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Going to war? : trends in military interventions / edited by Stéfanie von Hlatky and H. Christian Breede.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- von Hlatky, Stéfanie, Author.
- Series:
- Human Dimensions In Foreign Policy, Military Studies, And Security Studies Series
- Human dimensions in foreign policy, military studies, and security studies ; 1
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- War--Decision making.
- War.
- Intervention (International law).
- Canada--Military policy--Decision making.
- Canada.
- United States--Military policy--Decision making.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- Text in English.
- Summary:
- A multi-disciplinary study on wartime decision-making, with a focus on how Canada and its allies engage in conflict.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Tables and Figures
- Acronyms and Abbreviations
- Preface
- Introduction: Military Interventions: Threats, Capabilities, and Responses
- Threats and Capabilities
- War Made New? Cycles of Revolutions in Military Affairs and Intervention
- Disasters as Security Threats: Mapping Humanitarian Assistance Needs and Priorities for the Canadian Armed Forces
- The Strategic Impact of Improvised Explosive Devices in the US Military
- Trends
- The Decline of Combat Casualties: Trends and Implications
- War-Weariness and Canadian Debates on the Use of Force: Back to Peacekeeping?
- The Patterns, Implications, and Risks of American Military Contracting
- The Allied Experience
- Measuring Success: A Canadian Perspective of Red Teaming Operations in Afghanistan1
- Going South? Europe’s African “Pivot”
- The Canadian Experience
- Canadian Involvement in the Middle East1
- Defence Policy “Walmart Style”: Canadian Lessons in “Not-So-Grand” Grand Strategy1
- Conclusion: Summary and Implications: The Will to War
- Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 26, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-7735-9933-9
- 0-7735-9932-0
- OCLC:
- 948552744
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