Drugs and Contemporary Warfare

Informationen zum Autor PAUL REXTON KAN is the Henry L. Stimson Chair of Military Studies at the Army War College, where he is an associate professor of national security studies. He is the author of Drugs and Contemporary Warfare (Potomac Books, 2009). His work has been routinely featured in the journal Small Wars and Insurgencies and has been cited in publications ranging from Foreign Policy to Forbes. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Hawaii and Australia, he now lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Klappentext Broad coverage of the role of drugs in warfare and counterterrorism Zusammenfassung The relationship between drugs and today’s wars has grown more noticeable since the end of the Cold War and will likely gather strength in this era of increased globalization. Many violent groups and governments have recently turned to illicit narcotics in their entrepreneurial quests to stay viable in the post–Cold War world.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Rexton Kan
• Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9781597972574
• ISBN: 978-1-59797-257-4
• No. of pages: 194
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education