DEFENCE POLITICS

The defense politics is meant to be a program for defending the nation against its enemies.  The political and organization interests in the US defense policy warn the introduction of centralizing reforms into the United States. The effects of 9/11 on security policy and the reorganizations of the government, the roles of the President and the Congress in monitoring and controlling the military, the management of the defense and the opinions of the public toward the defense mechanisms like the military and the causalities are serious dealt in here. With billions put into the defense projects which the military do not want and will not use, the ministers are bottling tough decision.

The theatrical changes in the global system after the massive attack of the twin towers on September 11 on the USA, the end of the prolonged Cold War have made remarkable changes seeking the attention of the nations in political and policy issues of the regional, national and also global security. The experimentation on the fundamental causes for the 9/11 has yielded defense policy’s responses in terms of the security environment.

The defence policy in particular deals with the defense strategy which defines a strategic posture to the threats in the society, environment and the economy of the country. The more the defense policies are the better the security of the nation would be.  The defense politics process carefully creates a defence policy through important organizational decision not excluding the defence personnel and the technological programs that are involved giving priorities to the budget planning. These policies are mostly comprehended as a management and administrative mechanisms to accomplish the goals and the objective of military.

These defense policies are meant to identify the threats and aggression based on the intelligence analysis which is the main key to determine national security using the military organization and the combat readiness for a successful realm.  The Minister in the Defence Ministry is the prominent decision maker and he plays a vital role in making national defence policies.

The defense policy there by tackles the accomplishment of the military goals and objectives by analyzing the military organization and the political-military relationships. The role of the armed forces, the military intelligence and the capabilities of the defense is also analyzed by the defence politics.

The ministry of defence of the United Kingdom focuses on strengthening the international peace and the stability of the country. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War has made the United Kingdom to be free from any military threat.

Questions

• What the impact of the 9/11 attack on the Defence politics of different countries?
• What is the important role of defence politics (policies)?