Embattled Garrisons : Comparative Base Politics and American Globalism /

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The overseas basing of troops has been a central pillar of American military strategy since World War II--and a controversial one. Are these bases truly essential to protecting the United States at home and securing its interests abroad--for example in the Middle East-or do they needlessly provoke a...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Calder, Kent E.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2007.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Aussenpolitik
Militärstützpunkt
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Bases militaires americaines > Aspect politique.
Bases militaires americaines > Pays etrangers.
Military bases, American > Political aspects.
Military bases, American > Foreign countries.
USA.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction
  • The heritage of history
  • Deepening vulnerability : changing profiles of forward deployment and implications for policy
  • Base politics : a conceptual introduction
  • The nature of the contest
  • The base politics environment : comparative perspectives
  • Base politics deconstructed : four paradigms
  • Base politics management : the micro-dimension
  • The financial equations : local equities, base stability, and burden-sharing
  • Bases and American strategy : emerging options
  • Implications for policy and theory.

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