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100	1		_aFREEDMAN Lawrence
245			_aThe transformation of strategic affairs / _cLawrence Freedman
260			_aLondon : _bRoutledge, _c2006
300			_a103 p.
520			_a"argues for thinking about the role of armed forces in the light of changing political conditions and not just the new configurations made possible by the latest technological advances and organizational concepts" (author's introduction). Noting the difficulty US armed forces are having in shifting their focus from regular wars to irregular wars in which combat is integrated in society, this paper suggests that western use of power needs to governed by liberal values. Whereas traditional war provides a simple test of success - the defeat of the opposing forces - this is not the case in irregular war. Suggests however that the current problems would be familiar to those who participated in irregular wars of the 20th century and, while the spotlight of global and instant media coverage is new its impact need not be negative.
650			_aGRAND STRATEGY
650			_aIRREGULAR WARS
440			_aAdelphi Papers 379
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