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Feaver, Peter Douglas was born on December 17, 1961 in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Douglas David and Margaret Ruth Feaver.
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America's debate over whether and how to invade Iraq clustered into civilian versus military camps. Top military officials appeared reluctant to use force, the most hawkish voices in government were civilians who had not served in uniform, and everyone was worried that the American public would not tolerate casualties in war. This book shows that this civilian-military argument--which has characterized earlier debates over Bosnia, Somalia, and Kosovo--is typical, not exceptional. Indeed, the underlying pattern has shaped U.S. foreign policy at least since 1816. The new afterword by Peter Feaver and Christopher Gelpi traces these themes through the first two years of the current Iraq war, showing how civil-military debates and concerns about sensitivity to casualties continue to shape American foreign policy in profound ways.
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An insider’s guide that shows ambitious students how to optimize their college career, completely revised and updated for today’s academic landscape. I WISH I’D KNOWN THAT IN COLLEGE Your time as an undergrad has the potential to be incredibly fun, rewarding, and life changing in ways you may not yet even imagine–that is, if you play your cards right and take full advantage of what your university has to offer. Sadly, very few students ever learn the secret handshake of how to make the most of their college years. Until now. For undergrads (and parents) hoping their tuition will pay off, GETTING THE BEST OUT OF COLLEGE is a must-read. Distilling more than fifty years of experience from some of the leading minds at top tier institutions, GETTING THE BEST OUT OF COLLEGE reveals insider advice that makes the hefty price tag worth it: how to impress professors, live with a roommate, pick the best courses (and do well in them), design a meaningful transcript, earn remarkable internships, prepare for a successful career after graduation, and much more. This new edition also includes feedback from students who put GETTING THE BEST OUT OF COLLEGE to the test, as well as new chapters on what to do when college “just isn’t working” and unique opportunities with international students and study abroad. With a new forward by Duke University’s Coach K, GETTING THE BEST OUT OF COLLEGE gives invaluable advice that enables students (and their parents!) to make the most of their college years.
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A central problem in the history of nuclear weapons has been how to assure that they will only be used when directed and authorized) not in an accident, not by terrorists, not by allies, and not by battlefield commanders acting on their own. Permissive Action Links (PALs) were developed in the 1960s as a technological solution to this problem. This book first examines the factors of that led to the first decision to develop PALs. It then describes the subsequent expansion of PALs. Co-published with Harvard University's Center for Science and International Affairs.
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From the Korean War to the current conflict in Iraq, Paying the Human Costs of War examines the ways in which the American public decides whether to support the use of military force. Contrary to the conventional view, the authors demonstrate that the public does not respond reflexively and solely to the number of casualties in a conflict. Instead, the book argues that the public makes reasoned and reasonable cost-benefit calculations for their continued support of a war based on the justifications for it and the likelihood it will succeed, along with the costs that have been suffered in casualties. Of these factors, the book finds that the most important consideration for the public is the expectation of success. If the public believes that a mission will succeed, the public will support it even if the costs are high. When the public does not expect the mission to succeed, even small costs will cause the withdrawal of support. Providing a wealth of new evidence about American attitudes toward military conflict, Paying the Human Costs of War offers insights into a controversial, timely, and ongoing national discussion.
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How do civilians control the military? In the wake of September 11, the renewed presence of national security in everyday life has made this question all the more pressing. In this book, Peter Feaver proposes an ambitious new theory that treats civil-military relations as a principal-agent relationship, with the civilian executive monitoring the actions of military agents, the "armed servants" of the nation-state. Military obedience is not automatic but depends on strategic calculations of whether civilians will catch and punish misbehavior. This model challenges Samuel Huntington's professionalism-based model of civil-military relations, and provides an innovative way of making sense of the U.S. Cold War and post-Cold War experience--especially the distinctively stormy civil-military relations of the Clinton era. In the decade after the Cold War ended, civilians and the military had a variety of run-ins over whether and how to use military force. These episodes, as interpreted by agency theory, contradict the conventional wisdom that civil-military relations matter only if there is risk of a coup. On the contrary, military professionalism does not by itself ensure unchallenged civilian authority. As Feaver argues, agency theory offers the best foundation for thinking about relations between military and civilian leaders, now and in the future.
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Feaver, Peter Douglas was born on December 17, 1961 in Fountain Hill, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Douglas David and Margaret Ruth Feaver.
Bachelor in Political Science, Lehigh University, 1983. Master of Arts in Political Science, Harvard University, 1986. Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Harvard University, 1990.
Teaching fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1985-1990, pre post doctoral fellow, 1985-1990. Post doctoral research fellow Mershon Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1990-1991. Assistant professor political science Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1991—1998, associate professor, 1998—2003, professor, since 2003, Alexander F. Hehmeyer professor political science public policy, since 2009.
Director defense, policy and arms control White House National Security Council Staff, Washington, 1993-1994, special advisor strategic planning and institutional reform, 2005—2007. Consultant Institute Defense Analysis, Alexandria, Virginia, 1985—1998, since 2008. Director Triangle Institute Security Studies, Durham, since 1999.
Co-moderator WashingtonPost.com Planet War Discussion Group, 2008—2009. Speaker in field; co-moderator Shadow Government Foreign Policy Committee, since 2009. Lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1990-1999.
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( From the Korean War to the current conflict in Iraq, Pa...)
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(An insider’s guide that shows ambitious students how to o...)
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Term member Council on Foreign Relations, 1992—1997. Member advisory board Duke University Law School Center on Law, Ethics, and National Security. Member of Aspen Strategy Group, Inter University Seminar on Armed Forces and Society, International Studies Association, American Political Science Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Karen Michelle Geers, August 11, 1990.