The Evolution of Military Power in the West and Asia: Security Policy in the Post-Cold War Era (Routledge Global Security Studies)

ISBN 10: 1138886238 / ISBN 13: 9781138886230

Published by Routledge, 2015

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Synopsis:

This book investigates how states in both the West and Asia have responded to multi-dimensional security challenges since the end of the Cold War, focusing on military transformation.

Looking at a cross-section of different countries, this volume assesses how their armed forces have responded to a changing international security context. The book investigates two main themes. First, how the process of military ‘transformation’- in terms of technological advances and new ways of conducting warfare - has impacted on the militaries of various countries. These technologies are hugely expensive and the extent to which different states can afford them, and the ability of these states to utilise these technologies, differs greatly. Second, the volume investigates the social dimensions of military transformation. It reveals the expanding breadth of tasks that contemporary armed forces have been required to address. This includes the need for military forces to work with other actors, such as non-governmental agencies and humanitarian organisations, and the ability of armed forces to fight asymmetric opponents and conduct post-conflict reconstruction tasks. The conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan exemplified how important the relationship between technological and social transformation has become.

This book will be of much interest to students of strategic studies, military innovation, Asian politics, security studies and International Relations.

About the Author:

Pauline Eadie is Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Nottingham, UK, and is author of Poverty and the Critical Security Agenda (2005).

Wyn Rees is Professor of International Security at the University of Nottingham, UK, and is author or editor of 13 books.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Evolution of Military Power in the West ...
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: hardcover
Condition: Good