U.S. National Security and Foreign Policymaking After 9/11: Present at the Re-creation / Edition 1

by Kent M. Bolton

Overview

In December 2004 the 109th Congress passed and President George W. Bush signed the Intelligence Reform and Intelligence Prevention Act (IRTPA). M. Kent Bolton argues that IRTPA represented a change in the trajectory of U.S. national-security policy-the first fundamental, demonstrable change since the 1947 National Security Act (1947 NSA) became law creating a unified U.S. Department of Defense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Council, among other entities. As the 1947 NSA presaged a new era of U.S. policymaking, so too did the IRTPA. As such the IRTPA represents an extraordinarily important piece of legislation for students and scholars of U.S. foreign and national-security policy. The author documents how and why it became law and how it has affected policymaking. He further argues that the changes begun by 9/11 and memorialized by IRTPA will likely affect U.S. national-security policymaking for decades if not generations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780742559004
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	08/24/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	448
Product dimensions:	6.05(w) x 9.02(h) x 1.08(d)

About the Author

M. Kent Bolton is professor of Political Science and Global Studies at California State University. He has authored articles and books on U.S. foreign and national security since 9/11 2001. He lives in Clarksbad, California.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The Rise of America's National-Security State (Pax Americana)
Chapter 3 The Cold War Consensus and the National Security Act
Chapter 4 The National Security Act and National Security Institutions
Chapter 5 The Tansition Between the Clinton and Bush Administrations
Chapter 6 9/11, a Foreign-Policy Crisus, the Iraq War and U.S. National Security Policymaking
Chapter 7 The Rise of the Vulcans and Special-Interest Groups in U.S. National Security Policymaking
Chapter 8 Governmental Post Mortems and U.S. National Security Policymaking
Chapter 9 The Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
Chapter 10 The Future of U.S. National Security Policymaking

What People are Saying About This

Rodger A. Payne

U.S. National Security and Foreign Policymaking After 9/11 deftly demonstrates the unique role of neoconservative thinkers in the George W. Bush administration who were "present at the recreation" of the national policymaking apparatus. Professor Bolton thoroughly explains the development of new post-9/11 bureaucracies, institutions, and procedures in a readable book that will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the future of U.S. national security policy.

Editorial Reviews

The book is an excellent source....Highly recommended.

CHOICE - April 2008 Vol. 45 No. 08

The book is an excellent source....Highly recommended.

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The book is an excellent source....Highly recommended.
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U.S. National Security and Foreign Policymaking After 9/11 deftly demonstrates the unique role of neoconservative thinkers in the George W. Bush administration who were "present at the recreation" of the national policymaking apparatus. Professor Bolton thoroughly explains the development of new post-9/11 bureaucracies, institutions, and procedures in a readable book that will be of great interest to anyone concerned about the future of U.S. national security policy.

Rodger A. Payne