1st Edition
The Dangerous Doctrine National Security And U.s. Foreign Policy
Ever since President Truman invoked the words "national security" to launch the U.S. side of the cold war, government officials have used the phrase to explain, justify, or excuse executive actions that were dubious, illegal, or, as Senator Sam Ervin said during the Watergate hearings, "on the windy side of the law." National security does not simp
Biography
Saul Landau is a senior fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and a member of the Executive Board of Policy Alternatives for the Caribbean and Central America. He has written widely on U.S. policy toward Latin America. He and