The US Navy and the National Security Establishment: A Critical Assessment
John T. Hanley, Jr. | | ISBN: 978-1-68585-852-0 $120.00 |
| ISBN: 978-1-68585-648-9 $120.00 |
| 2023/341 pages/LC: 2023007689 |
DESCRIPTION
The US Navy is the most formidable naval force in the world—yet, it seems ill-suited to face today's challenges, especially the rise of China's maritime power. What explains this paradox? Looking for answers, John Hanley explores how the navy has negotiated its place in the broad national security establishment, especially in the decades since World War II.
Hanley is particularly interested in the evolution of the navy's organizational and operational dynamics. Tracing how it has adapted to peace and war over time, he sheds light on its relationships within the ecosystem (Congress, the DoD, the defense industry, etc.) in which it operates, and how it has attempted to adapt and respond to shifting national and global environments.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
John T. Hanley, Jr., is nonresident research fellow at the US Naval War College.
CONTENTS
- The US Naval Ecosystem.
- From the Nineteenth Century to World War II.
- Divisive Cold War Strategies.
- Sclerotic Equilibrium After the Cold War.
- Growing an Information Age Navy.
- Architecture for Antifragility.
- Adaptation in an Information Age of Great Power Competition.
"Readers see the progression of strategy and the advancement of policy from the days of the battleship fleet to the rise of the Information Age. This complex and critical assessment is well researched yet still readable. . . . Highly recommended."—Choice