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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... defense forces after the Cold War - has a responsibility , the authors argue , not only to master the politics of national security but also to develop and promote bold new ideas . And they demon- strate the power of this hard - nosed ...
... defense forces after the Cold War - has a responsibility , the authors argue , not only to master the politics of national security but also to develop and promote bold new ideas . And they demon- strate the power of this hard - nosed ...
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... Defense " America won the Cold War by combining hard and soft power into smart power . Today's Democrats need to learn more about hard power , Republicans more about soft power , and both need to re - learn how to combine them ...
... Defense " America won the Cold War by combining hard and soft power into smart power . Today's Democrats need to learn more about hard power , Republicans more about soft power , and both need to re - learn how to combine them ...
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... BY MICHAEL E. O'HANLON Crisis on the Korean Peninsula : How to Deal with a Nuclear North Korea , 2003 ( with Mike M. Mochizuki ) Defense Strategy for the Post - Saddam Era , 2005 HARD POWER THE NEW POLITICS OF NATIONAL SECURITY Kurt M.
... BY MICHAEL E. O'HANLON Crisis on the Korean Peninsula : How to Deal with a Nuclear North Korea , 2003 ( with Mike M. Mochizuki ) Defense Strategy for the Post - Saddam Era , 2005 HARD POWER THE NEW POLITICS OF NATIONAL SECURITY Kurt M.
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... defense budget - but still most of the uniformed patriots that day could not hide their pleasure at the imminent ... Defense . To be sure , Ronald Reagan began the defense buildup that created this fine force , and the Bush team provided ...
... defense budget - but still most of the uniformed patriots that day could not hide their pleasure at the imminent ... Defense . To be sure , Ronald Reagan began the defense buildup that created this fine force , and the Bush team provided ...
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... defense clause for the first time in the alliance's history . Even the French had a change of heart : An opinion piece in Le Monde proclaimed " we are all Americans ! " The comity would not last , of course , for either the Democrats or ...
... defense clause for the first time in the alliance's history . Even the French had a change of heart : An opinion piece in Le Monde proclaimed " we are all Americans ! " The comity would not last , of course , for either the Democrats or ...
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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