Strategy in the Contemporary
World - Introduction to Strategic Studies
John Baylis, Professor of
International Politics, University of Wales, Swansea
James Wirtz, Lecturer,
Postgraduate Naval College at Monterey, California
Eliot Cohen, Director of the
Center for Strategic Education, John Hopkins University
Colin Gray, Professor of
International Politics and Strategic Studies, University of Reading
- Major
new textbook covering key areas for all strategy courses
- Covers
evolution of strategic thought, land, sea, and air power; new and adapted theories about
peace and security which were developed during the Cold War, and recent developments in
strategic thinking
- Brings
together major scholars in the area writing for a student audience carefully edited to
ensure an integrated and even textbook
- All
chapters follow a similar format including summary section, exhibits, tables, figures,
questions and further reading
Description
This major new strategy
textbook focuses on the traditional and contemporary uses of organized force for political
ends. The book brings together major scholars to deal with both the theory and practice of
strategy highlighting the continuing relevance of traditional and new thinking about
strategy for understanding the complex issues of war and peace at the beginning of the
twenty-first century.
Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students taking a course in strategy/strategic
studies as part of a Politics/International Relations degree course.
Contents/contributors
- Introduction
John Baylis and James J. Wirtz Part IEnduring issues of strategy
- 1
Daniel Moran: Strategic Theory and the History of War
- 2
Justin Morris: Law, Politics and the Use of Force
- 3
John C. Garnett: The Causes of War and the Conditions of Peace
- Part
IIEvolution of joint warfare Steven Biddle: Land Power: Theory and Practice
- 5
Sam Tangredi: Sea Power: Theory and Practice
- 6
Timothy Garden: Air Power: Theory and Practice
- Part
IIITwentieth-century theories: an update Dale Walton and Keith Payne: Deterrence in the
Post-Cold War World
- 8
John Baylis: Arms Control and Disarmament
- 9
James Kiras: Terrorism and Irregular Warfare
- Part
IVContemporary issues of grand strategy Eliot Cohen: Technology and Warfare
- 11
Malcolm Davis and Colin S. Gray: Weapons of Mass Destruction
- 12
Theo Farrell: Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations
- 13
James Wirtz: A New Agenda for Security and Strategy?
- ConclusionLawrence
Freedman: The Future of Strategic Studies
360 pages
