Changing U.S. Policy on Latin American Arms Sales: An Invitation to Struggle
Abstract
Making or changing U S policy is a complex and twisting process Policy proponents and opponents normally consist of alliances between players In the executive branch, special interest groups, Congress and its constituents, industry, and state, city, and foreign governments Policy decisions are almost never so clear-cut and non-controversial that they effortlessly come into being In the real world, making U S policy requires strategies that leverage common concerns and benefits or seek to avoid shared pain Successful strategies are also routinely fashioned among the most unlikely of bed-fellows and Involve repeated tradeoffs and multi-front approaches It's also true that regardless of the energies and resources mustered and expended, an actual policy change may hinge on the unbending personality, influence, and commitment of a single key player Therefore, U S policy rarely moves in a logical and measured fashion from Point A to Point B.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA442441
Entities
People
- Jon Armstrong
Organizations
- National War College