Author: National Security Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Documents of the National Security Council
Author: National Security Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
Documents of the National Security Council
Author: Paul KesarisA Guide to Documents of the National Security Council, 1947-1977
Author: Paul KesarisDocuments of the National Security Council
Author: United States. National Security CouncilPublisher:
ISBN: 9780890935361
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Fateful Decisions
Author: Karl InderfurthPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195159653
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The National Security Council is the most important formal institution inthe government of the United States for the creation and implementation offoreign and defense policy. The Council's four principal members - thePresident, Vice President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense - areresponsible for incredibly vast decisions of war and peace, diplomacy,international trade, and covert operations. Yet, despite its obvious importance,the NSC has been subject to relatively little scholarly scrutiny, and remainsmisunderstood by most IR students. This edited collection, built upon the firstedition originally published under the title Decisions of the Highest Order atBrooks-Cole, presents a collection of seminal articles, essays, and documentsdrawn from a variety of sources, that will offer revealing coverage of keytopics such as the rise of the National Security Adviser to a position ofprominence, key challenges to the NSC, and the role of the NSC in a post-ColdWar environment.
Index to Documents of the National Security Council
Author: ProQuest LLCPublisher:
ISBN: 9780890939949
Category : Documents of the National Security Council
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
The National Security Council
Author: Henry KissingerDocuments of the National Security Council
Author: National Security Council (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National security
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1945-1950
Author: United States. Department of StatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intelligence service
Languages : en
Pages : 1184
Book Description
Fateful Decisions
Author: Karl InderfurthPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195159660
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
The National Security Council (NSC) is the most important formal institution in the U.S. government for the creation and implementation of foreign and defense policy. The Council's four principal members--the President, Vice President, Secretary of State, and Secretary of Defense--are responsible for incredibly far-reaching decisions regarding war and peace, diplomacy, international trade, and covert operations. Despite its obvious importance, the NSC has been subject to relatively little scholarly scrutiny, and therefore remains misunderstood by most international relations students. Fateful Decisions: Inside the National Security Council provides students with valuable insights into the origins, workings, strengths, and weaknesses of the NSC. Covering the period from 1947 to 2003, Fateful Decisions features seminal articles, essays, and documents drawn from a variety of sources. The book presents and illuminates several obscure documents regarding the beginning of the NSC and its early years. It then examines the transformation of the NSC from a newly established, and initially ignored, advisory committee to the nation's premier forum for national security deliberations. The selections--written by prominent scholars, journalists, and practitioners--offer revealing coverage of major topics, such as key challenges to the NSC and the role of the NSC in a post-Cold War environment. The articles also discuss the rise of the National Security Adviser to a position of prominence and provide profiles of those who have held the position, including McGeorge Bundy, Henry Kissinger, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Brent Scowcroft, Samuel Berger, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice. Chronicling the performance of the NSC over the years, Fateful Decisions dissects both its successes and its failures--from the Cuban Missile Crisis through the Iran-contra affair, to the current war against global terrorism--and offers reform proposals to improve the Council's performance. It is ideal for courses on the NSC, national security decision-making, and U.S. foreign policy.