Title National security guide to the Presidential election / edited by Kay King and Jacob Stokes ; contributors, David W. Barno [and others]

Published Washington, DC : Center for a New American Security, 2012

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Description 1 online resource ([26] pages) : digital, PDF file Contents Introduction -- Afghanistan -- Defense budget -- China -- Iran -- Syria -- North Korea -- Cyber security -- Energy and climate Summary Due to a deeply troubled U.S. economy, national security has not received the attention it deserves in the 2012 Presidential election campaign from the candidates, the media and, by extension, the public. Yet the United States faces several daunting security challenges such as instability in the Middle East, an ongoing war in Afghanistan, an increasingly antagonistic China and cyber security threats -- all of which will greet the next president on Inauguration Day, if not before. When the campaigning ends, the nation will still be at war, will continue to be the target of terrorist attacks and will continue to face nuclear threats from Iran and North Korea. The next president will need to grapple with these challenges and many more, while navigating a deeply polarized political environment that will require managing deep cuts to the nation's national security budgets. To focus much-needed attention on today's pressing foreign and defense policy agenda, a group of experts at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) has assembled a national security guide to the 2012 presidential election. It is intended to help American voters, global partners and other interested observers to better understand the national security issues that will impact their lives and the nation for the next decade and beyond. It is meant to help readers successfully navigate what little discussion of these issues is taking place during the Presidential campaign and to encourage the public to press both candidates to address these critical issues Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (CNAS, viewed Oct. 11, 2012) Subject Elections -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc National security -- United States -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Elections. Diplomatic relations. Military policy. National security. SUBJECT United States -- Military policy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc United States -- Foreign relations -- Handbooks, manuals, etc Subject United States. Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals. Form Electronic book Author King, Kay, 1954- Stokes, Jacob Barno, David W. Center for a New American Security.

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