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In this book, leading national security law scholars provide the most up-to-date single volume guide to the conduct of national security and foreign policy. Each chapter focuses on one topic or region, providing historical background, an assessment of major concerns, a description of relevant law, and recommendations for the future.
List of contents
Part 1: An Invitation to Struggle: Institutions and Principles
Chapter 1: National Security and the Constitutional Separation of Powers, Jack Goldsmith
Chapter 2: National Security Bureaucracy, Loren Schulman
Chapter 3: Making the Annual Defense Budget, Todd Harrison
Chapter 4: War Powers: Authorizing the Use of Military Force, Melanie Marlowe
Chapter 5: Grand Strategy, National Security, and Law, William Inboden
Chapter 6: International Law, Ashley Deeks
Part 2: Contemporary Issues in National Security
Chapter 7: U.S. Surveillance Authorities: On Geography, Vacuum Cleaners, and Hands, Benjamin Wittes
Chapter 8: The Law of Military Detention: The Post-9/11 Controversies in Context, Robert Chesney
Chapter 9: The Press and National Security, Charlie Savage
Chapter 10: Cybersecurity Law: Domestic and International Issues, Matthew Waxman
Chapter 11: Drone Warfare and Autonomous Weapon Systems, Colin McElhinny
Chapter 12: The Evolution of Homeland Security Law and Policy, Patrick Roberts
Chapter 13: Civil-Military Relations, Charles Dunlap
Chapter 14: The Director of National Intelligence and the Community, James Clapper
Chapter 15: Democracy Promotion and U.S. National Security, Larry Diamond
Chapter 16: Financial Sanctions as an Instrument of Policy, Juan Zarate
Chapter 17: Nuclear Weapons, Arms Control, and Missile Defense, Thomas Karako and Nathan Busch
Part 3: National Security Challenges Around the World
Chapter 18: NATO: Core of the Liberal International Order?, Kori Schake
Chapter 19: U.S. National Security Policy, Law, and the Middle East, Michael O’Hanlon
Chapter 20: U.S.-Russian Relations in the Grey Zone, Heather Conley and Holly Geffs
Chapter 21: China and the Indo-Pacific, Michael Auslin
Chapter 22: U.S. Counterterrorism and the Use of Force in Africa, Alice Hunt-Friend
About the author
Thomas Karako is a senior fellow with the International Security Program and the director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Melanie Marlowe is a senior associate with the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Summary
In this book, leading national security law scholars provide the most up-to-date single volume guide to the conduct of national security and foreign policy. Each chapter focuses on one topic or region, providing historical background, an assessment of major concerns, a description of relevant law, and recommendations for the future.
