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In this edited
volume, Mackenzie Eaglen brings together top foreign and defense policy voices
in Washington to address the ever-growing resource-strategic mismatch evident
in US defense policy. This project is designed to provide the administration
with immediate and realistic solutions to bolster America’s military and
restore its flagging strategic and conventional deterrents.
Price: $18.00
Pages: 332
Publisher: AEI Press
Imprint: AEI Press
Publication Date:
09 December 2025
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780844750941
Format: Paperback
BISACs:
POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Military Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International)
1. When Ends and Means Don’t Meet: America’s Strategy-Resource Mismatch
Mackenzie Eaglen
2. Our Prewar Era: America and the Dilemmas of Global Defense
Hal Brands
3. US Defense Policy and Strategic Guidance for a Multi-Theater Military
Dustin Walker
4. Reconciling More Spending on Defense with Long-Term Fiscal Stability
James C. Capretta
5. The US Military Makes America and the World Safe for Commerce
Michael R. Strain
6. How Much Is Too Much?
Todd Harrison
7. Affordable American Security
Elaine McCusker
8. Toward a Western Pacific Defense Concept
Dan Blumenthal
9. America First in the Indo-Pacific?
Zack Cooper
10. How to Recruit and Retain the Force We Need
Kori Schake and James Mattis
11. The Future of War
Frederick W. Kagan
12. US Land Forces: Slouching Toward Sitzkrieg
Giselle Donnelly
13. The Navy Needs a 180-Degree Pivot: Embracing Autonomy and AI for Maritime Dominance
John G. Ferrari
14. Time Is Up: Fast Decisions for the Air Force We Need
Rebecca Grant
15. Embracing Space Force Exceptionalism
Todd Harrison
16. To Deter and Assure: A US Nuclear Posture Tailored for Three Theaters
Kyle Balzer
Mackenzie Eaglen
2. Our Prewar Era: America and the Dilemmas of Global Defense
Hal Brands
3. US Defense Policy and Strategic Guidance for a Multi-Theater Military
Dustin Walker
4. Reconciling More Spending on Defense with Long-Term Fiscal Stability
James C. Capretta
5. The US Military Makes America and the World Safe for Commerce
Michael R. Strain
6. How Much Is Too Much?
Todd Harrison
7. Affordable American Security
Elaine McCusker
8. Toward a Western Pacific Defense Concept
Dan Blumenthal
9. America First in the Indo-Pacific?
Zack Cooper
10. How to Recruit and Retain the Force We Need
Kori Schake and James Mattis
11. The Future of War
Frederick W. Kagan
12. US Land Forces: Slouching Toward Sitzkrieg
Giselle Donnelly
13. The Navy Needs a 180-Degree Pivot: Embracing Autonomy and AI for Maritime Dominance
John G. Ferrari
14. Time Is Up: Fast Decisions for the Air Force We Need
Rebecca Grant
15. Embracing Space Force Exceptionalism
Todd Harrison
16. To Deter and Assure: A US Nuclear Posture Tailored for Three Theaters
Kyle Balzer