{"product_id":"mission-creep-the-militarization-of-us-foreign-policy-paperback","title":"Mission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy? - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGordon Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eShoon Murray\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGordon Adams\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy?\u003c\/i\u003e examines the question of whether the US Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed too large a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy. After the Cold War, and accelerating after September 11, the United States has drawn upon the enormous resources of DOD in adjusting to the new global environment and challenges arising from terrorism, Islamic radicalism, insurgencies, ethnic conflicts, and failed states.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors investigate and provide different perspectives on the extent to which military leaders and DOD have increased their influence and involvement in areas such as foreign aid, development, diplomacy, policy debates, and covert operations. These developments are set in historical and institutional context, as contributors explore the various causes for this institutional imbalance. The book concludes that there has been a militarization of US foreign policy while it explores the institutional and political causes and their implications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Militarization\" as it is used in this book does not mean that generals directly challenge civilian control over policy; rather it entails a subtle phenomenon wherein the military increasingly becomes the primary actor and face of US policy abroad. \u003ci\u003eMission Creep\u003c\/i\u003e's assessment and policy recommendations about how to rebalance the role of civilian agencies in foreign policy decision making and implementation will interest scholars and students of US foreign policy, defense policy, and security studies, as well as policy practitioners interested in the limits and extents of militarization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGordon Adams\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor at American University's School of International Service. From 1993 to 1997, he was associate director for national security and international affairs at the Office of Management and Budget. His publications include the coauthored \u003ci\u003eBuying National Security\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShoon Murray\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor at American University's School of International Service and director of their US Foreign Policy and National Security master's degree program. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAnchors against Change\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 12, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51780199579936,"sku":"9781626160934","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5c9e9b0e19d14989e85b21fc96cb07cf.webp?v=1780524081","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mission-creep-the-militarization-of-us-foreign-policy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}