This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus
for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war.
Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed
Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular
wars, in which combat is separated from civil society, to irregular
wars, in which combat is integrated with civil society. He argues
that the political context of contemporary irregular wars requires
that the purpose and practice of western forces be governed by
liberal values, showing that this is also the case with regular
wars, to the extent they occur, but it is the integration with
civil society that makes the application of liberal values so
challenging.
"The Transformation of Strategic Affairs" suggests that this
challenge becomes easier to meet when military operations are
understood to contribute to the development of a compelling
narrative about the likely course and consequence of a conflict, in
which these values are shown to be respected. At the same time,
however, while it is vital that the employment of armed force
remains sensitive at all times to the underlying political context,
and sensitive to the role of narratives in shaping this context,
the book shows that a key test of success will always be the defeat
of the opposing forces. The "war on terror" has highlighted these
issues, and this "Adelphi Paper" concludes with much-needed
suggestions for a strategic response.
This book will be of great interest to students of the US Armed
Forces, politics, strategic studies and military history.
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