03228cam a2200517 a 4500001000700000003000800007005001700015007000300032008004100035010001700076015001900093016001800112020001500130020001800145035001300163035002300176035002000199040005900219041000800278050002300286082000800309245013600317250001600453260005800469300004800527500024200575504006600817505084900883520035301732650001402085650002102099650002302120650002902143650003402172650002402206650002402230650002302254650002802277650002302305700003402328700002802362700004102390856008202431856010602513856009102619115665BJBSDDR20240814155142.0ta061005s2007    enka     b    001 0 eng    a  2006033143  aGBA6716972bnb7 a0135366042Uk  a0199289786  a9780199289783  a14584956  a(OCoLC)ocm72354138  a(OCoLC)72354138  aDLCcDLCdYDXCPdBAKERdBWKUKdUKMdYDXdAWCdDLCbeng  aeng14aUA 10.5bS898 200700a35500aStrategy in the contemporary world :ban introduction to strategic studies /cedited by John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, Colin S. Gray.  a2nd edition  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2007.  axxiii, 392 pages :billustrations ;c25 cm.  a"The Online Resource Centre that accompanies this book provides students and instructors with ready-to-use teaching and learning materials. These resources are free of charge and designed to maximise the learning experience" -- p. [xvi].  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [373]-383) and index.0 apt. 1. Enduring issues of strategy -- The causes of war and the conditions of peace -- The evolution of modern warfare -- Strategic theory -- Strategic culture -- Law, politics, and the use of force -- Geography and strategy -- Technology and warfare -- pt. 2. Contemporary problems -- Irregular warfare: terrorism and insurgency -- Strategy for a new world: combating terrorism and transnational organized crime -- The second nuclear age: nuclear weapons in the twenty-first century -- The control of weapons of mass destruction -- Conventional power and contemporary warfare -- Iraq, Afghanistan, and American military transformation -- Homeland security: a new strategic paradigm -- Humanitarian intervention and peace operations -- pt. 3. The future of strategy -- A new agenda for security and strategy? -- The future of strategic studies.  aProvides a coverage of issues of war and peace such as terrorism, irregular warfare and weapons of mass destruction. This work contains a set of reflections on the role of military power in the contemporary world. It analyzes conflicts from Afghanistan to the Iraq War and looks at the debates about the lessons that can be learned from these wars. 0aStrategy. 0aMilitary policy. 0aNational security. 0aSecurity, International. 0aWorld politicsy21st century. 4aEstrategia militar  4aPolítica militar  4aSeguridad nacional 4aSeguridad internacional 4aPolítica mundial1 aBaylis, John, d1946-eeditor1 aWirtz, James J eeditor1 aGray, Colin S., d1943-2020 eeditor413Table of contents onlyuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip072/2006033143.html423Contributor biographical informationuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0737/2006033143-b.html423Publisher descriptionuhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0907/2006033143-d.html