Aspen Policy Books is a series devoted to developing critical new thinking on U.S. national security policy. This book is a collection of papers prepared for the 2008 summer Aspen Strategy Group conference on The Instruments & Institutions of American Purpose. These chapters represent a thorough accounting of the capabilities and limitations of the key organizations diplomatic, military, financial, and intelligence that American policymakers rely upon to address global challenges.
The Instruments and Institutions of American Purpose

ISBN: 0898435013
ISBN 13: 9780898435016
Authors: Aspen Strategy Group, Philip D. Zelikow, Richard Falkenrath, Diana Farrell, Lael Brainard, Ivo H. Daalder, Samuel Berger, Andrew F. Krepinevich Jr., John Podesta, Brent Scowcroft, Joseph S. Nye Jr., Kurt Campbell, David Lipton, Thomas Donilon, Jonathon Price, Yong Wook Back, Ashton B. Carter