Civil-military Relations in Perspective

Civil-military Relations in Perspective
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Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages : 238
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ISBN-10 : 9781409429791
ISBN-13 : 1409429792
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis Civil-military Relations in Perspective by : Stephen J. Cimbala

The topic of civil-military relations has high significance for academics, for policy makers, for military commanders, and for serious students of public policy in democratic and other societies. The post-Cold War and post-9-11 worlds have thrown traditional as well as new challenges to the effective management of armed forces and defense establishments. Further, the present century has seen a rising arc in the use of armed violence on the part of non-state actors, including terrorists, to considerable political effect. Civil-military relations in the United States, and their implications for US and allied security policies, is the focus of most discussions in this volume, but other contributions emphasize the comparative and cross-national dimensions of the relationship between the use or threat of force and public policy. Authors contributing to this study examine a wide range of issues, including: the contrast between theory and practice in civil-military relations; the role perceptions of military professionals across generations; the character of civil-military relations in authoritarian or other democratically-challenged political systems; usefulness of business models in military management; the attributes of civil-military relations during unconventional conflicts; the experience of the all-volunteer force and its meaning for US civil-military relations; and other topics. Contributors include civilian academic and policy analysts and military officers with considerable academic expertise and experience with the subject matter.

Global Perspectives on Military Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Global Perspectives on Military Entrepreneurship and Innovation
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 392
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ISBN-10 : 1799866564
ISBN-13 : 9781799866565
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Global Perspectives on Military Entrepreneurship and Innovation by : Sanya Ojo

"The book is a collection of studies on military entrepreneurship, treating the subject with emphasis on metacognition, entrepreneurship that engages memory-monitoring and self-regulation, and meta-reasoning including knowledge about when and how to use particular strategies for learning or for problem solving"--

The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies: Perspectives on the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies: Perspectives on the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781783747948
ISBN-13 : 1783747943
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis The DARPA Model for Transformative Technologies: Perspectives on the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency by : William Boone Bonvillian

The authors have done a masterful job of charting the important story of DARPA, one of the key catalysts of technological innovation in US recent history. By plotting the development, achievements and structure of the leading world agency of this kind, this book stimulates new thinking in the field of technological innovation with bearing on how to respond to climate change, pandemics, cyber security and other global problems of our time. The DARPA Model provides a useful guide for governmental agency and policy leaders, and for anybody interested in the role of governments in technological innovation. —Dr. Kent Hughes, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars This volume contains a remarkable collection of extremely insightful articles on the world’s most successful advanced technology agency. Drafted by the leading US experts on DARPA, it provides a variety of perspectives that in turn benefit from being presented together in a comprehensive volume. It reviews DARPA’s unique role in the U.S. innovation system, as well as the challenges DARPA and its clones face today. As the American model is being considered for adoption by a number of countries worldwide, this book makes a welcome and timely contribution to the policy dialogue on the role played by governments in stimulating technological innovation. — Prof. Charles Wessner, Georgetown University The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has played a remarkable role in the creation new transformative technologies, revolutionizing defense with drones and precision-guided munitions, and transforming civilian life with portable GPS receivers, voice-recognition software, self-driving cars, unmanned aerial vehicles, and, most famously, the ARPANET and its successor, the Internet. Other parts of the U.S. Government and some foreign governments have tried to apply the ‘DARPA model’ to help develop valuable new technologies. But how and why has DARPA succeeded? Which features of its operation and environment contribute to this success? And what lessons does its experience offer for other U.S. agencies and other governments that want to develop and demonstrate their own ‘transformative technologies’? This book is a remarkable collection of leading academic research on DARPA from a wide range of perspectives, combining to chart an important story from the Agency’s founding in the wake of Sputnik, to the current attempts to adapt it to use by other federal agencies. Informative and insightful, this guide is essential reading for political and policy leaders, as well as researchers and students interested in understanding the success of this agency and the lessons it offers to others.

Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century

Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 9781317565345
ISBN-13 : 1317565347
Rating : 4/5 (45 Downloads)

Synopsis Security, Strategy and Military Change in the 21st Century by : Jo Inge Bekkevold

This edited volume explores and analyses strategic thinking, military reform and adaptation in an era of Asian growth, European austerity and US rebalancing. A significant shift in policy, strategy and military affairs is underway in both Asia and Europe, with the former gaining increasing prominence in the domain of global security. At the same time, the world’s powers are now faced with an array of diverse challenges. The resurgence of great power politics in both Europe and Asia, along with the long term threats of terrorism, piracy and sustained geopolitical instability has placed great strain on militaries and security institutions operating with constrained budgets and wary public support. The volume covers a wide range of case studies, including the transformation of China’s military in the 21st century, the internal and external challenges facing India, Russia’s military modernization program and the USA’s reassessment of its strategic interests. In doing so, the book provides the reader with the opportunity to conceptualize how strategic thinking, military reform, operational adaptation and technological integration have interacted with the challenges outlined above. With contributions by leading scholars and practitioners from Europe and Asia, this book provides a valuable contribution to the understanding of strategic and operational thinking and adjustment across the world. This book will be of much interest to students of military and strategic studies, security studies, defence studies, Asian politics, Russian politics, US foreign policy and IR in general.

Defense Economics

Defense Economics
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 138
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ISBN-10 : 9783030738150
ISBN-13 : 3030738159
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Defense Economics by : Marcus Matthias Keupp

This textbook examines the economic problems of military organizations from an institutional perspective. It discusses the efficiency and effectiveness of military performance, using a capability-based conceptualization. Constitutional, historical and economic considerations complement the analysis. Neither the analysis nor the conclusions depend on any specific armed force, culture, organization, or language. On the contrary, the challenge of defense economics analysis and armed forces management is reduced to a fundamental economic problem, and solutions to this problem are offered. This book is a must-read for students, scholars and practitioners interested in a better understanding of defense economics.

Defence Management

Defence Management
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Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9292220896
ISBN-13 : 9789292220891
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis Defence Management by : Hari Bucur-Marcu

his first volume in the Security and Defence Management Series focuses on practical aspects of democratic defence management through the eyes of practioners. Outlining in simple terms the key issues defence professionals must address to ensure good governance of the defence sector from within the defence establishment, the book provides an introduction to these issues for new defence professionals in transition democracies.

Handbook of Defence Politics

Handbook of Defence Politics
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 476
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ISBN-10 : 9781136639487
ISBN-13 : 1136639489
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Handbook of Defence Politics by : Isaiah "Ike" Wilson III

Issues of defence politics and policy have long been at the forefront of political agendas and defining of international affairs. However, the dramatic changes to the global system that have taken place since the end of the Cold War and parrticularly since the terror attacks on the USA on 11 September 2001 have amplified the world's attention toward political and policy issues of national, regional and global security. The focus of this volume is on examining the fundamental causes of, and defence policy responses to this new 'post-9/11' security environment. Edited by Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III and James J. F. Forest of the US Military Academy, West Point, USA, this volume is international in scope, with pieces written by experts in the field, offering a collection of up-to-date and balanced insights on key contemporary issues of concern to defence policymakers. The book will be an invaluable reference tool for academics and students, researchers in international relations, policymakers, media professionals and government officials.

Military Strategy

Military Strategy
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Publisher : Potomac Books, Inc.
Total Pages : 1019
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ISBN-10 : 9781597974004
ISBN-13 : 1597974005
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Military Strategy by : John M. Collins

Provides an overview of the principles, theories, policies, and other fundamentals of modern warfare and their applications in the twenty-first century.