TERRORISM: COMMENTARY ON SECURITY DOCUMENTS VOLUME 116 Assessing President Obama's National Security Strategy

Volume 116 of Terrorism: Commentary on Security Documents, Assessing President Obama's National Security Strategy extends the previous volumes on the Administration's national security policy by highlighting its specific strategies. The volume provides an assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review and the Obama Administration's strategy on preventing the proliferation of nuclear weapons. It also includes assessments of the Administration's position on states' rights in controlling illegal aliens, the Department of State's foreign operations, and the Afghanistan strategy. Finally, documents assessing the relationship of terrorism to criminality and weapons of mass destruction nonproliferation strategy for Iran are also provided. The documents and assessments in this volume help readers identify the challenges of implementing a national security strategy.

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 1: National Security Strategy, President Barak Obama, The White House Washington, D.C., May 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 2: Secretary Clinton's Remarks On the Obama Administration's National Security Strategy, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State, Washington, D.C., May 27, 2010

ASSESSING THE QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 3: Quadrennial Defense Review 2010: Overview and Implications for National Security Planning, Congressional Research Service Report, Stephen Daggett, Washington, D.C., May 17, 2010

ASSESSING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S STRATEGY ON PREVENTING THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 4: 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Review Conference: Key Issues and Implications, Paul K. Kerr, et. al., Congressional Research Service Report, Washington, D.C. May 3, 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 5: 2010 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons Draft Final Document, New York, NY, 27 May, 2010

THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S POSITION ON STATES' RIGHTS IN CONTROLLING ILLEGAL ALIENS

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 6: State Efforts to Deter Unauthorized Aliens: Legal Analysis of Arizona's S.B. 1070, Congressoinal Research Service Report, Michael John Garcia et. al., Washington, D.C. May 3, 2010

DEPARTMENT OF STATE FOREIGN OPERATIONS ASSESSMENT

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 7: State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2011 Budget and Appropriations, Marian Leonardo Lawson et al., Congressional Research Service Report, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 8: FOREIGN ASSISTANCE: USAID Needs to Improve Its Strategic Planning to Address Current and Future Workforce Needs, Government Accountability Office Report, Washington, D.C., June 2010

ASSESSING THE AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 9: Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security and U.S. Policy, Congressional Research Service Report, Kenneth Katzman, Washington, D.C., May 11, 2010

ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP OF TERRORISM TO CRIMINALITY

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 10: Assistant Attorney General David Kris Speaks at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., June 11, 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 11: Terrorism, Miranda, and Related Matters,Department of Homeland Security: Actions Taken Toward Management Integration, but a Comprehensive Strategy Is Still Needed, Congressional Research Service Report , Charles Doyle, Washington, D.C., May 24, 2010

DOCUMENT NO. 12: Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS Has Made Some Progress but Not Yet Completed a Strategic Plan for Its Global Nuclear Detection Efforts or Closed Identified Gaps, Government Accountability Office Report, Washington, D.C., June 30, 2010

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION NONPROLIFERATION STRATEGY FOR IRAN

Commentary by Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr., Esq.

DOCUMENT NO. 13: Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses, Congressional Research Service Report, Kenneth Katzman, Washington, D.C., May 24, 2010 Congressional Research Service Report