1st Edition

The Transformation of Strategic Affairs

By Lawrence Freedman Copyright 2006
104 Pages
by Routledge

104 Pages
by Routledge

This book analyzes the strategic implications of the shift in focus for the US Armed Forces from regular to irregular war. Lawrence Freedman closely examines the difficulty the US Armed Forces face in shifting their focus from preparing for regular wars, in which combat is separated from civil society, to irregular wars, in which combat is integrated with civil society. He argues that the... Read more
Introduction, Strategy, Transformation, Chapter One: Networks, Culture and Narratives, Chapter Two: The Transformation of Grand Strategy, Chapter Three: Asymmetric War, Chapter Four: The Transformation of Military Strategy, Chapter Five: Strategic Communications, Notes

Biography

Lawrence Freedman