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A series of brief case studies representing current and controversial policy problems facilitates deliberation and debate about competing policy ideas, and encourages undergraduate students to think critically about issues of national security. Cases include new strategies for containing the terrorist threat, implications of President Trump's withdrawal from the Iran Nuclear Agreement, and the increasingly adversarial relations with Russia, focusing on Russian expansionism in its geographical domain and interference in the 2016 American presidential election as national security problems for America.
Starting at the beginning: basic dynamics and concerns -- Strategic dynamics -- Asymmetrical warfare: the new American way of war? -- The evolving face of terror: the dilemmas of terrorism strategy -- Nuclear deterrence redux: the new shadow of the mushroom-shaped cloud -- Dealing with nuclear proliferation: the NPT and BMD approaches -- Two scorpions in a bottle: dealing with the DPRK nuclear threat -- The great satans: the U.S., Iran, and nuclear weapons -- Geographic spotlights -- The continuing Middle East riddle: Jerusalem and the Palestinian state -- America's longest war: the Afghanistan trap -- Syria: the perfect maelstrom -- Russia: dealing with a long-time rival -- China: dealing with the frenemy with a new face -- Africa: the new battleground? -- Political context -- How much of what is enough? What kinds, levels, and costs of U.S. force? -- Military personnel: where do the soldiers come from? -- Cyber security: the newest frontier -- Force multiplication: drone warfare or drone terror -- Conclusion -- Quo vadis: facing the national security future.
Includes bibliographical references and index.