Strategy in the Contemporary World

This authoritative survey of strategic studies gives students a complete introduction to strategic thinking, from historical and theoretical approaches to the contemporary issues and challenges facing the world today. A team of expert authors present readers with key debates and a range of perspectives, encouraging critical thinking.

Bringing together experts from across the globe to provide a comprehensive introduction to strategic studies, this is the only overview to critically engage with both enduring and contemporary issues that dominate strategy. Throughout the chapters, readers are encouraged to explore key debates and alternative perspectives. A debates feature considers key controversies and presents opposing arguments, helping students to build critical thinking skills and reflect upon a wide range of perspectives.

The new edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the latest developments in the field of strategic studies. Four new chapters feature in-depth coverage of cyber power and conflict, strategic culture, the evolution of grand strategy in China, and the relationship between military technology and warfare.

Digital formats and resources

The seventh edition is available for students and institutions to purchase in a variety of formats, and is supported by online r esources

- The e-book offers a mobile experience and convenient access along with functionality tools, navigation features and links that offer extra learning support: www.oxfordtextbooks.co.uk/ebooks
- Online resources for students include: case studies that help to contextualise and deepen understanding of key issues; web links and further reading that provide students with opportunities to deepen their understanding of main topics and explore further areas of research interest; and multiple choice questions that test students' knowledge of the chapters and provide instant feedback.
- Online resources for lecturers include: customisable PowerPoint slides to ensure clarity of explanation of key concepts and debates; and a test-bank of questions to reinforce key concepts and test students' understanding.

Inhaltsverzeichnis:

1: John Baylis, James J. Wirtz, and Jeannie L. Johnson: Introduction: Strategy in the Contemporary World
Part I: Enduring Issues of Strategy
2: Beatrice Heuser: The History of the Practice of Strategy from Antiquity to Napoleon
3: Michael Sheehan: The Evolution of Modern Warfare
4: Thomas G. Mahnken: Strategic Theory
5: John Garnett and John Baylis: The Causes of War
6: Dmitry (Dima) Adamsky: Strategic Culture
7: Justin Morris: Law, Politics, and the Use of Force
8: Ryan Grauer: Technology and Warfare
9: Roger Z. George: Intelligence and Strategy
10: Daniel Moran: Geography and Strategy
Part II: Contemporary Problems
11: James D. Kiras: Irregular Warfare: Terrorism and Insurgency
12: C. Dale Walton: Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-first Century
13: John Baylis: The Control of Weapons of Mass Destruction
14: John Ferris: Conventional Power and Contemporary Warfare
15: Sheena Chestnut Greitens: Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operati ons
16: Ryan C. Maness, Rebecca Lorentz, and Brandon Valeriano: Cyber Conflict in the Age of Great Power Competition
17: Stephanie Ortmann and Nicholas Whittaker: Geopolitics and Grand Strategy
18: Oriana Skylar Mastro: Chinese Grand Strategy
Part III: The Future of Strategy
19: Amitav Acharya and Jiajie He: Strategic Studies: The West and the Rest
20: Columba Peoples: Strategic Studies and its Critics
21: James J. Wirtz: A New Agenda for Security and Strategy?
22: Colin S. Gray and Jeannie L. Johnson: The Practice of Strategy
23: Sir Lawrence Freedman: Does Strategic Studies Have a Future?