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Revolution and Counterrevolution: Mozambique's War of Independence, 1964-1974 (Contributions in Intercultural and Comparative Studies)

History

Henriksen, Thomas H.

Africa

Praeger

Both the Special Operations Forces (SOF) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) have served as the nation’s eyes, ears, and daggers, often in close cooperation but occasionally at cross-purposes throughout their histories. In this book, Thomas H. Henriksen examines the warrior-spy connection both before and after the formation of the SOF and the CIA, suggesting that their history is notable for instances of cooperating, competing, circumventing, and even cutting each other out of the action before the 9/11 terrorist attacks brought about their present close alignment. Henriksen shows how, by adopting an intelligence-driven, targeted counterstrike weapon against terrorists, the United States went from a Cold War Goliath to a more nimble force, thanks largely to the SOF and CIA contributions. But their contemporary blending, he suggests, could be just a temporary realignment and that a return to their traditional rivalry is not out of the question. By revisiting and appreciating their respective histories before partnering to combat Islamist terrorism, he provides a clearer understanding of their interaction and offers lessons for the struggle against extremist violence.

Eyes, Ears, and Daggers: Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in America’s Evolving Struggle against Terrorism

Military

Hoover Institution Press

In its unprecedented position as sole world superpower, the United States must judiciously consider what course to take in foreign affairs. Foreign Policy for America's Twenty-first Century: Alternative Perspectivespresents six carefully crafted and bold approaches to this problem from some of the nation's foremost foreign policy experts. Chosen not for their unanimity but for their conflicting visions, these essays are written in accessible prose without esoteric language or scholarly jargon. Such issues as grand strategy, globalization, isolationism, and free trade are discussed in the context of a post-cold war world and a new century.

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

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Clinton's Foreign Policy in Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, and North Korea (Essays in Public Policy) (Volume 72)

A distinguished group of international scholars debates the state of change or continuity in North Korea's post--Kim II Sung regime--shedding light on one of the world's most closed societies, its potential to adapt to post--cold war realities, and the prospects for a peaceful and stable Korean peninsula.

North Korea after Kim Il Sung: Continuity or Change? (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

Mo, Jongryn

Asia

Product Description The collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in American global hegemony in world affairs. In the post-Cold War period, both Democrat and Republican governments intervened, fought insurgencies, and changed regimes. In America's Wars, Thomas Henriksen explores how America tried to remake the world by militarily invading a host of nations beset with civil wars, ethnic cleansing, brutal dictators, and devastating humanitarian conditions. The immediate post-Cold War years saw the United States carrying out interventions in the name of Western-style democracy, humanitarianism, and liberal internationalism in Panama, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo. Later, the 9/11 terrorist attacks led America into larger-scale military incursions to defend itself from further assaults by al Qaeda in Afghanistan and from perceived nuclear arms in Iraq, while fighting small-footprint conflicts in Africa, Asia, and Arabia. This era is coming to an end with the resurgence of great power rivalry and rising threats from China and Russia. Review 'Thomas Henriksen has given us a brisk and incisive tour d'horizon of American foreign policy in the three decades since the end of the Cold War. With admirable concision, America's Wars recounts the shifts in U.S. strategic posture from hegemonic hyperpower in the 1990s, to the war on terror in the early 2000s, to emerging great-power competition with China and Russia. And with unmatched clarity and urgency, Henriksen also traces the persistent themes of increasingly high-tech warfare as well as deepening American fatigue with the burdens of 'exuberant internationalism.' Must reading for all who would understand the evolution of the complex threat environment taking shape as the twenty-first century unfolds.' David M. Kennedy, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Freedom From Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945'This is a rich history of America's post-cold war military interventions: in the past, the United States undertook ambitious interventions, often with less risk of larger conflagrations. In this era of great power competition, the calculations will be more complex. Students and policy makers will benefit from this excellent assessment.' Nadia Schadlow, author of War and the Art of Governance: Consolidating Combat Success into Political Victory'The most glaring truth about the collapse of the Soviet bloc from 1989 to 1991 is that it proved not to be 'the end of history.' As Thomas Henriksen chronicles is this insightful if painful narrative, America's post-Cold War presidents have squandered the nation's power, prestige, and prosperity in one after another 'forever war.'' Walter A. McDougall, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Tragedy of U.S Foreign Policy: How American Civil Religion betrayed the National Interest'In this excellent, balanced, and well-informed survey of US military interventions over the past thirty years, Henriksen provides a sober reminder that salafi jihadist terrorists will not end their war against the United States simply because we declare those wars to be over.' Colin Dueck, author of Age of Iron: On Conservative Nationalism Book Description An overview of American military policy from the end of the Cold War to the present day. About the Author Thomas Henriksen is Senior Fellow Emeritus at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. His previous publications include Cycles in U.S. Foreign Policy since the Cold War (2018), America and the Rogue States (2012), and What Really Happened in Northern Ireland's Counterinsurgency (2008). During 1963-65 he was a US Army infantry officer and served on the President's Commission for White House Fellows, and U.S. Army Science Board.

America's Wars (Cambridge Military Histories)

Americas

Cambridge University Press

The collapse of the Soviet Union ushered in American global hegemony in world affairs. In the post-Cold War period, both Democrat and Republican governments intervened, fought insurgencies, and changed regimes. In America's Wars, Thomas Henriksen explores how America tried to remake the world by militarily invading a host of nations beset with civil wars, ethnic cleansing, brutal dictators, and devastating humanitarian conditions. The immediate post-Cold War years saw the United States carrying out interventions in the name of Western-style democracy, humanitarianism, and liberal internationalism in Panama, Somalia, Haiti, Bosnia and Kosovo. Later, the 9/11 terrorist attacks led America into larger-scale military incursions to defend itself from further assaults by al Qaeda in Afghanistan and from perceived nuclear arms in Iraq, while fighting small-footprint conflicts in Africa, Asia, and Arabia. This era is coming to an end with the resurgence of great power rivalry and rising threats from China and Russia.

America's Wars: Interventions, Regime Change, and Insurgencies after the Cold War (Cambridge Military Histories)

Cycles in US Foreign Policy since the Cold War (American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century)

This book describes how American international policy alternates between engagement and disengagement cycles in world affairs. These cycles provide a unique way to understand, assess, and describe fluctuations in America’s involvement or non-involvement overseas. In addition to its basic thesis, the book presents a fair-minded account of four presidents’ foreign policies in the post-Cold War period: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. It suggests recurring sources of cyclical change, along with implications for the future. An engaged or involved foreign policy entails the use of military power and diplomatic pressure against other powers to secure American ends. A disengaged on noninvolved policy relies on normal economic and political interaction with other states, which seeks to disassociation from entanglements.  

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This book describes how American international policy alternates between engagement and disengagement cycles in world affairs. These cycles provide a unique way to understand, assess, and describe fluctuations in America’s involvement or non-involvement overseas. In addition to its basic thesis, the book presents a fair-minded account of four presidents’ foreign policies in the post-Cold War period: George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama. It suggests recurring sources of cyclical change, along with implications for the future. An engaged or involved foreign policy entails the use of military power and diplomatic pressure against other powers to secure American ends. A disengaged on noninvolved policy relies on normal economic and political interaction with other states, which seeks to disassociation from entanglements.

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Revolution and Counterrevolution: Mozambique's War of Independence, 1964-1974 (Contributions in Intercultural and Comparative Studies)

Eyes, Ears, and Daggers: Special Operations Forces and the Central Intelligence Agency in America’s Evolving Struggle against Terrorism

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

Clinton's Foreign Policy in Somalia, Bosnia, Haiti, and North Korea (Essays in Public Policy) (Volume 72)

North Korea after Kim Il Sung: Continuity or Change? (Hoover Institution Press Publication)

America's Wars (Cambridge Military Histories)

America's Wars: Interventions, Regime Change, and Insurgencies after the Cold War (Cambridge Military Histories)

Cycles in US Foreign Policy since the Cold War (American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century)

Cycles in US Foreign Policy since the Cold War (American Foreign Policy in the 21st Century)