Budgeting for Hard Power : Defense and Security Spending Under Barack Obama
The incoming U.S. president inherits a raft of national security problems during a time of financial tumult and great uncertainty. Iraq, Afghanistan, the hunt for al Qaeda, border protection: the list is already endless yet still seems to grow by the day. And all the while, the national deficit grow...
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Washington :
Brookings Institution Press,
2009.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Introduction; A Primer on Military Strategy, Posture, and Budgets; Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defenses; Conventional Military Forces and Operations; Homeland Security; Hard Power in the State Department and Foreign Aid Programs; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Index; Back Cover.