ISBN: 9780333731130

Without Warning: Hardback: Palgrave Macmillan: 9780333731130: 05 Jan 1998: A textbook that compares the intelligence priorities of principal decision makers in various parts of the world … Plus…

Without Warning: Hardback: Palgrave Macmillan: 9780333731130: 05 Jan 1998: A textbook that compares the intelligence priorities of principal decision makers in various parts of the world at different points in history such as the Mongol Empire and Sung China (1206-20) and the USA and the USSR (1975-91). This looks at definitions of security (in military and political terms) and war threat assessment. In the last century, competition among the global powers has relied heavily upon the concept of war threat assessment. However, the ways in which these powers define security have differed among them, leading in some instances to miscommunication, conflict, and even war. In Without Warning, accomplished scholar Mikhail Alexseev compares the intelligence priorities of principal decision makers in such various parts of the world as the Mongol Empire and Sung China (1206-1220), Great Britain and France (1783-1800), and the USA and the Soviet Union (1975-1991). In his analysis Alexseev reveals that while the leading powers see security primarily in military and economic terms, their challengers focus primarily on political vulnerabilities. As a result, Alexseev asserts, the world powers have consistently failed to detect or deter aggressive challenges. A sharp, deciphering look at the interactions among the major global players, Without Warning makes a crucial contribution to the study of international relations. Defence Strategy, Planning & Research, , , , Without Warning, Mikhail A. Alexseev, 9780333731130, Palgrave Macmillan, , , , ,, [PU: Macmillan]<

ISBN: 9780333731130

In the last century, competition among the global powers has relied heavily upon the concept of war threat assessment. However, the ways in which these powers define security have differe… Plus…

In the last century, competition among the global powers has relied heavily upon the concept of war threat assessment. However, the ways in which these powers define security have differed among them, leading in some instances to miscommunication, conflict, and even war. This text compares the intelligence priorities of principal decision makers in such various parts of the world as the Mongol Empire and Sung China (1206-1220), Great Britain and France (1783-1800), and the USA and the Soviet Union (1975-1991). In his analysis, the author argues that while the leading powers see security primarily in military and economic terms, their challengers focus primarily on political vulnerabilities. As a result, the world powers have consistently failed to detect or deter aggressive challenges. Books Society and Social Sciences~~Politics & Government~~International Relations Without Warning~~Book~~9780333731130~~Mikhail A. Alexseev<