American defense policy / edited by Peter L. Hays, Brenda J. Vallance, and Alan R. Van Tassel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. I. An introduction to American defense policy. Defining American defense policy. What is American defense policy? / Peter L. Hays, Brenda J. Vallance, and Alan R. Van Tassel -- To what ends military power? / Robert J. Art -- Thinking about American defense policy. Bureaucratic politics : a paradigm / Graham T. Allison and Morton H. Halperin -- A critique of bureaucratic politics / Robert J. Art -- -- The context of American defense policy. National security in a world of tiers / Donald M. Snow -- The primacy of the domestic agenda / Peter G. Peterson, with James K. Sebenius -- part II. The actors who influence American defense policy. The President and the Congress. the President's power to persuade / Richard E. Neustadt -- Congress and defense policy / James M. Lindsay -- Executive-legislative relations after the Cold War / Linda S. Jamison -- OSD and the military services. The Office of the Secretary of Defense / James Schlesinger -- Service identities and behavior / Carl H. Builder -- Defense reorganization and national security / Vincent Davis -- The intelligence community. U.S. intelligence in an age of uncertainty / Paula L. Scalingi -- Glasnost for the CIA / Dave McCurdy -- Preparing for the twenty-first century / Commission on the roles and capabilities of the U.S. intelligence community -- Interest groups, the media, and public opinion. The business of defense / Gordon Adams -- Soldiers and scribblers : a common mission / Richard C. Halloran -- Presidents, polls, and the use of force / Catherine McArdle Kelleher --

pt.III. The formulation of American defense policy. Introduction / Brenda J. Vallance -- The interagency process / John G. Tower ... [and others] -- The Iran-Contra affair / John G. Tower ... [and others] -- The defense acquisition process. Keeping the edge / Charles R. Nelson -- Wild blue yonder / Nick Kotz -- The defense budgeting process. The ABC's of the PPBS / Air Command and Staff College Faculty -- The politics of base closures / Genevieve Anton and Jeff Thomas -- Factors affecting defense policy making. Crisis, stress, and decision making / Ole R. Holsti -- the groupthink syndrome / Irving L. Janis -- Hypotheses on misconception / Robert Jervis -- part IV. American defense policies. Introduction / Peter L. Hays. Strategy. . Advancing our interests through engagement and enlargement / William J. Clinton -- The national military strategy of the United States of America / John M. Shalikashvili -- Nuclear policy. The impact of nuclear weapons on history / James Schlesinger -- On dealing with the prospect of nuclear chaos / Roger C. Molander and Peter A. Wilson -- Extended conventional deterrence / Charles T. Allan -- Conventional policy. Global reach-- global power / Donald B. Rice -- Global presence / Sheila E. Widnall and Ronald B. Fogleman -- The mystique of U.S. airpower Eliot A. Cohen -- Forward ... from the sea / John H. Dalton ... [and others] -- The end of naval strategy / Jan S. Breemer -- Joint and combined operations in the post-Cold war era / Ike Skelton -- SOLIC and the operations other than war. U.S. special operations forces : a strategic perspective / Carl W. Steiner -- New contingencies, old roles / Samuel P. Huntington -- Domestic missions for the armed forces / Sam Nunn -- Peacekeeping : the deepening debate / William H. Lewis -- Peace operations : a department of defense perspective / Sarah B. Sewall -- Arms control and proliferation. Introduction to the arms control / Gregory J. Rattray -- The objectives of arms control / Kerry M. Kartchner -- Existing arms control treaties / Jeffrey A. Larson and Gregory J. Rattray -- Missed opportunities : Washington politics and nuclear proliferation / Heather Wilson -- Facing the emerging reality of regional nuclear adversaries / Marc Dean Millot -- Civil-military relations. The political dimemilitary minitary professionalism, / John H. Garrison -- The origins of the American military coup of 2012 / Charles J. Dunlap, Jr. -- Civil-military relations in the United States / Douglas V. Johnson and Steven Metz --

partV. The future of American defense policy. Introduction / Brenda J. Vallance -- Emerging threats and regional challenges. Integrated approachesapproches / William J. Clinton-- Asia Pacific / Ronald N. Montaperto -- Europe / James W. Morrison... [et al] -- Russia and neighbors / James H. Brusstar -- Greater Middle East / Jed Snyder ... [and others] -- The changing nature of warfare. The military technical revolution / Michael J. Mazarr. with Jeffrey Shaffer and Benjamin Ederington -- Cyberwar is coming! / John Arquilla and David Ronfeldt -- The coming military revolution / James R. Fitzsimond -- Some final thoughts. The future of American defense policy / Peter L. Hays ... [and others] .