A01=Charles C Moskos
A01=David R Segal
A01=James Burk
A01=Robert J Waldman
American National Security Policy
armed forces
Author_Charles C Moskos
Author_David R Segal
Author_James Burk
Author_Robert J Waldman
Authority Crises
Category=JP
civil-military relations
Civilian Based Defense
Conflict Control
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future of multinational peacekeeping
humanitarian assistance
humanitarian intervention studies
Late Modern Period
Major Power War
Mass Armed Force
military sociology
Modern Mass Army
modern military
Multi-centric World
Multicentric World
NATO Involvement
NATO Nation
NATO Strategy
nonstate actors in conflict
Operation Provide Comfort
peace operations research
peacekeeping
Peacekeeping Interventions
Peacekeeping Legitimacy
peacemaking
post-Cold War security
Postmodern Military
Skill Revolution
Sovereignty Free Actors
Swat Team
Time's Cycles
UNEF Ii
Warless Society
Western Sahara
Young Men
Product details
- ISBN 9780367294069
- Weight: 570g
- Dimensions: 148 x 232mm
- Publication Date: 07 May 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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What role will armed forces play in a world that is turbulent yet no longer organized by the bipolar conflict of East and West? In this volume, leading experts from several disciplines assess the rapidly changing global strategic and cultural landscape, examining how it will affect the responsibilities and social standing of the modern military. There are provocative disagreements among the contributors, especially over whether we should expect and prepare for another global war. However, the contributors generally agree on several broad themes that guide their analysis. Arguing that the Cold War has masked basic trends that have been reshaping the international system for a long time, they suggest that the sovereign states' dominance of the international system is rapidly coming to an end, as multinational, ethnic, regional, and religious groups–to name a few–increasingly affect the course of global affairs. In the absence of a clear "enemy," the military faces an identity crisis. In the postmodern atmosphere of this multicentric global order, authority is fragmented, and the exercise of any one authority is subject to greater scrutiny and challenge. The military has become more accepting of a variety of values, life-styles, and attitudes toward its tasks. At the same time, support for the military's mission is difficult to win, requiring endless justification. The authors believe that the principal missions for the military in these new times are peacekeeping, peacemaking, and humanitarian assistance. They examine the prospects for successful operations in these areas, taking into account the cultural lag between world structures that favor increased multinational peacekeeping forces and individual nations that supply token resources to support such efforts. This volume provides a sophisticated and thought-provoking perspective on the future role of the military in the coming decades. It is sure to enrich the vigorous debate surrounding these issues.
James Burk
