The Shield and the Cloak: The Security of the Commons

by Gary Hart

Gary Hart has long been one of the nation's foremost experts on national security, combining a deep knowledge of national security policy with first-hand experience of the political realities that influence how America safeguards itself and its interests. In his new book, Hart outlines the fundamental changes with which America must grapple when confronting the current terrorist threat--a threat with no state and no geographic home-base and thus no real target for the world's largest and most sophisticated military force. Hart argues for a security of the commons, emphasizing that the new security will require a shield for the homeland as well as a cloak of non-military security, including security of income, community, environment, and energy.

Hardcover

First published February 16, 2006

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Gary Hart represented the state of Colorado in the U.S. Senate from 1975 until 1987. He is the Wirth Chair professor at the University of Colorado, chairs both the Council for a Livable World and the American Security Project, is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and he was cochair of the U.S. Commission on National Security for the 21st Century. The commission performed the most comprehensive review of national security since 1947, predicted the terrorist attacks on America, and proposed a sweeping overhaul of U.S. national security structures and policies for the post-Cold War century and the age of terrorism. Senator Hart is the author of 17 books, including The Courage of Our Convictions: A Manifesto for Democrats, The Shield and the Cloak: Security in the Commons, and God and Caesar in America: An Essay on Religion and Politics.
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As part of its illustrious Speaker's Corner series, Fulcrum Publishing has released three new books. Former Senator Hart talks about God and Caesar in America: An Essay on Religion and Politics ($9.95 Fulcrum ISBN 1-55591-577-9) as well as another book he has just written on terrorism, Shield and the Cloak ($22.00 Oxford University Press ISBN 10-19-530616-3); former Senator McGovern talks about Social Security and the Golden Age: An Essay on the New American Demographic ($9.95 Fulcrum ISBN 1-55591-589-2); and former Governor Lamm talks about his controversial book, Two Wands, One Nation: An Essay on Race and Community in America ($9.95 Fulcrum ISBN 1-55591-585-x).

We met Gary Hart, former Presidential candidate, when he visited the Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver. You can listen to him talk about The Shield and the Cloak: The Security of the Commons here: http://www.authorsontourlive.com/?p=57