The Crisis Within: America's Military and the Struggle Between the Overseas and Guardian Paradigms

By Paula G Thornhill

The nation's understanding of both the common defense and organized violence has changed dramatically since 2001, and the diversification in the employment of violence produced a profound paradigm shift. This report is an attempt to start a conversation about how to better understand America's 21st-century military.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833093002
• ISBN13: 9780833093004
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 72 Pages