Blinders, blunders, and wars : what America and China can learn / / David C. Gompert, Hans Binnendijk, Bonny Lin
| Blinders, blunders, and wars : what America and China can learn / / David C. Gompert, Hans Binnendijk, Bonny Lin |
| Autore | Gompert David C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (601 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.02/75 |
| Soggetto topico |
War - Decision making
Strategy Military history |
| ISBN |
0-8330-8778-9
0-8330-8780-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; Blunders; A Brief History of Blunders; Strategic Decisionmaking; Models of Reality; Blunders and Information; Structure of the Study; Conclusion; CHAPTER TWO: The Information Value Chain and the Use of Information for Strategic Decisionmaking; The Role of Information in War and Peace; The Information Value Chain; Information and Strategic Blunders; Technology and the Information Value Chain; Individuals and Institutions in the Information Value Chain
Road MapCHAPTER THREE: Napoleon's Invasion of Russia, 1812; Man of Destiny; The Russia Problem; Planning for the Best; Hunger, Cold, and Cossacks; Flawed Model of Reality; He Could Have Known Better; CHAPTER FOUR: The American Decision to Go to War with Spain, 1898; Looking for the Right War; Late Nineteenth-Century America and Its Ambitions; The War with Great Britain That Wasn't; Targeting Spain; The Decision; The Results; The Decisionmaking and What to Learn from It; CHAPTER FIVE: Germany's Decision to Conduct Unrestricted U-boat Warfare, 1916; Germany's Dilemma; Kaiser in a Corner The Military Prevails-Germany LosesWhy Were the Risks Minimized?; The Worst of All Options; CHAPTER SIX: Woodrow Wilson's Decision to Enter World War I, 1917; Ending American Neutrality; Wilson Hesitates, Maneuvers, Then Decides; Realism and Idealism; Reluctant but Right; CHAPTER SEVEN: Hitler's Decision to Invade the USSR, 1941; Hitler's Momentous Mistake; Reversing Defeat and Gazing to the East; The Decision for Operation Barbarossa; From Victory to Defeat; Understanding Hitler and His Environment; A Flawed Theory of Success; Conclusion; CHAPTER EIGHT: Japan's Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941 Imperial Japan Colonizes ChinaU.S. Backlash; Fateful Decision; Moves Toward War; Decisionmaking in Tokyo; Pyrrhic Victory; Japan's Flawed Model of Success; Conclusion; CHAPTER NINE: U.S.-Soviet Showdown over the Egyptian Third Army, 1973; The Makings of U.S.-Soviet Confrontation; The Fate of the Third Army; Anatomy of Decision; Success; Getting It Right; CHAPTER TEN: China's Punitive War Against Vietnam, 1979; Mitigated Blunder; The Road to War; The Decision to Punish Vietnam; Assessing the War; Deng as Decisionmaker; CHAPTER ELEVEN: The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, 1979 The Beginning of the EndMonumental Mistake; Mission Creep, Soviet Style; What Were They Thinking?; Failure to Imagine What Would Happen; CHAPTER TWELVE: The Soviet Decision Not to Invade Poland, 1981; Counterrevolution in Poland; From a Reluctant Yes to a Maybe to an Adamant No; Conversion on the Road to Warsaw; The Days and Years to Follow; Were the Soviets Thinking Straight?; Lessons for Strategic Decisionmaking; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Argentina's Invasion of the Falklands (Malvinas), 1982; As Bad as a Blunder Can Be; Argentine Fury and Folly; In a Trap of Their Own Making; Unhinged from Reality Rational but Wrong |
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The comprehensive approach initiative [[electronic resource] ] : future options for NATO / / by Friis Arne Petersen and Hans Binnendijk
| The comprehensive approach initiative [[electronic resource] ] : future options for NATO / / by Friis Arne Petersen and Hans Binnendijk |
| Autore | Petersen Friis Arne |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | 6 pages : digital, PDF file |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BinnendijkHans |
| Collana | Defense horizons |
| Soggetto topico |
Conflict management
Security, International |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Comprehensive approach initiative |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697716903321 |
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2007] | ||
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Diplomacy and the Future of World Order
| Diplomacy and the Future of World Order |
| Autore | Crocker Chester A |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Georgetown University Press, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (374 pages) |
| Disciplina | 327.2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
HampsonFen Osler
AallPamela BurnsWilliam J GuéhennoJean-Marie BinnendijkHans PalacioAna TreninDmitri TourinhoMarcos DerssoSolomon |
| Soggetto topico |
Diplomacy
Conflict management Peace-building |
| ISBN | 1-64712-094-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A Challenging Time for Peace and Conflict Diplomacy / Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall -- Grasping Global Problems by Root or by Branch / Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson and Pamela Aall -- International Organization Perspectives on the Instruments of Diplomacy and Conflict Management / Jean Marie Guéhenno -- U.S. Peace and Conflict Diplomacy in a State-Centric World / Hans Binnendijk -- Europe / Ana Palacio -- A View from Russia on Diplomacy and Conflict Management / Dmitri Trenin -- Peace and Conflict Diplomacy in Latin America / Marcos Tourinho -- African Peace and Conflict Diplomacy in Uncertain Times / Solomon Dersso -- Resilient Statism in a Changing Middle East / Shadi Hamid -- Southern Asia's Realist Future/ Kanti Bajpai -- Can ASEAN'S Institutions Do Preventive Diplomacy? / See Seng Tan -- Sino-American Interactions, Past and Future / Chas W. Freeman, Jr -- The Future of UN Peacekeeping and the Rise of China / Lise Morjé Howard -- Nuclear Nonproliferation at a Crossroads / Toby Dalton -- Great Power Rivalries in 5G Technology Markets / Stacie Hoffman, Samantha Bradshaw, and Emily Taylor -- Terrorism and the Decay of the Liberal Order / Daniel Benjamin -- Diplomacy and World Order / Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910915734003321 |
Crocker Chester A
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Future directions for U.S. foreign policy [[electronic resource] ] : balancing status quo and reform / / Richard L. Kugler and Hans Binnendijk
| Future directions for U.S. foreign policy [[electronic resource] ] : balancing status quo and reform / / Richard L. Kugler and Hans Binnendijk |
| Autore | Kugler Richard L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2007] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 19 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BinnendijkHans |
| Collana | [Defense & technology papers |
| Soggetto topico |
International relations
World politics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Future directions for U.S. foreign policy |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697582203321 |
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2007] | ||
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Information assurance [[electronic resource] ] : trends in vulnerabilities, threats, and technologies / / edited by Jacques S. Gansler and Hans Binnendijk
| Information assurance [[electronic resource] ] : trends in vulnerabilities, threats, and technologies / / edited by Jacques S. Gansler and Hans Binnendijk |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C. : , : National Defense University, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, , 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 146 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 005.8 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
GanslerJacques S
BinnendijkHans |
| Soggetto topico |
Computer networks - Security measures
Data protection Firewalls (Computer security) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Trends in vulnerabilities : threats and technologies / Jacques S. Gansler and William Lucyshyn -- Physical vulnerabilities of critical information systems / Robert H. Anderson -- Physical vulnerabilities exposed at the National Training Center / John D. Rosenberger -- Dealing with physical vulnerabilities / Bruce W. MacDonald -- Vulnerabilities to electromagnetic attack of defense information systems / John M. Borky -- Vulnerabilities for electromagnetic attack of the civil infrastructure / Donald C. Latham -- Trends in cyber vulnerabilities, threats, and countermeasures / Michael A. Vatis -- Enhancing cyber security for the warfighter / Sean R. Finnegan -- Complexity of network centric warfare / Stanley B. Alterman -- Difficulties with network centric warfare / Charles Perrow. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Information assurance |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693904103321 |
| Washington, D.C. : , : National Defense University, Center for Technology and National Security Policy, , 2004 | ||
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Operation Anaconda : lessons for Joint Operations / / Richard Kugler, Michael Baranick, and Hans Binnendijk
| Operation Anaconda : lessons for Joint Operations / / Richard Kugler, Michael Baranick, and Hans Binnendijk |
| Autore | Kugler Richard L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , 2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 59 pages) : color illustrations |
| Collana | Defense & technology paper |
| Soggetto topico |
Operation Anaconda, 2002
Afghan War, 2001-2021 Military planning - United States - Evaluation National security - Afghanistan Unified operations (Military science) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Operation Anaconda |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910713499803321 |
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , 2009 | ||
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The power to coerce : countering adversaries without going to war / / David C. Gompert, Hans Binnendijk
| The power to coerce : countering adversaries without going to war / / David C. Gompert, Hans Binnendijk |
| Autore | Gompert David C. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (53 p.) |
| Disciplina | 303.30973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Power (Social sciences) - United States
Economic sanctions |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8330-9061-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Contents ; Preface ; Figure and Tables ; Summary ; The Power to Coerce: Combating Skulduggery Without Going to War ; Declining Utility of Military Force and Increasing Importance of Nonmilitary Power ; The Power to Coerce ; Forms and Uses of American Coercive Power ; Economic Sanctions ; Arms and Technology Embargoes ; Exploitation of Energy Supplies ; Maritime Intercept ; Support for Adversaries' Opponents ; Offensive Cyber Operations ; Assessment of Options ; Communications ; Findings and Recommendations ; Abbreviations ; References |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910220085603321 |
Gompert David C.
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| Santa Monica, California : , : RAND Corporation, , 2016 | ||
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Solutions for northern Kosovo [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned in Mostar, Eastern Slavonia, and Brčko / / Hans Binnendijk ... [and others]
| Solutions for northern Kosovo [[electronic resource] ] : lessons learned in Mostar, Eastern Slavonia, and Brčko / / Hans Binnendijk ... [and others] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2006] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 55 pages) : color maps |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BinnendijkHans |
| Collana | Defense & technology papers |
| Soggetto topico | Apportionment |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Solutions for northern Kosovo |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910697590403321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2006] | ||
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Toward a new transatlantic compact [[electronic resource] /] / Richard L. Kugler and Hans Binnendijk
| Toward a new transatlantic compact [[electronic resource] /] / Richard L. Kugler and Hans Binnendijk |
| Autore | Kugler Richard L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iv, 46 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | BinnendijkHans |
| Collana | [Defense & technology papers |
| Soggetto topico |
Treaties - Revision
Strategic culture Intergovernmental cooperation |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910699236203321 |
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| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2008] | ||
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Transforming for stabilization and reconstruction operations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hans Binnendijk and Stuart E. Johnson
| Transforming for stabilization and reconstruction operations [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Hans Binnendijk and Stuart E. Johnson |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2003] |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BinnendijkHans
JohnsonStuart E. <1944-> |
| Soggetto non controllato | Stabilization and reconstruction operations (Military science) |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910693082503321 |
| [Washington, D.C.] : , : Center for Technology and National Security Policy, National Defense University, , [2003] | ||
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