1st Edition

Military Strategy in the 21st Century

Edited By Kersti Larsdotter Copyright 2020
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

Military Strategy in the 21st Century explores military strategy and the new challenges facing Western democracies in the twenty- first century, including strategy in cyber operations and peacekeeping, challenges for civil-military relations, and the strategic choices of great powers and small states. The volume contributes to a better understanding of military strategy in the twenty-... Read more

1. Military strategy in the 21st century

Kersti Larsdotter

2. Strategy in theory; strategy in practice

Hew Strachan

3. Military strategy and peacekeeping: An unholy alliance?

Kersti Larsdotter

4. Fancy bears and digital trolls: Cyber strategy with a Russian twist

Benjamin Jensen, Brandon Valeriano and Ryan Maness

5. The political-military dynamic in the conduct of strategy

John Kiszely

6. Trigger happy: The foundations of US military interventions

Michael Mayer

7. Weak party escalation: An underestimated strategy for small states?

Jan Angstrom and Magnus Petersson

Biography



Kersti Larsdotter is Associate Professor of War Studies at the Swedish Defence University. Her research includes the dynamics, nature, and conduct of war, specifically civil wars and different forms of military interventions. She has published in journals such as the Journal of Strategic Studies, Small Wars & Insurgencies, and Parameters.