General information
Title: National Security of the Obama Administration: Reassessing Bushism
Author: Stanley A. Renshon
Publication: Routledge, 2010
Number of chapters: 11
Number of pages: 308
Overview
As the author puts it in the preface to this book, the focus of this book is on the intersection of national security dilemmas after 9/11, which face the United States and its allies, the formulation and application of strategic theory, and the policies to deal with on these issues. Both good and bad, the presidential leadership and judgment will have an impact on these issues. As the title of this book implies, it uses the analysis of the two chairmen and the theory of both, as a method.
After the September 11th incident, when the US state idol was attacked, the Bush administration formulated a series of policies aimed at preventing another, more deadly attack, which are controversial at home and abroad. Barack Obama's disagreement over these policies was elected president. The first question asked in this book is: How will Barack Obama deal with the national security architecture he inherited from the Bush administration? The second question asked by the author is: How will Barack Obama, the new president, deal with many other foreign policy challenges waiting for him? He believes that to answer this question, a layer-by-layer analysis is needed, and each level gradually approaches the president's basic work worldview and a set of strategic assumptions.
The author believes that if we want to answer the first question, we need to analyze the three working layers. To analyze each level of work, we need to answer other questions. The first layer is the issue of specific policies. Here, the new president will face many national security issues, and Bushism cannot solve these problems, nor does it provide an answer. The question is, what is the relationship with Russia's rise again? Should the United States intervene in a real or potential genocidal war like Darfur? If so, under what circumstances? At the second level, this is the first level, a level of reference and analysis, and some very basic questions are asked. The question is, what is the correct role of American power and leadership in the world after 9/11? How does one connect with our competitors and enemies? What is his expectation for his allies? What expectations do they have for us? Of course, the most basic national security issue is: Under what circumstances should the United States consider and then use force? The third and most basic level of work is the level of the president and the consultant. Thinking about running. This is the question raised by the third level. What is the nature of the international system and the various actors within it? How to reach a consensus or avoid disaster? What kind of policy tools may work, under what circumstances and what?
The authors acknowledge that these issues are more about psychology than pure policies. This kind of analysis is a psychological study, the basis of the Obama administration's national security thinking, and some of the core issues that they think about. Have to discuss.
The question is, if so, how much of Bush's national security strategy should be retained by the Obama administration. The author believes that it is impossible to answer this question without a fair evaluation of the doctrine. In addition to the changes that 9/11 has considered in the Bush administration's national security thinking, this doctrine should be understood. No matter how these conditions change, if this is the case, how to think about how much [if any] Bushism is still important. There are different arguments about it. The author believes that the analysis he suggests does not occur unless the fairness of the doctrine is considered. Then, the main purpose of the book is to analyze it and make it aim to consider the strengths, weaknesses, and reasons of the doctrine.
Chapter 1: President Obama and the world he inherited
The Obama administration faces many national security issues. This chapter begins with a discussion of some of the most important national security issues that the Obama administration faces and should focus on. Then continue to discuss the contradictory relationship between doctrine and Obama's strategic point of view. It further considers the nature of the risk of the post-9/11 world and how it affects the development of any new doctrine. The chapter concludes with a list of basic national security issues that the Obama administration must focus on.
Chapter 2: The Evolution of the Post-9/11 National Security Perspective
This chapter first considers the intellectuals and worldview foundations and foundations of Bush's theory, and elaborates on the reasons and ways of its development. Then it analyzes the five main contents of Bushism.
Chapter 3: True Bushism
Chapter 3 discusses the fundamental new and corresponding national security challenges that lead to Bushism.
Chapter 4: Bushism: Myths and Criticism
The national security theory developed by the Obama administration will benefit by focusing on what other people are doing. This is usually a history of members and their consultants, whether it is policy advice or warning courses. This chapter, together with the previous chapter, attempts to analyze the true contribution and limitations of this doctrine to US national security. These two chapters are the basis for considering how the Obama administration changes or uses them.
Chapter 5: New Risk Calculus
The focus of this chapter is to consider the nature of the risks and the consequences of uncertainty after 9/11. The author believes that the future of US national security policy requires us to consider the nature of risk as important. Since the main factor in national security decisions is uncertainty, it is important to consider the range of possible losses and benefits associated with the security dilemma facing the United States.
Chapter 6: Deterrence after 9/11, containment and confrontation bargaining: North Korea and Iran
The need for George W. Bush's different strategies for responding to different threats in the 2004 State of the Union address indicates that he is against China, Iran, Syria, North Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Venezuela, and Sudan. This shows that the diversity of strategic psychology applicable to different situations is one of the signs of Bushism. Then we discussed two of the most familiar US strategic tools, deterrence and containment, and a brief history of their coming and use. Two cases will be reviewed to show two different approaches to Bushism as a confrontational negotiation of North Korea's national security strategy and as a restrictive strategy and confrontational negotiation for Iran's national statistical office.
Chapter 7: Dangerous threats and the use of force
The key issue of when to use force is long-term, but the risks after 9/11 have greatly increased. Then, when to use force against Bush, this chapter is a problem. The author said that the Obama administration will face such a dilemma sooner or later. At the end of the chapter, the concept of danger was developed and attempts were made to discuss its psychological and political factors.
Chapter 8: Strategic Choice and the Future of Bushism
Bushism is a great strategy. It is not easy to answer this question. If President Obama decides to leave it, it will replace it. The author believes that comparing the Bush principle with its possible alternatives allows us to better understand the strengths and limitations of both, and has the opportunity to have a flaw in the complex issues involved in the national security environment after 9/11.
Chapter 9: Politics of Risk Assessment
Chapter 9 fully discusses the need for risk assessment, and the risk assessment is not just an intelligence information issue, but also a question of true uncertainty. At the end of the chapter, the author concludes that the future of US national security is divergent and will have different views, as he demonstrates the bill passed by the House of Representatives and requires the United States to complete its major visit to the United States by August. . March 20, 2007, March 20, 2008.
Chapter 10: Politics of National Security after 9/11: A Deep Difference in Worldview
Chapter 10 argues that no matter which national security strategy is chosen, first the president and political leaders must be able to implement these strategies, and the public must understand and support them. The political and psychological burden of the president and the public is increasing because of the differences between the two major parties. The authors of this chapter will consider this political disagreement, how it affects national security debt and how it works in the 2008 presidential election.
Chapter 11: Obama's National Security Mission Worldview, Leadership and Judgment
Chapter 11, as the last but not least chapter of the book, considers the United States to be a dilemma of legalism. President Obama clearly hopes to get rid of this dilemma by taking advantage of the terrible interests that will lead him to be elected, to verbally alienate every opportunity of his predecessor, and to proceed with national security outreach...
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