The Threat on the Horizon: An Inside Account of America's Search for Security after the Cold War

Author:   Loch K. Johnson (Regents Professor of International Affairs, Regents Professor of International Affairs, University of Georgia)
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Pages:   560
Publication Date:   07 April 2011
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The Threat on the Horizon: An Inside Account of America's Search for Security after the Cold War


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Author:   Loch K. Johnson (Regents Professor of International Affairs, Regents Professor of International Affairs, University of Georgia)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 4.20cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   0.857kg
ISBN:  

9780199737178


ISBN 10:   0199737177
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   07 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments A Glossary of Terms Part I: The Beginning 1: Uneasy Birth 2: Starting Up 3: Seeking Answers Part II: Seeking Answers 4: A New Intelligence Chief 5: Down on the Farm 6: Weighing the Value of Estimates Part III: Leadership Transition 7: The Death of a Chairman 8: Wobbling Forward 9: Brown at the Helm Part IV: End Game 10: A Second Retreat 11: The Final Stretch 12: The Commission Reports Part V: Reform Unraveled 13: In the Commission's Wake 14: Intelligence Reform Redux Appendix Notes

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<br> Loch Johnson's account of the Aspin-Brown commission will be viewed as a classic in the literature on American government and intelligence studies. His insider story reveals how official Washington thought about intelligence in the years before the 9/11 tragedy and how the commission's work fits into the ongoing effort at intelligence reform. The Threat on the Horizon tells a fascinating tale about a part of government that is generally inaccessible to citizens and scholars alike. --James J. Wirtz, Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies, Naval Postgraduate School<p><br> Loch Johnson's lively first-hand account is a rare behind-the-scenes look at an inquiry into U.S. intelligence. He shows that the answers, and even the questions, are more complicated than most think. --Paul R. Pillar, Professor of Security Studies, Georgetown University<p><br> Making the American intelligence process work has vexed and perplexed policymakers and analysts for decades. Nobody understan


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Loch K. Johnson is the Regents Professor of International Affairs in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia. His many books include A Season of Inquiry: The Senate Intelligence Investigation; America's Secret Power: The CIA in a Democratic Society; Seven Sins of American Foreign Policy; and Bombs, Bugs, Drugs, and Thugs: Intelligence and America's Quest for Security.

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