This is a thoroughly revised second edition of a book that we published in 2010. Exporting Security is about the US military's role in military-to-military partnerships, such as helping to support and train foreign militaries, and about the US military'srole in missions other than war, ranging from diplomacy, to development, to humanitarian assistance after disasters or during epidemics. Reveron is a proponent of these non-warfighting missions because he views them as an economical way to promote human security and regional security in trouble spots, which he says is in the US national interest. He also sees these efforts as making it less likely that the US will feel compelled to intervene directly in hot spots around the globe if our partners can maintain their own security or if humanitarian disasters can be averted. This second edition will take into account the Obama administration's foreign policy, the poor legacy of training the Iraqi army, the implications of more assertive foreign policies by Russia and China, and the US military's role in recent humanitarian crises such as the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
This volume describes how the US transformed its foreign policy from confrontation with the Soviet Union to cooperation with most countries to address security challenges and deficits, with this edition taking into account the foreign policy of Barack Obama, the impacts of large-scale attempts to remake political and security institutions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the demands of allies and partners on the US to improve security deficits created by challengers. It discusses the importance of security deficits, how militaries are changing from confrontation to cooperation, the challenges of the partners approach, and the reason security cooperation has become a major part of defense strategy. It discusses the use of the military as a tool of national power, rather than just for war; forms of resistance to security cooperation; how the US military has changed through the process of demilitarizing combatant commands and supporting other countries' militaries; how the US Navy promotes maritime security around the world; the implications of security cooperation for the military's force structure; and the risks of giving military agencies civilian responsibilities and weakening the secretary of state's role in setting the agenda for US relations with foreign countries. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
The US military does much more than fight wars; it responds to humanitarian crises and natural disasters, assists advanced militaries to support international peace, and trains and equips almost every military in the world. This book provides an analysis of the shift in US foreign policy from coercive diplomacy to cooperative military engagement.
In this thoroughly updated second edition, Derek S. Reveron provides a comprehensive analysis of the shift in US foreign policy from coercive diplomacy to cooperative military engagement. The US military does much more than fight wars; it responds to humanitarian crises and natural disasters, assists advanced militaries to support international peace, and trains and equips almost every military in the world. Rather than intervening directly, the United States can respond to crises by sending weapons, trainers, and advisers to assist other countries in tackling their own security deficits created by subnational, transnational, and regional challengers. By doing so, the United States seeks to promote partnerships and its soft power, strengthen the state sovereignty system, prevent localized violence from escalating into regional crises, and protect its national security by addressing underlying conditions that lead to war. Since coalition warfare is the norm, security cooperation also ensures partners are interoperable with US forces when the US leads international military coalitions. Exporting Security takes into account the Obama administration's foreign policy, the implications of more assertive foreign policies by Russia and China, and the US military's role in recent humanitarian crises and nation-building efforts.
In this new edition of Exporting Security, Derek S. Reveron provides a comprehensive analysis of the shift in US foreign policy from coercive diplomacy to cooperative military engagement. The US military does much more than fight wars; it responds to humanitarian crises and natural disasters, assists advanced militaries to support international peace, and trains and equips almost every military in the world. Rather than intervening directly, the United States can respond to crises by sending weapons, trainers, and advisers to assist other countries in tackling their own security deficits. By doing so, the United States seeks to promote partnerships and its soft power, strengthen the state sovereignty system, prevent localized violence from escalating into regional crises, and protect its national security by addressing underlying conditions that lead to war.
