Rising Oil Prices, Executive Branch Policy, and U.S. Security Implications
Title | Rising Oil Prices, Executive Branch Policy, and U.S. Security Implications PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs |
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Pages | 312 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Energy policy |
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106-2 Hearing: Oversight of Rising Oil Prices and the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Executive Branch Response-Part Ii, S. Hrg. 106-650
Title | 106-2 Hearing: Oversight of Rising Oil Prices and the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Executive Branch Response-Part Ii, S. Hrg. 106-650 PDF eBook |
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Release | 2000 |
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106-2 Hearing: Oversight of Rising Oil Prices and the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Executive Branch Reponse-Part II, S. Hrg. 106-650, June 29, 2000
Title | 106-2 Hearing: Oversight of Rising Oil Prices and the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Executive Branch Reponse-Part II, S. Hrg. 106-650, June 29, 2000 PDF eBook |
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Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments
Title | Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary |
Publisher | |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Judges |
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Preventive Defense
Title | Preventive Defense PDF eBook |
Author | Ashton B. Carter |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2000-09-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9780815791003 |
William J. Perry and Ashton B. Carter, two of the world's foremost defense authorities, draw on their experience as leaders of the U.S. Defense Department to propose a new American security strategy for the twenty-first century. After a century in which aggression had to be defeated in two world wars and then deterred through a prolonged cold war, the authors argue for a strategy centered on prevention. Now that the cold war is over, it is necessary to rethink the risks to U.S. security. The A list--threats to U.S. survival--is empty today. The B list--the two major regional contingencies in the Persian Gulf and on the Korean peninsula that dominate Pentagon planning and budgeting--pose imminent threats to U.S. interests but not to survival. And the C list--such headline-grabbing places as Kosovo, Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda, and Haiti--includes important contingencies that indirectly affect U.S. security but do not directly threaten U.S. interests. Thus the United States is enjoying a period of unprecedented peace and influence; but foreign policy and defense leaders cannot afford to be complacent. The authors' preventive defense strategy concentrates on the dangers that, if mismanaged, have the potential to grow into true A-list threats to U.S. survival in the next century. These include Weimar Russia: failure to establish a self-respecting place for the new Russia in the post-cold war world, allowing it to descend into chaos, isolation, and aggression as Germany did after World War I; Loose Nukes: failure to reduce and secure the deadly legacy of the cold war--nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons in Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union; A Rising China Turned Hostile: failure to shape China's rise to Asian superpower status so that it emerges as a partner rather than an adversary; Proliferation: spread of weapons of mass destruction; and Catastrophic Terrorism: increase in the scope and intensity of transnational terrorism.They also argue for
Beyond the Water's Edge
Title | Beyond the Water's Edge PDF eBook |
Author | Kathleen H. Hicks |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 245 |
Release | 2018-10-15 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1442280883 |
This report assesses domestic political support for internationalist foreign policy by analyzing the motivations of members of Congress on key foreign policy issues. It includes case studies on major foreign policy debates in recent years, including the use of force, foreign aid, trade policy and U.S.-Russia relations. It also develops a new series of archetypes for describing the foreign policy worldviews of members of the 115th Congress to replace the current stale and unsophisticated labels of internationalist, isolationist, hawk and dove. Report findings emphasize areas of bipartisan cooperation on foreign policy issues given member ideologies.
Taking Flight
Title | Taking Flight PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 1997-03-14 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309056764 |
The commercial aviation industry is a major part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and a key contributor to the nation's economy. The industry is facing the effects of a reduced role by the military as a source of high-quality trained personnel, particularly pilots and mechanics. At the same time, it is facing the challenges of a changing American workforce. This book is a study of the civilian training and education programs needed to satisfy the work-force requirements of the commercial aviation industry in the year 2000 and beyond, with particular emphasis on issues related to access to aviation careers by women and minorities.