{"product_id":"salvaging-american-defense-anthony-cordesman-9780275992576","title":"Salvaging American Defense: The Challenge of Strategic Overstretch","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom grassroots terrorism to the nuclear ambitions of hostile nations, the United States faces increasingly complex threats to its national security. Combating these threats continues to demand a reshaping of the nation's security structure, military forces and defense expenditures. In this study, Anthony Cordesman offers a detailed analysis of critical challenges affecting U.S. national security and how failures in adapting to these challenges have exacerbated the strains on available resources. He systematically identifies the most glaring obstacles to successful national security planning and proposes constructive and practical ways to proceed in the future. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCordesman focuses on ten specific challenges, and each is addressed within the context of the Iraq War, Afghan War, War on Terrorism, and the risk of conflict over the Taiwan Straits. Out of the lessons drawn from these experiences, he examines the future of international coalitions, asymmetric warfare, nation building, and stability operations, and concludes that perhaps the most pressing area for change is the need for accountability among civilian and military policymakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Cordesman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275992578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275992576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.49w x 1.71d","brand":"Anthony Cordesman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47202629452031,"sku":"9780275992576","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_229a55c2-0b2f-45c5-b648-cc3b4adb4d04.jpg?v=1756832929","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/salvaging-american-defense-anthony-cordesman-9780275992576","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}