OBAMA AT WAR: CONGRESS AND THE IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY (STUDIES IN CONFLICT, DIPLOMACY, AND PEACE)
Book ID/图书代码： 13012015B78811
English Summary/英文概要： During President Barack Obama’s first term in office, the United States expanded its military presence in Afghanistan and increased drone missile strikes across Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The administration also deployed the military to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean, engaged in a sustained bombing operation in Libya, and deployed U.S. Special Forces in Central Africa to capture or kill Joseph Kony. In these cases, President Obama decided to use force without congressional approval. Yet, this increased executive power has not been achieved simply by the presidential assertion of such powers. It has also been supported by a group of senators and representatives who, for political reasons that stem from constant campaigning, seek to avoid responsibility for military action abroad.
In this revealing book, Ryan C. Hendrickson examines President Obama’s use of force in his first term with four major case studies. He demonstrates that, much like his predecessors, Obama has protected the executive branch’s right not only to command, but also to determine when and where American forces are deployed. He also considers the voting records of Democrat John Kerry and Republican John McCain in the Senate, detailing how both men have played leading roles in empowering the commander-in-chief while limiting Congress’s influence on military decision-making.
Obama at War establishes that the imperial presidency poses significant foreign policy risks, and concludes with possible solutions to restore a more meaningful balance of power. The first book on the constitutional and political relationship between President Obama and the U.S. Congress and the use of military force, this timely reassessment of war powers provides a lucid examination of executive privilege and legislative deference in the modern American republic.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 巴拉克•奥巴马任总统的第一任期间，美国扩大了其在阿富汗的军事装备，并增加了在巴基斯坦，也门和索马里的无人机的导弹袭击。政府还部署了军队在印度洋打击海盗，以及在利比亚持续的空袭行动，并部署美军特种部队在非洲中部对约瑟夫•科尼的追杀。这些例子都表明了奥巴马总统使用武力无需国会批准。然而，这些提高的行政权力并不是简单地由总统的主张批准。它还由一组参议员和众议员支持，而这些人出于由不间断的运动造成的政治原因，设法避免担负对外军事行动的责任。
在这本书中，赖安•C•亨德里克森以四个主要的案例研究森探讨了在第一个任期内，奥巴马总统对权利的使用。他表示，像前任一样，奥巴马不仅确保了行政部门的指挥权，而且可以决定美国部队在何时何地进行部署。他参考了民主党人约翰•克里和共和党总统候选人约翰-麦凯恩在参议院的投票记录，详细说明了两人在增加作战总指挥的自主权的同时限制国会对军事决策的影响中所扮演的重要角色。
《交战中的奥巴马》认为帝国总统带来了重大的外交政策风险，并提出了恢复更有意义的权力平衡的可能的解决方案。这是第一本揭秘奥巴马总统和美国国会之间的宪法和政治关系，以及对军事力量使用的书，是对战争权力及时地重新估计，清晰地解释了现代美国共和国的行政特权和立法保护。(LNL)
Awards/获奖情况：“值得注意的是，这本书不仅着眼于奥巴马总统，同时也关注国会。它对两种政治的武力使用的追踪让其成为实质性的学术贡献。”——玛丽娅，《战争权力：宪法权威的政策》的作者
"This book is notable for its focus not only on President Obama but also on Congress. Its care in tracing interbranch politics regarding the use of force renders it a substantial scholarly contribution."—Mariah Zeisberg, author of War Powers: The Politics of Constitutional Authority
About the Author/作者介绍： 赖安•C•亨德里克森是东伊利诺斯大学的政治学教授。他是《北约的外交和战争：北约秘书长和冷战结束后的军事行动》以及《克林顿战争：宪法，国会和战争的权力》的作者。
Ryan C. Hendrickson is professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University. He is the author of Diplomacy and War at NATO: The Secretary General and Military Action after the Cold War and The Clinton Wars: The Constitution, Congress, and War Powers.
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