03747oam 2200637I 450 991046521610332120200520144314.00-7146-8260-81-315-04017-41-135-31654-610.4324/9781315040172 (CKB)2560000000140876(EBL)1665802(SSID)ssj0001215145(PQKBManifestationID)11832481(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001215145(PQKBWorkID)11175292(PQKB)11510887(MiAaPQ)EBC1665802(Au-PeEL)EBL1665802(CaPaEBR)ebr10858629(CaONFJC)MIL639314(OCoLC)881163122(OCoLC)897453783(EXLCZ)99256000000014087620180706e20142002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAsymmetries of conflict war without death /John Leech ; with a foreword by Lord JuddOxon [England] :Routledge,2014.1 online resource (375 p.)First published in 2002 by Frank Cass.1-322-08063-1 0-7146-5298-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Wars of Nations; The wages of war; The causes; The frontier mentality; The economic cost; Adjusting our sights; War and the twenty-first century; 2 War and Choice; The risks of a fractious world; A sketch map of risks; Living with proliferation; The risks in perspective; The phantom armies; Arms and the man; 3 Countering with Other Means; The ultra-smart weapon; The concept of just war; Preventive diplomacy; The Harvard techniques; Peace-building from below; Fear-reduction measures; Defence diplomacyIf all else failsInterdiction: the physical means; Is the UN a credible instrument?; Bending resistance without a fight; 4 Sieg ohne Krieg; Psywar; Political and psychological weapons; The psytools; Is it ethical?; Elements of a psyops campaign; Technology and the means of delivery; And then the peace; Can psyops really work?; 5 A Strategy for Co-operation; How can it begin?; The growth of authority; Co-operation and the Middle East; It pays to be nice; Deterrence revisited; 6 Arms Control and its Technology; Superman and supergun; Where are we technically?; Where are we politically?The policeman will get youMy brother's keeper; Sending the wrong signals; Or doing what we've always done; 7 War without Death; The dilemma of force; The new tasks; Non-lethal weapons; Lessons from experience; Are they ethical?; The strategic implications; The new options; 8 Taking the Lead; A political base for the silent strategies; Taking the decision; A European Security and Defence Identity; A transatlantic security structure; A new basis for transatlantic understanding; To each his own; Bibliography; IndexDecisions about defence and security are becoming increasingly open to public influence. This book therefore aims to give both the voter and the decision maker a new vision of how to manage crises and avert hostilities with non-traditional means.World politics21st centuryEuropeMilitary policyUnited StatesMilitary policyElectronic books.World politics355/.031091821Leech John1925-,945609MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465216103321Asymmetries of conflict2135393UNINA