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Odom, William Eldridge was born on June 23, 1932 in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Albert and Callie Frances (Everhart) Odom.
( Founded in 1927, the Society of Friends of Defense and ...)
Founded in 1927, the Society of Friends of Defense and Aviation- Chemical Construction, or "Osoaviakhim," became the largest mass voluntary association in the Soviet Union before World War II. Conceived in Bolshevik rhetoric about the creativity of the toiling masses, this novel organizational scheme gradually acquired bureaucratic substance and played a significant role in making the civilian masses administratively accessible for elementary programs in military training and chemical and aviation technology. William E. Odom's study of Osoaviakhim in its first decade seeks not only to recount the history of its development, but, more importantly, to demonstrate that the Soviet experience can be analyzed using the language and concepts of Western social science. In particular, the author argues that concepts from organization theory offer promising opportunities to relate Soviet area studies to the broader concerns of comparative politics, and that middle range generalizations about politics within bureaucracies may prove very helpful in explaining "who gets what, when, and how" in the Soviet polity. Originally published in 1974. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
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(Security depends on intelligence, and in this book a lead...)
Security depends on intelligence, and in this book a leading authority discusses basic problems in American intelligence and how to fix them. For this edition he provides a new preface in which he assesses the security recommendations of the recently released Congressional committee report on 9/11.
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( William E. Odom combines expertise in political science...)
William E. Odom combines expertise in political science and military affairs to challenge both conventional and unconventional wisdom about insurgencies and political development. The author concludes that in all three components of U.S. strategy for counterinsurgency—political, economic, and military—faulty notions of causation inform policy. U.S. advice to embattled governments fails to recognize the inherent clash of development goals; direct fiscal aid hurts more often than it helps recipient governments; and the focus of U.S. military assistance on fighting insurgents plays to their strengths and fails to exploit their weaknesses. On Internal War reviews the contrasting theory and practice in Soviet and American approaches to their competition in the Third World and relates them to indigenous causes of internal wars. Odom also integrates the military dimensions of insurgencies with external influences and internal politics. Drawing on political development theory, he underscores the sources of instability in Third World states that make insurgencies more likely and offers ways to assess the prospects for democracy in specific cases. The centerpiece of the study is a practical application of the author’s analysis to three case studies—El Salvador, Guatemala, and the Philippines—and a regional assessment of the Middle East. Odom provides no panaceas but suggests that more promising strategies can be devised.
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(To many observers, the end of the Cold War presages the s...)
To many observers, the end of the Cold War presages the spread of democratic capitalism throughout the world. Indeed, some analysts have looked at recent events and seen a new world. The end of Communism, however, has yet to fulfill that promise, as evidenced most clearly by ethnic struggles in Europe. As the world scene changes, a sensible strategy for international relations requires valid, up-to-date information, especially regarding regions critical to the increasingly interdependent world economy. One important region in the world economy, though often overlooked, is northeast Asia. As discussions tend to focus on the changes taking place in Europe following the Cold War, many forget to mention the equally significant changes elsewhere. The area of northeast Asia is a region in flux, and establishing a new security equilibrium there now is as difficult as it was during the Cold War. William Odom analyzes the security strategies of each Northeast Asian nation and, specifically, their strategies toward one another within the region. Japan, the two Koreas, China, and Russia are the major powers in which the book provides in-depth analysis. Finally, the book lays out some possible scenarios for the future of the region and analyzes the likely results of the U.S.s possible policy choices.
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Odom, William Eldridge was born on June 23, 1932 in Cookeville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Albert and Callie Frances (Everhart) Odom.
Bachelor of Science, United States Military Academy, 1954. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1970.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Middlebury College, 1987.
Commissioned 2nd lieutenant United States Army, 1954, advanced through grades to lieutenant general, 1984, retired, 1988. Member United States Military Liaison Mission to Soviet Forces, Germany, 1964-1966. From assistant professor to associate professor government United States Military Academy, West Point, 1966-1969, 74-76.
Staff officer Mil Assistance Command, Saigon, 1970—1971. Assistant Army attache United States Embassy, Moscow, 1972-1974. Staff member National Security Council The White House, 1977-1981.
Assistant chief of staff for intelligence Department Army, United States Department Defense, Washington, 1981-1985. Director National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Maryland, 1985-1988. Senior fellow Hudson Institute, from 1988.
Adjunct professor political science Yale University, 1989—2008. Chairman board directors American Science and Engineering.
( Founded in 1927, the Society of Friends of Defense and ...)
(Security depends on intelligence, and in this book a lead...)
(To many observers, the end of the Cold War presages the s...)
(Book by Odom, William E.)
( William E. Odom combines expertise in political science...)
Trustee Middlebury College, 1987-1997. Member Council on Foreign Relations, American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies, American Political Science Association, Academy Political Science, American Philosophical Society, American Legion.
Married Anne Weld Curtis, June 9, 1962. 1 child, Mark Weld.