National interests and national security
The national security context
Who's who in the international system
The conflict spectrum
National security, nuclear weapons, and arms control
The US political system
The national security establishment
The President and the presidency
The policy triad and the National Security Council
The military establishment
The intelligence establishment
The national security policy process
The policy process
The President and Congress
Empowering the people
Civil-military relations
Looking toward the future
Long-range issues of national security
Making the system work
For further reading.
US national security : policymakers, processes, and politics by Sam C. Sarkesian. ISBN 9781588268563. Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.