Hard Power: The New Politics of National SecurityBasic Books, 2007 M03 9 - 336 pages Our ideas about national security have changed radically over the last five years. It has become a political tool, a "wedge issue," a symbol of pride and fear. It is also the one issue above all others that can make or break an election. And this is why the Democratic Party has been steadily losing power since 2001. In Hard Power, Michael O'Hanlon, an expert on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution, and Kurt Campbell, an authority on international security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, explain how the Democrats lost credibility on issues of security and foreign policy, how they can get it back -- and why they must. They recall the successful Democratic military legacy of past decades, as well as recent Democratic innovations -- like the Homeland Security Office and the idea of nation-building -- that have been successfully co-opted by the Republican administration. And, most importantly, they develop a broad national security vision for America, including specific defense policies and a strategy to win the war on terror. |
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... role too. O'Hanlon decided to write a piece staking a claim to the Democrats' contribution to this triumph. To his surprise, not a single Democratic strategist or spinner picked up on the idea of taking credit for the successful ...
... role too. O'Hanlon decided to write a piece staking a claim to the Democrats' contribution to this triumph. To his surprise, not a single Democratic strategist or spinner picked up on the idea of taking credit for the successful ...
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... role for themselves as a loyal opposition party in a democracy at war “The tendency to conflate Republicanism with loyalty and Democracy with treason assumed [various forms] during these war years. For radical Republicans . . . the ...
... role for themselves as a loyal opposition party in a democracy at war “The tendency to conflate Republicanism with loyalty and Democracy with treason assumed [various forms] during these war years. For radical Republicans . . . the ...
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... role in the world, and just a third thinks that the government has done a good job of protecting the country. Such figures are especially startling when compared to the strong consensus about America's interests and role in the world in ...
... role in the world, and just a third thinks that the government has done a good job of protecting the country. Such figures are especially startling when compared to the strong consensus about America's interests and role in the world in ...
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... role for the military was not robust enough to convince the public that his party was capable of handling the perceived threats. Ronald Reagan, with an actor's instinct for winning over an audience, picked up the question right where ...
... role for the military was not robust enough to convince the public that his party was capable of handling the perceived threats. Ronald Reagan, with an actor's instinct for winning over an audience, picked up the question right where ...
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... ).50 The revolt of the recently retired general officers who have spoken out against Secretary Rumsfeld and his role in the conduct of the war, combined with ongoing concerns about stresses on U.S. fighting forces,. IT'S THE WAR, STUPID 0 ...
... ).50 The revolt of the recently retired general officers who have spoken out against Secretary Rumsfeld and his role in the conduct of the war, combined with ongoing concerns about stresses on U.S. fighting forces,. IT'S THE WAR, STUPID 0 ...
Contents
H A P T E R T W 0 | 47 |
CHAPTER THREE | 75 |
H A P T E R F O U | 119 |
HA P T E R FIVE | 137 |
HA P T E R S IX | 159 |
CHAPTER SEVEN | 185 |
CHAPTER EIGHT | 211 |
CONCLUSION | 237 |
Notes | 253 |
Index | 291 |
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Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security Kurt M. Campbell,Michael E. O'Hanlon Limited preview - 2006 |
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