Superpowers in the Post-Cold War Era

1999. Auflage 1999
ISBN: 978-1-349-41397-3
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 205 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 281 g

This book explores the question of where power lies in the post-Cold War world. The authors identify and discuss the factors which make the United States the world leader in the 1990s, and consider the strengths and weaknesses of countries which may be on the way to becoming leaders in Europe (Russia and the EU) and Asia (Japan and China).

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Aldred, K.

Smith, Martin A

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables Preface Glossary of Names and Terms Power The Two Cold War Superpowers The United States - Cajoler or Controller? Succeeding the Soviet Union What Next for Europe? Has the Winner Taken All? Index

Über Autor(innen)

KEN ALDRED is currently Director of the Council for Arms Control, an independent research body operating within the Centre for Defence Studies at King's College, London. He was Secretary-General of the national pro-NATO campaigning body Peace Through NATO and was awarded the OBE in the 1994 New Year's Honours.

MARTIN A. SMITH is Senior Lecturer in Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. His publications in the field of European and international security include .