1st Edition
Trusted Guardian Information Sharing and the Future of the Atlantic Alliance
By Damon Coletta
Copyright 2008
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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The exploitation of superior US systems for the collection, analysis and distribution of information currently undermines US leadership in the context of transatlantic crisis management. The USA's clear lead in information technology creates political liabilities with respect to both allies and adversaries, while political-technical tradeoffs warrant a more open approach to information systems,... Read more
Contents: The Atlantic alliance and global crisis management; Crisis, information, war; Testing information effects on crisis performance; Changing technology, enduring dilemmas: comparing the Berlin and Yugoslavia crises; Common assessment and Transatlantic cooperation: crisis management before the war in Iraq; Kantian union in the information age; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Damon Coletta is Professor of Political Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado, USA.
'Dividing the transatlantic coalition has proven to be an effective strategy of weaker actors from Saddam Hussein to the Taliban. Damon Coletta shows convincingly how a common crisis information infrastructure operated jointly with our partners can encourage trust, reduce friction, strengthen resolve and bring allies together without compromising wartime operations. A refreshing contribution to the debate on how the U.S. can increase its legitimacy, reduce overstretch and stave off decline.' Emily Goldman, University of California, Davis, USA and US Department of State
