When the cold war ended, many hoped it signified enhanced prospects
for a more stable world. However, despite favorable political
developments, the post-cold war period has been marked by
turbulence, uncertainty, and challenge. The actions of rogue states
such as Iraq and North Korea have made nuclear proliferation more
unpredictable. Violence in Somalia and Bosnia has cast doubt on the
viability of international peacekeeping arrangements. Hopes for
expanding democratization have been dimmed by assertions that the
values of liberal democracy and human rights are incompatible with
non-Western cultures. The Adaptive Military describes how military
security policies and practices have adapted to these new times and
explains why such changes are necessary. The central argument is
that current conflicts have been shaped by long-term trends, which
increased the number and complexity of threats that the developed
world is supposed to meet, and correspondingly decreased the stock
of social and political options available to meet them. 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.
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
August 2017 |
| First published: |
1998 |
| Editors: |
James Burk
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
227 |
| Edition: |
2nd edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-138-53407-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-138-53407-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781138534070 |
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