Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-281) and index.
Contents:
An introduction to mission creep / Gordon Adams and Shoon Murray -- The institutional imbalance of American statecraft / Gordon Adams -- Civil-military roles in post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction / James Dobbins -- From confrontation to cooperation : weak states, demanding allies, and the U.S. military / Derek S. Reveron -- Congress and the politics of defense and foreign policymaking : big barriers to balance / Charles B. Cushman, Jr -- Soldiers in sandals / G. William Anderson and Connie Veillette -- Foreign assistance in camouflage : measuring the military security cooperation role / Nina Serafino -- Who tells America's story abroad? : State's public diplomacy or DoD's strategic communication? / Brian E. Carlson -- Combatant commanders, ambassadorial authority, and the conduct of diplomacy / Shoon Murray and Anthony Quainton -- Military advice for political purpose / Sharon K. Weiner -- The military, the CIA, and America's shadow wars / Jennifer Kibbe -- The State Department no longer the gatekeeper / Edward Marks -- Conclusion : does mission creep matter? / Gordon Adams.
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