Budgeting for Hard Power : Defense and Security Spending Under Barack Obama

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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Hanlon, Michael
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, 2009.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Obama, Barack.
United States. > Department of State.
United States. > Department of Homeland Security.
United States. > Department of Defense.
United States. > Department of State > Appropriations and expenditures.
United States. > Department of Homeland Security > Appropriations and expenditures.
United States. > Department of Defense > Appropriations and expenditures.
Politics and government
National security > Finance.
Military policy.
Expenditures, Public.
Diplomatic relations.
Budget.
Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Budget > United States.
National security > United States > Finance.
United States.
États-Unis > Relations exterieures > 2009-2017.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 2009-2017.
United States > Foreign relations > 2009-2017.
United States > Military policy.
United States > Politics and government > 2009-2017.
United States > Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 grows. How should President Obama prioritize among the many competing demands for defense spending, homeland security investment, diplomacy, security assistance, and related measures? How much money will be needed? How much will be available? And how should it be allocated? These are the details that ca.
Physical Description:1 online resource (198 pages).
ISBN:9780815703754

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