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US National Security Policy

The Making of U.S. National Security Policy: “We Have Met the Enemy and He is Us.”

Posted on April 9, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
04/09/2012
In this final piece on the PNSR case studies, Richard Weitz underscores the lesson of Pogo: We have met the enemy and he is us.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged PNSR Case Studies, US National Security Policy

The US National Security System: Explaining Success or Failure

Posted on March 30, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/30/2012
In this fourth piece on the PNSR case studies of the US national security system, Richard Weitz looks at what causes failures or explains success.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged PNSR, Richard Weitz, US National Security Policy

American National Security Strategy: The Cost of Delay and Inefficiency

Posted on March 29, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/29/2012
Richard Weitz in this third piece on the PNSR case studies on the making of US national security policy.
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged foreign policy decision making, PNSR, US National Security Policy

Can the US National Security System Implement a Core Strategy?

Posted on March 27, 2012 | by Robbin Laird
03/27/2012
When the Obama Administration says it will shift national security strategy to the Asian pivot, can it do so?
Posted in Policy Dynamics, What's New | Tagged PNSR Case Studies, US National Security Policy
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