Military Transformation and Strategy - Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States

Informationen zum Autor Bernard Loo is Assistant Professor at S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore. Klappentext Explores the idea of a 'revolution in military affairs' (RMA)! which underpins the transformational agenda of the US military! and examines its implications for smaller states. This book: Focuses on questions of transformations in strategy and war; explores transformations in operations; and examines possible impediments to an RMA. Zusammenfassung This book explores the idea of a ‘revolution in military affairs’ (RMA), which underpins the transformational agenda of the US military, and examines its implications for smaller states. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Revolutions in Military Affairs: Theory and Applicability to Small Armed Forces Bernard Loo 1. Change and Transformation in Military Affairs Eliot Cohen 2. Biotechnology, Military Transformation and the Future of War Christopher Coker 3. Managing the Revolution in Military Affairs Ron Matthews 4. The Essentials of Effects Based Operations Joshua Ho 5. The Transformation of Special Operations Forces in Contemporary Conflict Malcolm Brailey 6. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles: Missions, Challenges, and Strategic Implications for Small and Medium Powers Manjeet Singh Pardesi 7. The RMA and ‘Military Operations Other Than War’: A Swift Sword that Cuts Both Ways David J. Betz 8. Small Navies and Network-Centric Warfare: Is There a Role? Paul T. Mitchell 9. Organizational Culture and Change: The Revolution in Military Affairs, Counterinsurgency, and the US Army Elizabeth Kier 10. Officer Attitudes Toward the Revolution in Military Affairs Thomas G. Mahnken and James R. FitzSimonds 11. Transforming Organizational Culture: Lessons Learned from a Systems Perspective Nancy Roberts

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Loo Bernard
• Mitarbeit: Bernard Loo (Herausgeber), Bernard (Nanyang Technological University Loo (Herausgeber), Loo Bernard (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 21.08.2008
• EAN: 9780415421102
• ISBN: 978-0-415-42110-2
• Seiten: 224
• Abmessung: 160 mm x 240 mm x 15 mm
• Serien: Contemporary Security Studies; Contemporary Security Studies
• Themen: Sachbuch; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Warfare & defence, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Warfare and defence, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Armed Conflict