The National Security Doctrines Of The American Presidency: How They Shape Our Present And Future 02 Vols

From the often-forgotten Washington Doctrine, to the Truman Doctrine that continues to influence our modern national security, to the Obama Doctrine that is still solidifying, American foreign and national security policy is shaped by the historical development of national security doctrines. In the post 9/11 world, with its continuing unrest and instability in the Middle East, these issues are of paramount importance. This two-volume set provides a chronological view of the foreign policy/national security doctrines of key American presidents from Washington to Obama, framed by commentary on the historical context for each, discussions of major themes, and examinations of the lasting impact of these policies. The National Security Doctrines of the American Presidency: How They Shape our Present and Future provides a chronological examination of the foreign policy and national security doctrines of key American presidents from Washington to Obama, covering everything from our missionary zeal and our pursuit of open navigation of the seas, to our involvement in the ongoing political and military conflicts in the Middle East. It addresses the multiple sources behind the doctrines: real, rhetorical, and ideological. Arranged chronologically, each chapter offers commentary on the historical evolution of these doctrines, identifies the major themes, and highlights unique revelations. Ideal for universities, colleges, libraries, academics, classroom teachers, policy makers, and the educated electorate, this two-volume set represents a compendium of national security doctrines that explains how these first doctrines have constrained, restrained, and guided every American president regardless of party, providing comprehensive information that cannot be found in any other single source. Further, the work presents the reader with examples and explanations of precisely how these doctrines from long ago as well as those from recent history directly affect our present and future. The fundamental driver of American national security and U.S. foreign policy are the undercurrents of American grand strategy represented by presidential national security doctrines. There has been a dearth of work on all of the doctrines of the American presidency and, worse yet, an incomplete understanding of how these doctrines continue to shape policy. Further, recognition of this need for both doctrine and grand strategy can assist the United States in guiding the nation through the coming storms and tribulations. We are witness to the second presidential campaign in a row where issues of national security are rarely mentioned, with no mention of grand strategy at all. There is an economic recession, which has inclined the American electorate toward inward thinking, and they have grown fearful or resentful of what some in the media call foreign adventures. There is also naturally war weariness, primarily caused by a lack of grand strategy implementation that has prolonged conflicts that should have been resolved earlier. Iraq and Afghanistan's battlefield environment could have been long over had the United States fully utilized the historic grand strategy themes outlined in this work. The main job of the president is not jobs, or education, or social security -- it is, was, and always will be, national security Cover Title Copyright Contents Preface Acknowledgments Volume 1 1 National Security Doctrines 2 The Washington Doctrine: The Forgotten Doctrine 3 The Monroe Doctrine: This Hemisphere Is Ours 4 The Polk Doctrine: The Stirrings of Manifest Destiny 5 The Lincoln Doctrine: National Security Unionism 6 The Roosevelt Doctrine: The Birth of Primacy 7 The Wilson Doctrine: We Will Make Man in Our Image 8 The Hoover Doctrine: The Delusional Doctrine 9 The FDR Doctrine: The Transition to Greatness Appendix: Primary Documents for Volume 1 Volume 2 10 The Truman Doctrine: The Rise of the National Security State 11 The Eisenhower Doctrine: Liberation Tested 12 The Nixon Doctrine: The Doctrinal Retreat 13 The Carter Doctrine: The New Wilsonianism 14 The Reagan Doctrine: The Rebirth of Primacy and Liberation 15 The Clinton Doctrine: The Un-doctrine of Mirrors 16 The Bush Doctrine: Crusading Realism and a Return to Grand Strategy 17 The Obama Doctrine: Leading from Behind 18 The Grand Strategy of the United States Appendix: Primary Documents for Volume 2 Bibliography 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 Volume 1 -- Introduction: National Security Doctrines -- The Washington Doctrine: The Forgotten Doctrine -- The Monroe Doctrine: This Hemisphere Is Ours -- The Polk Doctrine: The Stirrings Of Manifest Destiny -- The Lincoln Doctrine: National Security Unionism -- The Roosevelt Doctrine: The Birth Of Primacy -- The Wilson Doctrine: We Will Make Man In Our Image -- The Hoover Doctrine: The Delusional Doctrine -- The Fdr Doctrine: The Transition To Greatness -- Appendix: Primary Documents For Volume 1 -- Volume 2 -- The Truman Doctrine: The Rise Of The National Security State -- The Eisenhower Doctrine: Liberation Tested -- The Nixon Doctrine: The Doctrinal Retreat -- The Carter Doctrine: The New Wilsonianism -- The Reagan Doctrine: The Rebirth Of Primacy And Liberation -- The Clinton Doctrine: The Un-doctrine Of Mirrors -- The Bush Doctrine: Crusading Realism And A Return To Grand Strategy -- The Obama Doctrine: Leading From Behind -- The Grand Strategy Of The United States -- Appendix: Primary Documents For Volume 2. Lamont Colucci. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.