The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security

Edited by Derek S. Reveron, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and John A. Cloud

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Contributors include senior practitioners in US national security institutions and top academics in the field
Essays are geared toward both scholars within academia as well as graduate students in practitioner-oriented programs
One of the first resources devoted solely to the topic of US national security

The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security

Edited by Derek S. Reveron, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and John A. Cloud

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National security is pervasive in government and society, but there is little scholarly attention devoted to understanding the context, institutions, and processes the U.S. government uses to promote the general welfare. The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security aims to fill this gap. Coming from academia and the national security community, its contributors analyze key institutions and processes that promote the peace and prosperity of the United States and, by extension, its allies and other partners. By examining contemporary challenges to U.S. national security, contributors consider ways to advance national interests.

The United States is entering uncharted waters. The assumptions and verities of the Washington consensus and the early post-Cold War have broken down. After 15 years of war and the inability of two presidents to set a new long-term U.S. foreign policy approach in place, the uncertainties of the Trump administration symbolize the questioning of assumptions that is now going on as Americans work to re-define their place in the world. This handbook serves as a "how to" guide for students and practitioners to understand the key issues and roadblocks confronting those working to improve national security.

The first section establishes the scope of national security highlighting the important debates to bridge the practitioner and scholarly approaches to national security. The second section outlines the major national security actors in the U.S. government, describes the legislative authorities and appropriations available to each institution, and considers the organizational essence of each actor to explain behavior during policy discussions. It also examines the tools of national security such as diplomacy, arms control, and economic statecraft. The third section focuses on underlying strategic approaches to national security addressing deterrence, nuclear and cyber issues, and multilateral approaches to foreign policy. The final section surveys the landscape of contemporary national security challenges. This is a critical resource for anyone trying to understand the complex mechanisms and institutions that govern U.S. national security.

The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security

Edited by Derek S. Reveron, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and John A. Cloud

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Foreword: General James L. Jones, USMC, ret.
Introduction: Shape and Scope of U.S. National Security
Derek S. Reveron, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and John A. Cloud
Part I. Scope of National Security
1. America's Foreign Policy Traditions
Henry R. Nau
2. National Interests and Grand Strategy
Derek S. Reveron and Nikolas K. Gvosdev
3. U.S. Foreign Policy Making and National Security
Shoon Murray and Jordan Tama
4. Civil-Military Relations
Risa Brooks
Part II. National Security Institutions and Processes
5. Presidency and Decision Making
Douglas M. Brattebo and Tom Lansford
6. The National Security Council: Is it Effective, or is it Broken?
Derek Chollet
7. The National Security Process
Kori Schake
8. Intelligence and National Security Decision Making
Joshua Rovner
9. Congress and National Security
Nina M. Serafino and Eleni G. Ekmektsioglou
Part III. Approaches to National Security
10. Diplomacy, the State Department, and National Security
John A. Cloud and Damian Leader
11. Development Assistance: Rationale and Applications
John A. Simon and Michael W. Miller
12. Understanding and Improving U.S. Financial Sanctions
Jennifer M. Harris and Robert B. Kahn
13. The Political Economy of Security
Norrin M. Ripsman, Rosella Cappella Zielinski, and Kaija E. Schilde
14. Budgeting for National Security
Rodney Bent
15. Military Force Planning and National Security
Mackubin T. Owens
16. Military Operations and the Defense Department
J. P. Clark
17. Alliances, Basing, and Logistics
Marc C. Vielledent
18. Homeland Security
George Cadwalader, Jr.
19. The United States and Iran: Challenges of Deterrence and Compellence
Ray Takeyh
20. U.S. Nuclear Strategy: The Search for Meaning
Thomas M. Nichols
Part IV. Contemporary Challenges and National Security Policy
21. International Cyber Conflict and National Security
Ryan C. Maness and Brandon Valeriano
22. Encryption Wars: Who Should Yield?
Amitai Etzioni
23. Space and National Security
Joan Johnson-Freese
24. Human (In)Security
Anna Hayes
25. Climate Change and Environmental Security
Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris and Derek S. Reveron
26. Political Violence
Jeffrey Stevenson Murer
27. Women's Participation in Political Violence
Jakana L. Thomas
28. International Terrorism
Pauline Moore
29. Threats and Dangers in the Twenty-First Century
Christopher J. Fettweis
30. International Rivalry and National Security
Jonathan M. DiCicco and Brandon Valeriano
31. Interstate Rivalry in East Asia
Nicholas Khoo
32. Transatlantic Security Landscape in Europe
Gale A. Mattox
33. U.S. National Security in the Western Hemisphere
Paul Ashby
34. Epilogue: Five Lessons for National Security Policymakers
Stuart Eizenstat

The Oxford Handbook of U.S. National Security

Edited by Derek S. Reveron, Nikolas K. Gvosdev, and John A. Cloud

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Author Information

Edited by Derek S. Reveron, Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College, Edited by Nikolas K. Gvosdev, Professor of National Security Affairs and Jerome E. Levy Chair for Economic Geography, U.S. Naval War College, and Edited by John A. Cloud, Professor of National Security Affairs and William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics, U.S. Naval War College

Derek S. Reveron is a Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College. He specializes in strategy development, non-state security challenges, and defense policy. He has authored or edited twelve books and is a faculty affiliate at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. He received an M.A. in political science and a Ph.D. in public policy analysis from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Nikolas K. Gvosdev is Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College and the Jerome E. Levy Chair for Economic Geography and National Security. He was the Editor of The National Interest magazine, a Senior Fellow of Strategic Studies at The Nixon Center in Washington, D.C., and is currently a senior fellow with the Foreign Policy Research Institute. He received his Ph.D. from St Antony's College, Oxford University, where he studied on a Rhodes Scholarship.

Ambassador John A. Cloud is a Professor of National Security Affairs and the William B. Ruger Chair of National Security Economics at the U.S. Naval War College. As a retired career diplomat, he is a specialist in European and economic issues who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, Deputy Chief of Mission at the United States Embassy in Berlin, Germany, on the National Security Council staff, and other Foreign Service assignments in Belgium, Germany, Poland and Mexico. Mr. Cloud received his B.A. from the University of Connecticut in 1975, and a M.A. in International Affairs from George Washington University in 1977.

Contributors:

Paul Ashby, University of Texas at El Paso
Rodney Bent, Independent Scholar
Douglas M. Brattebo, Hirem College
Risa Brooks, Marquette University
George Cadwalader, Jr., Massachusetts Maritime Academy
Derek Chollet, German Marshall Fund of the United States
J. P. Clark , U.S. Army Futures Center
John A. Cloud, U.S. Naval War College
Jonathan M. DiCicco, Canisius College
Stewart Eizenstat, Covington & Burling, LLP
Eleni G. Ekmektsioglou, American University
Amitai Etzioni, George Washington University
Christopher J. Fettweis, Tulane University
Nikolas K. Gvosdev, U.S. Naval War College
Jennifer M. Harris, Council on Foreign Relations
Anna Hayes, James Cook University
Joan Johnson-Freese, U.S. Naval War College
Robert B. Kahn, Council on Foreign Relations
Nicholas Khoo, University of OtagoThomas Lansford, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Coast
Damian Leader, New York University
Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris, USAF Air Command and Staff College, Air University
Ryan C. Maness, Naval Postgraduate School
Gale A. Mattox, U.S. Naval Academy
Michael W. Miller, Kyle House Group
Pauline Moore, University of Denver
Jeffrey Stevenson Murer, University of St. Andrews
Shoon Murray, American University
Henry R. Nau, George Washington University
Thomas M. Nichols, U.S. Naval War College
Mackubin T. Owens, Institute of World Politics
Derek S. Reveron, U.S. Naval War College
Norrin M. Ripsman, Lehigh University
Joshua Rovner, American University
Kori Schake, Stanford University
Kaija E. Schilde, Boston University
Nina M. Serafino, Independent Scholar
John A. Simon, Total Impact Capital
Ray Takeyh, Council on Foreign Relations
Jordan Tama, American University
Jakana L. Thomas, Michigan State University
Brandon Valeriano, Marine Corps University
Marc C. Vielledent, US Army, Pacific
Rosella Cappella Zielinski, Boston University