ABSTRACT
This review of the new situation proposes a broader remit for strategic studies than ever before. A prime concern is that Space not be weaponised in pursuance of missile defence.
The interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq are assessed. The Holy Land, Southern Africa, Indonesia, China and the Arctic are also foci of special concern. Other themes include 'terror' redefined; lethal lasers; internal arms control; regional pacts; Marshall Plans; climate change; instabilities in advanced societies; a two-tier EU; pre-emption doctrine; and Space exploration.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |69 pages
Part I The strategic revolution
chapter |29 pages
1 Through 11 September
chapter |13 pages
2 The poverty of strategy
chapter |14 pages
3 A war on terror?
chapter |11 pages
4 Saddam, slow decline and rapid fall
part |59 pages
Part II Limited world war?
chapter |27 pages
5 Social instability
chapter |22 pages
6 Macabre lethality
chapter |8 pages
7 The ascent of the missile
part |49 pages
Part III Defence against missiles
chapter |23 pages
8 Ballistic encounter
chapter |7 pages
9 Terrestrial coverage
chapter |17 pages
10 The heavens subverted?
part |84 pages
Part IV The quest for strategy