Budgeting for Hard Power Defense and Security Spending Under Barack Obama

by O'Hanlon, Michael E.

• ISBN13: 9780815702948
• ISBN10: 0815702949
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-06-02
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

These are extraordinary times in U.S. national security policy. America remains engaged in both Iraq and Afghanistan while facing a global economic downturn. Homeland security concerns still abound in the wake of the September 11 attacks. Even as the financial crisis places considerable pressure on the U.S. budget, President Obama will have to spend a great deal of time and money on national security, hard power, and war. How should these competing demands be prioritized? How much money will be needed? How much will be available, and how should it be spent?

Author Biography

Michael E. O'Hanlon is a senior fellow in Foreign Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he is research director for the 21st Century Defense Initiative. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, is the lead author of Brookings's Iraq Index, and is a frequent media commentator on issues of foreign policy and security.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
A Primer on Military Strategy, Posture, and Budgets	p. 12
Nuclear Weapons and Missile Defenses	p. 39
Conventional Military Forces and Operations	p. 60
Homeland Security	p. 101
Hard Power in the State Department and Foreign Aid Programs	p. 126
Conclusion	p. 144
Appendix	p. 147
Notes	p. 155
Index	p. 181
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