Twenty-first century military innovation : technological, organizational, and strategic change beyond conventional war / Marcus Schulzke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schulzke, Marcus, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Military art and science--Technological innovations--21st century.

Military art and science.

Military weapons--Technological innovations--21st century.

Military weapons.

Military research--Technological innovations--21st century.

Military research.

Operations research--Technological innovations--21st century.

Operations research.

Tactics--21st century.

Tactics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Other Title:

21st century military innovation : technological, organizational, and strategic change beyond conventional war

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2022.

Summary:

Contemporary war is as much a quest for decisive technological, organizational, and doctrinal superiority before the fighting starts as it is an effort to destroy enemy militaries during battle. Armed forces that are not actively fighting are instead actively reengineering themselves for success in the next fight and imagining what that next fight may look like. Twenty-First Century Military Innovation outlines the most theoretically important themes in contemporary warfare, especially as these appear in distinctive innovations that signal changes in states' warfighting capacities and their political goals. Marcus Schulzke examines eight case studies that illustrate the overall direction of military innovation and important underlying themes. He devotes three chapters to new weapons technologies (drones, cyberweapons, and nonlethal weapons), two chapters to changes in the composition of state military forces (private military contractors and special operations forces), and three chapters to strategic and tactical changes (targeted killing, population-centric counterinsurgency, and degradation). Each case study includes an accessible introduction to the topic area, an overview of the ongoing scholarly debates surrounding that topic, and the most important theoretical implications. This book can be read as an overview of the themes that run throughout innovations of varying types or it can be used by readers who are interested in particular topic areas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-270) and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

Other Format:

Print version: Schulzke, Marcus Twenty-First Century Military Innovation

ISBN:

9780472220410