Buch, Englisch, 104 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 200 g
Reihe: Adelphi series
Buch, Englisch, 104 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 200 g
Reihe: Adelphi series
ISBN: 978-1-138-45255-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war.
Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil society, to irregular wars, in which combat is integrated with civil society. He argues that the political context of contemporary irregular wars requires that the purpose and practice of western forces be governed by liberal values, showing that this is also the case with regular wars, to the extent they occur, but it is the integration with civil society that makes the application of liberal values so challenging.
The Transformation of Strategic Affairs suggests that this challenge becomes easier to meet when military operations are understood to contribute to the development of a compelling narrative about the likely course and consequence of a conflict, in which
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Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil society, to irregular wars, in which combat is integrated with civil society. He argues that the political context of contemporary irregular wars requires that the purpose and practice of western forces be governed by liberal values, showing that this is also the case with regular wars, to the extent they occur, but it is the integration with civil society that makes the application of liberal values so challenging.
The Transformation of Strategic Affairs suggests that this challenge becomes easier to meet when military operations are understood to contribute to the development of a compelling narrative about the likely course and consequence of a conflict, in which
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Introduction, Strategy, Transformation, Chapter One: Networks, Culture and Narratives, Chapter Two: The Transformation of Grand Strategy, Chapter Three: Asymmetric War, Chapter Four: The Transformation of Military Strategy, Chapter Five: Strategic Communications, Notes
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