Mission Creep : The Militarization of US Foreign Policy?

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- PART I: THE INSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL CONTEXT -- Chapter 1 An Introduction to Mission Creep -- Chapter 2 The Institutional Imbalance of American Statecraft -- Chapter 3 Civil-Military Roles in Postconflict Stabilization and Reconstruction -- Chapter 4 From Confrontation to Cooperation: Weak States, Demanding Allies, and the US Military -- Chapter 5 Congress and the Politics of Defense and Foreign Policy Making: Big Barriers to Balance -- PART II: OBSERVING THE MILITARIZATION TREND -- Chapter 6 Soldiers in Sandals -- Chapter 7 Foreign Assistance in Camouflage? Measuring the Military Security Cooperation Role -- Chapter 8 Who Tells America's Story Abroad? State's Public Diplomacy or DoD's Strategic Communication? -- Chapter 9 Combatant Commanders, Ambassadorial Authority, and the Conduct of Diplomacy -- Chapter 10 Military Advice for Political Purpose -- Chapter 11 The Military, the CIA, and America's Shadow Wars -- PART III: IMPLICATIONS OF MILITARIZATION -- Chapter 12 The State Department: No Longer the Gatekeeper -- Chapter 13 Conclusion: Does Mission Creep Matter? -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

Mission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy? examines the question of whether the US Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed too large a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy while confronting the challenges arising from terrorism, Islamic radicalism, insurgencies, ethnic conflicts and failed states.

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