{"product_id":"2940148438724","title":"ALLIANCES AND AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY","description":"One of the greatest challenges facing the United\u003cbr\u003eStates today is the translation of its overwhelming\u003cbr\u003emight into effective influence. Traditionally, the United\u003cbr\u003eStates has leveraged its power through bilateral and\u003cbr\u003emultilateral alliances. However, the end of the Cold\u003cbr\u003eWar and the events of September 11, 2001, have led\u003cbr\u003esome policymakers and analysts to question the value\u003cbr\u003eof alliances in American foreign and defense policy.\u003cbr\u003eThis monograph by Dr. Elizabeth Sherwood-\u003cbr\u003eRandall, one of the nation’s leading specialists on\u003cbr\u003ealliance politics, makes the case that allies are more\u003cbr\u003eimportant than ever to the achievement of U.S. national\u003cbr\u003esecurity goals. She argues that existing American\u003cbr\u003ealliances need to be modernized and strengthened,\u003cbr\u003eand that new alliances should be established. She also\u003cbr\u003estresses the value of peacetime security cooperation,\u003cbr\u003ewhich builds partnerships that may become alliances.\u003cbr\u003eDr. Sherwood-Randall describes the need to evolve the\u003cbr\u003econcept of alliances to fit 21st century security threats\u003cbr\u003ethat may not be confined to a particular region, such\u003cbr\u003eas proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or\u003cbr\u003epandemic disease, and recommends the networking of\u003cbr\u003ekey American alliance relationships into an “alliance\u003cbr\u003eof alliances.”","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108731896048,"sku":"2940148438724","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148438724_p0.jpg?v=1763703488","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148438724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}