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I. M. Destler

Homeland Security Jun 5, 2013 Snapshot

Susan Rice's Playbook

Rice faces a basic choice: prioritizing management of the foreign policy process, or pushing policy in her preferred direction. She will inevitably do some of both. If...

I. M. Destler

Defense Policy Oct 13, 2010 Postscript

Donilon to the Rescue?

In addition to the formidable policy challenges ahead of him, the new national security adviser, Thomas Donilon, faces obstacles in shaping the policy process.

I. M. Destler

United States - Foreign Affairs

Bureaucratic Apr 30, 2009 Postscript

Jonestown

The Obama administration has promised to revamp the National Security Council, but so far it has not delivered.

I. M. Destler

United States - Foreign Affairs

U.S. Foreign Policy January/February 2009 Essay

In the Shadow of the Oval Office

One of the most important figures in Obama’s administration will be his national security adviser. An examination of past advisers shows how to get the job right—or...

Ivo H. Daalder and I. M. Destler

U.S. Foreign Policy September/October 2005 Review Essay

The Power Brokers

In Running the World, David Rothkopf provides page after page of raw material on the history and workings of the National Security Council. Unfortunately, the...

I. M. Destler

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