Download or read book Congress and Civil Military Relations written by Colton C. Campbell and published by Georgetown University Press. This book was released on 2015-03-03 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the president is the commander in chief, the US Congress plays a critical and underappreciated role in civil-military relations—the relationship between the armed forces and the civilian leadership that commands it. This unique book edited by Colton C. Campbell and David P. Auerswald will help readers better understand the role of Congress in military affairs and national and international security policy. Contributors include the most experienced scholars in the field as well as practitioners and innovative new voices, all delving into the ways Congress attempts to direct the military. This book explores four tools in particular that play a key role in congressional action: the selection of military officers, delegation of authority to the military, oversight of the military branches, and the establishment of incentives—both positive and negative—to encourage appropriate military behavior. The contributors explore the obstacles and pressures faced by legislators including the necessity of balancing national concerns and local interests, partisan and intraparty differences, budgetary constraints, the military's traditional resistance to change, and an ongoing lack of foreign policy consensus at the national level. Yet, despite the considerable barriers, Congress influences policy on everything from closing bases to drone warfare to acquisitions. A groundbreaking study, Congress and Civil-Military Relations points the way forward in analyzing an overlooked yet fundamental government relationship.
Download or read book Congress and National Security written by Kay King and published by Council on Foreign Relations Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this Council Special Report, Kay King, CFR's vice president for Washington initiatives, explores the political and institutional changes that have contributed to congressional gridlock and examines their consequences for foreign policy making. Some of these developments, she notes, are national trends that have developed over a number of decades. Successive redistricting efforts, for example, have all but eliminated interparty competition in some House districts, leaving the real competition to the primaries and the most ideologically driven voters. King further notes that the rising cost of elections has increased the time devoted to fundraising at the expense of substantive priorities, and the twenty-four-hour news cycle has decreased the time and incentive for reflective debate. More subtle--but equally important--institutional changes have likewise diminished Congress's effectiveness. A decline in committee chairmen's authority and expertise, tighter control over voting by party leaders, and the relaxation of traditional customs limiting the use of procedural tools to practical ends have all, she writes, led to a breakdown in comity. The consequences she highlights are both broad and significant, from delayed presidential appointments to a poorly coordinated budget process for critical foreign policy areas such as intelligence, diplomacy, and development."--Publisher description.
Download or read book Laws Relating to National Defense Enacted During Seventy eighth Congress written by United States and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Promote the Efficiency of National Defense written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigation of the National Defense Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1908 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 41, focuses on Navy fuel purchase contracts for Saudi Arabian oil and businesses' use of institutional advertising for tax exemptions during and after the war.
Download or read book Preparedness for National Defense written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigation of the National Defense Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part 41, focuses on Navy fuel purchase contracts for Saudi Arabian oil and businesses' use of institutional advertising for tax exemptions during and after the war.
Download or read book Congress and National Defense written by Werner J. Feld and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1985 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preparedness for National Defense written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigation of the National Defense Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 2056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Investigation of the National Defense Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Defense Establishment unification of the Armed Services written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1947 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Defense written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Congress and the Politics of National Security written by David P. Auerswald and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Investigation of the National Defense Program written by United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program and published by . This book was released on 1946 with total page 705 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuation of hearings to investigate national defense programs.
Download or read book National Defense Migration written by United States. Congress. House. Select Committee Investigating National Defense Migration and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 1456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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