Analyzes the history, evolution, and processes of national security policies

This text examines national security from two fundamental fault lines—the end of the Cold War and the 9/11 terrorist attacks—and considers how the resulting era of globalization and geopolitics guides policy. Placing this trend in conceptual and historical context and following it through military, semi-military, and non-military concerns, National Security for a New Era treats its subject as a nuanced and subtle phenomenon that encompasses everything from the nation to the individual.

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Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

• Understand the history and underlying concepts of American national security
• Comprehend the critical importance of the Cold War and post-Cold War developments on current national security policy
• Describe the processes of how national security policy is made and influenced

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