Perhaps the single most important phenomenon of the 21st century is globalization. It is clearly redefining the international security environment, as well as many other aspects of human affairs. Yet, while analysts and scholars continue to study (and debate) its economic, social, and political effects, they have done comparatively little work concerning its impact on war, in particular the nature of war. In an effort to fill this gap, Lieutenant Colonel Antulio J. Echevarria II has written a monograph exploring the nature ...
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Perhaps the single most important phenomenon of the 21st century is globalization. It is clearly redefining the international security environment, as well as many other aspects of human affairs. Yet, while analysts and scholars continue to study (and debate) its economic, social, and political effects, they have done comparatively little work concerning its impact on war, in particular the nature of war. In an effort to fill this gap, Lieutenant Colonel Antulio J. Echevarria II has written a monograph exploring the nature of war, and how it has changed as a result of globalization. He uses the Clausewitzian model of war's trinity (political guidance, chance, and enmity) as a framework for understanding the nature of war, a concept that has been only vaguely represented in defense literature. He then analyses the global war on terrorism via that framework. Lieutenant Colonel Echevarria concludes that the Clausewitzian trinity is alive and well. Globalization is strengthening the role that political guidance is playing in war, it may well increase the elements of chance and uncertainty, and it is clearly exacerbating basic feelings of enmity among different cultures. It is this last area that Lieutenant Colonel Echevarria sees as the most critical in the war on terrorism. If there is a center of gravity in this conflict, it is in the ideas that have fueled radical Islam. The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to publish this contribution to the debate on globalization's effect on war. Douglas C. Lovelace, Jr. Director, Strategic Studies Institute
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2003, U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute
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U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies Institute
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2003
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Very good. No dust jacket. Cover has slight wear and soiling. vii, [1, ]31, [1] p. Endnotes. Globalization--the spread of information and information technologies, along with greater public participation in economic and political processes--is transforming every aspect of human affairs. What is not yet clear, however, are the impacts of these trends, especially how they might affect the nature of war. This monograph argues that the Clausewitzian trinity--hostility, chance, purpose--is still a valid way of looking at the nature of war in the 21st century. Dr. Antulio J. Echevarria II became the Editor of the US Army War College Quarterly in February 2013. Prior to that, he was the Director of Research for the US Army War College. He has also published extensively in scholarly and professional journals on topics related to military history and theory and strategic thinking. Dr. Echevarria is a graduate of the US Military Academy, the US Army Command and General Staff College, the US Army War College. He holds a Ph.D. degrees from Princeton University.
