Brian E Carlson (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 11 pieces of writing including novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are A Large Bucket, And Accidental Godlike Mastery of Spacetime by Benjamin Crowell (novelette), Some Like It Hot by Brian Stableford (novelette), A Lovely Little Christmas Fire by Jeff Carlson (short story), As Women Fight by Sara Genge (short story), Animus Rights by John Shirley (short story), Angie's Errand by Nick Wolven (short story), Leaving the Station by Jim Aikin (short story), The Bridge of Frankenstein by Mike Resnick (short story), The Anti-World by Andrew Gudgel (poetry), The World's Ending Again in 2012 by Darrell Schweitzer (poetry) and Shiner by G.O. Clark (poetry). In Fine Condition.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Mission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy? examines the question of whether the US Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed too large a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy. After the Cold War, and accelerating after September 11, the United States has drawn upon the enormous resources of DOD in adjusting to the new global environment and challenges arising from terrorism, Islamic radicalism, insurgencies, ethnic conflicts, and failed states. Contributors investigate and provide different perspectives on the extent to which military leaders and DOD have increased their influence and involvement in areas such as foreign aid, development, diplomacy, policy debates, and covert operations. These developments are set in historical and institutional context, as contributors explore the various causes for this institutional imbalance. The book concludes that there has been a militarization of US foreign policy while it explores the institutional and political causes and their implications."Militarization" as it is used in this book does not mean that generals directly challenge civilian control over policy; rather it entails a subtle phenomenon wherein the military increasingly becomes the primary actor and face of US policy abroad. Mission Creep's assessment and policy recommendations about how to rebalance the role of civilian agencies in foreign policy decision making and implementation will interest scholars and students of US foreign policy, defense policy, and security studies, as well as policy practitioners interested in the limits and extents of militarization.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Near Fine. Edition of 1000 copies. Short fiction by Amelia Reynolds Long and others; Essays on Clark Ashton Smith, Amelia Reynolds Long; Lord Dunsany & H.P. Lovecraft; Portfolios of Art by Hans P. Werner & Al Shamie; Poetry by Leigh D. Blackmore, Robert E. Howard, Brian Lumley, Amelia Reynolds Long, Dave Reeder, & Armas T. Salminen.…

Paperback. Condition: New. Mission Creep: The Militarization of US Foreign Policy? examines the question of whether the US Department of Defense (DOD) has assumed too large a role in influencing and implementing US foreign policy. After the Cold War, and accelerating after September 11, the United States has drawn upon the enormous resources of DOD in adjusting to the new global environment and challenges arising from terrorism, Islamic radicalism, insurgencies, ethnic conflicts, and failed states. Contributors investigate and provide different perspectives on the extent to which military leaders and DOD have increased their influence and involvement in areas such as foreign aid, development, diplomacy, policy debates, and covert operations. These developments are set in historical and institutional context, as contributors explore the various causes for this institutional imbalance. The book concludes that there has been a militarization of US foreign policy while it explores the institutional and political causes and their implications."Militarization" as it is used in this book does not mean that generals directly challenge civilian control over policy; rather it entails a subtle phenomenon wherein the military increasingly becomes the primary actor and face of US policy abroad. Mission Creep's assessment and policy recommendations about how to rebalance the role of civilian agencies in foreign policy decision making and implementation will interest scholars and students of US foreign policy, defense policy, and security studies, as well as policy practitioners interested in the limits and extents of militarization.…