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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Page 26
... leaders were furious to learn of the new approach from a news article.”34 The polls at the time showed widespread public disagreement with the president; as President Clinton later wrote in his autobiography, 16 percent approved of ...
... leaders were furious to learn of the new approach from a news article.”34 The polls at the time showed widespread public disagreement with the president; as President Clinton later wrote in his autobiography, 16 percent approved of ...
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... leaders will determine how that power and influence are used . . . Our challenge is not as obvious, but just as noble: To turn these years of influence into decades of peace.46 To achieve this overarching goal, Governor Bush vowed to ...
... leaders will determine how that power and influence are used . . . Our challenge is not as obvious, but just as noble: To turn these years of influence into decades of peace.46 To achieve this overarching goal, Governor Bush vowed to ...
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... leaders in the midst of their military saber rattling against Taiwan. The North American Free Trade Agreement was negotiated by President George H. W Bush and secured by President Clinton to improve hemispheric trade and American ...
... leaders in the midst of their military saber rattling against Taiwan. The North American Free Trade Agreement was negotiated by President George H. W Bush and secured by President Clinton to improve hemispheric trade and American ...
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... Leaders (1976—1996): The Effects of Time and Age % Very Conservative + % Somewhat Conservative Generation (N) (Date of birth) 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 Post—Vietnam War — — _ _ _ _ (born after 1954) — — _ _ _ _ Vietnam 62 68 78 78 ...
... Leaders (1976—1996): The Effects of Time and Age % Very Conservative + % Somewhat Conservative Generation (N) (Date of birth) 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 Post—Vietnam War — — _ _ _ _ (born after 1954) — — _ _ _ _ Vietnam 62 68 78 78 ...
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... leadership and clear policy goals, two requisites for support of military operations, according to a 1996 RAND study.57 A 2006 Military Times article accompanying the above-mentioned poll provides Democrats, many independents, and some ...
... leadership and clear policy goals, two requisites for support of military operations, according to a 1996 RAND study.57 A 2006 Military Times article accompanying the above-mentioned poll provides Democrats, many independents, and some ...
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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