The global village myth : distance, war, and the limits of power /

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Porter challenges the powerful ideology of "Globalism" that is widely subscribed to by the US national security community. Globalism entails visions of a perilous shrunken world in which security interests are interconnected almost without limit, exposing even powerful states to instant wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Porter, Patrick, 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
1900-2099
International relations.
Security, International.
Relations internationales.
international relations.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Diplomatic relations.
Internationale Politik
Sicherheitspolitik
Militärtechnik
Internationella relationer.
Internationell säkerhet.
Utrikespolitik.
United States > Foreign relations > 20th century.
United States > Foreign relations > 21st century.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 20e siècle.
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > 21e siècle.
United States.
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : strife in the village
  • So near, so far : physical and strategic distance
  • Wars for the world : the rise of globalism: 1941, 1950, 2001
  • Lost in space : Al Qaeda and the limits of netwar
  • Access denied : technology, terrain and the barriers to conquest
  • Wide of the mark : drones, cyber and the tyrannies of distance
  • Conclusion : the geopolitics of hubris.

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