Chapter 12: Foreign Policy and Homeland Security

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Chapter 12 is a new chapter for the second edition that examines the interrelated issues of foreign policy and homeland security. To be sure, one chapter cannot do justice to the wide range of issues associated with these public policy areas; however, it does provide background on some of the major events related to U.S. foreign policy. These include the Marshall Plan, the development of the United Nations, and military build-up. The chapter also discusses different kinds of foreign aid provided and the role of intelligence in military and foreign policy, particularly in the context of recent concerns related to homeland security and the war in Iraq.

 

The chapter then moves on to a more thorough exploration of specific homeland security issues. These include an examination of different homeland security threats and transportation security using a number of the analytical criteria discussed throughout the book. The focused discussion at the end of the chapter examines the issue of civil liberties in an age of terrorism through the analytical lenses of effectiveness, efficiency, and legal and ethical concerns.