The art of military coercion : why the west's military superiority scarcely matters /

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The United States spends more on its military than the rest of the world combined. And Western nations in general spend far more than developing nations around the globe. Yet when Western nations have found themselves in conflicts in recent decades, their performance has been mixed at best. In his f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wijk, Rob de, 1954- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2014.
Edición:Updated and completely revised second edition.
Temas:
Civil war > Intervention.
Peace > Moral and ethical aspects.
Peacekeeping forces.
International police.
Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes.
Intervention (International law) > Moral and ethical aspects.
Conflict management.
Paix > Aspect moral.
Police internationale.
Négociations diplomatiques dans les conflits internationaux.
Intervention (Droit international) > Aspect moral.
Gestion des conflits.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > World > General.
Peacekeeping forces
Peace > Moral and ethical aspects
Conflict management
Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes
International police
Intervention (International law) > Moral and ethical aspects
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: understanding coercion
  • Part 1. Popular culture: why the West coerces
  • A Western civilization of warriors?
  • Liberal democracies and interventions
  • The strategic efficacy of power instruments
  • Part 2. Strategic culture: how the West coerces
  • The evolution of modern military doctrine
  • Premodern challenges and the modern and postmodern world
  • Dealing with complex security challenges
  • The art of military coercion.

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