Congress and the Politics of National Security

by Edited by David P. Auerswald , Colton C. Campbell

• ISBN13: 9780521187268
• ISBN10: 0521187265
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-19
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

In an increasingly complex and unpredictable world, a growing number of observers and practitioners have called for a reexamination of our national security system. Central to any such reform effort is an evaluation of Congress. Is Congress adequately organized to deal with national security issues in an integrated and coordinated manner? How have developments in Congress over the past few decades, such as heightened partisanship, message politics, party-committee relationships, and bicameral relations, affected topical security issues? This volume examines variation in the ways Congress has engaged federal agencies overseeing our nation's national security as well as various domestic political determinants of security policy.

Table of Contents

Historical and Institutional Challenges:

Congress and national security David P. Auerswald

Congress and US foreign policy: an overview

Institutional challenges confronting congress post 9/11: partisan polarization and effective oversight

Oversight Challenges:

Congress and defense

Congress and homeland security

Congress and intelligence

Congress and foreign aid

Policy Challenges: Contours and Debate:

Enemy combatant detainees

Arms control

National security surveillance

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