American National Security Policy: Authorities, Institutions, and Cases

Security policy is a key factor not only of domestic politics in the U.S., but also of foreign relations and global security. This text sets to explain the process of security policy making in the United States by looking at all the elements that shape it, from institutions and legislation to policymakers themselves and historical precedents.

To understand national security policy, the book first needs to address the way national security policy makers see the world. It shows that they gene...