Morton H. Halperin

Forum: The Case for No First Use: An Exchange

In the June–July 2009 issue of Survival, Scott D. Sagan argued the current case for the United States to adopt a declaratory policy of no nuclear first use. Survival invited four experts from Europe, Asia and North America to comment on Sagans argument. The author concludes the debate with his own final thoughts.

Has Arms Control Worked

A 1961 book by Thomas Schelling and Morton Halperin helped set the standards for arms control negotiations. For this special forum, the Bulletin asked prominent experts whether those standards are still valid in these promising, unsettling times, and whether arms control has met them.

United States-Japanese relations, the 1970's

Foreword Priscilla Clapp and Morton H. Halperin 1. Introduction: An Overview Edwin O. Reischauer 2. Political Immobility and the Uncertain Future Masataka Kosaka 3. U.S. Domestic Politics and Relations with Japan Priscilla Clapp 4. Future U.S.-Japanese Economic Relations Hisao Kanamori 5. Japan and the United States: Notes from the Devils Advocate Henry Rosovsky 6. Asian Economic Growth: The Influence of the United States and Japan Dwight H. Perkins 7. Summit Talks in Retrospect Fuji Kamiya 8. The Normalization of Sino-Japanese Relations Tadao Ishikawa 9. Japan and China: Competitors in a Multipolar World? Donald C. Hellmann 10. Japans Security in a Multipolar World Kiichi Saeki 11. U.S.-Japanese Security Relations Morton H. Halperin

Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy.

The first edition of Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy is one of the most successful Brookings titles of all time. This thoroughly revised version updates that classic analysis of the role played by the federal bureaucracy --civilian career officials, political appointees, and military officers --and Congress in formulating U.S. national security policy, illustrating how policy decisions are actually made. Government agencies, departments, and individuals all have certain interests to preserve and promote. Those priorities, and the conflicts they sometimes spark, heavily influence the formulation and implementation of foreign policy. A decision that looks like an orchestrated attempt to influence another country may in fact represent a shaky compromise between rival elements within the U.S. government. The authors provide numerous examples of bureaucratic maneuvering and reveal how they have influenced our international relations. The revised edition includes new examples of bureaucratic politics from the past three decades, from Jimmy Carters view of the State Department to conflicts between George W. Bush and the bureaucracy regarding Iraq. The second edition also includes a new analysis of Congresss role in the politics of foreign policymaking.