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The sixth edition of American National Security has been extensively rewritten to take into account the significant changes in national security policy in the past decade. Thorough revisions reflect a new strategic context and the challenges and opportunities faced by the United States in the early twenty-first century. Highlights include:• An examination of the current international environment and new factors affecting U.S. national security policy making• A discussion of the Department of Homeland Security and changes in the intelligence community• A survey of intelligence and national security, with special focus on security needs post-9/11• A review of economic security, diplomacy, terrorism, conventional warfare, counterinsurgency, military intervention, and nuclear deterrence in the changed international setting• An update of security issues in East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa, Russia and Central Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean• New material on globalization, transnational actors, and human securityPrevious editions have been widely used in undergraduate and graduate courses.
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This extensively updated sixth edition reflects the primary changes in American national security policy that have occurred over the past decade. Significant features of the book include: an examination of the current international environment and new challenges in the creation of security policy, the Department of Homeland Security and changes within the intelligence community, a survey of national security with an emphasis on post-9/11 security requirements, and new material addressing globalization, transnational actors, and human security. The writing is clear and insightful, and the book contains detailed notes. Chapters include discussion questions, recommended reading, and relevant Internet sources. It is intended for teachers, students, and policy makers. Co-authors are: Jordan (U.S. Military Academy at West Point, former Deputy Undersecretary of State), Taylor (senior adviser, International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies), Meese (social sciences, U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and Nielsen (international relations and international security studies, U.S. Military Academy at West Point). Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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