Modern war and the utility of force [[electronic resource] ] : challenges, methods and strategy / / edited by Jan Angstrom and Isabelle Duyvesteyn

• Pubblicazione: London, : Routledge, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 p.)
• Disciplina: 355.02
• Soggetto topico: War; Military policy; Military art and science; World politics - 21st century
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: AngstromJan DuyvesteynIsabelle <1972->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Foreword; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 War, what is it good for?; 2 From victory to success: The changing mission of Western armed forces; 3 The international private security company: A unique and useful actor?; 4 Great expectations: The use of armed force to combat terrorism; 5 Why does peacekeeping succeed or fail?: Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone; 6 Exploring the utility of armed force in peace operations: German and British approaches in northern Afghanistan ; 7 Counterinsurgency doctrine: The US experience8 No simple formula: The use of military force in counterinsurgency; 9 Adapting to counterinsurgency: The US Army in Iraq, July 2004-December 2006; 10 Inviting the Leviathan: External forces, war and state-building in Afghanistan; 11 Between reluctance and necessity: The utility of military force in humanitarian and development operations; 12 War, what it is good for ...; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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-ter
• Titolo autorizzato: Modern war and the utility of force
• ISBN: 1-136-96961-6; 1-282-58636-X; 9786612586361; 0-203-85146-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910458868503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cass military studies.