Creating the National Security State: A History of the Law That Transformed America
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (681 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 069115547X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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From National Interests to National Security Many observers recognize that the U.S. Government has for decades placed toomuch emphasis on military might to the detriment of other interests. This bookprovides a sobering explanation of how such a skewed approach emerged. Stuart isan historian at Dickinson College and also adjunct professor at the U.S. Army WarCollege. He shows how the 150-year tradition of peacetime pursuit of nationalinterests headed by the State Department gave way to the "Pearl Harb. Brillant Historical Analysis Retired Reader This book explains in accurate, well developed sequences the U. S. National Security Act of 1947. This Act is important because it formulated the basic components of the U.S. National Security System of the 21st Century. Many of the institutions that this Act authorized are still with us today such as the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), the National Security Council (NSC), and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It also made the U.S. Army Air Corps an independ. gld_9 said I would have liked more synthesis of all the nuances. A detailed history of the nascent American security state. However, I would have liked more synthesis of all the nuances.
L. "This book provides a rich historical account of the creation and implementation of the National Security Act of 1947, which led to the rise of a national security bureaucracy within the executive branch. Warber, Choice"The value in Creating the National Security State is the extensive analysis of the debates leading to the passage of the 1947 National Security Act and the fate of the act's institutional components."--Diane Putney, H-Net Reviews"At a time when much talk of recasting the national security policies of Western countries, the United States for a start, as well as the institutions in charge of those policies, Douglas Stuart's book on the 1947 National Security Act is a timely contribution in that it lays the historical foundations for such a debate."--Francesco N. Moro, International Spectator"Stuart's research and analysis is largely persuasive and clear
Douglas T. Stuart Chair in International Studies at Dickinson College. Stuart holds the J. His books include "The Limits of Alliance: NATO Out-of-Area Problems since 1949" and "Organizing for National Security" . William Stuart and Helen D. He is also an adjunct professor at the U.S. Army War College
He also illustrates how the development of this network of national security institutions resulted in the progressive marginalization of the State Department. Stuart concludes with some insights that will be of value to anyone interested in the current debate over institutional reform.. He traces the rise of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the transformation of the CIA, and the institutionalization of the National Security Council. Stuart provides an in-depth account of the fight over Truman's plan for unification of the armed services, demonstrating how this dispute colored debates about institutional reform. For the last sixty years, American foreign and defense policymaking has been dominated by a network o