In 2012, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey contended that we are living in the most dangerous time in my lifetime, right now. In 2013, he was more assertive, stating that the world is more dangerous than it has ever been. Is this accurate? In this book, an edited volume of papers presented at the Cato Institute s Dangerous World Conference, experts on international security assess, and put in context, the supposed dangers to American security. The authors examine the most frequently referenced threats, including wars between nations and civil wars within nations, and discuss the impact of rising nations, weapons proliferation, general unrest, transnational crime, and state failures."
Pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Cato Institute
Release
October 07, 2014
ISBN
1939709407
ISBN 13
9781939709400
A Dangerous World? Threat Perception and U.S. National Security
In 2012, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey contended that we are living in the most dangerous time in my lifetime, right now. In 2013, he was more assertive, stating that the world is more dangerous than it has ever been. Is this accurate? In this book, an edited volume of papers presented at the Cato Institute s Dangerous World Conference, experts on international security assess, and put in context, the supposed dangers to American security. The authors examine the most frequently referenced threats, including wars between nations and civil wars within nations, and discuss the impact of rising nations, weapons proliferation, general unrest, transnational crime, and state failures."