TERRORISM: COMMENTARY ON SECURITY DOCUMENTS VOLUME 135 Assessing Future U.S. National Defense Needs

Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents is a series that provides primary source documents and expert commentary on various topics relating to the worldwide effort to combat terrorism, as well as efforts by the United States and other nations to protect their national security interests. Volume 135, Assessing Future U.S. National Defense Needs, examines the changes in U.S. national defense priorities in the second term of the Obama administration, including a decreased emphasis on the war against terrorists and a new conceptualization of national defense firmly nested within the larger context of national security.

The documents included in this volume include policy statements from the Secretary of Defense, strategic intelligence estimates, defense efficiency initiatives, assessments of the ramifications of reducing the size and capabilities of the U.S. Army and Marine Corps, and reports on irregular warfare and special operations,

Douglas Lovelace, Jr., is the Director of the Strategic Studies Institute at the U.S. Army War College. Earlier in his military career, he worked on national security directives. He holds an MBA degree from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and a J.D. from Widener School of Law.