Overview

"Military affairs have been affected by major changes in the 19902. The bipolar world of two superpowers has gone. The Cold War and the global military confrontation that accompanied it have ended. A new military and political order has emerged, but the world has not become more stable, indeed, wars and armed conflict have become much more common. Forecasting the contours of future armed conflict is the primary object of this work. Focusing on the impact of new technologies, General Gareev considers whether war is still a ""continuation of politics by other means"" or whether political, ideological and technical transformations have broken that connection. He explores the linkage beween threats to Russian national interests and war as an instrument of policy, and concludes that there is very little prospect either of nuclear war or widespread conventional war. However, he does see local armed conflicts and local wars increasing, with greater emphasis on subversion. He argues that coming decades wil see a shift toward reliance upon indirect means to accomplish limited political ends, and analyzes both information warfare and the revolution in military affairs from this pers"

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Author:   General Makhmut Akhmetovich Gareev ,  Jacob W. Kipp ,  Jacob W. Kipp ,  Yakov Fomenko
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.385kg
ISBN:  

9780714648019

ISBN 10:   0714648019
Pages:   202
Publication Date:   01 May 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"NOD & Conversion -""...the work willl be of considerable use to both students and teachers of international relations and strategic (or ""security"") studies"" Military Review - "" If War Comes Tomorrow by retired Russian General Makhmut Gareev...stands out in the context of today""s global environment. It combines thoughts on the past, revolutions in technology, warfare and political structures and makes predictions worth considering."

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