...This chapter evaluates the attempts of the U.S. government to implement the Hillary Doctrine. Three levels of effort are required in order to implement the Hillary Doctrine. The first is the legal and regulatory framework instituted by officials in Washington, D.C.; the second is program...

... are relatively low-tech threats. Yet even under a new administration, extraordinary domestic and international policies enacted by the U.S. government in the wake of 9/11 remain unchanged. The author of this book, a political scientist and former FBI consultant, argues that a nonrational, emotion-driven...

... Air Force hijacking NSDD 138 Reagan administration Cold War drone s FATA terrorism Pentagon CIA counterterrorism drone war national security technological progress terrorist groups U.S. government The same human progress that gives us the technology to strike half a world away also...

...Many of the interrogation methods for the suspected members of the Taliban and Al Qaeda appear to have violated international and domestic prohibitions on torture or other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment. The U.S. government's payment of cash bounties created an indiscriminate...

...This chapter discusses how the terror from the September 11 terrorist attacks was made into war. It describes how the U.S. government exploited the general continuity of our beliefs and institutions and the specific continuity of its own people, methods, and aspirations. Although...

... as an effective national tool in world politics. Condry includes examples from Japanese rap musicians’ portrayals of 9/11 and the Iraq War. They may love hip-hop music and culture but still view U.S. government policies with skepticism. Provocatively, the essay asks how the analysis of soft power might...

... discourse following the sixties. With the passing of the 1965 Immigration Act and the emergent antiracist movements, the immigrants were given special focus by the U.S. government, in terms of participating, however unwittingly, in social experiments and archival operations designed to reinforce...

...This chapter outlines the basic social services available to a schizophrenic patient on their way to recovery. The U.S. government provides Social Security benefits for the mentally ill; Medicaid, Medicare, and private medical insurance policies can help take care of outstanding medical bills...

... the American embassy in Rangoon condemned the KMT activities and wanted strong U.S. intervention to end them, the U.S. government seemed unable to force a troop withdrawal. This was because the CIA, with approval at the highest level, covertly supported the KMT. The decision to support the KMT showed...

... Franklin's political and economic hegemony; to pressure North Carolina and the U.S. government; to eliminate the Native American threat; and to advance collective fiscal and political interests. Blount William Franklin Battle of Muscle Shoals Company Sevier John Spain Tipton John White Dr James...

...This article evaluates the ways in which the U.S. Government, at various levels, monitors and engages in the surveillance of religious groups. It discusses the growing pervasiveness of the government into the religious life of American citizens. As religions increase the public space they occupy...

...The Introduction begins by defining “transitional justice,” explaining its significance, and situating it within the broader fields of international law and international relations. The chapter then describes the book’s focus on understanding why the U.S. government supported certain transitional...

... justice options that have been or could be created, and the U.S. government has employed many of them. Transitional justice issues can be complicated and controversial because of the number, attractiveness, precedence, and pitfalls of the alternatives. This chapter therefore enumerates and describes...

... important factors driving the U.S. government’s support for or opposition to these options. Part I of this chapter provides historical background, including negotiations leading to the creation of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (also known as the ICTY...

...Although Harry Dexter White (1892–1948) was arguably the most important U.S. government economist of the twentieth century, he is remembered more for having been accused of being a Soviet agent. During the Second World War, he became chief advisor on international financial policy to Secretary...

...This book is about the little-known story of how the U.S. government came to hold nearly one-third of the nation's land and manage it primarily for recreation, education, and conservation. America's public lands includes more than 600 million acres of forests, plains, mountains, wetlands, deserts...

...How did the U.S. government make use of a “Buddhist policy” in Southeast Asia during the Cold War despite the American principle that the state should not meddle with religion? To answer this question, this book's author delved deep into an unprecedented range of U.S. and Thai sources and conducted...

..., and the resistance of some physicians and nurses have hampered the use of technology in health care. In 2009, the U.S. government committed billions of dollars to health care technology. Many questions remain, however, about how to deploy these resources. This book uses diabetes—a costly, complex, and widespread...