Beyond 'Fortress America': National Security Controls on Science and Technology in a Globalized World Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Policy and Global Affairs (Author), Development Security and Cooperation (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309130263 ISBN-13: 9780309130264 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $54.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2009 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | International - General - Political Science | Political Freedom - Political Science | Public Policy - Science & Technology Policy |
Dewey: 382.64 |
LCCN: 2009004539 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.55 lbs) 150 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The national security controls that regulate access to and export of science and technology are broken. As currently structured, many of these controls undermine our national and homeland security and stifle American engagement in the global economy, and in science and technology. These unintended consequences arise from policies that were crafted for an earlier era. In the name of maintaining superiority, the U.S. now runs the risk of becoming less secure, less competitive and less prosperous. Beyond Fortress America provides an account of the costs associated with building walls that hamper our access to global science and technology that dampen our economic potential. The book also makes recommendations to reform the export control process, ensure scientific and technological competitiveness, and improve the non-immigrant visa system that regulates entry into the United States of foreign science and engineering students, scholars, and professionals. Beyond Fortress America contains vital information and action items for the President and policy makers that will affect the United States' ability to compete globally. Interested parties--including military personnel, engineers, scientists, professionals, industrialists, and scholars--will find this book a valuable tool for stemming a serious decline affecting broad areas of the nation's security and economy. |