Pubbl/distr/stampa	Santa Monica, CA, : RAND Project Air Force, 2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (275 p.)
Disciplina	355.02
Altri autori (Persone)	MorganForrest E
Collana	Rand Corporation monograph series
Soggetto topico	Escalation (Military science) Conflict management Security, International - 21st century World politics - 21st century
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-282-03321-2 9786612033216 0-8330-4636-5
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Preface; Contents; Figures; Summary; Acknowledgments; Glossary; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Background; Contemporary Challenges; Purpose of This Monograph; Organization and Approach; CHAPTER TWO- The Nature of Escalation; Understanding Escalation; Dimensions of Escalation: Vertical, Horizontal, and Political; Escalation Mechanisms; Complexity in Escalation; Motives for Escalation; Dynamics of Escalation; Escalation and Instability in the 21st Century; Anticipating and Managing Escalation; CHAPTER THREE- China's Thinking on Escalation: Evidence from Chinese Military Writings Introduction Background and Conceptual Issues; Understanding Chinese Views on Escalation and War Control; Assessing Chinese Escalation Behavior Through the Lens of the Second Artillery Doctrine; Second Artillery Nuclear Operations and Escalation; Second Artillery Conventional Missile Strike Campaigns; Chinese Views on Space Warfare and Escalation; Conclusion; CHAPTER FOUR- Regional Nuclear Powers; Escalation Risks Inherent in Emergent Nuclear Capability; Sources of Regional Instability; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE- Escalation in Irregular Warfare; Irregular Warfare's Many Paths of Escalation Escalation in Stability Operations: Two Illustrative Cases Escalation in the Global Jihad; Escalation Management in the Struggle Against Global Jihad; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX- Managing Escalation in a Complex World; The First Step in Managing Escalation Is Understanding Its Nature; Managing Escalation Risks in Today's World; Recommendations for the U.S. Air Force; APPENDIX A- China, Force, and Escalation: Continuities Between Historical Behavior and Contemporary Writings; APPENDIX B- Case Studies of Escalation in Stability Operations; APPENDIX C- Modified Method for Delphi Analyses Bibliography
Record Nr.	UNISA-996320211603316

Autore	Fettweis Christopher J
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : Georgetown University Press, c2010
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (284 p.)
Disciplina	327.1/72
Soggetto topico	Peace War Great powers World politics - 21st century International relations
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-58901-686-6
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Anxiety, Danger and the Ghost of Norman Angell; Part One: Theory; 1 Explaining Behavioral Change: Why Norms Evolve; 2 From Opium to Obsolescence: The Norms of War; Part Two: Evidence; 3 On Predicting International Affairs; 4 Evaluating the Crystal Balls; 5 Resource Wars? The Three Stages of Petroleum Politics; Part Three: Implications; 6 Theory and Great Power Peace; 7 Grand Strategy and Great Power Peace; 8 Foreign Policy and Great Power Peace: Restraint in Practice; Conclusion: Angell, Honor, and the Proliferation of Peace BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910459988803321

Autore	Hakes Jay E
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley, c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina	333.790973
Soggetto topico	Energy policy - United States Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - United States Power resources - United States World politics - 21st century
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-470-41949-0 1-281-75200-2 9786611752002 0-470-37885-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Pt. 1. The problem of America's energy dependence. America's plunge into reliance on foreign oil -- A forgotten victory gives hope : how America solved its last energy crisis and cut oil imports in half -- Lapsing back into oil addiction : retreating from battle under presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush -- Blood and treasure : the heavy cost of dependence on Middle East oil -- Fossil fuels and global warming : a dangerous experiment with the planet -- The magic and limits of market-based solutions -- Seeing through the ideological blinders (of the right and the left) -- Pt. 2. Seven economically and politically viable paths to Energy independence. Solution one : store massive emergency reserves -- Solution two : drive the car of the future -- Solution three : bring alternative fuels to market -- Solution four : plug into an electric future -- Solution five : adopt energy taxes liberals and conservatives can like -- Solution six : make energy conservation a patriotic duty -- Solution seven : throw some "Hail Marys" -- Pt. 3. What we need from national leaders (and from voters).
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910454355603321

Autore	Hakes Jay E
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hoboken, N.J., : J. Wiley, c2008
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (258 p.)
Disciplina	333.790973
Soggetto topico	Energy policy - United States Petroleum industry and trade - Political aspects - United States Power resources - United States World politics - 21st century
ISBN	0-470-41949-0 1-281-75200-2 9786611752002 0-470-37885-9
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Pt. 1. The problem of America's energy dependence. America's plunge into reliance on foreign oil -- A forgotten victory gives hope : how America solved its last energy crisis and cut oil imports in half -- Lapsing back into oil addiction : retreating from battle under presidents Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush -- Blood and treasure : the heavy cost of dependence on Middle East oil -- Fossil fuels and global warming : a dangerous experiment with the planet -- The magic and limits of market-based solutions -- Seeing through the ideological blinders (of the right and the left) -- Pt. 2. Seven economically and politically viable paths to Energy independence. Solution one : store massive emergency reserves -- Solution two : drive the car of the future -- Solution three : bring alternative fuels to market -- Solution four : plug into an electric future -- Solution five : adopt energy taxes liberals and conservatives can like -- Solution six : make energy conservation a patriotic duty -- Solution seven : throw some "Hail Marys" -- Pt. 3. What we need from national leaders (and from voters).
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910806226803321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2011
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (240 p.)
Disciplina	355.3/0941/0905
Altri autori (Persone)	McConvilleTeri <1954-> HolmesRichard
Collana	Cranfield Defence Management Series
Soggetto topico	Military art and science - Great Britain World politics - 21st century
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-7146-8414-7 0-203-04592-0 1-136-34736-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; The Authors; Introduction; 1. The Quest for Certainty; Coping with Uncertainty; 2. Reflections on 11 September 2001; 3. The War on Terrorism: A New Classic in Groupthink; 4. Jointery: Military Integration; 5. Professional Armed Forces: Concepts and Practices; 6. The Changing Macro-Environment (1997-2001): The Implications for the Recruitment of Graduates into the British Armed Forces; 7. Postmodernism to Structure: An Upstream Journey for the Military Recruit 8. AFOPS, Work-Life Balance and the Problems of Recruitment and Retention9. Recruiting and Retaining the British Army Officer of the Future; 10. Infantrywomen - An Ethical Dilemma; Index
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910460341703321