relations.

Author : Stanley R. Sloan,Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105063165372

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The United States and the Use of Force in the Post-cold War World by Stanley R. Sloan,Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service Pdf

Author : Philip Gummett,Mikhail Boutoussov,Janos Farkas,Arie Rip
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789400917309

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Military R&D after the Cold War by Philip Gummett,Mikhail Boutoussov,Janos Farkas,Arie Rip Pdf

Countries establish defence industries for various reasons. Chief among these are usually a concern with national security, and a desire to be as independent as possible in the supply of the armaments which they believe they need. But defence industries are different from most other industries. Their customer is governments. Their product is intended to safeguard the most vital interests of the state. The effectiveness of these products (in the real, rather than the experimental sense) is not normally tested at the time of purchase. If, or when, it is tested, many other factors (such as the quality of political and military leadership) enter into the equation, so complicating judgments about the quality of the armaments, and about the reliability of the promises made by the manufacturers. All of these features make the defence sector an unusually political industrial sector. This has been true in both the command economies of the former Soviet Union and its satellites, and in the market or mixed economies of the west. In both cases, to speak only a little over-generally, the defence sector has been particularly privileged and particularly protected from the usual economic vicissitudes. In both cases, too, its centrality to the perceived vital interests of the state has given it an unusual degree of political access and support.

Author : Aspen Strategy Group (U.S.)
Publisher : Brookings Institution Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : UVA:X002643669

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The United States and the Use of Force in the Post-cold War Era by Aspen Strategy Group (U.S.) Pdf