Hard Power: The New Politics of National SecurityBasic Books, 2006 M10 3 - 319 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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... Democratic Whip " Kurt Campbell and Michael O'Hanlon , both seasoned scholars and practitioners , have provided a ... Democrats need to learn more about hard power , Republicans more about soft power , and both need to re - learn how ...
... Democratic Whip " Kurt Campbell and Michael O'Hanlon , both seasoned scholars and practitioners , have provided a ... Democrats need to learn more about hard power , Republicans more about soft power , and both need to re - learn how ...
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... Democratic president , the United States had seen unprecedented prosperity , military successes in the Balkans , a nation at peace ( but only for a few more months . . . ) , and a growing defense budget - but still most of the uniformed ...
... Democratic president , the United States had seen unprecedented prosperity , military successes in the Balkans , a nation at peace ( but only for a few more months . . . ) , and a growing defense budget - but still most of the uniformed ...
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... Democrats had played a central role too . O'Hanlon decided to write a piece staking a claim to the Democrats ' con- tribution to this triumph . To his surprise , not a single Democratic strategist or spinner picked up on the idea of ...
... Democrats had played a central role too . O'Hanlon decided to write a piece staking a claim to the Democrats ' con- tribution to this triumph . To his surprise , not a single Democratic strategist or spinner picked up on the idea of ...
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... Democrats ' national - se- curity problem . The article attracted numerous comments ( and not a few complaints ) from friends and commentators on both sides of the political aisle . We had touched a nerve . Our agenda goes well beyond ...
... Democrats ' national - se- curity problem . The article attracted numerous comments ( and not a few complaints ) from friends and commentators on both sides of the political aisle . We had touched a nerve . Our agenda goes well beyond ...
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... Democrats chose a middle ground : Supportive of a they voted troops and money for the war effort , but they were in- creasingly critical of the evolving goals and tactics of the Republican ad- ministration . . . . For their criticism of ...
... Democrats chose a middle ground : Supportive of a they voted troops and money for the war effort , but they were in- creasingly critical of the evolving goals and tactics of the Republican ad- ministration . . . . For their criticism of ...
Contents
Its the War Stupid Why National Security Is the Essential Electoral Issue | 11 |
Irag The Myth of Republican Superiority and the Future | 47 |
Managing the Military | 75 |
Homeland Security Taking It to the Next Level | 119 |
Winning the Long War | 137 |
The Real Triple Threat Energy and Security Global Climate Change and Terrorist Financing | 159 |
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Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security Kurt Campbell,Michael O'Hanlon Limited preview - 2007 |
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