U.S. National Security

Written by one of the nation's foremost security policy analysts, the second edition of U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook brings the distinctive clarity and objectivity of the first edition to the study of a vastly different, post-9/11 world. U.S. National Security follows the trajectory of American security policy from the Cold War to the World Trade Center attacks to the Bush doctrine of preemptive war. With over 75 percent new material, it offers a new assessment of security challenges facing the United States today, incorporating a range of views on the appropriate responses to specific issues. For readers looking for a clear-eyed assessment of the state of our security, the policies that have and havenít worked, and the opportunities and threats that lie ahead, there is no more essential resource available.