Before and After the Cold War: Using Past Forecasts to Predict the FutureRoutledge, 2013 M10 18 - 224 pages The end of the Cold War came as good news for most of the world. No one had predicted the collapse of Communist rule for several decades. This book looks at how political scientists failed to predict such a quick resolution and ways in which the world might develop post Cold War. |
Contents
Some Barriers to Thinking About Conventional Defense | 99 |
Stable Deterrent or | 113 |
Americas Response to the New World Disorder | 135 |
The Gains and Costs of NonLethal Warfare | 157 |
International | 171 |
The Continuing Debate on Minimal Deterrence | 185 |
Some Conclusions | 209 |
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