U.S. National Security

The original edition of U.S. National Security was published to award-winning critical acclaim. But in the aftermath of 9/11, with wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Al Qaeda regrouping, growing nuclear programs in North Korea and Iran, and major concerns about America's standing abroad and preparedness at home, a new edition could not be more timely-or more necessary. copywriter rewrite: 9/11 changed everything. In its aftermath, a security approach once focused on rival superpowers has been reinvented to fight a "global war on terror," with responses that include preemptive war, diplomacy, nation-building, the Patriot Act, and the Department of Homeland Security. Is the new approach working? Where can readers turn for an informed, unbiased evaluation of the threats we now face and how we are confronting them?

A thoroughly up-to-date expert analysis of national security issues in the United States, focusing on the dramatic changes brought about by the attacks of September 11, 2001.

A thoroughly up-to-date expert analysis of national security issues in the United States, focusing on the dramatic changes brought about by the attacks of September 11, 2001.

Written by one of the nation's foremost security policy analysts, the second edition of U.S. National Security: A Reference Handbook follows the trajectory of American security policy from the Cold War to the World Trade Center attacks to the Bush Administration. It brings the distinctive clarity and objectivity of the first edition to the study of a vastly different world.

With over 75 percent new material, U.S. National Security, Second Edition provides an up-to-date assessment of security challenges facing the United States today incorporates the full range of viewpoints on the appropriate responses to specific issues. For readers looking for a clear-eyed assessment of the state of our security, the policies that have and haven’t worked, and the opportunities and threats that lie ahead, there is no more essential resource available.

• A chronology of the post-Cold War period with overwhelming emphasis on the post–9/11 era and profiles of the new personalities at home and abroad affecting U.S. national security
• A thorough bibliography of media on national security, including online resources, websites, media offerings, and books