Strategy in the Contemporary World

Rob Huebert, University of Calgary, Canada The co-editors of Strategy in the Contemporary World, have done it again. As outstanding as their last edition was, the new and improved 3rd edition is even better! The leading textbook on strategic studies is now in a class of its own. It is the gold standard by which all other texts on the subject must now be measured.

Stephen McVeigh, University of Wales, Swansea Building on its established strenghts, this new edition is a comprehensive update on the rapidly evolving world of international affairs. Gathering an impressive list of contributors from the leading edge of their respective fields and a clear, rigorous, and accessible style, this is unquestionably one of the best resources for students working in the areas of strategy, security, and war studies.

Robert Dover, Loughborough University This is now "the" definitive textbook on the subject, and a must-read for students studying strategic studies, security studies, or international relations. It improves on the 2nd edition with insightful chapters on intelligence, practitioner use of strategy, and the critiques that have been made of both strategic and security studies.

Mark Clark, California State University, San Bernardino This work is a great survey of, and introduction to, the field of strategic studies. It should be required reading for students of international relations and security studies.

Kevin Wright, University of Essex An excellent resource that successfully captures both the enduring and comtemporary challenges of studying strategy in the post 9/11 world. All the topics are presented in a highly accessible form that gets directly to the core issues involved, making it a "must buy" book.

Stephen Cimbala, Penn State University The new edition provides a timely and important collection of interdisciplinary perspectives on the enduring features of war and strategy, as well as the contemporary and future aspects of each. Expert contributions provide important and original insights into the challenges of past and future decision making in war, intelligence, and the policy making process, among other issues. Teachers and students will find this an indispensable reference and a flexible and useful instrument
for instruction.

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Introduction; PART I: ENDURING ISSUES OF STRATEGY; 1. The Causes of War and the Conditions of Peace; 2. The Evolution of Modern Warfare; 3. Strategic Theory; 4. Strategic Culture; 5. Law, Politics and the Use of Force; 6. Geography and Strategy; 7. Technology and Warfare; 8. Intelligence and Strategy; PART II: CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS; 9. Irregular Warfare: Terrorism and Insurgency; 10. The Second Nuclear Age: Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-First Century; 11. The Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction; 12. Conventional Power and Contemporary Warfare; 13. Iraq, Afghanistan and American Military Transformation; 14. Homeland Security: A New Strategic Paradigm; 15. Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations; PART III: THE FUTURE OF STRATEGY; 16. A New Agenda for Security and Strategy?; 17. Strategic Studies and its Critics; 18. The Practice of Strategy; 19. The Future of Strategic Studies

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