About
AGE OF DANGER
Bestselling author Thom Shanker and defense expert Andrew Hoehn offer an urgent look at how America’s national security machine went astray and how it fails to keep us safe in their new, timely book AGE OF DANGER.
Again and again, American taxpayers are asked to open their wallets and pay for a national security machine that costs $1.25 trillion to operate. How is it possible that the United States Government gets it so wrong on so many critical issues, and so often? And if our expensive national security machine is not working, what can be done?
Enter Thom Shanker, bestselling author and former New York Times editor, along with Andrew Hoehn, RAND SVP of Research and Analysis and former Pentagon official, who have not only decades of national security expertise between them, but access to virtually every expert with something valuable to say.
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If our expensive national security machine is not working, what can be done?
It is a timely and crucial call to action, a call that if heeded, could save Americans lives, money, and our very future on the global stage.
PRAISE FOR
AGE OF DANGER
“One of the best new books out there right now in national security.”— Andrew Schwartz, The Truth of the Matter Podcast
“A sobering, intelligent analysis from two experts who know whereof they write.”
— Frank Bruni, The New York Times
“Consistently interesting on the government’s evolving understanding of these problems and how attitudes and efforts to address them have developed over time.” —Lawrence D. Freedman, historian and author
“Written in a style that will appeal to a wide range of readers, from the layperson to the policy expert, Age of Danger will no doubt help all who care about this nation’s security and prosperity to find a way to make that a reality…[Hoehn & Shanker] have written a book that is truly a must read.“
— The Cipher Brief
“An instructive deep dive into a system that requires vast improvement efforts.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Hoehn and Shanker make a powerful case …They clearly define a new outlook, and the new set of institutional tools to manage the Age of Danger in which we find ourselves today.”
—Chuck Hagel, former Secretary of Defense
“A knowledgeable and convincing tour of where and how America’s safeguards should be strengthened.”
— Publishers Weekly
“In this timely volume, two leading experts help us think through new approaches to tune up the vast machine of national security.”
―Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander and author of 2034: A Novel of the Next World War
“Creative and thought-provoking, this book is a must read for students, policy practitioners and concerned citizens alike.”
― Michele Flournoy, former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
“Age of Danger leaves us with no excuses…This is a clear, direct, and understandable must-read for anyone concerned about the nation’s security.”
― William “Mac” Thornberry, former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
About The Authors
ANDREW HOEHN is senior vice president and director of research at the RAND Corporation. He is the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy where he was responsible for developing and implementing US force planning and assessments in addition to long- range policy planning.
THOM SHANKER is the director of the Project for Media and National Security. He is the former national security and foreign policy editor for The New York Times’ Washington Bureau, and he is coauthor of the The New York Times bestseller Counterstrike: The Untold Story of America’s Secret Campaign Against Al Qaeda.
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