References by Chapter
16. Command of the Military
The Great Delusion– Liberal Dreams and International Realities, by John J. Mearsheimer, Oct 8, 2019, pg 1, Kindle edition, Yale University Press. [return]
https://www.amazon.com/Great-Delusion-Liberal-International-Realities/dp/0300248563/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0Ibid, pg 224 [return]
Ibid, pg 3 [return]
Ibid, pgs 224-225 [return]
A. The crisis of American power: How Europeans see Biden’s America, by Ivan Krastev, Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies and Mark Leonard, co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, Jan 19, 2021, European Council on Foreign Relations. [return]
https://ecfr.eu/publication/the-crisis-of-american-power-how-europeans-see-bidens-america/
B. Global perception of US falls to two-decade low, Sep 15, 2020, BBC News. [return]
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-541697322019 Overview, by Portland, USC Center on Public Diplomacy. [return]
https://softpower30.com/country/united-states/A. The Great Delusion– Liberal Dreams and International Realities, pg 228, Kindle edition [ref 1] [return]
B. The Hell of Good Intentions: America's Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy, by Stephen M. Walt, Oct 22, 2019, Picador. [return]
https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Good-Intentions-Americas-Foreign/dp/1250234816/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0Foreign Assistance: An Introduction to U.S. Programs and Policy, updated Jan 10, 2022, Congressional Research Service. [return]
https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R40213The US foreign affairs budget and what comes next, by Adva Saldinger, Mar 14, 2022, Devex. [return] (requires copy and paste into a browser)
https://www.devex.com/news/the-us-foreign-affairs-budget-and-what-comes-next-102836A. What Are the Different Types of Foreign Aid?, by Sean Ross, updated Aug 16, 2021, Investopedia. [return]
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/082616/what-are-different-types-foreign-aid.asp
B. Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, by Dambisa Moyo, Mar 2, 2010, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. [return]
https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Aid-Working-Better-Africa/dp/0374532125/ref=sr_1_1A. What Are the Different Types of Foreign Aid?, [ref 10] [return]
B. Why Does the United States Give So Much Money to Israel?, by Emma Green, Sep 15, 2016, The Atlantic. [return]
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/09/united-states-israel-memorandum-of-understanding-military-aid/500192/What Has $49 Billion in Foreign Military Aid Bought Us? Not Much, by Andrew Miller and Richard Sokolsky, Feb 27, 2018, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. [return]
https://carnegieendowment.org/2018/02/27/what-has-49-billion-in-foreign-military-aid-bought-us-not-much-pub-75657Fiscal Year 2021 U.S. Arms Transfers and Defense Trade, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Dec 22, 2021, US Department of State. [return]
https://www.state.gov/fiscal-year-2021-u-s-arms-transfers-and-defense-trade/Why Is the U.S. Selling Billions in Weapons to Autocrats?, by Zach Toombs and R. Jeffrey Smith, Jun 21, 2012, FP. [return]
https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/06/21/why-is-the-u-s-selling-billions-in-weapons-to-autocrats/Capitalizing on Conflict: How U.S. arm sales fuel the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, by Dan Auble, Apr 14, 2022, OpenSecrets.org. [return]
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/reports/capitalizing-on-conflict/yemen-case-study/Profits of War: Corporate Beneficiaries of the Post-9/11 Pentagon Spending Surge, by William D. Hartung, Sep 13, 2021, pg 1, Watson Institute, International & Public Affairs, Brown University, Center for International Policy. [return]
https://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/files/cow/imce/papers/2021/Profits%20of%20War_Hartung_Costs%20of%20War_Sept%2013%2C%202021.pdfIbid, pg 4 [return]
Ibid, pg 10 [return]
Biden administration proposes larger defense budget to counter China, Russia, by Oren Liebermann, Ellie Kaufman and Jeremy Herb, updated, Mar 28, 2022,3:45 PM ET, CNN. [return]
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/28/politics/defense-budget-biden-administration/index.htmlLittoral Combat Ship Class – LCS, updated Feb 9, 2022, Naval Sea, Systems Command – Office of Corporate Communication. [return]
https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2171607/littoral-combat-ship-class-lcs/Biden administration proposes larger defense budget to counter China, Russia, [ref 19] [return]
F-35: The Best Fighter Jet In The World? Damn Right It Is, by Ethen Kim Lieser, Sep 28, 2021, 19FortyFive. [return]
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/09/f-35-the-best-fighter-jet-in-the-world-damn-right-it-is/Biden administration proposes larger defense budget to counter China, Russia, [ref 19] [return]
F-35 Program Stagnated in 2021 but DOD Testing Office Hiding Full Extent of Problem, by Dan Grazier, Mar 9, 2022, Project On Government Oversight (POGO). [return]
https://www.pogo.org/analysis/2022/03/f-35-program-stagnated-in-2021-but-dod-testing-office-hiding-full-extent-of-problem/Federal Financial Accountability, GAO. [return]
https://www.gao.gov/federal-financial-accountabilityBiden administration proposes larger defense budget to counter China, Russia, [ref 19] [return]
How Many US Military Bases Are There in the World?, by Everett Bledsoe, Apr 2, 2022, The Soldiers Project. [return]
https://www.thesoldiersproject.org/how-many-us-military-bases-are-there-in-the-world/U.S. Defense Spending Compared to Other Countries, Jul 9, 2021, Peter G. Peterson Foundation. [return]
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparisonDebating defense budgets: Why military purchasing power parity matters, by Peter Robertson, Oct 9, 2021, VoxEU. [return]
https://voxeu.org/article/why-military-purchasing-power-parity-mattersMilitary Size by Country 2022, World Population Review. [return]
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/military-size-by-countryCapitalizing on Conflict: How U.S. arm sales fuel the humanitarian crisis in Yemen [ref 15] [return]
10 U.S. Code § 531 - Original appointments of commissioned officers, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. [return]
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/531War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance, by Richard F. Grimmett, Sep 25, 2012, Congressional Research Service. [return]
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL33532.pdfA hidden world, growing beyond control, by Dana Priest and William M. Arkin, Jul 19, 2010, 12:00 p.m. EDT, The Washington Post. [return]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/top-secret-america/2010/07/19/hidden-world-growing-beyond-control-2/War Powers Resolution, by History.com editors, updated Jun 10, 2019, History. [return]
https://www.history.com/topics/vietnam-war/war-powers-act
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