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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... become a political tool , a " wedge issue , " a symbol of pride and fear . And yet the issue is often dominated by extremist ideology on one side and muted protest on the other— when what America desperately needs is a vigorous ...
... become a political tool , a " wedge issue , " a symbol of pride and fear . And yet the issue is often dominated by extremist ideology on one side and muted protest on the other— when what America desperately needs is a vigorous ...
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... become a smart power . " -Joseph S. Nye , author of Soft Power : The Means to Success in World Politics " In Hard Power , Kurt Campbell and Michael O'Hanlon have provided an extraordinarily readable and provocative look inside the ...
... become a smart power . " -Joseph S. Nye , author of Soft Power : The Means to Success in World Politics " In Hard Power , Kurt Campbell and Michael O'Hanlon have provided an extraordinarily readable and provocative look inside the ...
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... become the principles of the nation . Republican victory ... was the fruition of years of labor for a cause many believed to be a religious as well as na- tional imperative loyalty to the nation could only be expressed through loyalty ...
... become the principles of the nation . Republican victory ... was the fruition of years of labor for a cause many believed to be a religious as well as na- tional imperative loyalty to the nation could only be expressed through loyalty ...
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... becoming isolationist or defeatist , Americans are losing confidence in their government's ability to be a consistently con- structive force in world affairs . Recent public - opinion polls illustrate these trends . In a November 2005 ...
... becoming isolationist or defeatist , Americans are losing confidence in their government's ability to be a consistently con- structive force in world affairs . Recent public - opinion polls illustrate these trends . In a November 2005 ...
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... becomes a matter of national security is extraordinarily complex , and framing such matters is a primary challenge for this generation of for- eign - policy practitioners . There have been numerous attempts , primarily by Democrats , to ...
... becomes a matter of national security is extraordinarily complex , and framing such matters is a primary challenge for this generation of for- eign - policy practitioners . There have been numerous attempts , primarily by Democrats , to ...
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 |
Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security Kurt M. Campbell,Michael E. O'Hanlon Limited preview - 2006 |
Hard Power: The New Politics of National Security Kurt Campbell,Michael O'Hanlon No preview available - 2007 |
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