Impenetrable Fog of War

Patrick M. Cronin is Director of Studies at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) and previously directed research at the Institute for National Strategic Studies, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He has published widely on American foreign and defense policy, Asian-Pacific security affairs, and conflict prevention including Double Trouble: Iran and North Korea as Challenges to International Security (Praeger Security International, 2007).

"Cronin (director, International Institute for Strategic Studies) has collected 13 fine essays...Each article is well written and researched. This collection deserves a spot in university and professional libraries...Recommended." - Choice

• 1. The Fog of War Patrick M. Cronin 2. Modern War Thomas G. Mahnken 3. Managing Global Security and Risk Jaap de Hoop Scheffer 4. New Forms of Violence Keith Krause 5. Civil Resistance in Strategic Perspective Peter Ackerman 6. Strategy and the Limitation of War Hew Strachan 7. On Counterinsurgency Martin van Creveld 8. Thoughts on the Character of Future Conflict H.R. McMaster 9. Enduring Elements of Military Strategy Antulio J. Echevarria II 10. The Need for Neo-Classical Counterinsurgency Theory Frank G. Hoffman 11. Post-Modern Challenges for Modern Warriors John Kiszely 12. Intelligence, Policy and the Failure to Forecast Risk Hugh White 13. Tracking Asias Black Swans James Shinn 14. Reflections on Strategic Surprise Chester A. Crocker 15. War and Intelligence in the 21st Century Patrick M. Cronin The Authors