U.S. Global Defense Posture, 1783-2011

• Autor principal: Pettyjohn, Stacie L. (auth)
• Formato: Recurso Electrónico Capítulo de Livro
• Idioma: inglês
• Publicado em: RAND Corporation 2012
• Assuntos: Economic systems & structures; Management of real estate, property & plant; Defence strategy, planning & research; International relations; Diplomacy; Political Science; Business; History
• Acesso em linha: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This monograph describes the evolution of the U.S. global defense posture from 1783 to the present as the nation grew from a relatively weak and insular regional power into the preeminent global power. As new and unpredictable threats emerge, alliance relationships are revised, and resources decline...