{"product_id":"democracy-in-exile-hans-speier-and-the-rise-of-the-defense-intellectual-paperback","title":"Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Bessner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Daniel Bessner explores the life of Hans Speier, one of the most significant figures in the history of U.S. defense policy. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBessner traces Speier's intellectual development from Weimar Germany to the Cold War United States, revealing how his European roots shaped the expert-driven approach to foreign policymaking that American elites institutionalized during and after World War II. A key figure in a transatlantic network of émigré policymakers and analysts, Speier helped establish novel institutions such as the RAND Corporation that transformed how US foreign policy was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDemocracy in Exile\u003c\/i\u003e highlights how social scientists like Speier left academia to create a \"military-intellectual complex\" that insulated American decision making from public opinion and that continues to shape US defense policy today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDaniel Bessner is the Anne H. H. and Kenneth B. Pyle Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49659644674203,"sku":"9781501785078","price":66.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0774\/4602\/1275\/files\/ODiNbE5L1o9781501785078.webp?v=1790495470","url":"https:\/\/www.statesideqm.com\/products\/democracy-in-exile-hans-speier-and-the-rise-of-the-defense-intellectual-paperback","provider":"Stateside Quartermaster, Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}