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US defense politics : the origins of security policy /

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This book provides an accessible overview of US defense politics for upper-level students. This new edition has been updated and revised, with new material on the Trump Administration and Space Force. Analyzing the ways in which the United States prepares for war, the authors demonstrate how politic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sapolsky, Harvey M. (Author), Gholz, Eugene, 1971- (Author), Talmadge, Caitlin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2021.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Subjects:
National security > United States.
Civil-military relations > United States.
United States > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures.
United States > Military policy.
Table of Contents:
  • Enduring Questions, Changing Politics
  • America's Security Strategy
  • Organizing for Defense
  • Managing Defense
  • Who Fights America's Wars?
  • Service Politics
  • The Political Economy of Defense
  • The Weapons Acquisition Process
  • Congress and Special Interests
  • Presidents and the National Security Council
  • Gaining Intelligence
  • Homeland Security
  • Veterans and the Costs of War
  • Preparing for the Next War.