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Warfare in the Twenty-First Century

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Globalization, War, and Peace in the Twenty-first Century

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Abstract

War has traditionally been the engine of history, bearing with it the direct or indirect fate of everyone on earth. War can redraw maps, topple, or bolster regimes; redistribute, destroy, and create wealth; enslave or liberate nations; and inspire in its participants the noblest or vilest deeds. War or the threat of war has been the most powerful force shaping international relations. Prussian King Frederick the Great captured that reality when he proclaimed: “Diplomacy without armaments is like music without instruments.”1

The adversaries of the world are not in conflict because they are armed. They are armed because they are in conflict and have not yet learned peaceful ways to resolve their conflicting national interests.

Richard Nixon

When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy halts, we harass; when the enemy seeks to avoid battle, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue.

Sun Tzu

We are marrying a first world force with a fourth world army.

Colin Powell

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed and those who are cold and are not clothed.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

This is a game of wits and wills. You’ve got to be adapting constantly to survive.

General Peter Schoolmaker

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  1. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  2. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  3. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  4. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  5. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  6. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  7. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  8. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  9. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  10. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  11. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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  12. Quoted in Geoffry Blainey, The Causes of War (New York: Free Press, 1973), 108. For good overview of changes in the technology, tactics, strategy, and the distribution of global power, see MacGregor Knox and William Murray, The Dynamics of Military Revolution, 1300–2050 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001); John Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001); Gerald Schneider, ed., Globalization and Armed Conflict (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2003); Thomas Burnett, The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2004); William Lehneman, ed., Military Intervention: Cases in Context for the 21st Century (Lanthan, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2004); Robert Lieber, The American Era: Power and Strategy for the 21st Century (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005); Joshua Gilpin, The Real Price of War (New York: New York University Press, 2005); Stephen Walt, Taming American Power: The Global Response to U.S. Primacy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2005); Carl Hodge, Atlanticism for a New Century: The Rise, Triumph, and Decline of NATO (Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 2005); Lawrence Freedman, Guns and Butter: The Political Economy of International Security (Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2005); Michael Mandelbaum, The Case for Goliath: How America Acts as the World’s Government in the Twenty-first Century (New York: Public Affairs, 2006); Dan Caldwell and Robert Williams, Seeking Security in an Insecure World (Lanham, Md.: Rowman&Littlefield, 2006); Thomas Hammes, The Sling and the Stone: On War in the 21st Century (London: Zenith Press, 2006); Rob Thornton, Asymmetric Warfare: Threat and Response in the 21st Century (New York: Polity, 2007); Eric Haney and Brian Thompson, Beyond Shock and Awe: Warfare in the 21st Century (New York: Berkeley Trade, 2007); Bernard Loo, Military Transformation and Strategy: Revolutions in Military Affairs and Small States (London: Routledge, 2008); Christopher Croker and Caroline Holmquist-Jonsater, eds., The Character of War in the 21st Century (London: Routledge, 2010).

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Nester, W.R. (2010). Warfare in the Twenty-First Century. In: Globalization, War, and Peace in the Twenty-first Century. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230117396_4

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