Modern war and the utility of force challenges, methods and strategy
This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war. After the Cold War, Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon to carry out missions that they traditionally have...
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| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Modern war and the utility of force |b challenges, methods and strategy |c edited by Jan Angstrom and Isabelle Duyvesteyn |
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| 300 | |a xviii, 286 p. |b ill. |c 24 cm. | ||
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| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a War, what is it good for? / Jan Angstrom and Isabelle Duyvesteyn -- From victory to success : the changing mission of Western armed forces / Christopher Dandeker -- The international private security company : a unique and useful actor? / Christopher Spearin -- Great expectations : the use of armed force to combat terrorism / Isabelle Duyvesteyn -- Why does peacekeeping succeed or fail? : peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone / Sarah Kreps -- Exploring the utility of armed force in peace operations : German and British approaches in northern Afghanistan / Kersti Larsdotter -- Counterinsurgency doctrine : the US experience / Thomas Mockaitis -- No simple formula : the use of military force in counterinsurgency / James S. Corum -- Adapting to counterinsurgency : the US Army in Iraq, July 2004-December 2006 / Brian Burton and John Nagl -- Inviting the Leviathan : external forces, war and state-building in Afghanistan / Jan Angstrom -- Between reluctance and necessity : the utility of military force in humanitarian and development operations / Robert Egnell -- War, what is it good for ... / Isabelle Duyvesteyn. | |
| 520 | |a This book investigates the use and utility of military force in modern war. After the Cold War, Western armed forces have increasingly been called upon to intervene in internal conflicts in the former Third World. These forces have been called upon to carry out missions that they traditionally have not been trained and equipped for, in environments that they often have not been prepared for. A number of these "new" types of operations in allegedly "new" wars stand out, such as peace enforcement, state-building, counter-insurgency, humanitarian aid, and not the least counter-terrorism. The success rate of these missions has, however, been mixed, providing fuel for an increasingly loud debate on the utility of force in modern war. This edited volume poses as its central question: what is in fact the utility of force? Is force useful for anything other than a complete conventional defeat of a regular opponent, who is confronted in the open field? | ||
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