| Description |
ix, 227 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction, 1998: Ten Years of New Times / James Burk -- 1. Thinking Through the End of the Cold War / James Burk -- 2. Armed Force and Armed Forces in a Turbulent World / James N. Rosenau -- 3. The Future of Transitional Warfare / William R. Thompson -- 4. The Shifting Threat and American National Security: Sources and Consequences of Change / Donald M. Snow -- 5. A Farewell to Arms? The Military and the Nation-State in a Changing World / Christopher Dandeker -- 6. The Postmodern Military / Charles C. Moskos and James Burk -- 7. Multinational Peacekeeping Operations: Background and Effectiveness / David R. Segal and Robert J. Waldman -- 8. The Challenge of Nonviolence in the New World Order / Robert L. Holmes |
| Summary |
"Although the authors differ in their assessments about the current prospects for peace and ways to maintain security, the issues they address are as critical as they were at the end of the Cold War. Mobilizing resources and political support for remote and difficult enterprises will always remain contentious, but if we recognize the hazard of letting violence run unopposed throughout the world, then we bear some responsibility to consider how it might be checked. This volume is an exercise of that responsibility. It will be of great interest to experts in military studies and international relations."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Rev. ed. of: Military in new times. 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Armed Forces.
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Military policy.
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World politics -- 1989-
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| Author |
Burk, James, 1948-
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| LC no. |
98028518 |
| ISBN |
0765804727 alkaline paper |
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