Going to war? : trends in military interventions /
Drawing together researchers and practitioners from the academic, security and defence community, this unique book investigates why countries go to war. It uncovers the conditions under which military deployments occur and what this means for future decisions involving the use of force. The book exp...
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| Language: | English |
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Montreal ; Kingston :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Drawing together researchers and practitioners from the academic, security and defence community, this unique book investigates why countries go to war. It uncovers the conditions under which military deployments occur and what this means for future decisions involving the use of force. The book explores how recent experiences with military interventions, war weariness among publics, regional flash points and the financial crisis, are factors that impact wartime decision-making. Given the diverse backgrounds of the contributors (academic experts, serving military officers and defense scientists), the debate is vivid and rich, revealing the complexity of the issues that play into the decision to go to war. One of the key findings is that reasons for going to war have as much to do with domestic concerns as they do with international threats. Other conclusions of the book relate to the changing character of war, whether it is fewer military fatalities overall or the unpredictable impact the improvised explosive device had in Afghanistan and Iraq. As with all seemingly simple questions, the answers are multi dimensional. The authors in this volume demonstrate the depth and complexity of the question, are we going to war? |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 244 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780773547575 (cloth) 0773547576 (cloth) 9780773547582 (paper) 0773547584 (paper) |