| Description |
vi, 198 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction. The Fog of War / Patrick M. Cronin -- Pt. I. The Spectrum of Conflict -- 1. Modern War / Thomas G. Mahnken -- 2. Managing Global Security and Risk / Jaap de Hoop Scheffer -- 3. New Forms of Violence / Keith Krause -- 4. Civil Resistance in Strategic Perspective / Peter Ackerman -- Pt. II. Limited War and Counterinsurgency -- 5. Strategy and the Limitation of War / Hew Strachan -- 6. On Counterinsurgency / Martin van Creveld -- 7. Thoughts on the Character of Future Conflict / H. R. McMaster -- 8. Enduring Elements of Military Strategy / Antulio J. Echevarria II -- 9. The Need for Neoclassical Counterinsurgency Theory / Frank G. Hoffman -- 10. Postmodem Challenges for Modem Warriors / John Kiszely -- Pt. III. Intelligence and Strategic Surprise -- 11. Intelligence, Policy, and the Failure to Forecast Risk / Hugh White -- 12. Tracking Asia's Black Swans / James Shinn -- 13. Reflections on Strategic Surprise / Chester A. Crocker |
| Summary |
"A desire to reduce uncertainty is an enduring quest in the study of war. To that end, this book of essays explores the enduring and changing characteristics of war, conflict, and intelligence in our modern era in an attempt to enlarge our thinking about two of the most pressing security challenges of our day: counterinsurgency and strategic surprise. The papers highlight key considerations for strategic planners, underscoring how irregular warfare and strategic surprise perpetuate a "fog of war" and continue to make strategy, warfighting and intelligence opaque enterprises, notwithstanding America's tremendous advantage in high-technology and defense spending."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Military art and science.
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Friction (Military science)
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Surprise (Military science)
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War.
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| Author |
Cronin, Patrick M., 1958-
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| LC no. |
2008008898 |
| ISBN |
9780313355806 (alk. paper) |
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0313355800 (alk. paper) |
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