Pt. I. Conceptual context -- The changing problem of national security -- The realist paradigm -- Security, interests, and power -- The American experience -- The domestic environment -- pt. II. Historical context -- Fault lines -- The nature and end of the Cold War -- Globalization and beyond -- Legacies of 9/11 -- Ongoing military problems -- pt. III. New challenges -- Asymmetrical warfare : the "new kind of war" -- The unresolved dilemmas in Afghanistan and Iraq -- Terrorism, peacekeeping, and state building -- Extending security under Obama.
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