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The Nsc Staff
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Author : Christopher C. Shoemaker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-06-18
The Nsc Staff written by Christopher C. Shoemaker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-18 with Political Science categories.
Since its creation in 1947, the NSC has played an increasingly important role in the formation of U.S. national security policy. Christopher C. Shoemaker, a former staff member of the NSC, describes the history, functioning, and weaknesses of the NSC and its staff system and suggests changes that could improve the NSC’s performance. This work will
The Nsc Staff
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Author : R. D. Hooker, Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-02-03
The Nsc Staff written by R. D. Hooker, Jr. and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-03 with National security categories.
Early in every new administration, the President and his national security team are inundated with studies offering advice on how to organize for national security. Many propose sweeping changes in the size, structure, and mission of the National Security Council (NSC) staff, the fulcrum of national security decisionmaking. However attractive superficially, organizational tinkering is unlikely to drive better performance. This paper argues that structure and process are less important than leadership and the quality of NSC staffing. No duty rises higher than the President's call to defend the Constitution and the people and territory it nourishes. That duty will be tested early and often. An NSC staff that is up to the task will play an enormous role in keeping the United States safe. What Does the NSC Staff Do? The NSC staff has four primary roles: to advise the President in the field of national security affairs, to manage and coordinate the interagency process in formulating national security policy, to broadly monitor policy execution, and to staff the President for national security meetings, trips, and events. Many assume that the NSC staff does, or should do, much more. But it is first and foremost the President's personal national security staff. Other tasks - such as generating independent, whole of government national security policies and strategies, or conducting detailed, daily implementation oversight - would require a much larger staff and inevitably lead to ponderous, centralized, and ultimately dysfunctional behaviors that would prevent responsive support to the President. Long-range "strategic" planning is surely essential, but more properly belongs to the interagency as a whole, vetted by the Deputies and Principals Committees and approved by the full National Security Council. The NSC's role as a process manager is not synonymous with policy advocacy. While the National Security Advisor (NSA) may and often will recommend a given course of action, a more critical function is ensuring that all viewpoints are heard and objectively assessed, and that important issues are framed for decision. When allowed to become an operational entity (as occurred during the Iran-Contra affair) or to effectively preempt the Departments of State and Defense (as in the Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, and Jimmy Carter eras), the NSC staff has historically stumbled. Properly focused and chartered, the NSC staff can empower and facilitate an interagency process that is otherwise cumbersome. Over time, the NSC staff has become immersed in policy detail and in responding to urgent or crisis events, fed largely by a 24-hour news cycle. This in turn creates pressure for staff growth. The result is a diminished ability to conduct high-level, far-seeing policy work at the appropriate strategic level. A smaller NSC staff by definition is unable to immerse itself in detailed policy oversight and micromanagement, a compelling argument for reductions in future administrations. In this regard, the NSC staff is not a line entity, statutorily empowered to give orders in its own name. And significantly, it should not be an interagency planning headquarters. It may forward Presidential guidance and direction through formal channels or an approved interagency body such as the Principals Committee. It cannot direct or demand. However, the NSC staff and its head, the National Security Advisor, enjoy two distinct advantages: access to the President, and the ability to set the policy agenda in national security affairs. Used judiciously, these represent real power.
The Nsc Staff
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Author : CHRISTOPHER C. SHOEMAKER
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-05-31
The Nsc Staff written by CHRISTOPHER C. SHOEMAKER and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-31 with categories.
Since its creation in 1947, the NSC has played an increasingly important role in the formation of U.S. national security policy. Christopher C. Shoemaker, a former staff member of the NSC, describes the history, functioning, and weaknesses of the NSC and its staff system and suggests changes that could improve the NSC's performance. This work will
National Security Council
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Author : Richard A. Best
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 2010-11
National Security Council written by Richard A. Best and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Political Science categories.
The Nat. Security Council (NSC) was established in 1947 to create an inter-departmental body to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to the national security. This report traces the evolution of the NSC from its creation to the present. The organization and influence of the NSC have varied significantly from one Administration to another, from a highly structured and formal system to loose-knit teams of experts. The NSC staff should be organized to meet the particular goals and work habits of an incumbent President. The history of the NSC provides ample evidence of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of policymaking structures.
White House Warriors How The National Security Council Transformed The American Way Of War
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Author : John Gans
language : en
Publisher: Liveright Publishing
Release Date : 2019-05-14
White House Warriors How The National Security Council Transformed The American Way Of War written by John Gans and has been published by Liveright Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-05-14 with Political Science categories.
This revelatory history of the elusive National Security Council shows how staffers operating in the shadows have driven foreign policy clandestinely for decades. When Michael Flynn resigned in disgrace as the Trump administration’s national security advisor the New York Times referred to the National Security Council as “the traditional center of management for a president’s dealings with an uncertain world.” Indeed, no institution or individual in the last seventy years has exerted more influence on the Oval Office or on the nation’s wars than the NSC, yet until the explosive Trump presidency, few Americans could even name a member. With key analysis, John Gans traces the NSC’s rise from a collection of administrative clerks in 1947 to what one recent commander-in-chief called the president’s “personal band of warriors.” A former Obama administration speechwriter, Gans weaves extensive archival research with dozens of news-making interviews to reveal the NSC’s unmatched power, which has resulted in an escalation of hawkishness and polarization, both in Washington and the nation at large.
A National Security Staff For The 21st Century
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Author : Jack A. LeCuyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
A National Security Staff For The 21st Century written by Jack A. LeCuyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Administrative agencies categories.
Our legacy 1947/1989 national security system is unsuited for the dynamic and complex global security environment that has developed since the end of the Cold War. Over time, the National Security Council has evolved from the very limited advisory group initially imagined by President Truman to that of a vast network of interagency groups that were developed since 1989. These interagency groups view themselves as deeply involved in integrating policy development, crisis management, and staffing for the President. However, the National Security Staff (NSS) and the national security system are relics of the industrial age -- vertical stovepipes -- in an age that demands that the management of the national security system be conducted at the strategic level. What is required is a true national security strategy based on ends, ways, and means; the alignment of resources with integrated national security missions; and the assessment and accountability of management functions that should be performed by a properly resourced NSS unburdened from the urgency of the 24/7 news cycle. The President's National Security Strategy of May 2010 calls for reform in many of these areas. Section 1072 of the 2012 Defense Authorization Act calls upon the President to outline the changes and resources that are needed in both the executive branch and in Congress to implement his national security strategy. The President's response to this legislative mandate can and should be the first step in a strategic partnership for transforming our national security system, in both the executive branch and the Congress, to that of a system that can meet and anticipate the challenges and opportunities for ensuring our security and well-being.
Organizational History Of The National Security Council During The Truman And Eisenhower Administrations
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Author : James S. Lay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Organizational History Of The National Security Council During The Truman And Eisenhower Administrations written by James S. Lay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Government publications categories.
Organizational History Of The National Security Council
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Author : National Security Council (U.S.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
Organizational History Of The National Security Council written by National Security Council (U.S.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with categories.
The Presidency And The Management Of National Security
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Author : Carnes Lord
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Presidency And The Management Of National Security written by Carnes Lord and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Political Science categories.
In this brilliant examination of the management of national security over the past 40 years, a former officer of the National Security Council explores the creation of the NSC, its changing function, and its uses and misuses by presidents, along with specific suggestions for corrections.
The National Security Council
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Author : Henry Kissinger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1970
The National Security Council written by Henry Kissinger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1970 with categories.