Honest broker? : the national security advisor and presidential decision making

“Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?” “Who will be guarding the guardians?”—Juvenal The U.S. president’s decisions on national security and foreign policy reverberate around the world. The National Security Council (NSC) and the national security advisor are central to the decision making process. But ho...

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Hlavní autor: Burke, John P
Médium: E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: College Station Texas A&M University Press 2009
Vydání:1
Edice:Joseph V. Hughes Jr. and Holly O. Hughes Series on the Presidency and Leadership
Témata:
20th century
American Government
Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs
Decision making
Executive Branch
Foreign policy
Government departments
Heads of state
History
International relations
National security
National security > United States > Decision making > History > 20th century
National Security Council (U.S.)
National Security Council (U.S.) > Decision making > History
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Presidents
Presidents > United States > Decision making > History > 20th century
Security (National & International)
U.S.A
United States
United States. Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs > Decision making > History
ISBN:9781603441025, 1603441026, 9781603440981, 1603440984
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  • CHAPTER 4. The Benifits of Balanced Brokerage: Scowcroft as NSC Advisor CHAPTER 5. Weak Brokerage, Insurgency, and Recovery: The Reagan NSC Advisors CHAPTER 2. The Decline of Honest Brokerage: Bundy as NSC Advisor CHAPTER 3. The Costs of Absent Brokerage: Henry Kissinger as NSC Advisor Introduction: The Case for the Honest Broker Role CHAPTER 1. The Foundation of Honest Brokerage: Truman’s Executive Secretaries, Eisenhower’s Special Assistants Copyright Contents Acknowledgments Cover Title Page Index Bibliography Notes APPENDIX B. The Others: Rostow, Brzezinski, Lake, Berger, and Hadley Conclusions APPENDIX A. Assistants to the President for National Security Affairs (NSC Advisors), since 1953 CHAPTER 6. The Costs of Failed Brokerage: Rice as NSC Advisor
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Honest Broker? -- Introduction -- The Decline of Honest Brokerage -- The Costs of Absent Brokerage -- The Benifits of Balanced Brokerage -- Weak Brokerage, Insurgency, and Recovery -- The Costs of Failed Brokerage -- Conclusions -- The Others -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index