Congress and the politics of national security / / editors David P. Auerswald, Colton C. Campbell [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910457296403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-107-22759-3; 1-139-20968-X; 1-280-56879-8; 1-139-22257-0; 9786613598394; 1-139-02189-3; 1-139-22428-X; 1-139-21776-3; 1-139-21468-3; 1-139-22085-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiii, 266 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 343.73/01
• Soggetti: National security - Law and legislation - United States; National security - Political aspects - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Congress and national security / David P. Auerswald and Colton C. Campbell -- Congress and U.S. foreign policy before 9/11 / Robert David Johnson -- Institutional challenges confronting Congress after 9/11: partisan polarization and effective oversight / Mark J. Oleszek and Walter J. Oleszek -- Congress and defense / Pat Towell -- Congress and homeland security / Timothy Balunis and William Hemphill -- Congress and intelligence / Loch K. Johnson -- Foreign aid oversight challenges for Congress / Susan B. Epstein -- Enemy combatant detainees / Bernard Horowitz and Harvey Rishikof -- Arms control / David P. Auerswald -- National security surveillance / Louis Fisher.
• Sommario/riassunto: In an increasingly complex and unpredictable world, a growing number ; of observers and practitioners have called for a re-examination 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.