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1 online resource |
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American political, economic, and security issues series |
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American political, economic, and security issues series.
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| Contents |
THE JOINT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT 2008: USING HISTORY TO INFORM THE FUTURE; THE JOINT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT 2008: USING HISTORY TO INFORM THE FUTURE ; CONTENTS; PREFACE; U.S. JOINT FORCES COMMAND CLARIFIES JOINT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT 2008; U.S. Joint Forces Command releases a clarification on the Joint Operating Environment 2008.; THE JOINT OPERATING ENVIRONMENT 2008: CHALLENGES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE JOINT FORCE; FOREWORD; INTRODUCTION; PART I: THE CONSTANTS; A. The Nature of War; B. The Nature of Change; STRATEGIC ESTIMATES IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY; C. The Challenge of Disruptions |
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THE FRAGILITY OF HISTORY -- AND THE FUTURE ... D. Grand Strategy; PART II: TRENDS INFLUENCING THE WORLD'S SECURITY; A. Demographics; WORLD POPULATION PYRAMIDS; B. Globalization; LESSONS FROM THE HISTORY OF GLOBALIZATION; C. Economics; THE VOLATILITY OF TRENDS; D. Energy; E. Food; F. Water; G. Climate Change and Natural Disasters; H. Pandemics; I. Cyber; J. Space; K. Conclusion; PART III: THE CONTEXTUAL WORLD; A. Competition and Cooperation among Conventional Powers; B. Potential Challenges and Threats; 1. China; 2. Russia; 3. The Pacific and Indian Oceans; 4. Europe; 5. Central and South America |
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6. Africa7. The Center of Instability: The Middle East and Central Asia; C. Weak and Failing states; D. The Threats of Unconventional Power; E. The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction; F. Technology; G. The Battle of Narratives; H. Urbanization; PART IV: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE JOINT FORCE; A. War in the Twenty-First Century; B. Preparing for War; C. The Conduct of Military Operations in the Twenty-First Century; D. Professional Military Education: The Critical Key to the Future; PART V: SOME LEADING QUESTIONS; A. Defense Economics and Acquisition Policies; B. The Personnel System |
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PART VI: CONCLUDING THOUGHTSEnd Notes; INDEX |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher |
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Unified operations (Military science)
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Combined operations (Military science)
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National security.
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Security, International.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Strategy.
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Combined operations (Military science)
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National security
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Security, International
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Unified operations (Military science)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Peeters, Michaël
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| LC no. |
2020686643 |
| ISBN |
9781613240489 |
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1613240481 |
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