Principles of Global Security

Unconvincing—that one word accurately describes this effort of the prolific author and former Brookings fellow John Steinbruner to explain why and how the “potentially catastrophic consequences of traditional security practices” mandate radical changes in U.S. defense policies

Foreign Policy for America in the Twenty-first Century:Alternative Perspectives

A brief, clean-cutting compendium with six well known scholarly contribu- tors, Henriksen’s volume illuminates the current cardinal directions in the debate over American foreign policy—unilateral versus multilateral interven- tionism along one axis, and aggressive promotion of democracy (or global markets) versus conservative harboring of national strength on the other. Be- hind this compass hides the more theo- retical discussion of whether the United States needs or could possibly maintain a grand strategy in the absence of an immediate national security threat

Disadvantages Ashore—Constraints on Achieving Integrated All-Domain Naval Power

Strategists and analysts should be aware that the recently issued triservices strategy suffers from at least six political-bureaucratic-doctrinal disadvantages that very easily could turn into material disadvantages if the U.S. Navy were to face a competent enemy on the actual oceans

Sea Basing—Concept, Issues, and Recommendations

In a flat or shrinking defense budget, resources for the joint capability of sea basing will become contentious. However, a prudent strategy for the United States in uncertain times is to balance long-range capabilities based in the continental United States with highly maneuverable and well defended sea bases