Us National Security Reform

Author : Heidi B. Demarest,Erica D. Borghard
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351171540

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US National Security Reform by Heidi B. Demarest,Erica D. Borghard Pdf

This collection of essays considers the evolution of American institutions and processes for forming and implementing US national security policy, and offers diverse policy prescriptions for reform to confront an evolving and uncertain security environment. Twelve renowned scholars and practitioners of US national security policy take up the question of whether the national security institutions we have are the ones we need to confront an uncertain future. Topics include a characterization of future threats to national security, organizational structure and leadership of national security bureaucracies, the role of the US Congress in national security policy making and oversight, and the importance of strategic planning within the national security enterprise. The book concludes with concrete recommendations for policy makers, most of which can be accomplished under the existing and enduring National Security Act. This book will be of much interest to students of US national security, US foreign policy, Cold War studies, public policy and IR in general.

Author : Jordan Tama
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2011-03-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139498982

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Terrorism and National Security Reform by Jordan Tama Pdf

Terrorism and National Security Reform demonstrates that blue-ribbon commissions can be powerful vehicles for policy change, overturning the conventional wisdom that views them only as devices for passing the buck. Jordan Tama explains how the unique political credibility of commissions can enable them to forge bipartisan consensus on tough policy challenges. He also shows that commissions are most valuable during a crisis, when policymakers face pressure to make changes but frequently cannot agree on what to do. Using an original database, case studies, and more than 200 interviews of policymakers and commission participants, Tama reveals how commissions have shaped Barack Obama's plan for ending the Iraq War, spurred the largest government and intelligence overhauls since 1947, and driven many other elements of U.S. counterterrorism policy. In an era of unrelenting partisanship and extreme polarization, this book shows that commissions are increasingly valuable policymaking tools.

Author : Joseph R. Cerami,Jeffrey A. Engel,Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Publisher : Strategic Studies Institute
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781584874409

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Rethinking Leadership and "whole of Government" National Security Reform by Joseph R. Cerami,Jeffrey A. Engel,Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute Pdf

On June 24, 2009, The Bush School of Government and Public Service and The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at Texas A & M University, and the U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute (SSI), conducted a conference on 'Leadership and Government Reform' in Washington, DC. Two panels discussed Leader Development in Schools of Public Affairs and Leadership, National Security, and 'Whole of Government' Reforms ... The panelists and authors reflected on the nature of external, internal, and transnational threats to U.S. security, and the need for changes in developing people, organizations, and institutions to more effectively, efficiently, and ethically improve the U.S. Government's capacity to address the need for change. The authors in this book share the belief of many in the international and public affairs community that the world is changing in fundamental ways, and our traditional models for understanding America's role do not appear to be working very well. A new era of reform is needed for this new age. In response, panelists in their detailed remarks and subsequent papers, offer suggestions to reform the United States' national security system to meet 21st century threats, while simultaneously developing the leaders who can implement a serious and broad-scale reform agenda.--

Author : Joel I. Klein,Condoleezza Rice
Publisher : Council on Foreign Relations
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780876095218

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U.S. Education Reform and National Security by Joel I. Klein,Condoleezza Rice Pdf

The United States' failure to educate its students leaves them unprepared to compete and threatens the country's ability to thrive in a global economy and maintain its leadership role. This report notes that while the United States invests more in K-12 public education than many other developed countries, its students are ill prepared to compete with their global peers. According to the results of the 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), an international assessment that measures the performance of 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics, and science every three years, U.S. students rank fourteenth in reading, twenty-fifth in math, and seventeenth in science compared to students in other industrialized countries. The lack of preparedness poses threats on five national security fronts: economic growth and competitiveness, physical safety, intellectual property, U.S. global awareness, and U.S. unity and cohesion, says the report. Too many young people are not employable in an increasingly high-skilled and global economy, and too many are not qualified to join the military because they are physically unfit, have criminal records, or have an inadequate level of education. The report proposes three overarching policy recommendations: implement educational expectations and assessments in subjects vital to protecting national security; make structural changes to provide students with good choices; and, launch a "national security readiness audit" to hold schools and policymakers accountable for results and to raise public awareness.

Author : United States Commission on National Security/21st Century
Publisher : Kallisti Publishing
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780967851433

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Road Map for National Security by United States Commission on National Security/21st Century Pdf

"After our examination of the new strategic environment of the next quarter century (Phase I) and of a strategy to address it (Phase II), this Commission concludes that significant changes must be made in the structures and processes of the U.S. national security apparatus. Our institutional base is in decline and must be rebuilt. Otherwise, the United States risks losing its global influence and critical leadership role. We offer recommendations for organizational change in five key areas: ensuring the security of the American homeland; recapitalizing America's strengths in science and education; redesigning key institutions of the Executive Branch; overhauling the U.S. government's military and civilian personnel systems; and reorganizing Congress's role in national security affairs"--P. xiii.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : PSU:000066749226

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Six Years Later (part II) by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs Pdf

Author : United States Commission on National Security/21st Century
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : IND:30000139762029

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Road Map for National Security by United States Commission on National Security/21st Century Pdf

"After our examination of the new strategic environment of the next quarter century (Phase I) and of a strategy to address it (Phase II), this Commission concludes that significant changes must be made in the structures and processes of the U.S. national security apparatus. Our institutional base is in decline and must be rebuilt. Otherwise, the United States risks losing its global influence and critical leadership role. We offer recommendations for organizational change in five key areas: ensuring the security of the American homeland; recapitalizing America's strengths in science and education; redesigning key institutions of the Executive Branch; overhauling the U.S. government's military and civilian personnel systems; and reorganizing Congress's role in national security affairs"--P. xiii.

Author : Joseph R. Cerami,Jeffrey A. Engel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : National security
ISBN : OCLC:637163195

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Rethinking Leadership and "whole of Government" National Security Reform by Joseph R. Cerami,Jeffrey A. Engel Pdf

Author : Jeremi Suri,Benjamin A. Valentino
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190611484

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Sustainable Security by Jeremi Suri,Benjamin A. Valentino Pdf

Sustaining security : rethinking American national security strategy / Jeremi Suri and Benjamin Valentino -- Dollar diminution and new macroeconomic constraints on American power / Jonathan Kirshner -- Does American military power attract foreign investment? / Daniel Drezner and Nancy Hite-Rubin -- Preserving national strength in a period of fiscal restraint / Cindy Williams -- State finance and national power : Great Britain, China, and the United States in historical perspective / Jeremi Suri -- Reforming American power : civilian national security institutions in the early cold war and beyond / William Inboden -- To starve an army : how great power armies respond to austerity / John W. Hall -- Climate change and US national security : sustaining security amidst unsustainability / Joshua William Busby -- At home abroad : public attitudes towards America's overseas commitments / Benjamin Valentino -- The right choice for NATO / William Wohlforth -- The United States and the Middle East : interests, risks, and costs / Daniel Byman and Sara Bjerg Moller -- Keep, toss, or fix? : assessing US alliances in East Asia / Jennifer Lind -- Terminating the interminable? / Sumit Ganguly -- Neutralization as a sustainable approach to Afghanistan / Audrey Kurth Cronin -- Conclusion / Jeremi Suri and Benjamin Valentino

Author : Jack A. LeCuyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Administrative agencies
ISBN : IND:30000146024850

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A National Security Staff for the 21st Century by Jack A. LeCuyer Pdf

Our legacy 1947/1989 national security system is unsuited for the dynamic and complex global security environment that has developed since the end of the Cold War. Over time, the National Security Council has evolved from the very limited advisory group initially imagined by President Truman to that of a vast network of interagency groups that were developed since 1989. These interagency groups view themselves as deeply involved in integrating policy development, crisis management, and staffing for the President. However, the National Security Staff (NSS) and the national security system are relics of the industrial age -- vertical stovepipes -- in an age that demands that the management of the national security system be conducted at the strategic level. What is required is a true national security strategy based on ends, ways, and means; the alignment of resources with integrated national security missions; and the assessment and accountability of management functions that should be performed by a properly resourced NSS unburdened from the urgency of the 24/7 news cycle. The President's National Security Strategy of May 2010 calls for reform in many of these areas. Section 1072 of the 2012 Defense Authorization Act calls upon the President to outline the changes and resources that are needed in both the executive branch and in Congress to implement his national security strategy. The President's response to this legislative mandate can and should be the first step in a strategic partnership for transforming our national security system, in both the executive branch and the Congress, to that of a system that can meet and anticipate the challenges and opportunities for ensuring our security and well-being.

Author : Douglas Stuart
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2012-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691155470

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Creating the National Security State by Douglas Stuart Pdf

For the last sixty years, American foreign and defense policymaking has been dominated by a network of institutions created by one piece of legislation--the 1947 National Security Act. This is the definitive study of the intense political and bureaucratic struggles that surrounded the passage and initial implementation of the law. Focusing on the critical years from 1937 to 1960, Douglas Stuart shows how disputes over the lessons of Pearl Harbor and World War II informed the debates that culminated in the legislation, and how the new national security agencies were subsequently transformed by battles over missions, budgets, and influence during the early cold war. Stuart provides an in-depth account of the fight over Truman's plan for unification of the armed services, demonstrating how this dispute colored debates about institutional reform. He traces the rise of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the transformation of the CIA, and the institutionalization of the National Security Council. He also illustrates how the development of this network of national security institutions resulted in the progressive marginalization of the State Department. Stuart concludes with some insights that will be of value to anyone interested in the current debate over institutional reform.

Author : Joseph R. Cerami,Robert H. Dorff,Matthew H. Harber
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015088033694

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National Security Reform 2010 by Joseph R. Cerami,Robert H. Dorff,Matthew H. Harber Pdf

On April 22, 2010, the Bush School of Government and Public Service and the Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College co-sponsored a colloquium in Washington, DC, on a midterm assessment of leadership and national security reform in the Obama administration. Panelists included experts from the Project on National Security Reform; the Foreign Policy Research Institute; the Hudson Institute; the Council on Foreign Relations; the Reserve Officers Association; the American Security Project; and Creative Associates International, Inc. The colloquium theme focused on the need for advancing the research and study of national security reform by engaging the invited participants to share their expertise on ways to develop a deeper awareness and understanding of the reform issues facing the U.S. Government. Three panels of national security experts discussed: "Assessing National Security Reform"; "Legislative Imperatives"; and, "Assessing National Security Reform-The Way Forward." This book includes a summary of the panelists' presentations, along with chapters written after the colloquium to further address and to assess the effectiveness and the near-term potential for Obama administration's national security reform initiatives.

Author : Jordan Tama
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Executive advisory bodies
ISBN : 1139078240

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Terrorism and National Security Reform by Jordan Tama Pdf

Terrorism and National Security Reform demonstrates that blue-ribbon commissions can be powerful vehicles for policy change, overturning the conventional wisdom that views them only as devices for passing the buck. Jordan Tama explains how the unique political credibility of commissions can enable them to forge bipartisan consensus on tough policy challenges. He also shows that commissions are most valuable during a crisis, when policymakers face pressure to make changes but frequently cannot agree on what to do. Using an original database, case studies, and more than 200 interviews of policymakers and commission participants, Tama reveals how commissions have shaped Barack Obama's plan for ending the Iraq War, spurred the largest government and intelligence overhauls since 1947, and driven many other elements of U.S. counterterrorism policy. In an era of unrelenting partisanship and extreme polarization, this book shows that commissions are increasingly valuable policymaking tools.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : MINN:31951D03110715D

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Interagency National Security Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015090413058

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The Project on National Security Reform by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Pdf