Going to war? : trends in military interventions /

"Drawing together researchers and practitioners from the academic, security, and defence community, this unique book investigates why countries go to war. It uncovers the conditions under which military deployments occur and what this means for future decisions involving the use of force. The b...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Breede, H. Christian (Author, Editor)
Other Authors: Von Hlatky, Stéfanie, 1982- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016.
Series:Human dimensions in foreign policy, military studies, and security studies ; 1.
Subjects:
War > Decision making.
Intervention (International law)
Guerre > Prise de décision.
Intervention (Droit international)
HISTORY > Military > Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
Military policy > Decision making
War > Decision making
Canada > Military policy > Decision making.
United States > Military policy > Decision making.
Canada > Politique militaire > Prise de décision.
États-Unis > Politique militaire > Prise de décision.
Canada
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Military interventions : threats, capabilities, and responses / Stéfanie von Hlatky
  • War made new? Cycles of revolutions in military affairs and intervention / Asa McKercher
  • Disasters as security threats : mapping humanitarian assistance needs and priorities for the Canadian armed forces / Rachel Lea Heide
  • The strategic impact of improvised explosive devices in the US military / Christopher Barron
  • The decline of combat casualties : trends and implications / Peter Tikuisis
  • War-weariness and Canadian debates on the use of force : back to peacekeeping? / Bob Martyn
  • The patterns, implications, and risks of American military contracting / Aaron Ettinger
  • Measuring success : a Canadian perspective of red teaming operations in Afghanistan / Paul Dickson, Anton Minkov, and Heather Hrychuk
  • Going South? Europe's African "pivot" / Jan von der Felsen
  • Canadian involvement in the Middle East / Ali Dizboni and Peter Gizewski
  • Defence policy "Walmart style" : Canadian lessons in "not-so-grand" grand strategy / Christian Leuprecht and Joel J. Sokolsly
  • Conclusion : Summary and implications : the will to war / H. Christian Breede.

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