National Insecurity
American Leadership in an Age of Fear
New York : PublicAffairs, 2014.
Format: Ebook
Description: 1 online resource (493 pages)
In the wake of 9/11, America and its people have experienced a sense of vulnerability unprecedented in the nation's recent history. Buffeted by challenges from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the financial crisis, from Washington dysfunction to the rise of China and the dawn of the era of cyber warfare, two very different presidents and their advisors have struggled to cope with a relentless array of new threats.You may think you know the story. But in National Insecurity, David Rothkopf offers an entirely new perspective into the hidden struggles, the surprising triumphs, and the shocking.
Contents:
Introduction: The Enemy in the Mirror; 1. Iraq: Debacle Accomplished; 2. A Very Different President; 3. The Other George W. Bush; 4. Elections Select Presidents, Crises Reveal Them; 5. Hello, I Must Be Going; 6. The Most Poweful Man in the World; 7. Eyebal to Eyeball Again; 8. The Place Where Good Intentions Go to Die; 9. Leading from Behind; 10. The Beginning of the End of the Age of Fear; 11. A Challeng for the Next President; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index
Subjects:
National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
National security -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- History -- 21st century.
National security -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
National security -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- History -- 20th century.
United States -- Foreign relations -- History -- 21st century.
ISBN:
9781610393416
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